Being Freelance Steve Folland

Ettie struggled with undiagnosed ADHD in traditional education and employment. Starting her freelance business changed everything.

The 'traditional' world of work is left behind. Ettie's leveraging the freedom of freelancing to suit her needs, to play to her neurodivergent strengths. She's made a change to her world, looking to make a difference for others through her purpose-driven work.

Brennan isn’t just embracing his love of design, but his nerdy love of business.

He’s always looking to learn and implement new ideas while freelancing. How many freelancers have ‘annual reports’? Or ‘Straturdays’ where they take time at the weekend to relfect? How many offer a freelance design subscription model? Lots to discuss in this episode!

Hear Hannah Isted's journey to becoming a successful freelance social media manager, marketer and then beyond into running a membership and courses.

She founded her business, HI Communications (when your initials spell HI you go with it right?), focusing on social media management. She quickly built her client list through word-of-mouth and community engagement, including organising local events - both her own networking nights and even the first Barry Pride festival.

Recently, Hannah transitioned away from social media management to focus on her membership program 'The Best 90 Days Ever', which offers daily prompts to help business owners.

Hannah shares insights on balancing various projects, the importance of community in business, and her belief in taking the plunge into new ventures sooner rather than later.

A lot of freelancers have a niche. But a lot of others wonder just how do you figure out what your freelancing niche should be?

In this episode we hear how Kirth Noel explored what interested him, his passions, what he wanted to master.. but what also might make sense as a business decision. From hobbyist photographer to specialised visual engineer in the world of video production. And whilst Kirth now uses robotics to create his work, its the human connections that bring it to him.

Shea was changing jobs every couple of years. Boredom setting in again.Taking freelance projects on the side to keep things interesting, she eventually realised she didn’t need a ‘job’ after all.

Building a business without the help of social media, growing a network on a one-on-one basis. Now the freelancing side hustle has firmly become the main income. Boredom banished thanks to Shea being ‘niche resistant’. Her flexibility has become her calling card - it keeps her interested, learning, and happy - keeps her a freelancer.

Meet freelancer Andy Hau, who shifted his career from architecture to design after a chance encounter with musician Imogen Heap. From employed life to freelancing life. With no real blue print to follow.

From goals achieved to those reworked, this is Andy’s experience across 10 years as an ‘agency of one’. The importance of human connections in a world of AI and digital noise. He’s a lot happier with freelance life than that photo suggests.