It’s never been easier for media production professionals to go out on their own and become solopreneurs. Working as a freelancer can often be more lucrative, more flexible and offer far more creative opportunities! If you’re craving to quench your creative thirst or tired of not getting paid your worth, listen to the 5 media production professionals below share how and why they decided to start working for themselves. A/V Technician Turned Business Coach William Brown turned his job as an audio-visual technician into a business for himself, and is now using his business skills to help other e ..read more

Listen to why these 5 sales managers turned solopreneurs left Corporate America behind to create work that works for them and why you can too! If you already know how to sell, you are more than halfway there in terms of what it takes to work for yourself! You are in possession of one of the most valuable and in-demand business skills! If you are burned out working for someone else, listen to the 5 former sales executives and managers below share how and why they started working for themselves. Use your sales skills to create work that works for you! ZipCar Executive Turned Brewer Matt Malloy h ..read more

Do you want to work for yourself, but you’re concerned about how to get health insurance? You’re not alone!  It’s one of the most common obstacles holding people back from working for themselves. Many people hang onto jobs that make them miserable just for the healthcare benefits! Do you know that only half the U.S. population currently gets health insurance through an employer? Did you also know that self-employed workers now represent one-third of the U.S. workforce? Like you, I was also concerned about my health insurance options when I was first laid off in 2000. Here are the highligh ..read more

Do you know any photographers making a living on their own? Maybe you are skeptical about your own ability to start a business using your photography and videography skills. Let me introduce you to 5 photographers and videographers below who are either earning a full-time living all on their own from their skills or have started a side business. Videographer Storyteller Anthony Ongaro shares how to live and work more intentionally and less reactively. He is a talented freelancer filmmaker and videographer. He has also published a book about getting more focused in alignment with your true ..read more

Are you trying to figure out how to calculate your hourly rate as you figure out how to price your services as a freelancer, consultant or coach? Most likely, you’ve given little thought to your hourly rate because you’ve been paid a salary for most of your career! Beyond understanding how much to charge your clients, your hourly rate also helps you: Prioritize your limited time by assigning a financial value to every hour of your workday. Identify the true financial value of all the tasks required to run your business, so you can free up more of your time by automating or delegating lower-co ..read more

It’s never been easier for real estate professionals to start their own business. Real estate has been one of the most common pathways into self-employment for millions of people for decades. Becoming a real estate agent was an accessible and practical way of learning sales and entrepreneurship skills without having to invest much of your own money. There are now so many more accessible ways to become a real estate investor beyond selling real estate. Many real estate agents also apply the entrepreneurship skills they learned to start new businesses outside of the real estate industry. Below a ..read more

Imagine getting paid for just being you? It’s possible! When Jeff Harry, a member of our Fall 2019 Accelerator first learned about this concept, he said it blew his mind! He said, “That’s exactly what I want! I want to be paid for just being myself!” He even shared this video on LinkedIn about his epiphany. I want to help you create work that works for you too. What does that mean? It means creating work in alignment with your values, needs and abilities. It means designing your own unique business model around your core habits and strengths. It means YOU are the starting point of your busine ..read more

Are you curious about how digital marketers started their own businesses? Digital marketing is probably one of the easiest and most lucrative types of solopreneur businesses you can start. Every business is always looking for faster and cheaper ways to generate more leads, sales and revenue.  There seems to be a new digital marketing tactic, trend or software popping up every day! If you are currently employed as a digital marketing professional, transitioning from employee to solopreneur can be fairly quick because your skills are in such high demand! Listen to how the five digital marke ..read more

What do you think happens if you don’t make time for self-reflection? When you don’t reflect, you live in the default state of “more, faster and better”. Instead of making choices based on your needs, you make them based on the needs of others or what you think others expect of you. Sure, you’re running super fast, but are you sure you’re still even headed in the right direction? As the pace of change accelerates (it’s one of the 4 work trends I’ve identified changing work as we know it), it’s tempting to go even faster. I’ve discovered the exact opposite to be true for me! It will be more imp ..read more

Curious about turning your passion for travel into a business? I know we are still in the midst of a global pandemic, but I’m optimistic the travel industry will come roaring back once a vaccine is widely available. Personally, I have been living nomadically since June 2019 and have run Life Skills That Matter from 22 different locations! In the meantime, there’s no harm in thinking about how you can turn your love of travel into a business! In fact, there are lots of ways you can get started without leaving your home! Listen to how the following 5 travel startup founders and digital nomads fi ..read more