The Freelancers' Show

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Synopsis

Weekly discussion by freelancers and professionals about running a business, finding clients, marketing, and lifestyle related to being a freelancer.

Episodes

  • Scaling a Freelance Business into an Agency - TFS 390

    10/06/2021 Duration: 58min

    Petra and our guest Kevin discuss the various elements that go into getting a freelance business to the next level of growth (if you choose) including systems, marketing, employees (including a few what not to do stories!) and sales. We'll discuss how we overcame certain challenges, and the one secret that caused Kevin's business to go from a team of three to a team of 25 within a short timeframe. Panel Petra Manos Guest Kevin Urrutia Sponsors Dev Influencers Accelerator Links The E-Myth RevisitedCoding Platform for Kids | Tynker#1 Facebook Ads AgencyTwitter: Kevin Urrutia ( @danest ) Picks Kevin- DotCom SecretsPetra- A Series of Unfortunate Events

  • The 3 Essentials for Successful Job Outcomes - BONUS

    04/06/2021 Duration: 35min

    Chuck dives into the 3 essentials for getting the next successful outcome you want in your career. Whether that's something simple like a raise or something more complex like going freelance, you can achieve it by working on 3 main areas. First, building skills. The most obvious type of skills you'll need is technical skills. However, don't neglect your people skills and your organizational skills as well since you're often paid for how you work with people and enhance their work and how you put your work together in the most efficient ways. Second, building relationships. Often other people will be able to help you find the opportunities or will be the ones to make the decisions that impact your ability to get the outcome you want. Having good relationships is key to having good outcomes. Third, building recognition. Being known for being valuable in important ways allows you to leverage the skills you have to build better relationships and create opportunities to get what you need to get the outcom

  • The 3 Essentials for Successful Job Outcomes - BONUS

    03/06/2021 Duration: 37min

    Chuck dives into the 3 essentials for getting the next successful outcome you want in your career. Whether that's something simple like a raise or something more complex like going freelance, you can achieve it by working on 3 main areas. First, building skills. The most obvious type of skills you'll need is technical skills. However, don't neglect your people skills and your organizational skills as well since you're often paid for how you work with people and enhance their work and how you put your work together in the most efficient ways. Second, building relationships. Often other people will be able to help you find the opportunities or will be the ones to make the decisions that impact your ability to get the outcome you want. Having good relationships is key to having good outcomes. Third, building recognition. Being known for being valuable in important ways allows you to leverage the skills you have to build better relationships and create opportunities to get what you need to get the outcom

  • How to Get Hired at a FANG Company - BONUS

    28/05/2021 Duration: 22min

    Chuck explains what he taught Nathan last week when we asked how to get hired at a FANG (Facebook Apple/Amazon Netflix Google) company. Essentially, it boils down to how to build the skills and knowledge needed to pass the interview. How to build the relationships to get into the door and have the interviewer want you to succeed. And how to build the reputation that has the company wanting you regardless of the outcome. This approach also works for speaking at conferences, selling courses, and other outcomes as well as it's the core of building a successful career as an influencer. Panel Charles Max Wood

  • How to Get Hired at a FANG Company - BONUS

    27/05/2021 Duration: 24min

    Chuck explains what he taught Nathan last week when we asked how to get hired at a FANG (Facebook Apple/Amazon Netflix Google) company. Essentially, it boils down to how to build the skills and knowledge needed to pass the interview. How to build the relationships to get into the door and have the interviewer want you to succeed. And how to build the reputation that has the company wanting you regardless of the outcome. This approach also works for speaking at conferences, selling courses, and other outcomes as well as it's the core of building a successful career as an influencer. Panel Charles Max Wood Sponsors Dev Influencers Accelerator

  • Becoming the Go-To Person in Your Technology Area - BONUS

    07/05/2021 Duration: 16min

    Chuck was on a strategic call with one of his potential coaching clients talking about cryptocurrencies and realized that this is one of the major reasons that people want to become influencers. Or, rather, that many people aspire to make a difference and/or make money and the best way to do that is to become the person people go to for what you do. So, how do you become the first person people think of when they think of that thing you know how to do? Let Chuck tell you. Panel Charles Max Wood

  • Becoming the Go-To Person in Your Technology Area - BONUS

    06/05/2021 Duration: 18min

    Chuck was on a strategic call with one of his potential coaching clients talking about cryptocurrencies and realized that this is one of the major reasons that people want to become influencers. Or, rather, that many people aspire to make a difference and/or make money and the best way to do that is to become the person people go to for what you do. So, how do you become the first person people think of when they think of that thing you know how to do? Let Chuck tell you. Panel Charles Max Wood Sponsors Dev Influencers Accelerator

  • Don't Let These Things Keep You From Podcasting - BONUS

    29/04/2021 Duration: 15min

    Charles talks about the things that get developers stuck when they're trying to start their podcast or other influencer channel. He explains how to get around having those things hamper your journey. Panel Charles Max Wood

  • Don't Let These Things Keep You From Podcasting - BONUS

    29/04/2021 Duration: 17min

    Charles talks about the things that get developers stuck when they're trying to start their podcast or other influencer channel. He explains how to get around having those things hamper your journey. Panel Charles Max Wood Sponsors Dev Influencers Accelerator

  • BONUS: Relationships Matter Most

    23/04/2021 Duration: 19min

    Charles Max Wood talks about how to build, grow, and benefit from positive relationships within programming. He talks about how he's built genuine positive relationships with hundreds of programmers and how he and others have grown from those relationships. He also explains that you get out of relationships what you put into them. Finally, he goes into how to begin to build relationships by building a system of influence you can use on behalf of the people you want relationships with. Panel Charles Max Wood

  • BONUS: Relationships Matter Most

    22/04/2021 Duration: 21min

    Charles Max Wood talks about how to build, grow, and benefit from positive relationships within programming. He talks about how he's built genuine positive relationships with hundreds of programmers and how he and others have grown from those relationships. He also explains that you get out of relationships what you put into them. Finally, he goes into how to begin to build relationships by building a system of influence you can use on behalf of the people you want relationships with. Panel Charles Max Wood Sponsors Dev Influencers Accelerator

  • BONUS: How Opportunities Come Your Way When You're an Influencer

    16/04/2021 Duration: 20min

    Charles Max Wood discusses several opportunities that came his way early in his podcasting career and other opportunities that have come to other people after only a couple of podcast episodes. He explains why that happens and how you can use this to create more influence as a developer. Panel Charles Max Wood

  • BONUS: How Opportunities Come Your Way When You're an Influencer

    15/04/2021 Duration: 22min

    Charles Max Wood discusses several opportunities that came his way early in his podcasting career and other opportunities that have come to other people after only a couple of podcast episodes. He explains why that happens and how you can use this to create more influence as a developer. Panel Charles Max Wood

  • BONUS: What is Charles Max Wood's Biggest Payoff for Being a Dev Influencer?

    09/04/2021 Duration: 31min

    Charles Max Wood started podcasting because it sounded fun and because he wanted to talk about technology. He learned pretty quickly that it got him access to people who understood the things he wanted to learn. The reasons changed over the years, as Charles explains before he talks about the big payoff he gets now from doing the podcasts. Panel Charles Max Wood

  • BONUS: What is Charles Max Wood’s Biggest Payoff for Being a Dev Influencer?

    08/04/2021 Duration: 33min

    Charles Max Wood started podcasting because it sounded fun and because he wanted to talk about technology. He learned pretty quickly that it got him access to people who understood the things he wanted to learn. The reasons changed over the years, as Charles explains before he talks about the big payoff he gets now from doing the podcasts. Panel Charles Max Wood Sponsors Dev Influencers Accelerator

  • BONUS: How Jason Weimann Became a Game Developer

    02/04/2021 Duration: 39min

    Jason Weimann started out as an enthusiast of the Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game, Everquest. After becoming a software developer and building a collaborative community playing the game, learn how he used his connections to get a job working for the company that made the game, even if it wasn't a job working as a game developer and how that led to a career working on one of the most popular online games of the time. Panel Charles Max Wood

  • BONUS: How Jason Weimann Became a Game Developer

    01/04/2021 Duration: 41min

    Jason Weimann started out as an enthusiast of the Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game, Everquest. After becoming a software developer and building a collaborative community playing the game, learn how he used his connections to get a job working for the company that made the game, even if it wasn't a job working as a game developer and how that led to a career working on one of the most popular online games of the time. Panel Charles Max Wood Guest Jason Weimann Sponsors Dev Heroes Accelerator

  • BONUS: Continuing Your Learning Journey by Finding Mentors as an Influencer

    26/03/2021 Duration: 30min

    Chuck outlines how he's used his podcasts to find mentors to continue his learning journey over 12 years of podcasting. Some mentors have been long lived relationships while others have lasted only a few months or even days. This episode shares Chuck's experience learning from the top people in the development community as a programmer and podcaster. Panel Charles Max Wood

  • BONUS: Continuing Your Learning Journey by Finding Mentors as an Influencer

    23/03/2021 Duration: 32min

    Chuck outlines how he's used his podcasts to find mentors to continue his learning journey over 12 years of podcasting. Some mentors have been long lived relationships while others have lasted only a few months or even days. This episode shares Chuck's experience learning from the top people in the development community as a programmer and podcaster. Panel Charles Max Wood Sponsors Dev Heroes Accelerator

  • BONUS: How Senior Developers Can Enjoy Learning Like They Were Juniors

    16/03/2021 Duration: 39min

    Remember the amazing adventure it was to learn a new thing every day as a Junior Developer? It's easy to feel a little stuck or lost as a Senior developer since there aren't roadmaps or people looking to mentor seniors. (Besides Charles Max Wood.) Chuck talks about how he felt that way at different points in his career and how podcasting and connecting with the programming communities helped him get past that. Panel Charles Max Wood Sponsors Dev Heroes Accelerator

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