Rafal moved from Poland to the United States at 18 and landed a job as a developer. He progressed within the company all while freelancing on the side, until, eventually, he left to focus on his business and his personal brand full time.
He chats to Steve about finding clients, growing his email list, selling digital products and courses, figuring out what to say no to and focusing on what he loves to do.
Read MoreWhen Christian set out freelance for the third time, he was determined to bring in his own clients rather than set up in the corner of an agency.
He chats to Steve about how he’s made that happen, what working at home with his wife (a fellow freelancer) is like, and why he spends his Fridays playing on tractors at the local nature reserve.
Read MoreLina began freelancing in college, where she founded a feminist communications agency with a friend, and she’s worked independently since then.
She chats to Steve about the speaking gigs that make her anxious for weeks, the time she nearly hit a wall from working too much, and the community she created for women and non-binaries within the creative industry.
Read MoreNadieh’s first client was Google. After sharing a personal project online, Google got in touch to ask if she’d like to work with them. She said yes, because she couldn’t not, and went freelance from there.
She chats to Steve about what’s happened since, including building an online network, speaking at conferences and continuing to share her work and talk about her process.
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