The Freelance Revolution Podcast: Recent Episodes
Leah Meyers & Sarah Duran
The Freelance Revolution Podcast is hosted by Leah Meyers & Sarah Duran. We do different work as freelancers, find our clients in different ways, and have different business models. The thing that unites us is a passion for helping others work on their own terms. We’re not here to give you a silver bullet or sugar-coat the work it will take to develop and run a successful business. We're here to guide you through the journey we’ve already taken, bust common myths about the freelance lifestyle, and give you the support you need to keep going when things get tough.
Mike is a true hustler at heart. In this episode we talk about how to play by your own rules when building a business.
Michael Dallas-Petersen is an entrepreneur, father, and husband based in British Columbia. Michael is a highly sought after automation and systems specialist helping online entrepreneurs scale their offers/businesses with world class systems, automations and delegation. He now teaches working professional on how to do the same. Learn more about Mike at https://theintegratoracademy.com/, follow him on Facebook @theintegratoracademy and on YouTube @MichaelDallasPetersen.
To learn more about Sarah, go to www.fruitioninitiatives.com.
I came across Lizzie and her content when she put on a workshop with one of my favorite partners, The Indie List. After connecting, I knew she was a hustler on a similar mission to mine - to make the beauty and freedom of freelancing available to more people! In this episode, we discuss the big secret no one tells you about freelancing.
Lizzie is a content writer and strategist for ecommerce tech brands like Shopify, Hotjar, and Klaviyo. When she's not bringing client content strategies to life, she creates workshops, courses, and guides for freelancers at FreelanceMagic.co.
Also follow her on twitter at @lizziedavey check out her podcast: https://itsfineimafreelancer.podbean.com, and newsletter: https://freelancemagic.co/fridaytips-newsletter.
To learn more about Sarah, go to www.fruitioninitiatives.com
Chris has a super interesting entrepreneurial journey that led him to his current work, where he helps to make sharing expertise more accessible online and level the playing field in DIY education.
Chris Badgett is the cofounder and CEO of LifterLMS, a learning management system for WordPress. He helps education entrepreneurs create, launch, and scale high value online training platforms. He believes in democratizing education in the digital classroom and contributing as much as possible to the WordPress community.
Learn more about Chris at https://lifterlms.com/ and check out his podcast https://podcast.lifterlms.com/.
To learn more about Sarah, go to www.fruitioninitiatives.com.
I was on Tim Melanson's podcast last year and immediately knew that we shared the same mission to help others make the most of independent, flexible work.
Tim is the Host of the Work at Home RockStar Podcast, a Self-Improvement Podcast started in 2015 with more than 250 guests interviewed, over 35k listens. In the year 2000, Tim earned a degree in computer science and started working as a software developer for a large telecommunications company... and then the tech bubble burst. After 8 years at that company surviving round after round of layoffs, you'd think that would be enough to break his spirit, but he had a secret weapon. His passion for music and entertaining allowed him a side hustle playing gigs. He was laid off from his company just before the company went out of business and rather than find a new job, he decided to work for himself. Tim created the podcast after 7 years of false starts, mistakes, failed ventures and finally finding his groove. He strives to create the resource that he would have used to avoid so many of his own mistakes and one that would have fast tracked his road to success. He noticed that running a band and a business had a lot of common ground and he developed what he calls the "Work at Home RockStar Formula". Which is the framework for his show. Tim is the founder/owner of Creative Crew Agency, which is a one stop shop web development agency offering branding, web design and development, managed website hosting, tech support and maintenance.
Learn more about Tim at www.creativecrewagency.com and checkout his podcast www.workathomerockstar.com.
To learn more about Sarah, go to www.fruitioninitiatives.com.
The first time I talked to Rachel, I knew she was a hustler at heart - paving her own way, breaking glass ceilings, and helping others build strong independent businesses is her jam.
Rachel is the CEO of an executive assistance and operations agency that supports business owners by removing the day to day overwhelm so that they can get their time back in order to focus on revenue generating activities. A consultant to businesses to support them on their business infrastructure. She is also a coach to virtual executive assistants to create a profitable and sustainable business. After waiting for years to finally get her miracle baby, she had left the corporate world in order to create a business that provided time and financial freedom. She is dedicated to helping others build a business they love in order to create impact in our communities and much more by providing white glove support. She believes that people buy people and not businesses, and that we can all succeed if people were to treat others as humans with love, respect and compassion.
Learn more about Rachel at www.theexecutiveninja.com.
Learn more about Sarah at www.fruitioninitiatives.com.
Andrea Sager is no stranger to solopreneurship. After landing what she thought was her dream job, she realized that she wanted more. I had a great time chatting with Andrea about following your dreams no matter what (plus some great legal info too!).
Andrea Sager is an author and the CEO and founder of Legalpreneur, a legal tech startup that focuses on offering affordable legal services to businesses of all sizes. While working at a corporate firm, Andrea noticed a gap in the legal industry – no one was catering to the small, innovative start-up brands dominating her social media feeds. As a serial entrepreneur, she knew firsthand the importance of building a business with a solid legal foundation. However, she also knew that many new businesses simply did not have the funds. That realization led to the development of Legalpreneur. Because legal services should be accessible to everyone. In addition to running her company, Andrea is a mom of two in Houston and is passionate about all things health, wellness, poker and business.
Learn more about Andrea at https://thelegalpreneur.com/ and check out her podcast, The Legalpreneur Podcast.
In this episode, Leah (the Upwork Queen) gives us the inside info on getting started on the Upwork platform. You can find her Upwork Planning Guide here: https://www.leahmeyers.com/launch-plan-guide
In this episode, we bring back habits coach, Leila Kalmbach to talk about productivity. You can find out more about Leila here: https://www.leilakalmbach.com/. Check out her website to get her free video: "How to ACTUALLY Get Through Your To-Do List".
On this episode, we talk about how to become a VA with Molly Rose Speed. Molly is the founder of the Virtual Assistant Academy, a certification program for online virtual assistants, and Virtual Assistant Management, a boutique placement agency for business owners in need of assistants. Molly Rose's motto is "Create a career around your lifestyle, not a lifestyle around your career!" and she prides herself in helping people save 10-15 hours a week through outsourcing.
Find out more about Molly here: https://www.virtualassistantacademy.com/
In this episode, we talk about strategies for checking in with clients and keeping things on track. You can find Sarah's Project Pro course here: https://www.fruitioninitiatives.com/project-pro
In this episode, we talk about how to separate yourself and your work from the overall work (and problems) of your clients.
In this episode, we bring back habits coach, Leila Kalmbach to talk about rest. You can find out more about Leila here: https://www.leilakalmbach.com/
In this episode, we talk to doula and VA Katie Martin about building multiple income streams.
Learn more about Katie's doula work here: https://www.thehealing-doula.com/
Find Katie on Upwork here: https://www.upwork.com/freelancers/~01dd2a8706ebec98ee
In this episode, we talk about Sarah's new book, Instant Freelancer: How to Start a Business of One. Listen now! You can find it on Amazon here.
In this episode, we talk about how we're adjusting our business to fit our summer lives.
We talk about creating a work life on your own terms with habits coach Leila Kalmbach. You can find out more about Leila at www.leilakalmbach.com.
In this episode, we talk about how to get paid what you deserve and break down the stigma around money and compensation. Plus we tell you EXACTLY what we both charge as freelancers.
On this episode, we talk about doing the math to figure out the money you need to make your life work and the time you have to work, and then using that as the starting point for your pricing and business model. We also demo our Cash Calculator, which you can get for free here: www.freelancersaligned.com/cash-calculator.
Make sure you subscribe to our Youtube channel to watch the demo.
This week we talk about the Freelance Revolution with Jon Younger. Jon is an HR thought leader, author, teacher, and early-stage investor. He writes about the freelance revolution and the future of work.
This week we talk about the future of freelancing and look at some recent data that has come out around freelancing trends.
This week we talk about the "how" of self-care and putting yourself first when you work for yourself.
This week we talk about the WHY of self-care.
Here are the books/articles we reference during the episode:
- Bertrand Russel: “In Praise of Idleness”
- Jenny Odell: How to Do Nothing
- Celeste Headlee: Do Nothing
- Alex Soojung-Kim Pang: Rest
This week we talk about our Skills that Pay the Bills formula, which gives you'll a method for knowing exactly which skills you can use to make money on your own terms without hating your life and ending up on the unemployment line.
Check out our Instant Freelancer Method mini-course for the full formula and all the resources.
In this episode, we discuss the recently released Global Survey On Freelancing. You can find Jon Younger's article on the report here.
This week on the podcast we talk about how to qualify clients including criteria for client quality, how to set boundaries, and when to make concessions.
In this episode, we talk about short-term vs. long-term clients. What's the right balance? How do you get (and keep) long-term clients? How do you know if you want to "marry" a client instead of just "date" them?
In this episode we discuss the pros and cons of finding work through platforms like Upwork or through networking. We each do it differently and each have likes and dislikes to both.
This week we talk about the Freelance Alignment Framework - how to align yourself with work, life, and others.
Communication! How to do it, how not to do it, and how not to let it drive you crazy as a freelancer. Here are just a few of the things we covered this month:
- Communication styles & tone
- Client check-in best practices
- Communication tools and platforms we love