Episodes

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 emplo…

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 f…

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 Y…

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 les…

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 …

Nov. 12, 2024

#57: Pivoting Your Business Your Way

HELPFUL LINKS: My newsletter with weekly podcasting insights Episode #46 with Iesha Small: Embracing Career Pivots as Part of Life _______________________________________ Hello and welcome to this week's (solo) episode! As y…

Nov. 5, 2024

#56: Strategies for Building a Successful Podcast – Ashley Morris

This week, my guest Ashley Morris, a podcast consultant, and I dive into the world of podcasting, from discovering a passion for podcasts to the intricacies of hosting, co-hosting, and monetizing a podcast. Ash is not only a…

Oct. 29, 2024

#55: How The Heck Do You Write A Book? – Vicky Quinn Fraser

If you’re anything like me, you sometimes daydream about publishing your own book, but you never actually tried doing it because of that tiny voice inside your head telling you that you have nothing of value to share, at lea…

Oct. 22, 2024

#54: Finding Your Voice: How to Overcome Public Speaking Fears – Darren Young

Darren Young is a public speaking coach who truly found his calling after 22 failed attempts (inspiring, isn't it?). Public speaking has always been an indispensable skill, but now, in the age of AI and generic content, it's…

Oct. 15, 2024

#53: Stop Undervaluing Yourself: Expert Advice on Pricing Strategies – Filip Fučić

Filip Fučić is a pricing mentor based in Croatia but active on FIVE continents. Pricing is an evergreen topic, and it's a difficult one to master, especially for freelancers and small business owners. (Myself included.) Fili…

Oct. 8, 2024

#52: Applying CEO and COO Dynamic Strategies to Small Businesses – Diane Mentzer

This week, you’re in for a treat as Diane Mentzer is not only a kind and empathetic human, but she’s also on a mission to help CEOs and COOs work together, clarify goals, roles & responsibilities, and strengthen the organiza…

Oct. 1, 2024

#51: Start-Ups, Hiccups, and Landing Big Brands – Luka Glavaš

Luka Glavaš is a co-founder of Flaster, a Croatian start-up founded in 2020, and in this episode, he talks about the hiccups he and his business partner, Filip Carić have experienced in the last four years. Flaster is a plat…

Sept. 24, 2024

#50: Learning How to Teach: Strategies for Online Educators – Višnja Željeznjak

Episode #50! Is that a milestone? Either way, I'm thrilled to be joined by Višnja Željeznjak, an educators' educator based in Croatia. She started her business in 2002 (it's incredible how that's 20+ years ago), initially fo…

Sept. 17, 2024

#49: Tackling Taboo Topics and Staying True to Oneself Online – Pamela Perkić

Pamela Perkić, an activist and the main organizer of the ICON Retreat, which she hosts a couple of times a year in Croatia, opens up and shares her experiences on being outspoken online and standing your ground regardless of…

Sept. 10, 2024

#48: Integrating HubSpot into Your Freelance Business – Nenad Kostić

Nenad Kostić, a HubSpot expert based in Croatia, shares some valuable tips on how we can use it to manage our client work efficiently. In this conversation, Nenad discusses his experience with HubSpot and how it has helped h…

Sept. 3, 2024

#47: Exploring Marketing Opportunities Your Way – Sarah Silva

Sarah Silva, a freelance German-to-English chemical translator and a very proactive marketer, shares her journey of starting her own business and how she has been marketing herself for years in a way that feels authentic and…

Aug. 27, 2024

#46: Embracing Career Pivots as Part of Life – Iesha Small

In my opinion, career pivots are such a great topic, but they are not discussed enough in the freelance landscape. This is why I was thrilled to have discovered this week’s guest, Iesha Small, who specializes in career pivot…

Aug. 20, 2024

#45: Why Good Copy is Now More Important than Ever – Joni Sweet

Joni Sweet is a copywriter and a copywriting coach based in the U.S. She works with some big-name clients, such as National Geographic and Time Magazine. However, Joni keeps it real and openly shares what she struggled with …

Aug. 13, 2024

#44: Cash VS Cashflow and Why Business Owners Get It Wrong – Yinka Ewuola

Yinka Ewuola, a multi-award-winning business owner, coach, speaker, and business and asset strategist, talks about the topics of money, mindset, finances, cash, and cashflow. She shares her journey and how she became a busin…

Aug. 6, 2024

#43: Navigating Year 1 of Self-Employment in the Copywriting Space – Luca Kozina

Luca Kozina, a copywriting expert, shares her career journey and transition to self-employment. She started her career in marketing, but writing has always been her No. 1 skill. So luckily, she discovered copywriting! She em…

July 30, 2024

#42: Marketing, but Make it Ethical – Jessica Lohmann

Jessica Lohmann is the founder of Ethical Brand Marketing, a company that helps eco-friendly brands and creatives design their own ethical marketing strategies. Ethical marketing is such a huge topic and is being discussed m…

July 23, 2024

#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 wi…

July 16, 2024

#40: A Masterclass on Personal Branding – Nela Dunato

Nela Dunato is an artist, brand designer, teacher, writer, and speaker based in Croatia. She describes what her process of working with clients looks like, and, in case you were wondering, the first step does NOT include tal…

July 9, 2024

#39: Reshaping Our Relationship With Money & Investing – Anouk Knuffmann

It is my pleasure to bring you the first episode dedicated entirely to money & investing! Anouk Knuffmann, a female financial empowerment coach, shares her journey from freelancing to coaching and her mission to help women f…