Getting laid off twice might not sound like the beginning of a story about job security. For Satta Sarmah Hightower, it was.Satta started freelancing in 2014 after back-to-back layoffs. She figured…
John Jonas hired his first full-time worker in the Philippines in 2005. Within a couple of weeks, he says it felt like there were suddenly “two of me.”That experience eventually led John to create…
What happens when you’ve already built a successful freelance business?You could keep doing what works. Or you could ask a more interesting question: What else might be possible? Ross Simmonds grew up…
What if you didn’t need to create more content to find more clients?Kendall Cherry doubled her freelance income by turning her best old posts, emails, stories, and case studies into a sales ecosystem…
At some point in your freelance career, you start wondering whether the next level requires another person.Maybe you’re booked out. Maybe too much of your week disappears into work that drains you. Or…
Dustin Riechmann went from traffic engineer to marketing consultant to meat stick entrepreneur to founder of 7-Figure Leap.Yes, meat sticks.After COVID wiped out many of his local consulting clients…
What does it actually take to create monthly recurring revenue with high-ticket freelance clients?In this episode, Austin talks with Amanda Northcutt about the shift from project-based freelancing to…
Hannah Soto didn’t set out to build a production company. She saw problems in her industry. People below a certain title were treated poorly. Productions were inefficient. Systems were messy. So she…
Satta Sarmah Hightower opens up about the evolution from being a skilled freelancer who took good opportunities as they came… to becoming a more intentional business owner who chooses work based on…
At a certain point in your freelance career, the question stops being “How do I get more clients?” and starts being “How do I build a business I actually want to keep running?” In this episode, Austin…
