Freelancing As A Serious Business – with Shane Pearlman

February 22, 2011
Shane Pearlman

Shane Pearlman has been in interviews here at Life Of The Freelancer before. But today Shane and I go one-one-one. To give more background, Shane is a freelance evangelist, distributed workforce expert, speaker, writer, SEO, and all around great guy to know. And I believe there's a bit of woodworking in there somewhere too, but you'll have to ask him about that. Find out in this video how Shane built a successful business servicing very well known companies, with a workforce made entirely … [Read more...]

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The League Of Extraordinary Web Developers – With Ron Evans

February 17, 2011

There are many ways to run an insanely successful web development company, and The Hybrid Group is one of them. Headed up by Ron Evans, the guy in today's interview that you won't want to miss - The Hybrid Group is a Los Angeles based software development firm, specializing in Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, cloud computing, mobile development, and most importantly, helping their clients solve problems. If you want to see how a company composed entirely of freelancers cannot only succeed but do … [Read more...]

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Turn A Passion For Writing Into A Business – with Beth Barany

February 15, 2011
Beth Barany

Beth Barany is a coach and teacher for writers and those who want to write. She's done so in two of her favorite places in the world: the San Francisco Bay Area and Paris, France. We are all jealous. Beth is driven to help writers and authors get their message out into the world, gain confidence in their self-expression and discover how they can get noticed and sell books to their audience. And she's got credentials! Beth is certified as a Creativity Coach and an EFL-instructor. In this … [Read more...]

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Building Better Teams Through Improv And Comedy – with Jessie Shternshus

February 10, 2011
Jessie Shternshus

Jessie Shternshus took her background in improvisational acting into that place where comedy and communication is needed the most - the corporation. As the founder and owner of the Improv Effect, Jessie helps build better teams and improve communication through improv. This is one interview you'll just have to watch to grasp all the awesome. I have friends in software development that worked with Jessie and speak extremely highly of her. Watch the interview and then learn more about Jessie … [Read more...]

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Evolving Brands, Engaging Websites, and Empowering Business – with Lea Alcantara

February 8, 2011
Lea Alcantara

Lea Alcantara is the awesome force behind Lealea Design, a studio based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada providing print and web services to clients all over Canada, the United States, the UK, and even Asia. People hire Lea to help their niche-market businesses, big and small, reach their goals. In this interview Lea talks about what it takes to be a successful independent web studio, how the podcast she's a part of helps her business, and much more. Watch the interview with Lea and then find … [Read more...]

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