Latest Digitalnomadwomen Podcast Episodes
Phon Baillie, Proofreader
Compass - April 21, 2020 23:41 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsPhon Baillie enjoyed proofreading before she knew it was a job. After graduating university and later publishing school, Phon then went out on her own to become a freelance proofreader. You can find Phon on her site artofproofreading.com, where you can sign up for a free five day course or join ...
Chrystabelle, Messenger Bot Marketer
Compass - March 03, 2020 12:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWe talk about university on the show for a couple of reasons. I think we need the reminder that for those of us who attended university, most don't end up working in the field we studied, but we can bring things we learned into what we do now. Also, we don't need to have gone to university to do...
Arpine Ayvazyan, Product Designer
Compass - February 19, 2020 01:53 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThis was a new one for me and it's great. Arpine became location independent so that she could earn a European income but spend as much time as she wants in Armenia, with her friends and family. This is the reverse of what we tend to think of with countries with a lower average wage, which is to...
Arpine Ayvazyan | Product Designer
Compass - February 19, 2020 01:53 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThis was a new one for me and it's great. Arpine became location independent so that she could earn a European income but spend as much time as she wants in Armenia, with her friends and family. This is the reverse of what we tend to think of with countries with a lower average wage, which is to...
Lili Tanis, On-camera Coach
Compass - February 04, 2020 14:24 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThis is one that many of us go through, especially if we're extraverts. You go from having an office full of colleagues to bounce ideas around with and share downtime chatting to being all on your own. Pretty quickly it becomes obvious that something is missing. There are meetups and coworking, ...
Tamar Levi, Children's Book Illustrator
Compass - January 22, 2020 03:16 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsStarting early, Tamar started investing any money that wasn't put towards immediate needs. Over time this built up as a way of supporting her art through residual income, giving her a freedom to focus her art when it wasn't yet paying bills. Is this something you can start? Putting away a little...
Kate Birtch, Rental Property Insurance
Compass - January 08, 2020 01:48 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWe are part of a global economy, and one that is shifting. Does your schedule mean working with someone in another timezone makes more sense? Are you okay working with someone whose native language isn't the same as yours if it means a better quality product or a better time frame? Will you choo...
Zsófia Bányai, Operations Manager
Compass - January 01, 2020 02:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsBecause of her background in history, Zsófia looks at problems differently than other finance students did, and now differently than other operations managers. This means seeing solutions the others wouldn't necessarily see either and that's a win for everybody. It's time to learn to view our di...
Kari DePhillips, Agency Owner
Compass - December 17, 2019 16:52 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsYou have two options when you have more work coming in than you can reasonably handle. You can raise your prices to keep your project flow at a speed that works for you, or you can find others to outsource the work to and take on a management role. This comes down to personality. Would you rathe...
Jordan Jeppe, Social Media Marketer
Compass - December 10, 2019 12:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWhen Jordan was in school in LA she waitressed, and her customers would ask what she was studying. Having these conversations led to her first client, which led to more clients. And the thing is, most of us don't do this enough. Talk about what you do! I'm guilty too. So, let's make a pact, when...
Cepee Tabibian, Community Founder
Compass - December 03, 2019 14:16 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWhen your life is location independent, finding your community is difficult. We have online groups, and many of them are supportive, but the connections can seem fleeting. One thing Cepee does is foster meaningful connections within her groups. We hear that online relationships aren't real and t...
Alison Gold, Social Problem Solving Consultant
Compass - November 26, 2019 12:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHave you ever heard the same thing from several people and just not listened until it came from someone else? We can all be a little hard-headed at times, especially me. Alison's friends and family had been telling her she should consider consulting. She didn't listen until meeting a couple whil...
Chelsea Glass, Travel Consultant
Compass - November 19, 2019 12:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe earlier you start going off on your own the easier it is later on, like literally everything else in life. Chelsea started going off to film school in LA when she was 14 years old. The first steps of independence can be freeing and unnerving at the same time. I didn't take off on my own unti...
Elise Rorick, Book Designer
Compass - November 12, 2019 12:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsNot all types of work exist as typical jobs. And it sounds really obvious, but it can be hard to internalize: Just because you can't find a job listing for something doesn't mean it's not valid and valuable work. Creating your own job description lets you take even greater control in building th...
Amanda Foltz, Cybersecurity
Compass - November 05, 2019 12:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsGetting certifications and formal training is always helpful, but often the information you need is online. Amanda says she will, "for three days put my head into my computer and learn what I need to know". And I think it's important to remember that learning this way can help you to just start ...
Britt Sheflin, Hypnotherapist
Compass - October 29, 2019 11:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWhat are the takeaways your clients have where you can see how they've benefitted? One of Britt's first clients went from having fears that prevented her from enjoying her day to day life to being able to fly to her honeymoon, go to a rooftop bar with friends, and take the elevator in her buildi...
Bonnie Christine, Surface Pattern Designer
Compass - October 22, 2019 10:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsFive huge leaps, or a hundred tiny steps, it doesn’t matter how you get to your big dream. It just matters that you get there. If you make a commitment to taking one action every day, no matter how small, Bonnie says you’ll be amazed at how much progress you make over time. While it can take a...
Rucheli Berry, Support Engineer
Compass - October 15, 2019 10:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsLooking at Rucheli’s path you can see how she has moved from one use of her skills to another, picking up new skills to help with the transitions. This is one reason I always advise a skills assessment. You know more than you think you do and you probably don’t value what comes easily. Getting a...
Bari Tessler, Financial Therapist
Compass - October 08, 2019 22:38 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsBari started with small group courses of ten people, moving up over time. Then she added her telecourse which turned into 50 person classes, twice a year. Eventually, that became her Art of Money course, now with 500 people. Bari also has a book, The Art of Money and is in talks to become a spok...
Hannah Dixon, VA Trainer
Compass - October 01, 2019 11:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsTalking with Hannah, I quickly learned how passionate she feels about niching down, because it's simpler to become an authority on one area than all of them. By focusing on one of your interests as a virtual assistant specialty not only do you get to dig in on what you enjoy, you add value to wh...
Hope Allison, Fitness Coach
Compass - September 24, 2019 11:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsKeep your eyes and your options open. Hope decided to take on meal planning for personal trainers and in preparing, became a trainer herself. Seeing how much she enjoyed fitness and training she decided to add it to her main body of work. Sometimes the best ideas present themselves rather than y...
Nicole Berry, Study Abroad Organizer
Compass - September 17, 2019 11:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIt can be scary putting money into something that you don't know if it will pan out. Especially in the beginning, you're risking money that could go towards fancier food or a night out with friends. Ultimately, risk is what we as entrepreneurs, do. We look at what we can lose and decide if it's ...
Sarah Cordiner, Course Creation Expert
Compass - September 10, 2019 11:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWhile on her around the world trip after high school, Sarah repeatedly found herself volunteering in schools and orphanages. While she wasn't sure exactly she was after, she wanted to share education with others and signed up for a teachers course when she returned to the UK. Each choice brought...
Amy Simpkins, Renewable Energy Consultant
Compass - September 03, 2019 11:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe US Department of Energy had a program called the Solar in Your Community Challenge, which allowed Amy and her husband to make contacts and gain contracts all while helping lower income communities. Occasionally, we hear from Compass guests that they found a government program that in one way...
Julie Waterkotte, Stationer
Compass - August 27, 2019 11:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsJulie has been an artist her entire life, first going to art college and later working in advertising, then video games. Only after becoming a bit frustrated with the inevitable changes in her designs, from decision by committee, did Julie start designing in her spare time, slowly building up in...
Kayla Kurin, Yoga Instructor
Compass - August 20, 2019 11:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWhen Kayla started her business, she did SEO, a mailing list, and all the social media. Her marketing efforts were scattered across several platforms. Looking back, she says she would really focus on SEO and her mailing list, if she could start again. Getting your footing in one area can help yo...
Note from Kathryn
Compass - August 13, 2019 11:00 - 15 seconds ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWe had a major tech issue this week and will be back next week with Kayla Kurin, Yoga Instructor Click to view: show page on Awesound
Getting Started, What Do I Do?
Compass - August 06, 2019 11:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsGetting started with your location independent life can feel overwhelming. What can I do as a career? What should I charge? will my prices scare off clients? Can I do this? In order: Any number of things, more than you think, if you're doing it right, and yes - yes you can! Oh, darling, that i...
Casey Marriott, Digital Marketer
Compass - July 30, 2019 11:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAfter finishing her gap year, Casey didn't want to come home and after she did, she immediately set off to figure out how to leave again. Then, she extended. Again and again. In following her need to travel, she discovered her path through journalism and into digital marketing and SEO. Knowing o...
Donna Long, Travel Writer
Compass - July 23, 2019 11:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIf you want to write for print and online publications, you're going to have to pitch. A lot. The good news is, it will get easier, and you will build up a contact list. This is definitely a case where starting is the hardest part. What tone should you use? How long should the pitch be? When sho...
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