Illustrator Martha Williams set out to build a freelance business that would give her opportunities to explore and experiment with her work.

We talk about how she’s made that happen, including how she’s changed her personality to become more organised, learned to set boundaries and protect her own time and work, and got her head around the finance side of being freelance.

How do you put a label on someone who does so much?

From sports journalist to working in marketing for companies like Google and HubSpot, Jay is now a freelance show maker, creating video and audio for brands. He’s also an author, podcaster, blogger, and keynote speaker.

But the most interesting thing about Jay? Despite how it may seem from the outside, he doesn’t have it all figured out. Hear him open up about a recent confidence crisis, and find out how he overcame it with support form his newly appointed “Manager of Awesome.”

Nottingham-based designer Caitlin freelances around a full-time job. While it helps her put money aside for a rainy day, this goes beyond boosting her income. Once a finalist in IPSE’s Freelancer of the Year awards and now the designer behind a clothing range that promotes mental well-being, she’s doing her bit to make a positive change.

Hear Caitlin open up about her own mental health story and how it’s driven her to do work that makes a difference.

Every freelancer had to start somewhere. Even the people who seem untouchable and at the top of their game had to find their first client - you can too with these 5 proven ways to get started being freelance.

Steve Folland has interviewed over 140 freelancers now for the Being Freelance podcast, and he asks every guest the same question: “If you could tell your younger self one thing about being freelance, what would that be?” Find out what his guests from season 5 had to say and learn from their advice!

At the heart of any work-life balance struggle often lies too many tasks and not enough time. So maybe outsourcing could help freelancers get the scales tipping more towards ‘life’. Check out these 5 top tips full of quotes from past Being Freelance podcast guests.