Posts tagged personal brand
6am Side Projects - Designer Femke van Schoonhoven

Femke manages to fit in a lot. Full time work, freelance clients, a podcast, speaking, blogging, conferences, a social life. A cat.

She shares her story: from New Zealand to Amsterdam, forming a 'studio' with her boyfriend,  dispanding a studio with her boyfriend,  growing in confidence, growing an audience. The power of connection. The power of reflection. Making goals. Making time.

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Creative Block - Illustrator Emma Block

When a 16 year old Emma started sharing her artwork on her blog, she had no idea how quickly she'd turn from teenager to freelancer and ultimately from freelancer into 'influencer'! 

Hear the way she's diversified her income, copes with an RSI and shares tips on social marketing (including great success with Instagram Stories).

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Blogging & Business Chops - Motion Designer Austin Saylor

A year before he went freelance, Austin started blogging. Not only did it give him a space to document and reflect on his progress, but it brought him connections that referred him for work. Since then expanding his network through conferences has done the same.

He continues to think big, experiment, grow and develop his business chops.

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Instagram Changed My Life - Writer & Photographer Sara Tasker

When Sara went on maternity leave it wasn't just her child that was born. A business was too.

Sara's story shows what can happen when you find and connect with your people, with your audience. Her Instagram followers have given her the ability to quit her 'day job' and follow her passion for photography and writing.

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Creating Your Own Platform - Writer & Filmmaker Andrew White

Freelancing for the best part of 20 years has seen Andrew go from filming anything corporate for money to shooting his passion and creating exactly the kind of content he wants to be known for, finding his own audience and building his own platform.

With 'Walks Around Britain' he can choose his own path and now enjoys the freelance opportunities that find him along the way.

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Mused by Mouse - Graphic Designer Millie Cooper

There's nothing quiet about this Mouse. Millie's love of graphic and web design is amplified by her passion for business itself.

Millie shares great tips for using Instagram and LinkedIn to grow. Plus, from her base in Sydney, hear how she's built a remote team of freelancers around the world to help evolve 'Design By Mouse' even further.

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Be Visible - Brand Strategist Kaye Putnam

As a US military wife, being freelance is a perfect fit. Wherever in the world she might find herself, she has the ability to work remotely with clients to help them build their brands.

Kaye shares really great tips on remote working, branding and how she's used content marketing to make herself seen, understood and to build her business.

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