Being Freelance
Episodes
Building A Future - Content Creator Ben Adam-Smith
10 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Ben's on a mission to make a difference to global warming and that's what drives his business. He's always taking stock of what he's done and planning...
In Through the Outdoors - Writer Vivienne Crow
03 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Hear how a journalist with a passion for the outdoors and walking made her own route to being an award-winning Outdoor writer. With 18 books under her...
Product of Experience - UI UX Designer Mike Hince
25 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Redundancy helped push Mike into a freelance career. Since then he's evolved, learned, focused, launched his own products, developed his own personal ...
Stop In The Name Of GLove - Stop Motion Filmmaker Graham Love
20 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
You're 17. One of your stop motion films goes viral. A major TV channel calls with a commission. What do you? Start university as planned, or seize th...
Remote Control - Copywriter Laura Glover
13 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
London agency life was turning Laura into a zombie. Over long days were filled with meetings and politics instead of being creative. Now, she's carved...
Etsy Bitsy Beginning - Branding Witch Kelly Brito
06 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Freelancing has enabled Kelly to work around her family doing something she loves. Starting by selling Wordpress themes on etsy, she now offers an evo...
Face To Face - Photographer Andy Barnham
28 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
From an officer to a gentleman's go-to-freelance photographer. Andy left the army and soon found he had enough orders for capturing images of bespoke,...
Keep Hitting Publish - Copywriter Amy Harrison
21 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
"You have the chance to carve the career of your dreams, so dream!" Amy didn't just settle for regular copywriting gigs. She didn't just set...
You're Not Alone - Designer Rachel Shillcock
14 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel's found inspiration, support, friendship and even clients in the communities she's joined online. Be it through courses she's paid for, Twitter...
Drawn Out Start To Freelancing - Illustrator Kristian Duffy
07 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
After struggling to find work after uni, with a year of bits, bobs and benefits, Kristian finally found the real benefits of a mentor, working for an ...
The Sound of Freelance - Composer Jamie Salisbury
31 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Jamie went from gigging musician to composer for TV, film, games and stage. Here he shares how it's all played out so far: heading back to uni, collab...
Natural Niche - Children's Illustrator Natalie Smillie
24 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Hear how Natalie went from the RAF to flying solo as a freelance illustrator. Along the way she's found her niche, an agent and a dog... but it feels ...
Marketing Your Business - Digital Marketing Consultant Col Skinner
17 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Col quit agency life to be his own boss. As you'd expect, he's very deliberate about selling himself; he shares his experiences of SEO, content market...
Mann Made Opportunities - Presenter Olly Mann
10 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
After a career freelancing behind the scenes in TV, Olly Mann has found himself in the media limelight. Found? Or put himself there? Olly's a writer f...
Catch Up Part 2 - A Year Being Freelance
20 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
After a year of the podcast Being Freelance... what's that 12 months actually been like being freelance for our very first guests? In this, the second...
Catch Up Part 1 - A Year Being Freelance
14 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
After a year of the podcast Being Freelance... what's that 12 months actually been like being freelance for our very first guests? In this, the first ...
Insta Freelance - Photographer Jordan Green
01 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Without Instagram would Jordan be shooting for some of the coolest fashion brands and bands around? A great mix of passion, talent and social (both me...
Best Looking Freelancer In The World - Copywriter Joel Klettke
24 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Canadian copywriter Joel Klettke is focused on results. When it works for his clients it's working for him. This chat has a crazy amount of useful fre...
Freelance Out Of The Box - TV Producer Jacqui Moore
18 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Over 25 years of being freelance for acclaimed TV and Live Event exec Jacqui Moore; this is a box-set of experience to binge on. An English woman in N...
From Russia With Linguistics - Illustrator Landysh Akhmetzyanova
11 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
She trained as a Linguist. She worked as a Translator. She dreamt as an Illustrator. Eventually Landysh brought them together: co-founding Lingvistov,...
Full Frontal Freelance - Developer Remy Sharp
22 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
JavaScript developer Remy Sharp's been freelance for nearly a decade and has never pitched for business. Hear how his side projects bring him clients,...
Freelancer Of The Year - Exhbitions Designer Rebecca Shipham
13 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
5 years after redundancy abruptly introduced her to self employment, exhibitions designer Rebecca Shipham was named IPSE Freelancer Of The Year. Ahead...
Freelance Marketing - Digital Designer Tim Brown
06 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Tim designs and develops for local SME clients in his home city of Minneapolis. They all come thanks to the work he puts into establishing himself as ...
Freelance & The Family - Writer Franky Shanahan
29 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Both Franky and her husband are self employed. How do they make it work for their young family? Hear how Franky's blog 'Love Audrey' gave her the conf...
Side Projects Are Investments - Script Writer Tim Clague
21 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Tim is a freelance storyteller. As a BAFTA nominated film maker, video creative and script writer, he sees 'side projects' as investments in his busin...
Don't Freak Out! - Strategist Louisa Heinrich
14 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Strategist, speaker, designer and instigator Louisa trades both as herself and as her company Superhuman Limited, travelling from her homes in Berlin ...
Become An Authority Using Twitter - Logo Geek, Designer Ian Paget
07 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Paget designs logos as a freelance side project, but by using social media has carved himself out as an industry authority. This online brand mean...
Niche Queen - E-book Designer Janet Brent
14 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Janet quit her job in the US to travel the world. After finding herself she started finding clients as a freelance designer focused on e-books. From t...
Lifestyle Business - UX Consultant Paul Boag
06 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Boag is a leader in digital strategy with over 20 years experience. He's been an employee, started a company and has now chosen to make his busin...
Invest In Yourself - Blogger & E-Book Writer Samar Owais
29 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Samar Owais arrived in Dubai. She knew her husband. She knew she could blog. What she didn't know, she's learned online, investing in courses that hon...
Side Project Success - Data Designer Stefanie Posavec
22 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Stefanie has exhibited at top galleries, spoken at conferences around the world and designed book covers for her heroes, but it's her passion projects...
Mentor In The Mix - Voiceover & Imaging Producer Stevie Cripps
09 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
How do you go from being a locksmith to being the voice of BBC Radio 1? From house entries to House heroes? From working on people's doors to knocking...
Market, Market, Grow - Video Producer Neil Waddington
02 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Passionate about video production, at the start of the millenium Neil soon grew from being a freelancer to being a company owner. But when the recessi...
Copywriter Danny Margulies - Winning on Elance
20 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Danny Margulies quit his job. Next he wrote 'how to make money writing' into Google. Two days later he had his first client on freelance marketplace E...
Coach Ebonie Allard - From Breakdown To Breakthrough
13 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Freelancer Ebonie Allard went from TV to a successful Virtual Assistant business... until she broke under the strain. Hear how she went from breakdown...
Video Creator Olly Newport - First Job Freelance
07 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Olly Newport's a 20 year old camera op/video editor who has never been anything but freelance. Faced with a future of high univeristy fees he chose to...
Animator Fraser Davidson - Creative Company
29 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Fraser Davidson is a BAFTA award winning director, animator and designer. You'll find some crafty and candid tips in here whatever field you work in. ...
Photographer Casey Gutteridge - Connections Create Business
07 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Photographer Casey Gutteridge doesn't just take pictures, he takes every opportunity to build his connections and that builds his business. This time,...
Blogger Kimberly Duran - Diversify Your Income
30 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Folland finds out what it’s like being freelance for US born and now Manchester based blogger Kimberly Duran. How she balanced a successful bl...
Art Director Sam Clark-Hall - Freelancing That Works For Your Family
23 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Folland chats to Art Director Sam Clark-Hall. Due to the nature of the TV/film industry, Sam's never had a 'proper job', so with over 15 years o...
Web Developer Barry McGee - Paid Twitter Promotion Can Work For Freelancers
16 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Folland chats to Front End Web Developer Barry McGee on stepping out from the BBC and being freelance. Barry's experiment with paying for 'promo...
Brand/Web Designer Liz Elcoate - Becoming A Business Professional
09 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Folland chats to Brand and Web Designer Liz Elcoate. How she went from pension advisor to banking on a freelance career for her future. It's not...
Motion Designer Stu Denbigh - Find Your Mentor
02 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Folland chats to Motion Designer & Creative Editor Stu Denbigh on taking a step back to move forward early on his career, continually improv...
CSS Wizard Harry Roberts - Developing Consultant Magic
10 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Folland discovers how CSS Wizardry's Harry Roberts went from secure staff job to in-demand consultant and international speaker. Harry now advis...
TV Presenter Gema Enseñat - Find Your Specialism
03 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This time, Steve finds out what it's like being freelance for presenter Gema Enseñat: how she went from secondary school teacher to TV host and annou...
Musician & Producer Chris Hollis - Email Strategy To Build Business
28 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This time, what it’s like being freelance for Musician and Producer Chris HollisHow Chris switched from being a freelance journalist for radio stati...
Illustrator Jessica Morgan - Starting Out And Standing Up For Yourself
26 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This time, what it’s like being freelance for Cardiff based illustrator Jessica Morgan. How she dipped her toe, or pencil, in the freelance waters w...
Photographer Tom Miles - Constant Creative Improvement
18 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week, what it’s like being freelance for London based photographer Tom Miles.With over 20 years working self employed in the industry: has he f...