Managing a communications department for a small charity, Eman learnt a lot but the commute was a killer. Out of the house from 8am - 8pm, she was exhausted and missing her young son.
These days, freelancing, life for Eman looks very different. “I’m being the parent that I wanted to be,” she says. Listen to her talk about how she made it happen.
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 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.
Read MoreAlongside his consultancy work, Paul produces a weekly podcast, runs an annual conference and hosts a Slack group. He talks to Steve about how each drives new business for him and how he manages his time with so much going on.
Paul also reflects on a difficult period of burnout that reminded him how crucial proper breaks are.
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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