Episodes
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David Kaplan might be a new-ish freelancer, but he already knows the key to success - you just have to try! I had such a great conversation with David talking about learning by doing, mindset shifts, and the rewards of perseverance.
David is 29, from the Czech Republic, and now lives in Squamish, BC, Canada. He has a master's degree in engineering and started his web development business right after university. In 2022, he landed his first major project as a lead front-end developer for a hospital in the Czech Republic. Since then, he has focused on e-commerce development using the Shopify platform. Alongside his business, David is a passionate athlete who enjoys ski touring, mountaineering, running, and rock climbing. In the summer of 2023, he ran across Vancouver Island, covering nearly 400km in 9 days, to raise money for Doctors Without Borders.
To learn more about David, go to his website or follow him on LinkedIn or Facebook.
To learn more about Sarah, go to www.fruitioninitiatives.com. For early access and transcriptions, subscribe at www.thehustlersmanifesto.com
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When you bootstrap a micro-consulting platform as a side-hustle, you are for sure a hustler. Chrissy and Jim not only have created an awesome platform for people to share and monetize their unique talents, they’ve done it in a way that honors the unique contributions of their micro-consultants (aka Aces).
Chrissy is a co-founder and Chief Ace at Aces on Tap. She's passionate about helping people take control of their time and getting paid fairly for their talents. Chrissy has had a full-time job since she was a teenager, and she's also owned a few small businesses over the years - from dog training to martial arts event coordination. Handling every aspect of a small business is tough, and she thinks Aces on Tap can make that easier for people.
Jim Neitzel has always believed in the power of connecting people to solve problems. For decades, he's fulfilled this commitment by innovating in healthcare contact centers. Now, with Aces on Tap, Jim wants to be a part of removing the middle-man from information sharing and create a new paradigm of partnership.
Learn more about Aces on Tap on Instagram, Youtube, and their website.
To learn more about Sarah, go to www.fruitioninitiatives.com. For early access and transcriptions, subscribe at www.thehustlersmanifesto.com
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In this episode of The Hustlers Manifesto podcast, I interview Joe Sanok, a father, entrepreneur, and author of the book "Thursday is the New Friday". Joe shares his journey of starting his counseling private practice in 2006 and realizing he had no business skills whatsoever. He then started a podcast to interview people and learn tips, which eventually led him to grow his practice and sell it in 2019. Now, he podcasts, consults, and has membership communities to help people build thriving private practices they absolutely love.
We discuss the importance of setting clear boundaries between work and personal life, especially when working from home. Joe emphasizes the value of downtime and enjoying life, not just running from one event to the other. He also shares his insights on the changing nature of work, where people are realizing that outcomes matter more than sitting in a chair for 40 hours a week.
Joe's book "Thursday is the New Friday" is available at all bookstores online and explores concepts like finding your sprint type and the four-day workweek. He also hosts the "Practice of the Practice" podcast, which primarily targets service-based workers and owners but also offers general business advice.
To learn more about Joe Sanok, check out his podcast "Practice of the Practice", visit his website, or follow on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
For early access and transcriptions of The Hustlers Manifesto podcast, subscribe at www.thehustlersmanifesto.com. To learn more about the host Sarah Duran, visit www.fruitioninitiatives.com.
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In this episode of The Hustlers Manifesto podcast, I interview Adam Faulkner, a proud freelance business owner and creator of the "Be FreelanceAF" course. Adam shares his journey of founding his freelance video production business "CreativeAF" at the beginning of the pandemic in 2020 and how he hasn't looked back since. We discuss the importance of creating opportunities for yourself, the myth of competition, and the power of building genuine relationships in your network.
Adam is a proud freelance business owner and creator of the "Be FreelanceAF" course. His calling has always been working for himself, having entrepreneurial parents. He founded his freelance video production business "CreativeAF" at the beginning of the pandemic in 2020 and hasn’t looked back since. He creates video content that in-house teams can't and has worked with some incredible international clients. His mission now is helping the next wave of freelancers achieve freelance success. That's why he created the "Be FreelanceAF" course, showing freelancers how to turn their expertise into a freelance business success, create efficient systems that save time and money, and go from "regular" freelancer to standout freelancer.
Learn more about Adam on LinkedIn.
To learn more about Sarah, go to www.fruitioninitiatives.com. For early access and transcriptions, subscribe at www.thehustlersmanifesto.com
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Karina Rehavia isn't building "just" another freelance marketplace; she's building an ecosystem for freelancers and their clients that focuses on an amazing experience on both sides of the equation. Plus, she's one of the most dedicated and passionate people I know. We talk about freelancing in Latin America, her no a**holes policy, and hope for 2024.
Karina is an accomplished entrepreneur and business leader with a proven track record of innovative service offerings. In her 20-year career I’ve had the honor of contributing to the development and growth of business initiatives for some of the most prominent organizations in the world in the areas of international business development, management and large-scale project leadership, having lived and worked in Brazil, the USA, England, China and UAE. At Ollo, she investigates the future of work and new work-related ecosystems, helping companies and independent professionals navigate the challenges and opportunities of the open talent economy.
To learn more about Karina, connect on LinkedIn and learn more about Ollo.
To learn more about Sarah, go to www.fruitioninitiatives.com. For early access and transcriptions, subscribe at www.thehustlersmanifesto.com
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Anyone who names her business Uncompany is clearly a hustler at heart. Maari Casey cares so deeply about freelancers and the clients they serve. She's built an amazing company that helps freelancers build their businesses and find the right clients. We talk about the crazy year freelancers have had in 2023, what it's like to run a business where almost every is or has been a freelancer, and what is on the horizon for us in 2024.
Maari is an ad-agency art director turned freelancer turned entrepreneur. After leaving the full-time agency space she set-out into freelance only to discover a void between the quickly growing talent pool of freelance consultants and clients looking to connect with this resource. In 2015, Maari launched Uncompany to create a “soft place to land” for freelancers looking to connect for community, education and opportunities - as well as trusted resource for clients looking to grow, and scale their teams into a truly HYBRID workforce with freelance talent.
To learn more about Sarah, go to www.fruitioninitiatives.com.
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Jon is one of the most knowledgeable people about the freelance global context, and we get to pick his brain about what we can expect on the horizon for the freelance revolution. We talk about how both freelancers and platforms need to define what makes them special, the stages all freelancers go through in their work, and of course, what 2024 has in store for freelancers and the organizations that serve them.
Jon is an HR thought leader, author, teacher and early stage investor. Writing about the freelance revolution and the future of work. Books include HR From the Outside In, HR Transformation, and Agile Talent. Follow him on twitter @jon_younger, and check his Linkedin page for new articles.
To learn more about Sarah, go to www.fruitioninitiatives.com. For early access and transcriptions, subscribe at www.thehustlersmanifesto.com
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We're bringing back Anna Burgess Yang to help us think about how to plan for the new year as a freelancer. If you're ready to stop making the same New Year’s resolutions for your business but never achieving them and start investing in the support + structure you need to run your business instead of letting it run you, you can also sign up for my new year planning workshop series, The 2024 Freelance Flight Plan www.fruitioninitiatives.com/workshop.
Anna is a former product manager who left an executive role in 2021 to pursue an entirely different life. After bouncing around a few different jobs for two years, Anna is now a freelance technology writer and journalist. She is also obsessed with workflow automation and removing boring/tedious work from life. She helps freelancers and other solopreneurs do the same through written how-to guides and 1:1 workflow consulting. Anna lives in a suburb of Chicago with her husband, three kids, and three cats. In addition to client work, she writes on Medium, Substack, and has a newsletter.To learn more about Anna visit both of her websites https://annabyang.com/ and https://www.tinkeringwithideas.io/ and check out her writing at https://annabyang.medium.com/ and https://annabyang.substack.com/,
To learn more about Sarah, go to www.fruitioninitiatives.com.
For early access and transcriptions, subscribe at www.thehustlersmanifesto.com.
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When I came across John's company, Opolis, I knew we had to talk. Opolis is one of the companies pioneering the infrastructure that freelancers everywhere need for the future of work.
John Paller is a Denver-based blockchain entrepreneur, inventor and futurist, and the Founder and Executive Steward of Opolis, a Digital Employment Cooperative for independent workers. He is also the founder and Executive Steward of ETHDenver, the world’s largest Web3 and Ethereum-based festival. Prior to discovering Ethereum in 2015, John spent more than 15 years in the talent acquisition, HR Technology, and employment systems, building multiple successful enterprises. John brings a breadth of experience in fundraising, investor relations, community outreach and crypto economies, guiding his vision of democratizing employment and growing decentralized communities. In 2014, John was awarded “40 Under 40” by the Denver Business Journal for his contribution to shaping the future of business.To learn. more about John and Opolis visit https://opolis.co/.
To learn more about Sarah, go to www.fruitioninitiatives.com.
For early access and transcriptions, subscribe at www.thehustlersmanifesto.com
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The first time I met Adrianna, I knew she was a true hustler. We talk about charting your own path as a "blue collar" freelancer and the biases/assumptions people make about working with your hands vs. working in an office. Not to mention what it's like to be a 26-year-old female entrepreneur in a male-dominated industry.
Adrianna Baros is the owner/repair technician at Second Love Restoration. She helps people fall back in love with family heirlooms or repair “uh-oh” mistakes on a new piece of furniture. She hopes to help others learn the lost art of this trade and grow her company into something she can pass down for generations. To learn more about Adrianna, check out her Instagram at @second_love_restoration.To learn more about Sarah, go to www.fruitioninitiatives.com.
For early access and transcriptions, subscribe at www.thehustlersmanifesto.com.
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Robert Vlach is one of the most knowledgable people in the world of freelancing, and I'm so excited about this episode! We talk about pricing your way to freedom, the different mindsets freelancers have in different parts of the world, and the power of negotiation skills.
Robert Vlach is a senior business consultant, specialized in supporting independent professionals and business owners. In 2005, he founded one of the largest national freelance communities in Europe that is now being expanded into Freelancing.eu. In 2012, he founded Europe's first think-tank for freelancers which meets regularly in Prague and other cities, as well as online. He has been holding freelancing courses for more than a decade, and has consulted on over 300 business cases with individuals, startups, and companies. His book about freelancing has become an international bestseller, published in English as The Freelance Way by HarperCollins in 2022. Robert lives with his family in the Czech Republic and Spain.Learn more about Robert at his website https://freelancing.eu/robertvlach/.
To learn more about Sarah, go to www.fruitioninitiatives.com. For early access and transcriptions, subscribe at www.thehustlersmanifesto.com
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The first time I met Tori Barker I knew we were like-minded solopreneurs. We talk about leaving the corporate world to follow your passions.
Tori Barker is the passionate and empathetic leader behind Creative Marketing, a digital marketing, consulting, and podcast marketing company. She values family and relationships with clients just as highly as those she builds within communities – an approach that’s earned her remarkable trust among colleagues. A master of listening intently and encouraging self-driven solutions, Tori stands out for not only delivering on expectations but creating unique experiences through creative strategies as the Owner of Creative Marketing – all while maintaining sincerity without fail. She is also the host of The Creative Visionaries Podcast where she hopes to inspire business owners, build connections, share success stories, and motivate others.To learn more about Tori visit her website at https://creativemarketingsacramento.com/.
To learn more about Sarah, go to www.fruitioninitiatives.com. For early access and transcriptions, subscribe at www.thehustlersmanifesto.com
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I came across Austin by way of Lizzie Davey's newsletter and am so glad I found him. Like Lizzie and I, Austin leads a double life of being a freelancer and supporting other freelancers. He brings so much expertise and thoughtful advice to this episode, not just about money mindset but also how to level up as a freelancer to bring more to your life and the broader community. You don't want to miss it.
Austin L. Church is a writer, fractional CMO, and freelance mentor. He started freelancing in 2009 after finishing his M.A. in Literature and getting laid off from a marketing agency. Freelancing led to mobile apps (Bright Newt), a tech startup (Closeup.fm), a children's book (Grabbling), and a branding studio (Balernum).
Austin loves teaching freelancers and consultants how to stack up specific advantages for more income, free time, and fun. He and his wife live with their three children in Knoxville, Tennessee.
You can learn more at FreelanceCake.com.
To learn more about Sarah, go to www.fruitioninitiatives.com.
For early access and transcriptions, subscribe at www.thehustlersmanifesto.com.
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If you're new here, Leah is my ride-or-die solopreneur work-wife, who co-hosted The Freelance Revolution podcast with me for two years. This is her first time on the new show, and I'm THRILLED to talk with her about her two areas of expertise - Upwork and Kajabi - AND how to take better vacations as a freelancer.
Learn more about Leah at https://www.leahmeyers.com.
To learn more about Sarah, go to www.fruitioninitiatives.com
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Mike is a true hustler at heart. In this episode we talk about how to play by your own rules when building a business.
Michael Dallas-Petersen is an entrepreneur, father, and husband based in British Columbia. Michael is a highly sought after automation and systems specialist helping online entrepreneurs scale their offers/businesses with world class systems, automations and delegation. He now teaches working professional on how to do the same. Learn more about Mike at https://theintegratoracademy.com/, follow him on Facebook @theintegratoracademy and on YouTube @MichaelDallasPetersen.To learn more about Sarah, go to www.fruitioninitiatives.com.
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I came across Lizzie and her content when she put on a workshop with one of my favorite partners, The Indie List. After connecting, I knew she was a hustler on a similar mission to mine - to make the beauty and freedom of freelancing available to more people! In this episode, we discuss the big secret no one tells you about freelancing.
Lizzie is a content writer and strategist for ecommerce tech brands like Shopify, Hotjar, and Klaviyo. When she's not bringing client content strategies to life, she creates workshops, courses, and guides for freelancers at FreelanceMagic.co.Also follow her on twitter at @lizziedavey check out her podcast: https://itsfineimafreelancer.podbean.com, and newsletter: https://freelancemagic.co/fridaytips-newsletter.
To learn more about Sarah, go to www.fruitioninitiatives.com
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Chris has a super interesting entrepreneurial journey that led him to his current work, where he helps to make sharing expertise more accessible online and level the playing field in DIY education.
Chris Badgett is the cofounder and CEO of LifterLMS, a learning management system for WordPress. He helps education entrepreneurs create, launch, and scale high value online training platforms. He believes in democratizing education in the digital classroom and contributing as much as possible to the WordPress community.Learn more about Chris at https://lifterlms.com/ and check out his podcast https://podcast.lifterlms.com/.
To learn more about Sarah, go to www.fruitioninitiatives.com.
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I was on Tim Melanson's podcast last year and immediately knew that we shared the same mission to help others make the most of independent, flexible work.
Tim is the Host of the Work at Home RockStar Podcast, a Self-Improvement Podcast started in 2015 with more than 250 guests interviewed, over 35k listens. In the year 2000, Tim earned a degree in computer science and started working as a software developer for a large telecommunications company... and then the tech bubble burst. After 8 years at that company surviving round after round of layoffs, you'd think that would be enough to break his spirit, but he had a secret weapon. His passion for music and entertaining allowed him a side hustle playing gigs. He was laid off from his company just before the company went out of business and rather than find a new job, he decided to work for himself. Tim created the podcast after 7 years of false starts, mistakes, failed ventures and finally finding his groove. He strives to create the resource that he would have used to avoid so many of his own mistakes and one that would have fast tracked his road to success. He noticed that running a band and a business had a lot of common ground and he developed what he calls the "Work at Home RockStar Formula". Which is the framework for his show. Tim is the founder/owner of Creative Crew Agency, which is a one stop shop web development agency offering branding, web design and development, managed website hosting, tech support and maintenance.Learn more about Tim at www.creativecrewagency.com and checkout his podcast www.workathomerockstar.com.
To learn more about Sarah, go to www.fruitioninitiatives.com.
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The first time I talked to Rachel, I knew she was a hustler at heart - paving her own way, breaking glass ceilings, and helping others build strong independent businesses is her jam.
Rachel is the CEO of an executive assistance and operations agency that supports business owners by removing the day to day overwhelm so that they can get their time back in order to focus on revenue generating activities. A consultant to businesses to support them on their business infrastructure. She is also a coach to virtual executive assistants to create a profitable and sustainable business. After waiting for years to finally get her miracle baby, she had left the corporate world in order to create a business that provided time and financial freedom. She is dedicated to helping others build a business they love in order to create impact in our communities and much more by providing white glove support. She believes that people buy people and not businesses, and that we can all succeed if people were to treat others as humans with love, respect and compassion.Learn more about Rachel at www.theexecutiveninja.com.
Learn more about Sarah at www.fruitioninitiatives.com.
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Andrea Sager is no stranger to solopreneurship. After landing what she thought was her dream job, she realized that she wanted more. I had a great time chatting with Andrea about following your dreams no matter what (plus some great legal info too!).
Andrea Sager is an author and the CEO and founder of Legalpreneur, a legal tech startup that focuses on offering affordable legal services to businesses of all sizes. While working at a corporate firm, Andrea noticed a gap in the legal industry – no one was catering to the small, innovative start-up brands dominating her social media feeds. As a serial entrepreneur, she knew firsthand the importance of building a business with a solid legal foundation. However, she also knew that many new businesses simply did not have the funds. That realization led to the development of Legalpreneur. Because legal services should be accessible to everyone. In addition to running her company, Andrea is a mom of two in Houston and is passionate about all things health, wellness, poker and business.Learn more about Andrea at https://thelegalpreneur.com/ and check out her podcast, The Legalpreneur Podcast.
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