029 | Being a freelancer and a parent, treating yourself as a client and the importance of not going it alone with Steve Folland | PT2

PT 2: Our conversation took place in March and is split into three parts – in this second mini episode, we talk about what it's been like to produce over 200 episodes of his podcast over the years, treating his work like a client, collaborating with others and why there's never a downside to being yourself in business.

Steve Folland is a parent, video and audio creator and the founder of Being Freelance. The next episode covers what he wishes someone would have told him before becoming a freelancer and parent and what he hopes the future holds for his kids.

THINGS WE TALK ABOUT: 

• Getting over the fear of public speaking in video or audio formats
• The importance of practice and valuing your audience's time
• What it's been like to produce over 200 episodes of the Being Freelance Podcast and win an award with Frankie Tortora of Doing It For The Kids Podcast
• Enjoying what you do and finding the value in it
• Treating yourself and your work like a client
• Creativity as a form of self-care 
• Bringing his whole self to work

Thanks to Steve for speaking with us about parenthood and adapting his business during the pandemic!

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ABOUT STEVE FOLLAND
Steve Folland is a parent, video and audio creator for businesses and freelancers. He’s the founder of Being Freelance, a podcast and online community to help people around the world in various stages of their freelance journey. Together with fellow community founder and freelancer Frankie Tortora, he also co-hosts Doing It For The Kids, which won bronze for Best Business Podcast at the British Podcast Awards in 2020.

CONNECT WITH STEVE
Website https://www.beingfreelance.com/
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/beingfreelance/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevefolland/

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ABOUT MIXING BABIES AND BUSINESS™
I believe parenthood and professional development doesn’t have to be mutually exclusive.

As a social impact movement and community, I'm focused on producing parent-friendly professional development, digital resources and more inclusive and flexible work solutions for primary caregivers.

This podcast is the

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