Here's a bonus episode of the podcast, recorded live with IPSE at a WeWork in Manchester, UK, on 6th March 2019. It features previous guests Kelly Gilmour-Grassam and Ian Paget of Logo Geek. How have they grown their businesses in the years since we last spoke?
Read MoreDespite being a marketeer, Jan doesn’t market himself or his freelance business. Instead, he focuses on his network and building meaningful relationships.
We talk about work-life balance, self-development, being “perma-lance”, finding work when you’re not on social media, how to make the most of periods with no work, and what it’s like to be an associate and partner in a freelance collective.
Read MoreStephanie was forced into being freelance, but it turned out to be one of the best things that could ever have happened to her.
We chat about work-life balance and how she manages to take five vacations a year, why she still works from home even though her business is international and her team is 6-people strong, and how the best piece of advice she’s ever been given is “raise your prices”.
Read MoreAlex took his time to hire a first team member, but it seems there was very little doubt it would happen eventually. He's always felt at his best when he's able to lead the way, and running his own agency had been on the cards for a while.
That agency is now made up of 6, and Alex is working with a mentor - The Secret Millionaire's Mike Greene - to manage its growth and set goals for the future.
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