Fractional Joshua Wold and Lance Robbins

In this episode we're joined by Julia Arpag, CEO & Cofounder of Aligned Recruitment. We discussed her journey from employment to running her own firm. 

Topics include:
How the market is thinking about fractional talent in today's economyExecutive awareness of fractional How fractional need to sell every day to keep their businesses going and where to find leads. Staying healthy to be in it for the long runhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-arpag/
https://www.alignedrecruitment.com/
https://www.amazon.com/Never-Split-Difference-Negotiating-Depended/dp/0062407805
https://www.amazon.com/Atomic-Habits-Proven-Build-Break/dp/0735211299
https://dianeprince.co

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Charleh Knighton, a fractional CMO, joins as a guest this week to talk about her journey as a fractional. 

Some fantastic topics discussed:
- Marketing yourself as a fractional 
- Pacing yourself as a fractional to avoid burnout
- Working as a fractional CMO and how to use systems to support her work

Links:
https://kub-digital.iohttps://www.linkedin.com/in/charlehdickinsonCharleh w Friends Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwdTYWgjqjoBmUhQ4Db7xgYlqdXz_d2Tw
Books referenced: 
https://www.amazon.com/Traction-Get-Grip-Your-Business/dp/1936661837https://www.amazon.com/infinite-game-simon-sinek/dp/073521350x
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Today we were joined by Heather Corallo, founder of The Canoe Project, and an executive coach and people leader. 

She joined us to discuss product management, reasons why people fall into fractional work (and why the fail), selling expertise and value based pricing, consultant vs fractional, customer boundaries, and how to structure your engagements as a fractional. 

If you've wondered about the business side of things you'll not want to miss this one!
https://www.thecanoeproject.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/heathercorallo/https://indecollective.cohttps://www.amazon.com/Unicorn-Project-Developers-Disruption-Thriving-ebook/dp/B07QT9QR41As always send questions to email@fractional.fm 

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Hard to believe we're 50 episodes in already! Thank you for our fantastic listeners and to all of our amazing guests. 

On this week's episode we dove in with Taylor Crane, of fractionaljobs.io, and talked about a number of amazing topics related to being a fractional.
Being a technical versus non-technical founderFractionals in early stage versus later stage startupsTaylor's definition of fractional and the current marketMatching fractionals to companiesFractional in the world of mass layoffsHow fractional levels of the playing field with power dynamicsCompensation expectations for fractionalsLinks for Taylor that we referenced:
https://www.fractionaljobs.iohttps://www.fractionaljobs.io/blog/what-is-fractional-workhttps://www.fractionaljobs.io/blog/how-much-money-can-i-make-as-a-fractional-employeehttps://www.linkedin.com/posts/taylorcrane_how-much-do-fractional-employees-make-activity-7168359685547286528-mLMc?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
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Thanks all for listening in! We've had some fantastic new listeners over the past month.

In this episode we dove into a few things, with just Lance and Joshua at the wheel. 

We talked again about the definition of fractional, and what it means for our careers. We also addressed some listener feedback, discussed some of the challenges with tech layoffs, caught up what Glassdoor may or may not be doing, and touched on the power dynamic between people in companies. 

Thanks so much!

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This week's episode was a fantastic dive into Kim's advice for mid-career fractionals and fractional hopefuls. We talked about the myth of work/life balance, doubling down on your strengths, and Kim's journey into through layoffs, burnout, and starting new things. 

Some helpful links from the show:

https://www.peakhrlearning.com
https://icaretoomuch.substack.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimrohrer/
https://www.patchworkportfolio.com
https://twitter.com/kimskitchensink

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