Jen Waldman and Peter Shepherd
Freelancing No Matter Your Title
Episode Notes (by minute):
-2:00 - An overview on the most recent freelancing gigs that all three of us have worked on or about to work on.
-4:30 - Why Jen likes to do the work in her business and outside of her business. Sharing that it is OK to be a freelancer and business owner at the same time.
-6:00 - How Pete changed his mind on freelancing in a good way, and how he learned a lot from this Akimbo podcast on freelancing.
-9:00 - Riffing on whether podcasting is freelancing or not. Jen and Pete cohost The Long and The Short of It together.
-12:30 - How it can be hard to share your work, but also the importance of it.
-16:00 - Why being a professional is a choice — it applies to no matter what your title is.
-18:30 - How Pete was freelancing for 6 months while he was an employee at a company. This might be a better strategy for you than quitting your job and starting to start from relative scratch.
-21:00 - What executive sparring is and how you might try to offer it to the people you seek to serve
-24:00 - The importance of the words we use to describe freelancing services internally and externally, and the importance of applying tactical empathy to your prospective client.
-30:00 - Why reaching out to others is a common trait among many successful or happy freelancers
-34:00 - Why freelancing can be a lonely journey but it does not have to be. Reach out to others to learn with together!
(Note: these are quick notes and takeaways by David Nebinski. Please see the episode for more accurate information)
Published Date: 11/4/21