V.OLT Weekly

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V.OLT Weekly is a short, personal look at the business side of creative work. ~ Hi, I'm Vanessa Olt, a business consultant and accountant for the creative industry, based in Berlin. Each week I recap what happened, what I learned, what's on my mind. Structured by Kalenderwochen, because that's just how my brain works ;) For freelancers, studios and self-employed creatives in Germany and beyond. Think of it less like a podcast and more like a voice memo! ~ This podcast is not tax, legal or financial advice. General info based on my own experience, not tailored advice for your specific situation.

  1. 4d ago

    KW41 ~ Keep Seeding the Grass: Passion Projects

    This week might help you find ways to stay encouraged when you're just starting out and don't have many clients or a support network yet. You might also get a better understanding of why a passion project can work like a business card that opens doors and how to find a good balance between projects. Mentioned in this episode: ⁠KW40: Interview with PittogrammaKW39: Introducing PittogrammaOpen Circle Recording with Mario & Andrea on YoutubeOpen Circle⁠ on October 22nd (in German): Sign-up here⁠Podcast with Behind the Scope: Financial Confidence as a CreativeMore info about the Business Health Check / Business Health Sparring Connect with me: ⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠ This podcast is not tax, legal or financial advice. General info based on my own experience, not tailored advice for your specific situation. Even though I put this together carefully, I can't guarantee it's fully accurate or complete, so please double-check anything relevant to your specific situation. Thanks for listening! 🌀🐚

    KW41 ~ Keep Seeding the Grass: Passion Projects

  2. Oct 11

    KW40 ~ Holding Hands and Calming the Chaos

    This week might help you understand what a business consultant for creatives does day to day, and how sorting and translating your numbers can make them feel less scary. And maybe it's a relief to hear that many creatives were simply never taught the basics of running a business. Mentioned in this episode: ⁠Pittogramma interview: "Structure enables creativity: bringing financial literacy into design" (6 October 2026): Read it here! ⁠Open Circle⁠ on October 22nd (in German): Sign-up here! Connect with me: ⁠⁠Website⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠, ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ This podcast is not tax, legal or financial advice. General info based on my own experience, not tailored advice for your specific situation. Even though I put this together carefully, I can't guarantee it's fully accurate or complete, so please double-check anything relevant to your specific situation. Thanks for listening! 🌀🐚

    KW40 ~ Holding Hands and Calming the Chaos

  3. Oct 4

    KW39 ~ Golden Autumn, mika, and a Tax Prepayment Mix-Up

    This week might help you understand which tax prepayments are usually relevant for solo self-employed people (specifically freelancers, or “Freiberufler” in the German legal sense) and when they are usually due. You might also get a better sense of why joining the Open Circle with Pittogramma could be worth it, and how a software tool might help if you have a limited company registered in Germany. Mentioned in this episode: Open Circle x Pittogramma (Oct 8, English) Open Circle (Oct 22, German) mika accounting software* Previous episode KW32 on VAT Previous episode KW36 on preliminary profit overview (BWA) Previous episode KW38 on choosing a tax advisor Website, Instagram, Linked, TikTok *Referral code: REFERRAL_V.OLT (we both get 10% off for six months, yay!) This podcast is not tax, legal or financial advice. General info based on my own experience, not tailored advice for your specific situation. Even though I put this together carefully, I can't guarantee it's fully accurate or complete, so please double-check anything relevant to your specific situation. Thanks for listening! 🌀🐚

  4. Sep 27

    KW38 ~ Attention economy, Open Circle #6, and can you recommend a tax advisor?

    Not really a Podcast, more like a "Sprachi" ;) This week I talk about starting to set up FAQs for my own practice, a networking event around the attention economy, Open Circle group call #6, and a question I get asked often: are you a tax advisor, or can you recommend one? Feel free to join the next Open Circle! It's a free group call for freelancers and self-employed people in Germany and beyond to talk about the business side of their creative practice, especially everything around the financial, operational or accounting side. Next one: Oct 8 at 5pm Come and join, it's freeee! Sign up ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🐚 Connect with me 🔗 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This podcast is not tax, legal or financial advice, nor do I claim completeness. General info based on my own experience, not tailored to your specific situation. Thanks for listening! ✨ Curious about the Business Health Check? Book yours ⁠⁠here⁠⁠!

  5. Sep 20

    KW37 ~ Digital bookkeeping, launching the Business Health Check, and what is a BWA?

    Not really a Podcast, more like a "Sprachi" ;) This week I talk about one of the biggest pitfalls I see when going freelance (and how digital bookkeeping can help), the launch of my new Business Health Check, and what a BWA (Betriebswirtschaftliche Auswertung) actually is and why it can be helpful. Mentioned in this episode: ⁠⁠KW36⁠⁠ on what to watch out for when going freelance ⁠KW32⁠ on VAT Feel free to join the next Open Circle! It's a free group call for freelancers and self-employed people in Germany and beyond to talk about the business side of their creative practice, especially everything around the financial, operational or accounting side. Next one: Oct 8 at 5pm Come and join, it's freeee! Sign up ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🐚 Connect with me 🔗 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This podcast is not tax, legal or financial advice. General info based on my own experience, not tailored advice for your specific situation. Thanks for listening! ✨ Curious about the Business Health Check? Book yours here!

  6. Sep 13

    KW36 ~ Planning ahead, Open Circle #5, and what to watch out for when going freelance

    Not really a Podcast, more like a "Sprachi" ;) This week I talk about planning out upcoming workshops and more Open Circle collabs, my 5th Open Circle, and what might be helpful to watch out for financially when going freelance. Mentioned in this episode: ⁠KW32⁠ on VAT pre-reports KW35 on my talk at the Forward Festival Feel free to join the next Open Circle! It's a free group call for freelancers and self-employed people in Germany and beyond to talk about the business side of their creative practice, especially everything around the financial, operational or accounting side. Next one: Sep 17 at 5pm Come and join, it's freeee! Sign up ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🐚 Connect with me 🔗 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This podcast is not tax, legal or financial advice. General info based on my own experience, not tailored advice for your specific situation. Thanks for listening! ✨

  7. Sep 6

    KW35 ~ Controlling lessons, Break-even and turning ideas into action at Forward Festival

    Not really a Podcast, more like a "Sprachi" ;) This week I talk about a full-circle moment with a friend about old controlling lessons I almost had forgotten and about my talk on turning ideas into action at the Forward Festival introducing one of the most basic, yet most powerful concepts: Break-even. Feel free to join the next Open Circle! It's a free group call for freelancers and self-employed people in Germany and beyond to talk about the business side of their creative practice, especially everything around the financial, operational or accounting side. Next one: Sep 17 at 5pm Come and join, it's freeee! Sign up ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🐚 Connect with me 🔗 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Email⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠ This podcast is not tax, legal or financial advice. General info based on my own experience, not tailored advice for your specific situation. Thanks for listening! ✨

  8. Aug 29

    KW34 ~ Meditative Accounting, my first Open Circle Collab, and "I'm just a designer, how should I know this?"

    Not really a Podcast, more like a "Sprachi" ;) This week I talk about why accounting feels meditative to me, my first collab Open Circle with Creatives Tool on rates and transparency in the industry, a logo emergency, and a question I kept running into while prepping for Forward Festival: "I'm just a designer, how should I know all this business stuff?" Spoiler: You don't! Mentioned in this episode: ⁠ Softdrive Foundry Feel free to join the next Open Circle! It's a free group call for freelancers and self-employed people in Germany to talk about the business side of their creative practice, especially everything around the financial, operational or accounting side. Next one: Sep 3 at 5pm Come and join, it's freeee! Sign up ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ 🐚 Connect with me 🔗 ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Email⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Newsletter⁠⁠⁠ This podcast is not tax, legal or financial advice. General info based on my own experience, not tailored advice for your specific situation. Thanks for listening! ✨

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V.OLT Weekly is a short, personal look at the business side of creative work. ~ Hi, I'm Vanessa Olt, a business consultant and accountant for the creative industry, based in Berlin. Each week I recap what happened, what I learned, what's on my mind. Structured by Kalenderwochen, because that's just how my brain works ;) For freelancers, studios and self-employed creatives in Germany and beyond. Think of it less like a podcast and more like a voice memo! ~ This podcast is not tax, legal or financial advice. General info based on my own experience, not tailored advice for your specific situation.

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  • Creator
    Vanessa Olt
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
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