Being Freelance

• Graphic Designer & Illustrator Itzel Islas

  From an overworked designer posting “a visual diary” on Instagram to running a multi-stream creative business, Itzel Islas has built a freelance life entirely on her own terms.After almost a decade in apparel design, she started illustrating for fun - and quickly realised people loved her colourful, playful style. “Little by little I started creating art… and then I started getting clients through it.”Today she runs YAY Itzel, blending branding work, her online shop, Patreon sticker club, brand partnerships with Adobe and Wacom, murals, workshops and even organising pop-ups, all rooted in her Mexican culture. “I’m just chasing whatever is fun for me.  And if it sounds fun, I’m all in.”She talks building a business organically, finding clients who share her values, and why being authentic is her biggest asset. “I’ve always seen everything I do as a big package of what is my business and how I sustain myself as an artist.”Hosted by freelance podcast and video podcast editor Steve Folland. JOIN THE COMMUNITYYou're not alone being freelance. Come and hang out with your BFFs (Being Freelance Friends).beingfreelance.com/community NEW TO FREELANCING? THERE'S A COURSE FOR YOU!The Being Freelance course is made for you!Take the course and you'll also get 6 months FREE community membership. FREELANCER MERCHGet Being Freelance merchandise at beingfreelance.com/shopLike VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance on:Instagram - Instagram.com/beingfreelanceYouTube - YouTube.com/SteveFolland

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• I’m Not a Machine - Freelancing Balance & Bandwidth with Katie Tucker

  Freelance market research consultant Katie Tucker shares how being intentional - with her time, energy, and choices - helped her build a freelance life that truly fits. From walking away from a corporate job for a family adventure to launching her freelance business Product Jungle and writing excellent business book Do Penguins Eat Peaches?, Katie opens up about patience, priorities, and the reality of balancing work, parenting, and wellbeing. You can watch the video podcast of this episode on Spotify or YouTube.In this episode we cover: The leap from corporate to freelancing after a family gap yearHow writing Do Penguins Eat Peaches? helped shape her businessBalancing client work with parenting and self-careWhy understanding your customer starts with asking better questionsThe power of patience, pricing, and permissionPlus ,we discover the one market research mistake that freelancers and small business most often make. Make sure you catch it. Find Katie Tucker at https://www.productjungle.co.uk/Get Katie's excellent business book: https://amzn.to/4hQ60bh---Hosted & produced by freelance podcast editor & video creator Steve Folland. EPISODE SPONSORED BY FREELANCER MAGAZINE Much more than a magazine these days - but come on, who doesn't love sweet glossy pages dropping through your door helping you explore the world of freelancing? Visit freelancermagazine.co.uk  JOIN THE COMMUNITYYou're not alone being freelance. Come and hang out with your BFFs (Being Freelance Friends).beingfreelance.com/community NEW TO FREELANCING? THERE'S A COURSE FOR YOU!The Being Freelance course is made for you!Take the course and you'll also get 6 months FREE community membership. FREELANCER MERCHGet Being Freelance merchandise at beingfreelance.com/shopLike VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance on:Instagram - Instagram.com/beingfreelanceYouTube - YouTube.com/SteveFolland

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• Slow Down - Lineo's Intentional Freelancing

  From choreographing dance routines and directing a TV show at a South African megachurch… to running her own freelance business - Lineo Kakole’s journey into branding was anything but traditional.When no one would hire her after she quit her job, Lineo started sharing passion projects on Instagram. From there, she built her creative identity design studio, Get Ready With Me, around beauty, strategy, and intentional living.But freelancing wasn’t always smooth. Burnout forced Lineo to rethink everything - from how she planned her day to how she tracked her emotions. Her solution? Turning to her 16-year-old self for guidance. Her high school self packed a lot in without burning out, how did she do it?Paper planners. Quarters, not just years. Dance breaks. Report cards. Slowing down. Now she does client work just four focused hours a few days a week - and she’s built a business that truly fits her life.In this episode, Lineo shares how she:- Built her freelance brand from scratch with no client experience- Discovered her niche through joy, not just opportunity- Designed a unique way of tracking emotional productivity- Learned to value her unconventional career path- Built market access beyond South Africa — into London, Sydney, Berlin and moreLineo reminds us: No one’s chasing you. You don’t need to be 'Forbes 30 Under 30'. You just need to design a freelance life that works for you.----Hosted & produced by freelance podcast editor & video creator Steve Folland. EPISODE SPONSORED BY FREELANCER MAGAZINE Much more than a magazine these days - but come on, who doesn't love sweet glossy pages dropping through your door helping you explore the world of freelancing? Visit freelancermagazine.co.uk JOIN THE COMMUNITYYou're not alone being freelance. Come and hang out with your BFFs (Being Freelance Friends).beingfreelance.com/community NEW TO FREELANCING? THERE'S A COURSE FOR YOU!The Being Freelance course is made for you!Take the course and you'll also get 6 months FREE community membership. FREELANCER MERCHGet Being Freelance merchandise at beingfreelance.com/shopLike VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance on:Instagram - Instagram.com/beingfreelanceYouTube - YouTube.com/SteveFolland

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• Surgeries, Grief, & a Six-Figure Business - Jess Bruno

  When Jess Bruno left her corporate job in marketing, to help with managing her chronic illness - she had no idea freelancing was even an option. It was her mum that made her realise all the free marketing advice she was giving to her friends should be worth paying for.The next time they called asking for help, it would cost £25.Since then, Jess has built a six-figure freelancer business.And what's more, she's built it on her terms: around her health, around surgeries, around grief. The past five years has packed in a lot for Jess. And we pack a lot into this episode:- How chronic illness shaped her business model- Rebuilding from grief, surgery and burnout — twice- How she grew her business without posting perfect content- The shift from doing it all to coaching and strategy- Why her content converts, even with 30 likes a post- What Netwerking is, and why it’s worth every penny (even in the red)- How she’s planning a sustainable new version of her businessIt’s bold, honest and brilliant — just like Jess.--Hosted & produced by freelance podcast editor & video creator Steve Folland. EPISODE SPONSORED BY FREELANCER MAGAZINE Much more than a magazine these days - but come on, who doesn't love sweet glossy pages dropping through your door helping you explore the world of freelancing? Visit https://freelancermagazine.co.uk JOIN THE COMMUNITYYou're not alone being freelance. Come and hang out with your BFFs (Being Freelance Friends).beingfreelance.com/community NEW TO FREELANCING? THERE'S A COURSE FOR YOU!The Being Freelance course is made for you!Take the course and you'll also get 6 months FREE community membership. FREELANCER MERCHGet Being Freelance merchandise at beingfreelance.com/shopLike VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance on:Instagram - Instagram.com/beingfreelanceYouTube - YouTube.com/SteveFolland

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• No Suit, No Broccoli: Escaping Corporate Life with André Spiteri

  From finance lawyer in Malta to FinTech copywriter in Edinburgh — André Spiteri’s freelancing story is full of risk, reinvention, and real talk.In this episode, André shares how he went from a corporate job he hated to building a sustainable freelance writing business. He talks honestly about the pressures of starting out, the mindset shift that came with success, and why the freedom of freelancing can sometimes be the hardest part.You’ll hear:Why André quit law and moved to London with no planHis cold-pitching mindset and why, against the usual freelancer advice, he doesn’t follow upWhat changed when he embraced being himself on social mediaHow community and a mastermind group made a huge differenceThe surprising thing he found most challenging about freelance lifeWhat he’d tell his younger self after 10 years in businessIt's a fun, sometimes sweary story of escaping corporate life. JOIN THE COMMUNITYYou're not alone being freelance. Come and hang out with your BFFs (Being Freelance Friends).beingfreelance.com/community NEW TO FREELANCING? THERE'S A COURSE FOR YOU!The Being Freelance course is made for you!Take the course and you'll also get 6 months FREE community membership. FREELANCER MERCHGet Being Freelance merchandise at beingfreelance.com/shopLike VIDEO? - Check out the Being Freelance on:Instagram - Instagram.com/beingfreelanceYouTube - YouTube.com/SteveFolland

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