When Steve started out, he had dreams of building a name for himself as an action sports photographer. But with little money to be made in his sport of choice, Steve soon turned to the food industry and began shooting for restaurants instead.
These days, he has a portfolio of work spanning both niches and he picks up marketing and design work on the side.
Read MoreRafal 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 MoreSkiing photographer Reuben graduated during the 2008 financial crash and he’s found his own way since then, learning as he went along, without a staff job or an apprenticeship.
He talks about managing the seasonality of his business and how he finds work, including networking, pitching, making a film and forming a production company with other freelancers.
Read MoreKingsley’s had a few different starts at being freelance but that hasn’t stopped him working for dream clients like Nike and the BBC.
He chats about finding those high profile clients, working from home, making time for his own work, and shares his personal motto: to give 100% on everything he’s working on and “double the outcome” each time he does something new.
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