In this episode Alex and Helen discuss the benefits of having a portfolio career.
Alex explains how he developed his career; starting off as a singer, building a stable career as a tutor whilst at music college and then launching his life coaching business during the 2020 lockdown. Helen talks about how her career has been the reverse; working in arts administration whilst recovering from injury, slowly building a body of work as an ensemble singer, and now about to finish her master's degree in solo performance.
Alex and Helen chat about how a portfolio career gives you, as an artist, a sense of creative control which can feel immensely satisfying, but they also discuss how often the industry looks down on those who promote a portfolio career lifestyle. Yet, given the impacts of Coronavirus and Brexit, Alex and Helen aren't sure how they would have survived over the last year had they not been able to rely on their portfolio careers...
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