Micah is a pandemic freelancer.
A year after losing his job and starting out, he redesigned his ‘OK Micah’ website to be full of his personality and aligned with his values: to help and celebrate queer businesses.
Two years in, his ‘work life harmony’ is in place. Ideal clients coming to him. Freelance life is more than just OK for Micah.
Read MoreLiving on a remote island off the coast of Scotland, Estelle has created a freelance business that is good for her and the planet.
Focussing on her green values (some might say ‘ecopreneur’ 😬🌎 but she won’t) and building a business that plays to the strength of her introverted personality.
Read MoreIancu moved from a successful branding career as an employee in Romania to being a freelancer in London.
1200 miles. Smoothed over by 600 emails.
Not asking for work, but seeking connection.
Diane has learned and change a lot in a short space of time of being freelance. Or being the 'business owner’ of ‘Lion Words’.
By my taking time to step back. Adjust. And just do it. She’s doing more of work she enjoys. Building a network of genuine connections via LinkedIn. Saying ‘yes’ to the right opportunities that come her way to build authority on podcasts and webinars.
Read MoreSwedish artist Fredde explores and celebrates queer culture and community in his work.
Beyond Pride month tokenism, Fredde thinks creating around these values may well have meant some big brand, big money projects won’t have come his way. But it leaves him feeling fulfilled and that’s worth a whole lot more.
Tianna was working as a midwife.
But having a family of her own meant she wanted flexibility that midwifery simply couldn’t give her. So she helped bring her own business into the world instead.
As a maternity & newborn photographer she’s fully focussing on the ‘client experience’. Through learning, investing and taking bigger steps - we hear how her business is growing up.
Read MoreStraight out of university Louise wanted to travel and start her career. Instead she had to start treatment for a major health scare.
On the mend, she found a job in government, but decided to focus on making a difference in Health issues.
10 years on she realised she didn’t have to follow this government path for the rest of her life. She could become self employed. She could use her expertise in Health to start off niched as a health copywriter.
Read MoreIt was when Greg planted the flag of his values that things changed.
Instead of chasing jobs as ‘anyone’, he became ‘someone’ - someone people wanted to work with for what he stood for.
Now Greg’s not just a graphic designer, but a Creative Consultant, Diversity & Inclusion Consultant and public speaker. Freelancing with purpose.
Read MoreWorking for herself. But not by herself. Raydene’s set up a collective of freelancers to collaborate on projects. Sharing work, but importantly, sharing values.
Far too many toxic jobs made her discover what matters. Kindness. Inclusivity. Philanthropy.
A business built, being true to yourself.
The pandemic allowed Ashwin to pause and figure out his focus. Not just an illustrator. But a visual storyteller aiming to spread positivity and joy.
His self initiated side projects brought that to life. Showed the work. To bring him work.
Embracing an abundance mentality is bringing him - and us - plenty of joy for real.
