co-working — Season 5 — BEING FREELANCE - Podcast and Community for freelancers

Nous sommes forts ensemble - Designer Jonathan Da Costa

Are we stronger together?

Paris based freelance designer and art director Jonathan Da Costa thinks so. By collaborating with other freelancers he's managed to take on bigger projects - to grow his business whilst taking time out for his family.

DesignerSteve Folland3 June 2018business, agency, work/life balance, co-working, collaboration, familyComment

Raison d'être - Developer Elliot Taylor

Elliot doesn't shy away from making a change in his life. After a string of non-coding jobs, he self-taught himself WordPress and became a freelance developer. From that he built up a successful agency - Raison.

But when fatherhood beckoned he stripped back the pressure of being a boss to freelance once more. More flexibility, more time for his family, more ability to be a specialist. And plenty more to hear about too…

Web DeveloperSteve Folland29 April 2018getting paid, work/life balance, community, co-working, speaker, side project, family, network, finance, businessComment

Creating Your Own Rules - Brand Strategist Jenni Heffernan Brown

From working for mega corporations to teaming up with another freelancer to form an agency. It's been quite a journey for Jenni. Rules or no rules.

We chat about the importance of 'systems, systems, systems', taking time for your own creative projects, letting go by using other freelancers, taking time off and the secret to letting potential clients know what it's like to work with you.

Writer, Brand StrategistSteve Folland18 March 2018co-working, work/life balance, side project, business, holiday/vacationComment

Taking time for yourself - Virtual Assistant Annie Browne

Tidying her child's room Annie suddenly found a name for a business. With it she found a way to make work fit with family, she found meaningful work in a remote location and found a community of other freelancers to help her along the way. Now all she has to do is find time for herself...

Hear Annie's journey as self-employed virtual assistant 'Hello My PA', becoming one of the freelance heroes.

Virtual AssistantSteve Folland4 February 2018remote, health, relocation, network, work/life balance, co-working, finance, family, community, fundingComment

Reinvent Yourself - Illustrator and Designer Dan Bramall

When Dan was made redundant two weeks before his second child was born, he knew failure wasn't an option. He had to make a success of being freelance.

Hear how he's made that happen - the coworking studio, networking and adapting to a changing world - always learning new skills, reinventing.. and never with his shirt tucked in.

Illustrator, DesignerSteve Folland14 January 2018network, co-working, family, work/life balance, finance Comments

Secrets of Sharing - Social Media Consultant Uli Schulz

For German freelancer Uli, it all started with sharing. Using Twitter to share and make reality her dream of living and working in London.

Since then she's been sharing work spaces, sharing in communities, sharing thoughts, groups, content, challenges, knowledge and now she shares it with us

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