Episodes

April 28, 2025

#77: Fishing Close to the Boat: A Smarter Way to Get Clients – Joe McKay

What if you didn’t need to have everything figured out — and could still build a thriving freelance business? In this episode, I’m joined by Joe McKay, a copywriter, ghostwriter, and business coach who helps solopreneurs get ...

April 21, 2025

#76: Disney-fy Your Business: Lessons in WOWing Your Clients – Vance Morris

What does Disney know about business that most entrepreneurs miss? A whole lot, according to this week's guest, Vance Morris. Vance is a former Disney leader turned entrepreneur who now owns multiple successful home service b...

April 14, 2025

#75: From Introvert to Connector: Sustainable Marketing Strategies for Shy Business Owners – Maël Blivet

In this episode, I’m joined by Maël Blivet—an English- and Italian-to-French translator who brings so much more to the table than just language skills. Maël is a relationship builder, a thoughtful communicator, and someone wh...

April 7, 2025

#74: Stop Chasing Clients: Smart Sales Strategies for Freelancers – Bryan McDonald

Are you tired of constantly chasing the next client? Struggling to sell your services without feeling pushy? I’m the first to admit that I sometimes struggle with finding clients, pricing my services, or feeling confident abo...

March 31, 2025

#73: Having It All & Staying Sane as a Solo Business Owner – Fiona Gray

Today, I'm joined by my friend Fiona Gray, a translator with a steady and successful solo business — yes, even in today's age of generative AI and machine translation. We dive into the many ways translators can diversify thei...

March 24, 2025

#72: Why “Why Not Now?” Might Be the Best Career Advice You'll Hear – Emily Court

In this episode, I sit down with Emily Court, a friend and a super-talented web designer who made a bold career pivot from copywriting to design. We discuss how she transitioned into a new niche, overcame self-doubt, and buil...

March 17, 2025

#71: Turn Your E-Mail List into a Money-Making Machine – Simon Town

E-mail marketing is one of the most powerful tools for turning subscribers into paying clients—but how do you do it without feeling overwhelmed? In this week's episode, I sit down with Simon Town, an e-mail marketing expert w...

March 10, 2025

#70: The Outsider's Edge: Turning Differences into Business Strengths – Vimala Thangaveloo

In this week's episode, I sit down with Vimala Thangaveloo, a former Fortune 500 lawyer turned coach, who helps outsiders harness their uniqueness to build successful, fulfilling careers. Vimala shares her personal journey of...

March 4, 2025

#69: Sales, Communication, and the Human Brain: Insights from a Neuro Strategist – Jake Stahl

Jake Stahl is a sales and business development neuro strategist working with individuals from across the world, helping them become better communicators, salespeople, and business owners. As an NLP practitioner, Jake is someo...

Feb. 25, 2025

#68: How to Keep Business Relationships Going Forever – Belinda Grace Fischer

Belinda Grace Fischer is an English-to-German and German-to-English marketing translator, copywriter, workshop host, and speaker. Belinda and I had a great and, dare I say, intimate conversation about the freelancing wins and...

Feb. 18, 2025

#67: Mastering Design Without the Overwhelm – Ubaid Ur Rehman

I absolutely love welcoming designers to this podcast, especially those who don’t mention colors and fonts within the first 5 minutes. So there’s a spoiler for you: Good design is not ONLY about making things look pretty. Uba...

Feb. 11, 2025

#66: Business, Motherhood, and Identity Crises (Unfiltered) – Julia Ferch

Julia Ferch is not only a lovely friend of mine, but she's also a German copywriter and translator with a professional background in the media and marketing industry, AND a mother of a toddler daughter (same as me!). In this ...

Feb. 4, 2025

#65: Making AI Your Business Bestie Using Custom GPTs – Celeste Yamile

I know, I know, you’ve listened to a bunch of episodes and read a lot about AI by this point, but since AI is here to stay, whether we like it or not, we might as well keep talking about it. Celeste Yamile is an AI expert who...

Jan. 28, 2025

[REPLAY] #29: A Comprehensive Guide to E-Mail Marketing – Dominik Metličić

Dominik Metličić, an e-mail marketing consultant from Split, Croatia, shares invaluable tips on all things e-mail marketing. He focuses on growing e-mail lists with lead magnets and converting subscribers into paying customer...

Jan. 21, 2025

[REPLAY] #41: How to Build a Simple AND Powerful Freelance Business – Jenni Gritters

Jenni Gritters is a business strategist and coach for freelancers and solopreneurs based in Oregon, U.S. We talk about various things, but we mostly focus on her coaching journey and what she has seen freelancers struggle wit...

Jan. 14, 2025

[REPLAY] #23: Consistency & Authenticity in Content Creation – Kelsey Frick

Kelsey Frick is one of those people who simply stand out on social media (in a good way!). I started following Kelsey quite a while ago and I just knew she'd make a great guest and provide valuable content for my audience, so...

Jan. 7, 2025

#64: Copywriting 101: Clarity, Humanity, and Ethics – Vlad Adrian Iancu

Vlad Adrian Iancu is a freelance content writer and copywriter, but unlike most you’ve seen thus far. Why? Well, he’s VERY vocal when it comes to current trends and what he likes and dislikes about the industry, and some of h...

Dec. 31, 2024

#63: How Fashion Choices Influence Our Business Success – Samantha Harman

Samantha Harman discusses her journey from a newspaper editor in a male-dominated industry to becoming a fashion entrepreneur focused on empowering women through personal style. She emphasizes the psychological impact of clot...

Dec. 24, 2024

#62: "Is SEO Dead?" and Other SEO Myths and Upcoming Trends – Saša Kordić

Some people say SEO is dead. Others disagree wholeheartedly. No matter your camp, you’ll learn something from this conversation. Saša Kordić, an SEO specialist based in Croatia, shares his thoughts on SEO trends in 2025, what...

Dec. 17, 2024

[REPLAY] #16: On the 4-Day Workweek Revolution, Navigating the Modern Workplace, and Trust – Jan De Jong

Jan de Jong, CEO of Webpower Adria, discusses the implementation and benefits of a four-day workweek. He shares how his company introduced the concept and the notable benefits they have experienced, including increased employ...

Dec. 10, 2024

#61: Finding Your Calling in 2 Hours and Going for It – Lucia Jurić

Lucia Jurić is a career consultant on a mission to help 1 million people find a job they love, using the award-winning Predictive Analytics. Lucia is not only an expert at what she does, but she’s also someone I can call a fr...

Dec. 3, 2024

#60: Coaching, Content, and Clarity in Business – Janine Coombes

Janine Coombes is one of those guests one can interview for ages on all things marketing and coaching. She is extremely knowledgeable and selflessly shares her insights with her audience on LinkedIn, and her new book, Easy Ye...

Nov. 26, 2024

#59: Being Intentional & Preventing Burnout in Entrepreneurship – Sonita Reese

Sonita Reese is an entrepreneur helping time-starved entrepreneurs grow and thrive. She’s definitely the right person for the job since she’s been on a life-long journey and realized what truly matters along the way. The less...

Nov. 19, 2024

#58: Balancing a Full-Time Job With (Paid) Passion Projects – Kelly Cordell-Morris

What do software product management and dog behavior have in common? Well, the answer is — more than you think. This week’s guest, Kelly Cordell-Morris, has a full-time job as a product manager at Siemens Digital Industries S...