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176. It's Now or Never: Having the Freedom to Believe
In the last episode, I outlined a five-part plan to successfully exit the corporate world. It's a guide that I used, refined, and now use to help others make the tran...
175. Demystifying Social Media for Solo Entrepreneurs with Brooke Sellas
Today I'm talking to Brooke Sellas, the author of CONVERSATIONS THAT CONNECT: How to Connect, Converse, and Convert Through Social Media Listening and Social-Led Custo...
174. The 5-Step Process to Leave Corporate America (and stay out)
Today I want to share the five step process that I have built after a number of years of trial and error. There are no shortcuts but my hope is that this guide will sh...
173. How an Expert Freelancer Built a Global Company
Today's guest is the one and only Jill Kushner Bishop. Jill is a fellow corporate escapee and founder and CEO of Multilingual Connections, a global language solutions ...
172. 5 Misperceptions About Personal Branding for Your Business (on Powerful Personal Brand)
I was recently on the Powerful Personal Brand podcast with Claire Bahn to talk about personal branding in small or freelance businesses. It was a great conversation, a...
171. How to Grow an Expert-Based Business in 2023 with Michael Haynes
Today I'm talking to guest-favorite Michael Haynes about what corporate escapees need to be thinking about NOW in order to hit the ground running in 2023.
170. 100 Days to the New Year and a New You
We have 100 days left in 2022 so I thought this was a perfect time to help you strategize these last 100 days. In this episode, I outline four steps that you need...
169. Small Bets & Multiple Revenue Streams are Keys to Your Freedom with Karl Becker
Today I'm talking with Karl Becker. He's the author of several books and owner of a successful consultancy. He's here to tell us about his journey from corporate sales...
168. From Corporate to an $85k/Month Expert Business with Paul Higgins
Today I'm talking to Paul Higgins about his journey from a corporate life at Coca-Cola to building his own consulting company and community.
167. 5 Things You Can Do Today To 3X Your Income
Today's topic is 5 Things You Can Do Today To 3X Your Income. These five tips will help create more freedom and flexibility in your life.
166. Here's Why You Don't Need to Be a Marketer to Get More Leads
Today I'm talking with Michael Schein, author of The Hype Handbook. In this conversation we talk about the contrarian and counter-cultural way to get attention for you...
165. Bronson Ma's Agency of One: A Trendsetter in Freelancing
Today I'm talking with Bronson Ma, the owner of Bronson Ma Creative. His agency is 19 years strong and I want to find out how he thinks about getting clients and keepi...
The Breakthrough Freelancer
The audience has spoken! I've been hearing from listeners that the focus of late on helping service-based freelancers and contractors stop fighting the money for time ...
164. Scaling a Consultancy with Faheem Moosa
Today, we're talking to returning guest Faheem Moosa. Faheem quit his job with no plan and a small amount of savings. Find out in this episode how he started simply by...
163. Mindset: When to Think Big and When to Think Incrementally
When does a freelance entrepreneur need to have visions of private jets and when does he or she need to just focus on getting one good deliverable handed over to a cli...
162. The Freelance Entrepreneur's Process for Growth: Delegate, Automate, Eliminate
Today we're talking systems and processes for growth. You've heard me talk about it before but today we're getting into the nitty gritty of Delegate, Automate, Elimina...
161. Content-Based Networking: Why Freelance Entrepreneurs Should Think of Themselves as Media Companies
I think it's fair to say that freelance entrepreneurs struggle with customer acquisition because many of us don't think of ourselves as salespeople. In this episode, D...
160. A Better Business Model for Freelance Entrepreneurs
This week is all about getting out of that hourly rate, s.o.w., price-per-job mindset as a freelance entrepreneur. In this episode, Diana and I layout a business model...
159. How to Outsource Your Weaknesses (So Everything Gets Done)
This week I did something I've been meaning to do for years. I started creating my course. So what changed? I hired somebody to help me do it. This week Diana and I ta...
158. Measuring Wins and Loses (Both Business and Personal)
Diana is back in the saddle so she and I are using this week to share our recent ups and downs.
157. Designing Your Life as a Solo Freelance Entrepreneur with Kati Ryan
Today I'm talking with someone who I mention a lot on the show because her story is so inspiring. Kati Ryan quit her corporate job with one particular goal: to take on...
156. How to Build a Business Leveraging a Network of Freelance Entrepreneurs with Nicole Wood
Diana is still enjoying some family time so this week I'm sitting down with Nicole Woods. Nicole has grown a successful coaching company in the career, life, health an...
155. Video-led Growth with Rafer Weigel
Today I'm talking to broadcast veteran and entrepreneur Rafer Weigel. In this episode, he teaches me how to use video to get in front of more people, create more trust...
154. Case Study: Scaling an Agency of One with Mike DiCioccio
Mike Dicioccio left his successful corporate sales position to start his own agency. But it wasn't an instant success. It took him two years to figure out who his cust...
153. Get the Most Out of the Early Stage of Your Business
In this episode, Diana puts me in the hot seat about how freelance entrepreneurs can maximize growth by the learning phase in a business's early days. We talk about fi...
152. An Introduction to Content Strategy for Freelance Entrepreneurs
Today I'm putting Diana in the hot seat. She lives and breathes content and in this conversation she demystifies where entrepreneurs should start when it comes to cont...
151. How to Build Your Business to Sell (Biz Models, Hiring Strategies, Data Tracking, and more)
After our conversation with Brian Casel last week, Diana and I had a lot of follow-up questions about the exit process and what it really means to build to sell. We st...
150. Best Practices for Building a Company to Sell with Brian Casel
I saw on Twitter this week that Brian Casel sold 5 businesses in 6 months. That got me and Diana talking. How do you build a business that's sellable? We invited Brian...