The Modern Freelancer

Kenny Tjay
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Helping you build a freelance business that supports your creative and joyful life.

Episodes

  1. 05/04/2025

    Daring to do it with Jeremie Andre

    In this episode of Modern Freelancer, Kenny Tjay chats with Jeremie Andre — digital nomad, business consultant, and yoga accessibility advocate. Jeremie shares his journey from a corporate career in France to building a purpose-driven life in Germany. They dive into the cultural contrasts between Europe and the U.S., the impact of COVID-19 on entrepreneurship, and how Jeremie found his niche. The conversation explores social media’s duality, the rise of platforms like Substack, and the importance of living authentically. Jeremie opens up about embracing uncertainty, prioritizing family, and creating a life by design — not by default. Together, they reflect on travel, personal growth, and the urgency of not postponing joy.

    1h 39m

  2. 04/08/2025

    Why you should own your Substack domain, muting accounts will train your algorithm with Ian Ferguson

    If y’all have been following me on Substack for a while, you know I’ve been ranting and raving about the growth and possibilities of videos on Substack and what I see to be a movement towards that direction. This podcast was recorded with our friends at Riverside.FM Time Stamp: (00:00) - The Rise of Substack and Its Community(06:09) - Balancing Content Creation and Engagement(08:45) - The Challenge of Spam and Bots(11:59) - Cross-Platform Strategies and Audience Engagement(14:55) - The Future of Substack: Ads and Monetization(35:52) - Navigating the Future of Content Monetization(42:47) - SEO Strategies in the Age of Video(46:34) - AI's Impact on Content Creation(54:44) - Adapting to AI in Creative Industries(01:04:33) - The Future of Video Content on Substack(01:26:43) - Exploring Substack vs. YouTube for Content Creation(01:30:30) - SEO Challenges and Opportunities for Substack(01:32:00) - Custom Domains and SEO Benefits(01:40:06) - Ian's Tech Stack for SEO and Content Creation

    1h 43m

  3. 03/30/2025

    Navigating Life as an Expat in Portugal with Kimberly Anne from Expat On A Budget

    This podcast was recorded with our friends at Riverside.fm (link) after many years with Zoom, I tried Riverside after a session with a fellow podcaster Kevin Chung and really enjoyed their AI Magic editing clips, time stamps and transcript capabilities as well as their clean ui/ux. If you’d like to be a guest, hit me up :) This Podcast features Kimberly Anne, a Digital Nomad and Expat living in Portugal since 2022. Kimberly is also the host of the Podcast Expat On A Budget and her Substack of the same name shares valuable tips for those considering a move abroad. Kimberly started expat on a budget with one mission of mine to provide practical advice and insights for people navigating the challenges of moving away from their respective home countries. Hope y’all enjoy this conversation filled with laughs!

    1h 24m

  4. 10/13/2020

    Dispel Misconceptions with Nasim Insari

    Meeting Nasim was easily one of our biggest highlight while travelling through Mexico. We miss his company, friendship and of course, the food. Nasim's wealth of experience from I.T, Running an advertising agency and cuisine makes it easy to show that in life, experience, diversity and hard work makes the thought of migrating to a different country accessible. Take a listen to our chat with Nasim and some take-a-ways from what you've gotten from this conversation in the comments ► Check out our Full Video Catalog: http://bit.ly/ifpvimeo ► Social Instagram: www.instagram.com/kennytjay Twitter: www.twitter.com/realkennytjay Website: www.kennytjay.com 💼 Business Inquires Me: kennytjay@indiemarchfilm.media

    34 min

  5. 04/21/2020

    Faking it til you make it - With Jonathan Rojjanasrirat of The KC Local Podcast

    Today i had the honor of sitting down with my life long good friend and restaurant entrepreneur Jonathan Rojjanasrirat from The KC Local Podcast as his first ever Pod interview on that platform.

    24 min

  6. 09/29/2018

    PR is EARNED on both sides with Tessa Breeden of Sosh Media Co

    Tessa Breeden (@soshmediaco) is the CEO & Founder of Sosh Media Co, A Las Vegas based boutique marketing agency. We chatted about effective methods to work with influencers to grow your business and brand Show Tessa some love at https://www.soshmediaco.com/ Like this show? please leave us a review - even one sentence helps! consider including your social handles so we can thank you personally!

    1h 20m

  7. 09/18/2018

    Angelica Mcdonald | Their guest have been to a wedding but not THEIR wedding

    Angelica Mcdonald (@angelicaroseevents) specializes in Award Winning Event and Wedding planning that is hyper focused on customizability, details and love. They recently did a masterful rebranding campaign providing wedding professionals, friends and family glamorous Rose Colored Glasses. Show Angelica some love at https://www.angelicaroseevents.com/ Like this show? please leave us a review - even one sentence helps! consider including your social handles so we can thank you personally!

    56 min

  8. 03/06/2018

    Have you ever been so in the zone you blacked out? with Junsue Park

    Every week we sit down with local artist, entrepreneurs, creatives and we chat about getting our first starts, trying and dabbling our hands into new and different things in all realm. Producer & Host - Kenny Tjay Today we sit with Junsue Park, a St. Louis Based Videographer and chat about shooting your first ever Wedding Video. the experience of it all with tips on prep and not freaking out (and being in the zone so hard you black out) - Early creativity and geeking out about camera & film gear of course.

    1h 28m

  9. 01/15/2018

    Paolo Shappy on using all available resources and building Musvault (EP. 02)

    Today we sit down with Paolo Shappy, Founder of MusVault, a Local Las Vegas Music Streaming + Video platform - we chat about what gets Paolo excited with Musvault, Aspiration of starting a festival and where his musical inspiration comes from.  Check out Musvault all over the internet at www.twitter.com/musvault https://www.instagram.com/musvault/ Enjoy, shoot us your takeaway and feedback anytime on twitter and if you enjoyed this chat and many more like it, please leave us a review :)

    42 min

  10. 12/20/2017

    Michelle Tjahjono on Vegas Seen and The accident of Michelle 2017 (Ep. 01)

    Today we sit down with our assistant editor, Michelle Tjahjono and chat about her experience editing her thesis, the first ever project for Dabble and the accident now famously known as, Michelle 2017.   Take a listen, if you like what you hear, leave us a review :)

    24 min
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