Best freelancefeels Podcasts (2024)

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Creative Happy Work and starting over in Antigua with Kat Byles 37:02

1y ago37:02

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As a global communications director working for the biggest names in sport, Kat burnt out. Her heart guided her to Antigua in the Caribbean where walking barefoot on the sand, floating in turquoise waters and eating mangoes from the tree brought her back to life. Then nature began feeding her with inspiration for a radical way of being in business …

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Journalism, film, freelancing and George Michael at a party with Karen Krizanovich 33:46

1y ago33:46

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Karen Krizanovich is known in the film industry for her work on major studio feature films as a researcher. As a journalist, she has been published in Wired, The Times, The Telegraph, The Guardian and Financial Times among others. Broadcasts include BBC1 Breakfast, BBC Radio 4’s Front Row, Woman’s Hour and BBC World Service. For ten years the write…

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Mental Toughness with Penny Mallory 42:08

1y ago42:08

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Penny Mallory was a homeless runaway teenager, against all the odds, she turned her life around and made the impossible possible to become a Champion Rally Driver. Her own life experience means she is well equipped to work inside and alongside many world class teams (including F1) to develop the qualities a high performing team needs to succeed. Al…

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Online balance, behaviour and allyship with Natasha Devon MBE 40:14

1y ago40:14

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Natasha Devon MBE is a writer, presenter & activist. She tours schools, universities and events throughout the world, delivering talks as well as conducting research on mental health, body image, gender and equality. She campaigns both on and offline to make the world a fairer place.  Natasha is the founder of the Mental Health Media Charter, which…

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Journaling and The Power of Mess with S.C.Lourie @butterfliesandpebbles 44:24

1y ago44:24

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Based in London, Samantha Lourie is the face behind Instagram page @butterfliesandpebbles, with 100k followers. She has been running journaling workshops and online self-love/self-healing courses since 2016, developing an approach that aims to make the difficult areas of life more approachable and facilitate emotional integration and self-healing S…

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Freelance Feels with Anniki Sommerville - author, writer and podcaster 40:02

1+ y ago40:02

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Anniki Sommerville is podcaster and freelancer writer. Her podcast 'How To Be A Boss At Ageing' was released in June 2020. In each episode she tackles a different aspect of growing older, with interviewees such as Cariad Lloyd and Sali Hughes. She has her own monthly radio show on Soho Radio and regularly speaks on panels on topics such as motherho…

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Being a freelance adventurer with Levison Wood (Walking With The Wounded) 17:38

1+ y ago17:38

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A freelance adventurer?! Yes, you heard that right! You may recognise Levison Wood from his documentaries about walking such as Walking the Nile. He's supporting charity Walking with the Wounded and spoke to Freelance Feels about his own freelance work, the mental health benefits of walking and the parallels between freelancing and exploring. Walki…

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Gardening, freelancing and mental health with Ellen Mary Gardening 36:33

2y ago36:33

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Gardening and freelancing is an analogy I've loved for a long time, and we (ahem) dig deep into it in this episiode! Ellen Mary is a gardener, author, broadcaster, co-host of the plant based podcast and radio show host, promoting the wellbeing benefits of gardening, plants and the natural world. She writes a regular column in Grow Your Own Magazine…

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Podcasting and copywriting with Louise Shanahan: 15minutefreelancer 33:46

2y ago33:46

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Louise Shanahan is a freelance health copywriter who specialises in white papers, web copy, and long-form content, to help medical and biotech organisations spread the word about their latest breakthroughs. She’s also the host of 15 Minute Freelancer, a podcast and newsletter for ambitious B2B and creative freelancers who want to build a business t…

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Festival Season special with Catherine Riley and Primadonna 30:09

2y ago30:09

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Catherine Riley lives in London and is a writer and director of the literary festival Primadonna. Described as ‘books, with a little bit of rock ’n’ roll’, Primadonna showcases established and emerging voices that aren’t heard enough in the mainstream. They have previously published two works of non-fiction. IS THIS LOVE? is her first novel. Primad…

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Community and networking with Freelance Mum Faye Dicker 41:53

2y ago41:53

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Get ready for some inspiring chat and a big dose of positive energy in this episode with Faye Dicker, AKA Freelance Mum. Faye is a Broadcaster, Voiceover and founder of the award-winning network Freelance Mum. Faye set up Freelance Mum in 2013, when she struggled to find a network for fellow mums in business. If it didn’t exist then she’d just have…

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Building a new business with Harlow 44:07

2y ago44:07

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Andrea Wildt and Samantha Anderl are the co-founders of Harlow, an all-in-one freelance tool and community to help solopreneurs manage their business and reduce stress. As former marketing execs and freelancers themselves, they built Harlow because they value balance and autonomy and want to help others find it. Remote working became the norm durin…

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Freelance journalism and podcasting with Lily and Emma from Freelancing For Journalists 42:04

2y ago42:04

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Freelancing For Journalists was founded by Emma Wilkinson and Lily Canter, and is now an online community, with workshops, webinars and more, as well as an award-winning podcast! If you're starting out on your writing career, their advice is invaluable. We talk about the 'pitching feels' as well as how they navigate their own 'freelance' with runni…

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Freelance Feels with Lucinda Gordon-Lennox 36:37

2y ago36:37

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TW: Trauma, addiction For episode two of season 7 we dive into trauma therapy with Lucinda Gordon-Lennox. Lucinda Gordon-Lennox, MSc, MBACP, is an accredited psychotherapist, writer and lecturer. She is a Consultant at The Recovery Centre, Belgravia and has a private practice. She also lectures on trauma at the IESE Business School in Barcelona, he…

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Freelance Feels with Sian Meades-Williams ”The Pyjama Myth” 44:15

2y ago44:15

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Welcome back to the Freelance Feels podcast! Season 7 kicks off with Sian Meades-Williams, author of The Pyjama Myth and founder of the hugely popular Freelance Writing Jobs newsletter. We chat about mental health, why Sian doesn't like the phrase 'side-hustle' and freelance interiors (watch out for the cuckoo clock!) Sian Meades-Williams is an awa…

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Being PA to Santa and Head Elf with Louise Crockett at A Magical Letter 31:26

2+ y ago31:26

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** Christmas spoilers! Don't listen with children! ** Time to talk letters to Santa...Louise is Head Elf at A Magical Letter and PA to Father Christmas. She helps the big man to write uniquely personalised, truly magical letters to children. Moonlighting as a VA for the rest of the year, she is also a Virtual Assistant at The Perfect Assistant. Lou…

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Freelancing, parenting and Christmas with Frankie Tortora and Steve Folland from Doing it For the Kids 38:16

2+ y ago38:16

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** Festive warning: Christmas-themed spoilers! Probably best not to listen in front of the children ** It's the first of this year's Christmas Specials! Being a parent and self-employed is hard enough, but when you add in the festive period, Christmas holidays and clients who can feel a bit like having an extra child (or two) then it can be stressf…

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Confidence and the career ladder with Helen Hill AKA Unlikely Genius 43:06

2+ y ago43:06

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Helen Hill is a self-employed Digital Learning and Content Designer at Unlikely Genius Ltd. Having always been an eternal student, she fell into the eLearning industry by accident and found her place in the world – creating enjoyable learning for others. She works as a freelancer/contractor for clients in the UK and Europe, with a focus on physical…

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Food waste and founding an app with Tessa Clarke from OLIO 32:34

2+ y ago32:34

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To mark the week of the COP26 conference, I spoke to Tessa Clarke, founder of food sharing app OLIO. We talk about running a company with sustainability in mind, how much food we waste, sharing household items and the remote working world. There's so much to think about, from the food we chuck away to the things we buy such as fancy dress or season…

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Meeting your needs and craft for mental health with Boo Paterson 44:29

2+ y ago44:29

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T/W: Therapy, abuse, sexual assault Boo Paterson joins me from her home in New York to talk about therapy, art, running away from the circus, battling poverty as a freelancer and joining Tik Tok... An award-winning artist, writer, and creative director, Boo Paterson is most commonly known for her strong conceptual and political artwork. She was dec…

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Entrepreneurship, writing books (and being married!) with Bianca Miller-Cole and Byron Cole 34:52

2+ y ago34:52

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Being an entrepreneur is one thing - but what about when your husband or wife is, too? And you work together on projects including writing books? I find out in this episode, talking to Bianca Miller-Cole and Byron Cole. You might recognise Bianca's name - she was on the Apprentice in 2014 - we talk about how they navigated that experience as a coup…

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Making a magazine for freelancers with Sophie Cross and Ange Lyons, Freelancer Magazine 31:50

3y ago31:50

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Sophie Cross and Ange Lyons work together to produce Freelancer Magazine. They chat about the moment Sophie had the idea, how that came together, working in their own freelance jobs and producing the mag, freelance friendships and much more. Sophie Cross, a freelance marketer and writer at Thoughtfully.co.uk, came up with the idea of a quarterly bu…

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Instagram and social media with Milla Richardson, founder of Pink Storm Social 33:30

3y ago33:30

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Time to talk social media and ALL the feels it gives us! Milla Richardson runs Pink Storm Social and is full of amazing advice on how to enjoy and use social media as a freelancer, from finding the right platform to putting yourself (and your face) out there... Like me, she's a self-confessed lover of Instagram and is all about helping businesses a…

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Community and connecting with Matthew Knight from Leapers.co 53:13

3y ago53:13

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Do you find comfort and support in freelance communities? It's time to talk about the why and how of founding one, as well as what you can gain from taking part - and how to build up your confidence, too. Matthew shares his thoughts on mental health as a freelancer, being lonely even when you're in a co-working space and advice for anyone thinking …

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Building your freelance business with Jack Williams from UnderPinned 33:37

3y ago33:37

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Jack Williams is the founder of UnderPinned and a seasoned creative, editor, and writer with experience working with brands such as HarperCollins, 4th Estate, The Week, Intern Mag, and Screen Shot Mag; through his role as COO at UnderPinned, he has pushed for freelance rights and education while working with the government to improve rights for the…

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Season Six Trailer 1:22

3y ago1:22

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There's new music and we've ditched the biscuits - too noisy! Welcome to Freelance Feels: Conversations about self-employed life. This podcast is for anyone who is self-employed, freelance, an entrepreneur, small business owner or thinking of making the leap. Each episode is an informal chat about freelance life, with advice, experience and tales f…

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Drumming and baking cookies with Ralph Rolle from CHIC 49:03

3y ago49:03

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To celebrate the Big Feastival 2021, I had the honour of talking to Ralph Rolle, freelance drummer and founder of the Soul Snacks Cookie Company. Ralph will be at the feastival playing with Nile Rogers and CHIC as well as demonstrating his baking skills! We chat about money as a driver for success, seeing a project through to completion, passion fo…

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Coaching 101 with Ruth Kudzi: Founder, Optimus Coaching Academy 27:13

3y ago27:13

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Ruth Kudzi is a MCC accredited and award-winning coach, coach trainer, business mentor, speaker and best-selling author. She is the CEO of two successful companies: A coaching and mentoring business helping entrepreneurs build and develop their businesses and a coach training school which helps people to train as certified coaches and develop their…

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Cooking and the hospitality industry with Tom Kerridge: Chef and author ’Tom Kerridge’s Outdoor Cooking’ 22:52

3y ago22:52

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Chef, author, pub owner, festival organiser... Tom Kerridge has a lot of strings to his self-employed bow. In this episode, recorded in the launch week of his new book 'Tom Kerridge's Outdoor Cooking' we talk about the stresses of chef life, finding balance with exercise, being a Dad to his son Acey, and how cooking helps our mental health. Tom Ker…

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Freelance Feels with Helen Campbell: Coach and author 'Founders, Freelancers and Rebels' 40:06

3y ago40:06

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Helen Jane Campbell works as a life and business coach for ambitious and creative entrepreneurs. Clients seek her help to bring more joy, energy and abundance into their lives, to create space and reconnect with their self-worth and creative freedom. Prior to becoming a coach, Helen spent two decades of her career in PR and comms strategy, with a f…

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Freelance Feels with Sarah and Kathryn Phillips: Founders, Well and Truly Workshops 38:28

3y ago38:28

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It's another double interviewee episode! And two more sisters who went into business together. We talk productivity, 'tech hygiene' and what it's like being business partners with a sibling. Well & Truly are specialists in work productivity and wellness brought to you by sisters Kathryn & Sarah Phillips. Launched in 2019, but 7-years in the making,…

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Freelance Feels with Lucy Orton: Positive psychology coach and self-sabotage expert 37:05

3y ago37:05

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Time to talk self-sabotage! Lucy Orton is a certified positive psychology coach, podcaster and expert on self-sabotage. Her popular weekly podcast 'Self-Sabotage To Success' is in the top 5% of podcasts globally and has reached no.7 in the UK Apple Entrepreneurship charts. We talk about her challenges as a freelancer, how we can try and manage self…

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Freelance Feels with Anna Codrea-Rado: Journalist, podcaster and author 'You're the Business' 36:18

3y ago36:18

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Two words really stuck with me from this chat: ‘Emotional Tax’ – the feels of dealing with all the ‘things’, especially finances, as a freelancer. It’s one of the many brilliant insights from Anna Codrea-Rado, who joins me to talk about freelancing, her new book ‘You’re the Business: How to build a successful career when you strike out alone’ and h…

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Freelance Feels with Shona Chambers: Marketing Consultant and Founder of 'The Self Employed Club' 36:04

3y ago36:04

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Time to talk marketing! I chat to marketing consultant Shona Chambers who is also founder of The Self Employed Club. She talks about making the leap from redundancy to freelancing, putting yourself out there in the self-employed world. We talk about real-life networking vs online networking with new connections (virtual coffee, anyone?), with lots …

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Freelance Feels with Steve Keith: 'The Branding Man' and founder of the Queer Student Awards 26:58

3+ y ago26:58

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This episode I speak to Steve Keith, AKA The Branding Man, all about his journey from teaching to self-employment, and his passion for helping young people. We chat about the impact of lockdown on work, the feels of coming out of lockdown as a self-employed person, the nerves we might be feeling about socialising and networking, as well as dealing …

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Freelance Feels with Sarah Owen: World Bipolar Day special episode 32:28

3+ y ago32:28

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To mark World Bipolar Day, I spoke to Sarah Owen, co-author of 'Bipolar Disorder - The Ultimate Guide'. Lots of advice here for those who wish to better understand Bipolar Disorder as well as those who manage it alongside freelance life. Sarah started at Cosmopolitan in 1994 (health & beauty intern/assistant/editor) for three years before going fre…

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Pitching and writing articles - and working with a friend! With Heidi Scrimgeour and Hazel Davis: Founders of Museflash Media 39:27

3+ y ago39:27

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Time to talk pitching! Heidi and Hazel run Museflash, which runs pitching courses and workshops as well as training and bespoke mentoring and now virtual retreats! Is there no end to their talents? They're both full-time freelance journalists, too. I've taken part in Museflash webinars and pitching course, and love the community they've created. So…

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Freelance Feels with Fiona Thomas: Author 'Out of Office: Ditch the 9-5 and be your own boss' 38:14

3+ y ago38:14

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Fiona Thomas is an author and freelance writer with work published in iPaper, Grazia, Happiful Magazine and Huffington Post. Her most recent book Out of Office: Ditch the 9-5 and Be Your Own Boss is a guide to freelancing. We dig deep into the feels of using social media, running a business online, following and muting, making time for your mental …

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Freelance Feels with Marina Gask: Co-founder of Audrey Online 34:02

3+ y ago34:02

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Co-founder of Audrey Online, Marina was not only launch editor of Sugar magazine, she was also editor of More! magazine, so I was delighted when she agreed to speak to me about her journey from editor's office to freelancing and co-founding Audrey Online. Audrey is a members club and community for women who consider themselves 'Generation Restart' …

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Freelance Feels with Francesca Specter, founder of Alonement 33:28

3+ y ago33:28

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Season 5 begins with a chat all about managing your alone time when you're self employed with Francesca Specter, founder of the 'Alonement' movement with blog, podcast and online community. As always there are lots of practical tips in the episode, and Francesca talks about how she created the concept of Alonement, even trademarking it. Francesca S…

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Freelance Feels with Alice and Madeleine Weightman: The Work Crowd 37:25

3+ y ago37:25

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It's the first two-interviewee episode! I speak to sisters and business partners Alice and Madeleine Weightman, who founded online freelance platform for marketers, The Work Crowd in 2016. They talk about working together as siblings, the family 'exercise' what's App group chat, and have loads of advice for anyone starting out in the freelance worl…

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Vegan life and freelancing with Lucy Watson: Business woman and vegan lifestyle author 29:55

3+ y ago29:55

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It’s another bonus episode! For #Veganuary I spoke to Lucy Watson (yes, THE Lucy Watson!) all about her vegan lifestyle and being a businesswoman in the spotlight. Lucy – who you may well know from Made in Chelsea – runs several businesses, including a Vegan food company, Feed Me Vegan, and has a new book, Awakenings: A guide to living a vegan life…

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Freelance Feels with Leo Cosendai: Meditation master and founder of Third Ear 45:43

3+ y ago45:43

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Sound baths, gongs and meditation - we're diving into a rather alternative freelance life this episode as I speak to Leo Cosendai, a meditation master and sound bath expert who runs Third Ear. Leo has held over 2330 sound baths, and the app is a self funded, creative family affair led by Leo Cosendai (Sound Gong Bath) and his sister Julie Cosendai …

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Sobriety and freelancing with Millie Gooch: Founder ’The Sober Girl Society’ 34:31

3+ y ago34:31

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It's a bonus episode! I speak to Millie Gooch, who founded The Sober Girl Society and now has a book out on Jan 14th 2020, The Sober Girl Society Handbook. We discuss her journey to sobriety, how it affected and affects freelance life, and she shares lots of tips for those looking into mindful drinking and Dry January. Blending memoir with practica…

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Freelance Feels with Rebecca Seal: Author of 'SOLO (How to work alone and not lose your mind)' 41:59

3+ y ago41:59

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Rebecca Seal is a journalist and broadcaster - you might recognise her name from Channel 4's 'Sunday Brunch'. She's also written a brilliant new book called 'SOLO', all about working alone. She shares advice on how she manages the work from home juggle - including having a partner who also works from home - as well as why pot plants are the best th…

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Freelance Feels with Gemma Bray, AKA The Organised Mum 36:42

3+ y ago36:42

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Gemma Bray created The Organised Mum Method (TOMM) 13 years ago when her first baby was born. Overwhelmed as a new mother her anxiety manifested itself as over-cleaning and she soon found herself cleaning for hours each day. Determined to stop cleaning from taking over her life she sat at her kitchen table and developed a method that took only 30 m…

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Freelance Feels with Tom Chapman, barber and founder of The Lion's Barber Collective 37:43

3+ y ago37:43

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Tom Chapman is a barber with a difference - he's founded The Lion's Barber Collective which supports men with their mental health. In this episode, he speaks openly about how he's worked to help other men open up about their emotional wellbeing, as well as his freelance journey through inspiration from self-employed parents to working in the hairdr…

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Freelance Feels with Maddy Shine: SEO and Visibility Queen 40:14

3+ y ago40:14

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Recorded during the UK's Lockdown#1, this episode I speak to Maddy Shine, who makes it her freelance business to help you get YOUR freelance business seen! Maddy Shine is a coach who helps ambitious female entrepreneurs get more sales by increasing visibility. Known as the SEO & Visibility Queen, she has helped hundreds of clients get to page one o…

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Freelance Feels with Rachel Spencer: Journalist and media consultant specialising in pet brands 39:19

3+ y ago39:19

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Rachel Spencer is a freelance journalist writing for national newspapers and magazines in the UK, specialising in animals and the pet industry. In 2020 she launched a membership programme for pet business owners teaching them ways they can win media coverage and stand out online. Time to talk all things pet! And how to perform a freelance pivot... …

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Freelance Feels with Rob Law: Founder of Trunki 27:12

3+ y ago27:12

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Welcome back to the podcast! It's Season 4 and we're kicking off with a fantastic episode, where I speak to Rob Law, founder of Trunki. Rob speaks about his journey creating the product and brand, the rejection he experienced on Dragon's Den and how he also manages Cystic Fibrosis alongside his work and family life. Rob's new book, 65 Roses and a T…

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