Being Freelance
Freelancing? Being boss of your own life and business can be tough and isolating. But it can also be totally rewarding. Pick up tips, advice and thoughts on how to make it as a freelancer, an entrepreneur, as the owner of your own business, by hearing other freelancers share their experience. Hosted by Steve Folland. Come join us in the Being Freelance Community - You're not alone being freelance. Not anymore. www.beingfreelance.com/community
Episodes
From an overworked designer posting “a visual diary” on Instagram to running a multi-stream creative business, Itzel Islas has built a freelance life entirely on her own terms.
After almost a decade in apparel design, she started illustrating for fun - and quickly realised people loved her colourful, playful style. “Little by little I started creating art… and then I started getting clients through it.”
Today she runs YAY Itzel, blen...
Freelance market research consultant Katie Tucker shares how being intentional - with her time, energy, and choices - helped her build a freelance life that truly fits.
From walking away from a corporate job for a family adventure to launching her freelance business Product Jungle and writing excellent business book Do Penguins Eat Peaches?, Katie opens up about patience, priorities, and the reality of balancing work, parenting, an...
From choreographing dance routines and directing a TV show at a South African megachurch… to running her own freelance business - Lineo Kakole’s journey into branding was anything but traditional.
When no one would hire her after she quit her job, Lineo started sharing passion projects on Instagram. From there, she built her creative identity design studio, Get Ready With Me, around beauty, strategy, and intentional living.
But freel...
When Jess Bruno left her corporate job in marketing, to help with managing her chronic illness - she had no idea freelancing was even an option.
It was her mum that made her realise all the free marketing advice she was giving to her friends should be worth paying for.
The next time they called asking for help, it would cost £25.
Since then, Jess has built a six-figure freelancer business.
And what's more, she's built it on her terms:...
From finance lawyer in Malta to FinTech copywriter in Edinburgh — André Spiteri’s freelancing story is full of risk, reinvention, and real talk.
In this episode, André shares how he went from a corporate job he hated to building a sustainable freelance writing business.
He talks honestly about the pressures of starting out, the mindset shift that came with success, and why the freedom of freelancing can sometimes be the hardest part...
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Ben O’Brien, known to many as Ben The Illustrator, returns to share how his freelance journey has evolved since his first Being Freelance appearance back in 2018.
From losing all his travel industry clients overnight in 2020, to discov...
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From a young age, Hollie Arnett was inspired to pursue a creative path.
Fast forward to today, and she’s running not one but two brands from Wellington, New Zealand: Maker & Moxie, where she coaches artists and makers on building thei...
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From a young age, Jerel Ramsey was inspired by his father to work for himself. And here we are. In this episode, Jerel shares how he turned his passion for design into a full-time business, Sola, which he runs with his wife from their...
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This time around Dee Primett shares her 10 year journey from a side hustle grinding with content mills to becoming a sought-after fre...
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Icelandic artist Stefán Yngvi Pétursson, also known as Styngvi, sha...
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This time, we explore both a metaphorical freelance journey and phy...
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How does a Welsh schoolboy recommended by a career advisor to becom...
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In this podcast we chat to South African freelancer Yolanda Sissing.
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In this episode, Steve Folland interviews Helen Ridley, a freelance illustrator who has car...
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In this episode, Xavier Buendia shares his journey from Mexico...
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See how recording, live streaming and repurposing your content with Riverside can help your freelancer business.
It’s free to get started, but use code BEINGFREELANCE to save 15% on a paid plan.
Head to: beingfreelance.com/riverside
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In this episode of the Being Freelance podcast, host Steve Fol...
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Record high quality video & audio with Riverside.
See how recording, live streaming and repurposing your content with Riverside can help your freelancer business.
It’s free to get started, but use code BEINGFREELANCE to save 15% on a paid plan.
Head to: beingfreelance.com/riverside
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Hear how Dave Officer, a freelance graphic designer got starte...
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See how recording, live streaming and repurposing your content with Riverside can help your freelance business.
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Angela shares her 12-year journey as a freelance graphi...
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See how recording, live streaming and repurposing your content with Riverside can help your freelance business.
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Thomas Kemeny shares his journey from agency copywriter...
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Record high quality video & audio with Riverside.
See how recording, live streaming and repurposing your content with Riverside can help your freelance business.
It’s free to get started, but use code BEINGFREELANCE to save 15% on a paid plan.
Use this link to help support the podcast or go to beingfreelance.com/riverside
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Despite initially getting the cold shoulder from cold o...
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