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Streamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your LifeThe 4 Systems Every Solopreneur Needs to Take More Time OffA few months ago I was doing a series of research calls, and the same piece of feedback kept coming up: "I read all your stuff, this sounds awesome, but I don't even know where to start." That was maybe the most important thing I've heard since I moved away from web development. So I finally decided to solve it.That's why I built the Solopreneur System Starter Kit, and today I walk you through the four systems every solopreneur needs to run a business that lets you take time off worry-free: admin work, your CRM, content...
2026-06-3020 minStreamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your LifeThe 4 Systems Every Solopreneur Needs to Take More Time OffA few months ago I was doing a series of research calls, and the same piece of feedback kept coming up: "I read all your stuff, this sounds awesome, but I don't even know where to start." That was maybe the most important thing I've heard since I moved away from web development. So I finally decided to solve it.That's why I built the Solopreneur System Starter Kit, and today I walk you through the four systems every solopreneur needs to run a business that lets you take time off worry-free: admin work, your CRM, content...
2026-06-3020 min
Streamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your LifeAI for Solopreneur Systems: Two Projects That Actually WorkedI talk a lot about the wrong ways to use AI. But a rainy weekend gave me a few free hours and two pet projects that I used Claude Cowork for— and the results actually impressed me.The first: I used Claude to vibe-code a custom Obsidian theme from scratch. No CSS, no digging through the inspector — just a few prompts and some back-and-forth until it looked exactly the way I wanted.The second: a Claude skill that plans trips for me end-to-end — packing list, budget, Todoist project, calendar entries, the works. It's now ma...
2026-06-0918 minStreamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your LifeAI for Solopreneur Systems: Two Projects That Actually WorkedI talk a lot about the wrong ways to use AI. But a rainy weekend gave me a few free hours and two pet projects that I used Claude Cowork for— and the results actually impressed me.The first: I used Claude to vibe-code a custom Obsidian theme from scratch. No CSS, no digging through the inspector — just a few prompts and some back-and-forth until it looked exactly the way I wanted.The second: a Claude skill that plans trips for me end-to-end — packing list, budget, Todoist project, calendar entries, the works. It's now ma...
2026-06-0918 min
Streamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your LifeWhy Your Solopreneur Business Feels Overwhelming (Fix This First)The most overwhelming room in my house is the sunroom. Three small kids, all their toys, total chaos. One day, I was sitting in there feeling overstimulated and realized it would take about five minutes to clean it up. So we did — and suddenly it was a great place to hang out again.A lot of solopreneur businesses are like that sunroom. They're not broken. They don't need a massive overhaul. They need a quick sweep — a reset of your time, your tasks, and your tools.That's exactly what I walk through in this...
2026-05-0520 minStreamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your LifeWhy Your Solopreneur Business Feels Overwhelming (Fix This First)The most overwhelming room in my house is the sunroom. Three small kids, all their toys, total chaos. One day, I was sitting in there feeling overstimulated and realized it would take about five minutes to clean it up. So we did — and suddenly it was a great place to hang out again.A lot of solopreneur businesses are like that sunroom. They're not broken. They don't need a massive overhaul. They need a quick sweep — a reset of your time, your tasks, and your tools.That's exactly what I walk through in this...
2026-05-0520 min
Streamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your LifeThe Solopreneur's Guide to Discipline: Systems, Time, and DelegationWhat if the best business advice you ever got came from a book about ancient philosophy?I've been on a bit of a reading bender this year — physical books, old ideas, things written long before the age of notifications and hustle culture. And when I picked up Ryan Holiday's Discipline Is Destiny, I wasn't expecting it to hit so close to home as a solopreneur.But it did.Here are 3 lessons I took away from the book — specifically things solopreneurs need to hear.If you're not sure what you...
2026-04-2114 minStreamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your LifeThe Solopreneur's Guide to Discipline: Systems, Time, and DelegationWhat if the best business advice you ever got came from a book about ancient philosophy?I've been on a bit of a reading bender this year — physical books, old ideas, things written long before the age of notifications and hustle culture. And when I picked up Ryan Holiday's Discipline Is Destiny, I wasn't expecting it to hit so close to home as a solopreneur.But it did.Here are 3 lessons I took away from the book — specifically things solopreneurs need to hear.If you're not sure what you...
2026-04-2114 min
Streamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your LifeHow to Plan Your Week as a Solopreneur (My Exact System)I can’t imagine something more overwhelming than sitting down on Monday and having no idea what to work on, despite knowing you have a bunch of work to do. But that’s how many solopreneurs start their week.Even worse, when you don’t know what to do, it’s easier for other people to hijack your time, you waste time by deciding in the moment, and it’s hard to measure success.I’ve spent years refining a system that takes just 20 to 25 minutes every Sunday, but saves me hours of "buffer time" and decision...
2026-04-0613 minStreamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your LifeHow to Plan Your Week as a Solopreneur (My Exact System)I can’t imagine something more overwhelming than sitting down on Monday and having no idea what to work on, despite knowing you have a bunch of work to do. But that’s how many solopreneurs start their week.Even worse, when you don’t know what to do, it’s easier for other people to hijack your time, you waste time by deciding in the moment, and it’s hard to measure success.I’ve spent years refining a system that takes just 20 to 25 minutes every Sunday, but saves me hours of "buffer time" and decision...
2026-04-0613 min
Streamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your LifeWhy Repetition is Killing Your Productivity as a Solopreneur (And How to Fix It)Not all repetition is bad. Practicing a speech, drilling a recipe, building a training habit — that kind of repetition compounds over time. But there's another kind of repetition that doesn't build anything. It just eats your day, week after week, while your most important work sits untouched.I recently caught myself stuck in exactly that cycle. The kind where you're busy, you feel productive, but nothing is actually moving forward. Sound familiar?In this episode, I break down how to tell the difference between repetitive work that serves you and repetitive work that's quietly holding yo...
2026-03-0216 minStreamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your LifeWhy Repetition is Killing Your Productivity as a Solopreneur (And How to Fix It)Not all repetition is bad. Practicing a speech, drilling a recipe, building a training habit — that kind of repetition compounds over time. But there's another kind of repetition that doesn't build anything. It just eats your day, week after week, while your most important work sits untouched.I recently caught myself stuck in exactly that cycle. The kind where you're busy, you feel productive, but nothing is actually moving forward. Sound familiar?In this episode, I break down how to tell the difference between repetitive work that serves you and repetitive work that's quietly holding yo...
2026-03-0216 min
Streamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your LifeHow Talking to Your Phone Can Make You a More Productive SolopreneurI grew up watching people yell into their Nextel phones at the mall in the late 90s, and it put me off talking to my phone for years. There was something deeply embarrassing about it — like you were performing for everyone around you just to send a message.I've completely changed my tune.As someone who does a lot of thinking away from my desk — on walks, in the car, between school pickups — I've found that talking to my phone is one of the most underrated solopreneur productivity moves out there. Not because it feels...
2026-02-2314 minStreamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your LifeHow Talking to Your Phone Can Make You a More Productive SolopreneurI grew up watching people yell into their Nextel phones at the mall in the late 90s, and it put me off talking to my phone for years. There was something deeply embarrassing about it — like you were performing for everyone around you just to send a message.I've completely changed my tune.As someone who does a lot of thinking away from my desk — on walks, in the car, between school pickups — I've found that talking to my phone is one of the most underrated solopreneur productivity moves out there. Not because it feels...
2026-02-2314 min
Streamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your LifeThe Solopreneur's Guide to Taking More Time Off Worry-FreeI got home at 3 a.m. after a week of back-to-back conference days and Disney park days with my brother. I was exhausted. And my flight had just been delayed six hours. But somewhere around hour three in that airport, I realized something: this was the most downtime I'd had in weeks. No kids. No client work. No next thing to rush toward. Just me, a restaurant, a book, and two other stranded strangers I ended up making friends with.That forced chaos buffer reminded me why I built my business the way I did — and why so...
2026-02-1621 minStreamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your LifeThe Solopreneur's Guide to Taking More Time Off Worry-FreeI got home at 3 a.m. after a week of back-to-back conference days and Disney park days with my brother. I was exhausted. And my flight had just been delayed six hours. But somewhere around hour three in that airport, I realized something: this was the most downtime I'd had in weeks. No kids. No client work. No next thing to rush toward. Just me, a restaurant, a book, and two other stranded strangers I ended up making friends with.That forced chaos buffer reminded me why I built my business the way I did — and why so...
2026-02-1621 min
Solo Kompass | Für Solopreneure & Selbstständige20 Dinge die jeder Solopreneur wissen sollte - Teil 2# 119 - Was sollte jeder Solopreneur unbedingt wissen?In dieser Doppelfolge thematisiere ich je 10 Dinge die du als Solopreneur wirklich wissen solltest. Am besten schon direkt am Start deiner Selbstständigkeit um - Fehler zu vermeiden.Thematisierte Folge: Gewerbe ≠ FreiberufWenn du sevdesk testen willst: Mit meinem Affiliate-Link in den Shownotes bekommst du eine kostenfreie Testphase und 50 % Rabatt auf die erste Bestellung!➡ https://sevdesk.cello.so/dFKqLKuyFDi * [Hier geht’s zu sevDesk]
2026-02-1612 minSolo Kompass | Für Solopreneure & Selbstständige20 Dinge die jeder Solopreneur wissen sollte - Teil 1# 118 - Was sollte jeder Solopreneur unbedingt wissen?In dieser Doppelfolge thematisiere ich je 10 Dinge die du als Solopreneur wirklich wissen solltest. Am besten schon direkt am Start deiner Selbstständigkeit um - Fehler zu vermeiden.Wenn du sevdesk testen willst: Mit meinem Affiliate-Link in den Shownotes bekommst du eine kostenfreie Testphase und 50 % Rabatt auf die erste Bestellung!➡ https://sevdesk.cello.so/dFKqLKuyFDi * [Hier geht’s zu sevDesk]
2026-02-0910 min
Wisepreneurs | Independent Professionals Building Practice on Their Own TermsDarren Waldron Solopreneur AI Automation: How a Carpenter Built an Independent Technology PracticeDarren Waldron, a Zurich carpenter-turned-solopreneur, built an independent AI automation practice with no coding background. A carpenter by trade, now based in Zurich, he developed AI-powered lead management systems after experiencing firsthand how slowly businesses follow up with potential customers.His company DS Walden specialises in two services that independent professionals and small businesses can learn from. Database reactivation uses custom AI trained on a business's products, services, and brand voice, deployed via SMS or WhatsApp to reengage leads from previous marketing campaigns. Speed to lead addresses the gap between when someone submits th...
2026-01-2949 minWisepreneurs | Independent Professionals Building Practice on Their Own TermsMelisa Liberman Solopreneur Business Development for Experienced ConsultantsSystematic business development for independent consultants who want predictable revenue without employees or feast-famine cycles. Melisa Liberman coaches experienced professionals to build consulting practices generating $500,000+ using quantifiable metrics rather than hope-based pipeline management.A consultant for 13 years and now a coach for independent professionals, Melisa explains why consultants who think like CEOs rather than subject matter experts scale faster. Her Business Development Formula creates predictable pipeline through diagnostic conversations that eliminate adversarial selling.The conversation covers six pathways for generating leads without cold outreach, how AI amplifies consulting capability while human judgment justifies premium rates...
2026-01-0152 min
Streamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your LifeHow This Solopreneur Built a Half-Million-Dollar Business on a $9 Membership with Liz WilcoxWhat if your business could support your life instead of consuming it? That’s exactly what Liz Wilcox has built — a $9/month membership that supports her family, her sister, and three other families… all while she takes summers off.In this conversation, Liz shares how she built a half-million-dollar lifestyle business that aligns with her values — without sacrificing her time, her sanity, or her kid’s beach days.We talk about launching imperfectly, setting clear expectations, and building a business that runs with your life, not against it. Liz’s energy and honesty are...
2025-12-0151 minStreamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your LifeHow This Solopreneur Built a Half-Million-Dollar Business on a $9 Membership with Liz WilcoxWhat if your business could support your life instead of consuming it? That’s exactly what Liz Wilcox has built — a $9/month membership that supports her family, her sister, and three other families… all while she takes summers off.In this conversation, Liz shares how she built a half-million-dollar lifestyle business that aligns with her values — without sacrificing her time, her sanity, or her kid’s beach days.We talk about launching imperfectly, setting clear expectations, and building a business that runs with your life, not against it. Liz’s energy and honesty are...
2025-12-0151 minWisepreneurs | Independent Professionals Building Practice on Their Own TermsAnna Burgess Yang Business Automation for Independent Solopreneur PracticeAnna Burgess Yang helps experienced solopreneurs build automation systems that keep an independent practice running when the founder cannot work. Her FinTech writing business ran for two months while she recovered from brain tumour surgery, proving her operational frameworks worked under the hardest possible test.Anna walks through the specific tools and workflows that made this possible, from Zapier automations generating social media content to the financial buffers that eliminated money stress during recovery.She explains how three years of systematic business building, including strategic financial planning, emergency preparation, and operational architecture, transformed her independent...
2025-10-1738 minSolo Kompass | Für Solopreneure & SelbstständigeIntrapreneur vs. Solopreneur# 91 - Was ist eigentlich ein Intrapreneur?Bitte sagt mir, dass ihr den Begriff bis heute auch nicht kanntet.Ich habe diesen Begriff auch zuerst in einem Podcast gehört und musste dann mal ein bisschen recherchieren.Also, heute gibt's die Erklärung für den Begriff Intrapreneur und eine Gegenüberstellung zu unserem allzeit gegenwärtigen Solopreneur.
2025-09-1707 minSolo Kompass | Für Solopreneure & Selbstständige5 Nachteile als Solopreneur# 88 - Not gonna lie, es gibt natürlich auch Nachteile wenn man als Solopreneur selbstständig ist.In dieser Folge gibt's die ungeschönte Wahrheit über das Leben als Solopreneur. Vieles ist super toll, aber wie immer ist nicht alles perfekt.
2025-09-0517 minSolo Kompass | Für Solopreneure & SelbstständigeEntrepreneur vs. Solopreneur# 85 - was ist eigentlich der Unterschied zwischen einem Entrepreneur und einem Solopreneur?Ihr kennt mich: Kurz und knapp erklärt, ohne großes Gerede.
2025-08-2907 min
Streamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your LifeThe 3-Minute Brain Dump That Can Transform Any Solopreneur's Work-Life BalanceI used to lie awake at night thinking about tomorrow's tasks and couldn't be present with my family because my mind was stuck on work problems. Sound familiar? The game-changer wasn't better time management—it was creating clear boundaries between work mode and family mode.After years of working until the last possible second and then feeling mentally scattered during family time, I finally did something about it. Now I have a system that lets me be fully present with my kids while knowing nothing important will slip through the cracks.I'll walk you through my...
2025-07-2825 minStreamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your LifeThe 3-Minute Brain Dump That Can Transform Any Solopreneur's Work-Life BalanceI used to lie awake at night thinking about tomorrow's tasks and couldn't be present with my family because my mind was stuck on work problems. Sound familiar? The game-changer wasn't better time management—it was creating clear boundaries between work mode and family mode.After years of working until the last possible second and then feeling mentally scattered during family time, I finally did something about it. Now I have a system that lets me be fully present with my kids while knowing nothing important will slip through the cracks.I'll walk you through my...
2025-07-2825 min
Trajectoire : le podcast des solopreneurs robustesl'IA va remplacer les créateurs de contenusRejoins-nous : https://linktr.ee/solopreneur_minimalisteL’IA n’est pas ton assistant. C’est ton remplaçant.Tu continues de créer des posts, des vidéos, des podcasts… comme si de rien n’était. Mais pendant ce temps, des intelligences artificielles publient 100 fois plus que toi, sans jamais dormir, sans jamais douter.Dans cet épisode, Fabrice, solopreneur depuis 2017, t’embarque dans une balade pas si tranquille : celle d’un créateur qui sent que son métier glisse entre ses doigts. Car l’IA ne se contente p...
2025-07-1633 min
Streamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your LifeHow Google Workspace Can Automate and Organize Your Solopreneur Business with FamousAshley GrantI always say to use what you’ll actually use. For Famous Ashley Grant, that’s Google Workspace. And today, she’s telling us all about how she uses it to manage literally everything in her life – from client work to meal planning.Ashley's story hit home for me. Before implementing her system, she was constantly working too many hours, missing deadlines, and snapping at loved ones over simple questions like "what's for dinner?" Now she has a full system inside Google Sheets – and you’re going to learn exactly how it works. Want access to...
2025-06-2349 minStreamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your LifeHow Google Workspace Can Automate and Organize Your Solopreneur Business with FamousAshley GrantI always say to use what you’ll actually use. For Famous Ashley Grant, that’s Google Workspace. And today, she’s telling us all about how she uses it to manage literally everything in her life – from client work to meal planning.Ashley's story hit home for me. Before implementing her system, she was constantly working too many hours, missing deadlines, and snapping at loved ones over simple questions like "what's for dinner?" Now she has a full system inside Google Sheets – and you’re going to learn exactly how it works. Want access to...
2025-06-2349 min
Streamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your LifeHow I Use iPhone Focus Modes to Protect My Time as a SolopreneurI've been on a mission to use my phone way less this year, sparked by reading The Anxious Generation and that magical Disney World trip where I barely touched my phone. The solution? iPhone focus modes - my secret weapon for controlling the fire hose of information instead of letting it control me.Think about it: you finally sit down to get some real work done, and your phone starts buzzing with calendar alerts, group chats going off, and random notifications. It's enough to make you want to throw it out the window.Focus modes...
2025-06-0918 minStreamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your LifeHow I Use iPhone Focus Modes to Protect My Time as a SolopreneurI've been on a mission to use my phone way less this year, sparked by reading The Anxious Generation and that magical Disney World trip where I barely touched my phone. The solution? iPhone focus modes - my secret weapon for controlling the fire hose of information instead of letting it control me.Think about it: you finally sit down to get some real work done, and your phone starts buzzing with calendar alerts, group chats going off, and random notifications. It's enough to make you want to throw it out the window.Focus modes...
2025-06-0918 min
Streamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your Life3 Automations Every Solopreneur Should Use in Their Business (from Easy to Hard)You’ve probably seen Rube Goldberg machines — those ridiculous setups where a marble rolls down a track, flips a switch, lights a match, and somehow makes toast. They’re fun to watch… but terrible for actually getting anything done.That’s how most automations feel when you’re first starting out: over-engineered, fragile, and hard to maintain. But real business-saving automations? They don’t need to be complicated. In fact, some of the ones that save me the most time are stupidly simple.In this episode, I walk through three automations I actually use — starting...
2025-04-2820 minStreamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your Life3 Automations Every Solopreneur Should Use in Their Business (from Easy to Hard)You’ve probably seen Rube Goldberg machines — those ridiculous setups where a marble rolls down a track, flips a switch, lights a match, and somehow makes toast. They’re fun to watch… but terrible for actually getting anything done.That’s how most automations feel when you’re first starting out: over-engineered, fragile, and hard to maintain. But real business-saving automations? They don’t need to be complicated. In fact, some of the ones that save me the most time are stupidly simple.In this episode, I walk through three automations I actually use — starting...
2025-04-2820 min
Streamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your LifeHow to Take a Sabbatical as a Solopreneur (Without Your Business Falling Apart) with Maegan MegginsonThe last time I went on vacation, I told people I wasn’t bringing my laptop. You know what they said? “Good job! That’s great.” The proper reaction should have been, “Obviously. Why would you bring work on vacation?”But that’s not the culture we live in here in the USA. Overworking and hustling is glorified. That’s why I’m excited to talk to Maegan Megginson.Maegan is a licensed therapist and holistic business mentor who believes every solopreneur can and should take sabbaticals—not just to rest, but to actual...
2025-04-2158 minStreamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your LifeHow to Take a Sabbatical as a Solopreneur (Without Your Business Falling Apart) with Maegan MegginsonThe last time I went on vacation, I told people I wasn’t bringing my laptop. You know what they said? “Good job! That’s great.” The proper reaction should have been, “Obviously. Why would you bring work on vacation?”But that’s not the culture we live in here in the USA. Overworking and hustling is glorified. That’s why I’m excited to talk to Maegan Megginson.Maegan is a licensed therapist and holistic business mentor who believes every solopreneur can and should take sabbaticals—not just to rest, but to actual...
2025-04-2158 min
Streamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your LifeDo You Have an AI Swipe File? Why Every Solopreneur Needs OneI’ve been on a mission to help solopreneurs cut through friction—especially when it comes to using AI. And one major pain point? Staring at a blinking cursor, not knowing what to ask ChatGPT. If you’ve ever wasted time retyping prompts, getting inconsistent results, or forgetting what worked last time, this one’s for you.I finally built an AI swipe file—a collection of reusable prompts, templates, and context that lets me get better, faster results from tools like ChatGPT and Google Gemini. In this episode, I break down how I’m using AI right now, w...
2025-03-3122 minStreamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your LifeDo You Have an AI Swipe File? Why Every Solopreneur Needs OneI’ve been on a mission to help solopreneurs cut through friction—especially when it comes to using AI. And one major pain point? Staring at a blinking cursor, not knowing what to ask ChatGPT. If you’ve ever wasted time retyping prompts, getting inconsistent results, or forgetting what worked last time, this one’s for you.I finally built an AI swipe file—a collection of reusable prompts, templates, and context that lets me get better, faster results from tools like ChatGPT and Google Gemini. In this episode, I break down how I’m using AI right now, w...
2025-03-3122 min
Streamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your LifeHow to Build a Personal Brand as a Solopreneur with Hollie Arnett What started as a rebrand for Podcast Workflows turned into a full re-evaluation of my entire business. After conversations with my mastermind group and some deep reflection, I realized I wasn’t just serving podcasters—I was helping solopreneurs create space in their businesses through automation, systems, and smart workflows. Holly guided me through a brand strategy process that helped me clarify my audience, messaging, and positioning, leading to a full personal rebrand. For all of the links mentioned in this episode, go to https://streamlined.fm/467Top TakeawaysNiching down feels scary, but it mak...
2025-03-1939 minStreamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your LifeHow to Build a Personal Brand as a Solopreneur with Hollie Arnett What started as a rebrand for Podcast Workflows turned into a full re-evaluation of my entire business. After conversations with my mastermind group and some deep reflection, I realized I wasn’t just serving podcasters—I was helping solopreneurs create space in their businesses through automation, systems, and smart workflows. Holly guided me through a brand strategy process that helped me clarify my audience, messaging, and positioning, leading to a full personal rebrand. For all of the links mentioned in this episode, go to https://streamlined.fm/467Top TakeawaysNiching down feels scary, but it mak...
2025-03-1939 minSolo Kompass | Für Solopreneure & SelbstständigeNutze deine Persönlichkeit als Business-Superpower# 9 - Wie gut kennst du dich?In dieser Folge schauen wir uns genauer an, wie deine Persönlichkeit deinen Erfolg als Solopreneur beeinflussen kann. Wir sprechen über die Unterschiede zwischen Introvertierten, Extrovertierten und den vielen Facetten dazwischen. Außerdem geht es um den Myers-Briggs-Typenindikator (MBTI) und warum manche Unternehmen diesen Test sogar für Bewerbungen nutzen.Finde heraus, welche Stärken du als Solopreneur hast – und wie du sie bestmöglich für dein Business einsetzen kannst!💡 Hier kannst du den MBTI-Test machen: https://www.16personalities.com/de🎧 Viel Spaß...
2025-03-0812 minSolo Kompass | Für Solopreneure & SelbstständigeNutze deine Persönlichkeit als Business-Superpower9. FolgeIn dieser Folge schauen wir uns genauer an, wie deine Persönlichkeit deinen Erfolg als Solopreneur beeinflussen kann. Wir sprechen über die Unterschiede zwischen Introvertierten, Extrovertierten und den vielen Facetten dazwischen. Außerdem geht es um den Myers-Briggs-Typenindikator (MBTI) und warum manche Unternehmen diesen Test sogar für Bewerbungen nutzen.Finde heraus, welche Stärken du als Solopreneur hast – und wie du sie bestmöglich für dein Business einsetzen kannst!💡 Hier kannst du den MBTI-Test machen: https://www.16personalities.com/de🎧 Viel Spaß beim Anhören! Lass mi...
2025-03-0713 min
Streamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your LifeHow I Built My Own CRM Using Notion and Automation as a SolopreneurI hate CRMs. I know I need one—I’m doing more coaching, getting more inbound leads, and ranking in the top three organic search results for podcast coaches on Google.But no matter how many times I’ve tried HubSpot, Zoho, or whatever the flavor of the week is, they’ve never fit into my workflow.So I did a totally normal, not weird thing: I built my own CRM.In this episode, I walk through the simple system I set up using Notion, Todoist, Make.com, and my website. I’ll sha...
2025-03-0319 minStreamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your LifeHow I Built My Own CRM Using Notion and Automation as a SolopreneurI hate CRMs. I know I need one—I’m doing more coaching, getting more inbound leads, and ranking in the top three organic search results for podcast coaches on Google.But no matter how many times I’ve tried HubSpot, Zoho, or whatever the flavor of the week is, they’ve never fit into my workflow.So I did a totally normal, not weird thing: I built my own CRM.In this episode, I walk through the simple system I set up using Notion, Todoist, Make.com, and my website. I’ll sha...
2025-03-0319 min
Streamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your LifeSolopreneur Mom vs. Solopreneur Dad: How Parenting Changes Your Business with Leah RemilletLeah and I might be in different stages of parenting, but we have very similar situations — 3 kids, running a business, spouse who also works. So in part 2 of our interview, we jump into the societal expectations of moms and dads, discussing the stark differences in how each is perceived. Leah shares how she navigated running a business while being a hands-on mom and the challenges of unspoken gender roles in parenting. We also discuss our own anxiety with bringing kids up today vs. when we were kids — and how we’re trying to fix it. Top TakeawaysMoms...
2025-02-1926 minStreamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your LifeSolopreneur Mom vs. Solopreneur Dad: How Parenting Changes Your Business with Leah RemilletLeah and I might be in different stages of parenting, but we have very similar situations — 3 kids, running a business, spouse who also works. So in part 2 of our interview, we jump into the societal expectations of moms and dads, discussing the stark differences in how each is perceived. Leah shares how she navigated running a business while being a hands-on mom and the challenges of unspoken gender roles in parenting. We also discuss our own anxiety with bringing kids up today vs. when we were kids — and how we’re trying to fix it. Top TakeawaysMoms...
2025-02-1926 min
Streamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your LifeUsing AI as a Solopreneur: Should You Disclose It or Not Use It at All?This one might ruffle some feathers, but I’m OK with that. I think we NEED to disclose the usage of AI in creative work more. It’s less about signaling that you cheated in some way — on the contrary, I don’t think using AI is de-facto cheating. It’s about honesty, integrity, and transparency.So my policy is simple: if you use AI to write, record, or produce something, it should be disclosed in the same way affiliate links or paid promotion has to be disclosed.And today, I explore why I feel so...
2025-01-2019 minStreamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your LifeUsing AI as a Solopreneur: Should You Disclose It or Not Use It at All?This one might ruffle some feathers, but I’m OK with that. I think we NEED to disclose the usage of AI in creative work more. It’s less about signaling that you cheated in some way — on the contrary, I don’t think using AI is de-facto cheating. It’s about honesty, integrity, and transparency.So my policy is simple: if you use AI to write, record, or produce something, it should be disclosed in the same way affiliate links or paid promotion has to be disclosed.And today, I explore why I feel so...
2025-01-2019 min
Streamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your LifeHow to Build Authority as a Solopreneur with Jessica Lackey“Build your authority” feels like advice that’s often given without a solution attached. And it’s SO important to solopreneurs, especially since social media is no longer the best place to build a proper audience. That’s why I sat down with Jessica Lackey, a business and operations strategist who’s all about helping solopreneurs like us build real authority. We talked all about what you actually need to do to build authority – from understanding who you’re talking to, to the medium you use to get your message out. Top TakeawaysDe...
2024-12-0255 minStreamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your LifeHow to Build Authority as a Solopreneur with Jessica Lackey“Build your authority” feels like advice that’s often given without a solution attached. And it’s SO important to solopreneurs, especially since social media is no longer the best place to build a proper audience. That’s why I sat down with Jessica Lackey, a business and operations strategist who’s all about helping solopreneurs like us build real authority. We talked all about what you actually need to do to build authority – from understanding who you’re talking to, to the medium you use to get your message out. Top TakeawaysDe...
2024-12-0255 minWisepreneurs | Independent Professionals Building Practice on Their Own TermsAnna Burgess Yang Solopreneur Workflow: AI for Independent ProfessionalsAnna Burgess Yang shares her solopreneur workflow for building independent professional practice with lean thinking, automation, and AI.After leaving a FinTech executive career to work independently while raising three children, Anna built a content writing business around systems that eliminate repetitive work. She uses Zapier to connect her tools, Airtable to track everything she has written across categories, and ChatGPT Pro to repurpose blog posts into LinkedIn content automatically through Buffer, where she keeps 160 posts queued ahead.Anna explains how lean principles help her decide what matters and what to cut, why a...
2024-11-2949 min
Streamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your LifeHow Are You Protecting Your Time as a Solopreneur?The summer had one lasting effect I didn’t notice until recently: I made my schedule pretty open for anyone who wanted to meet. I didn’t want them to be limited to my limited availability, so I tried to be as open as possible. But over the last 2 weeks —really since my episode with Conny, I realized that I’ve let everyone else control my calendar.I’ll take a meeting with almost anyone bc I feel they are the best way to form relationships, but I’m not vetting those people. I’m not creating boundaries for...
2024-10-2821 minStreamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your LifeHow Are You Protecting Your Time as a Solopreneur?The summer had one lasting effect I didn’t notice until recently: I made my schedule pretty open for anyone who wanted to meet. I didn’t want them to be limited to my limited availability, so I tried to be as open as possible. But over the last 2 weeks —really since my episode with Conny, I realized that I’ve let everyone else control my calendar.I’ll take a meeting with almost anyone bc I feel they are the best way to form relationships, but I’m not vetting those people. I’m not creating boundaries for...
2024-10-2821 min
Streamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your LifeJust Launch the Dang Program Already (A Solopreneur Pep Talk)I made an unexpected $300 over a weekend in September. And I know that doesn’t sound like a lot — but it’s money I didn’t have, that I have now. That is the power of launching messy — something my friend Stacey encouraged me to do, and what I want to talk about today in a solo episode with some freshly minted segments:One Big Problem: How to get over the fear of making something perfect before launching itOne Small Fix: Using Tella.tv to easily create videos as a way to update my productFeedback: Send yours in at https...
2024-09-3012 minStreamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your LifeJust Launch the Dang Program Already (A Solopreneur Pep Talk)I made an unexpected $300 over a weekend in September. And I know that doesn’t sound like a lot — but it’s money I didn’t have, that I have now. That is the power of launching messy — something my friend Stacey encouraged me to do, and what I want to talk about today in a solo episode with some freshly minted segments:One Big Problem: How to get over the fear of making something perfect before launching itOne Small Fix: Using Tella.tv to easily create videos as a way to update my productFeedback: Send yours in at https...
2024-09-3012 minWisepreneurs | Independent Professionals Building Practice on Their Own TermsGail Greatorex Expert Positioning: From Government Regulator to SolopreneurGail Greatorex turned 25 years of product safety expertise at the ACCC into a solopreneur consulting practice, helping businesses navigate consumer protection laws, compliance, and product recalls.Gail explains how self-employment allows her to choose projects aligned with her values, including co-founding ClimateWise Associations to connect climate risk with product safety.She covers the rising challenges of e-commerce safety and third-party sellers, the risks posed by everyday products like button batteries and toppling furniture, and her role in shaping regulatory standards that protect consumers.For experienced professionals moving from institutional roles to independent practice...
2024-09-1348 min
Streamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your LifeScaling Your Business While Staying a Solopreneur with Joel OliverIf you’re anything like me, you probably think about ways you can appreciably scale your business. Part of streamlining, after all, is taking things off your place. That’s why I brought on Joel Oliver. Joel is the editor for all of my podcasts, including this one. I’ve been with him since he was a freelance editor, and now he’s grown to have a team of editors to help him work on more shows. Listen in as we discuss structuring the business to stay a solopreneurship, while also...
2024-09-0943 minStreamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your LifeScaling Your Business While Staying a Solopreneur with Joel OliverIf you’re anything like me, you probably think about ways you can appreciably scale your business. Part of streamlining, after all, is taking things off your place. That’s why I brought on Joel Oliver. Joel is the editor for all of my podcasts, including this one. I’ve been with him since he was a freelance editor, and now he’s grown to have a team of editors to help him work on more shows. Listen in as we discuss structuring the business to stay a solopreneurship, while also...
2024-09-0943 minWisepreneurs | Independent Professionals Building Practice on Their Own TermsDanielle Joworski Women Entrepreneurs Over 50: Visibility for SolopreneursDanielle Joworski helps women entrepreneurs over 50 build visibility and overcome the compounding barriers of ageism, sexism, and self-doubt. A visibility strategist and fractional COO based near Toronto, she moved from a corporate microbiology career to entrepreneurship at 40 and has spent nine years learning what actually works for solopreneur women whose expertise deserves attention. Danielle explains why generic marketing advice fails women in this cohort and how confidence is an outcome of courageous action, not a prerequisite. She covers breaking visibility goals into small steps, the rule of one (one platform, one daily action), and...
2024-08-0951 minWisepreneurs | Independent Professionals Building Practice on Their Own TermsKate Toon SEO and Copywriting: Building an Independent Online Presence as a SolopreneurKate Toon created Recipe for SEO Success to teach solopreneurs SEO, copywriting, and how to build sustainable online income.With 16 years in business and four podcasts, Kate shares practical frameworks for solopreneurs building visible online presence: why every service business needs a WordPress site they own and control, how SEO works as a long-term discoverability strategy, why personal branding beats hiding behind a company name in a crowded market, and how to keep technology minimal while achieving outsized results. She also discusses using AI tools like Magai for content creation, delegating strategically rather than doing every...
2024-06-0644 minWisepreneurs | Independent Professionals Building Practice on Their Own TermsFiona Allman-Treen Website Strategy: Building Independent Solopreneur Business-Generation SitesFiona Allman-Treen builds business-generating websites using a five-step strategy and ideal client research for solopreneurs.Based in Hastings, UK, Fiona's agency creates custom WordPress and Shopify websites for service businesses and scaling companies. The conversation covers why most websites fail as shop windows rather than business assets, how to define your ideal client using demographics, geographics, and psychographics before touching design, why 100 targeted visitors beats 1,000 untargeted ones, how website automation removes repetitive tasks from your desk, and the common mistake of leading with what you do rather than what the client gains. Fiona...
2024-05-2354 min
Streamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your LifeSolopreneur’s Guide to SEO in 2024 with Lauren GaggioliOne day in March I started getting regular inbound requests from my coaching form – I had no idea why. When I looked into it, it turns out that I was ranking at #2 on Google for “Podcast Coach.” Not to sound like a broken record…but I had no idea why. I didn’t feel like I was doing anything special. I didn’t do keyword research. I didn’t write content in a certain way. So I wanted to learn more. That’s why I sat down with SEO pro Lauren Gaggioli to get the real truth abo...
2024-05-2052 minStreamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your LifeSolopreneur’s Guide to SEO in 2024 with Lauren GaggioliOne day in March I started getting regular inbound requests from my coaching form – I had no idea why. When I looked into it, it turns out that I was ranking at #2 on Google for “Podcast Coach.” Not to sound like a broken record…but I had no idea why. I didn’t feel like I was doing anything special. I didn’t do keyword research. I didn’t write content in a certain way. So I wanted to learn more. That’s why I sat down with SEO pro Lauren Gaggioli to get the real truth abo...
2024-05-2052 minWisepreneurs | Independent Professionals Building Practice on Their Own TermsAnna Molnár Pricing for Freelancers: Expertise Monetisation for SolopreneursAnna Molnar helps women entrepreneurs over 50 navigate pricing for freelancers and charge what their expertise is worth. Based in The Hague and working internationally, Anna left embassy work at 40 to build an independent coaching practice focused on expertise monetisation for women solopreneurs.Anna explains why undercharging is the most consistent problem among women entrepreneurs and why many women struggle to discuss money before they can even set prices. She covers the connection between professional self-perception and asking for appropriate fees.She speaks six languages and draws on fiction and story structure as coaching tools — the ki...
2024-05-0248 minWisepreneurs | Independent Professionals Building Practice on Their Own TermsÚna Herlihy The Indie List: Freelance Community for Independent SolopreneursThe Indie List is a high-touch marketplace connecting freelance marketing professionals with Irish clients, serving approximately 7,000 independent marketing solopreneurs. Úna shares how she left advertising in 2005 when the industry proved unwelcoming to women with young children, how a LinkedIn post during COVID became a business, and how The Indie List's earn-learn-connect model addresses the isolation, cashflow uncertainty, and admin burden freelancers face working alone. The conversation covers ageism in advertising for senior creatives, in-demand skills including digital marketing, SEO, content creation and strategic planning, and why the average Indie List member age of 46 reflects a gro...
2024-04-1947 min
Streamlined Solopreneur: Build Systems so Your Business Supports Your LifeHow I Built It is now Streamlined Solopreneur!After 8 years, I'm changing the name of this podcast from How I Built It to Streamlined Solopreneur. Here's why. You can learn more at https://streamlined.fm
2024-04-1702 minWisepreneurs | Independent Professionals Building Practice on Their Own TermsMelisa Liberman Independent Consulting Business: The 14-Step Roadmap from Corporate to SolopreneurMelisa Liberman coaches solo consultants to grow their practice using a 14-step roadmap and free IEC Toolkit. (110 chars ✓)An accidental consultant who stayed on at her employer when she moved to Hawaii, Melisa went from Accenture executive to building a coaching practice dedicated to independent consultants. The conversation covers Her four-C framework for building a consulting client base (clients, connections, collaborators, and channel partners), Why experienced professionals consistently discount the value of what they know, how to shift from hourly to value-based pricing by calculating outcomes delivered rather than hours worked, The disci...
2024-04-1245 minWisepreneurs | Independent Professionals Building Practice on Their Own TermsRobert Vlach Freelance Pricing Strategies: How Independent Professionals Set Rates That Reflect ExperienceRobert Vlach wrote The Freelance Way and founded Freelancing.eu to help independent professionals develop pricing strategies that match their actual expertise rather than competing on cost.Robert explains how experienced freelancers and consultants can move beyond industry-standard rates to pricing that reflects decades of accumulated skill. He covers the specific challenges independent professionals face in defining their roles, navigating pricing norms that were set for younger or less experienced workers, and building financial structures that support lifelong independent careers. Drawing from his work across the European freelance economy, he offers practical approaches to...
2024-04-041h 10Wisepreneurs | Independent Professionals Building Practice on Their Own TermsMarleen Deleu Freelance Economy Evolution: Professional Reinvention for Women Over 50From her base in Belgium, Marleen draws on 26 years building HR staffing strategy at Randstad (world number one in staffing services) before launching Nextconomy, an online knowledge platform covering the evolving world of flexible work. She explains why the freelance workforce is growing 6 to 9 percent per year across every professional domain, not just ICT and engineering, and why most organisations still ignore 30 to 40 percent of their actual workforce because contingent talent sits outside HR's remit. Marleen makes the case that talent scarcity is now a board-level issue, that the demographic squeeze peaks around 2030, and that HR...
2024-03-2939 minWisepreneurs | Independent Professionals Building Practice on Their Own TermsMichelle Kvello Solopreneur: Leaving Corporate for Independent PracticeMichelle Kvello, founder of Lantern Partners and creator of the Corporate to Consultant course, shares what independent professionals need to know about finances when leaving corporate employment to build a solopreneur consulting practice.Drawing from 12 years running her own CFO advisory firm, Michelle explains why most new consultants underprice their services by basing rates on their corporate payslip, and walks through the financial planning that prevents common mistakes that send people back to employment. She covers calculating what you need to charge and why building a client pipeline matters before you need it.T...
2024-03-2152 minWisepreneurs | Independent Professionals Building Practice on Their Own TermsSandra McGuire Expertise Monetisation: Corporate Accountant to SolopreneurSandra McGuire, founder of Money Wellness, turned two decades of corporate accounting expertise into an independent coaching practice helping people take control of their personal finances. Her journey from corporate roles to solopreneur practice is itself a case study in expertise monetisation.Sandra explains how unconscious money stories from childhood drive adult financial behaviour, why addressing mindset matters more than budget spreadsheets, and practical systems like the 50/30/20 framework for separating bills, lifestyle spending, and savings into distinct accounts.The conversation covers financial challenges specific to women: superannuation gaps during career breaks, financially abusive relationships, and...
2024-03-0847 minWisepreneurs | Independent Professionals Building Practice on Their Own TermsCharlotta Segerlund-Darnell Psychological Strength for Independent ProfessionalsCharlotta Segerlund-Darnell helps experienced professionals treat psychological wellbeing as something to maintain, not something to fix after it breaks. Based in Stockholm and working with clients worldwide, she is a CBT therapist, behavioural scientist, and mindfulness instructor who calls herself a psychological strength trainer because she wants seeking help for mental health to feel like going to the gym rather than going to hospital.Charlotta covers managing stress as an independent professional, why digital distractions erode the cognitive capacity that solopreneurs depend on, the significance of self-leadership when nobody else is setting boundaries for you...
2024-02-2950 min