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Mother of All SolutionsThe Graphic DesignerFrankie Tortora, graphic designer and host of the Doing It For The Kids (DIFTK) community and podcast is on Mother of All Solutions! DIFTK is for "parents who freelance", and was set up by Frankie following her first maternity leave. She co-hosts the DIFTK podcast with fellow parent and freelancer Steve Folland, and they won Gold in the business category of the British Podcast Awards 2021.
Laura and Frankie discuss managing maternity leave as a freelancer, navigating school summer holidays, community building and support networks. It was a joy to speak with Frankie about her work, family and podcast.
Doing It For...2022-08-2527 min
15 Minute Freelancer58. Co-mentoring could change your life! (with Frankie + Steve from DIFTK)On this episode, Louise is joined by freelance podcasting royalty! Frankie Tortora and Steve Folland are not just co-hosts of the brilliant Doing It For The Kids podcast, but they've also been co-mentoring each other as freelance business owners (with kids and mammoth side projects) over the last few years. Here, they share their experience of co-mentoring and the impact it's had on their businesses and their lives. Listen in to hear:What is co-mentoring and how it can change your business (and your life!)Why it's so important to have someone to cheer you on and challenge...2022-05-1316 min
Freelance Feels: Conversations about self-employed lifeFreelancing, parenting and Christmas with Frankie Tortora and Steve Folland from Doing it For the Kids** Festive warning: Christmas-themed spoilers! Probably best not to listen in front of the children **
It's the first of this year's Christmas Specials!
Being a parent and self-employed is hard enough, but when you add in the festive period, Christmas holidays and clients who can feel a bit like having an extra child (or two) then it can be stressful.
So I called on Steve Folland and Frankie Tortora, who run the award-winning Doing it For the Kids podcast, to chat about all of the above as well as much more. Jam-packed with honest...2021-12-0638 min
The Hear It PodcastDr. Josephine Perry on Teens, Psychology & SportThis episode we’re joined by Dr Josephine Perry, Chartered Psychologist, Founder of Performance in Mind, journalist and author. Having worked across a breadth of communications roles, from lobbying to being Communications Director at Nuffield Health, her own sporting experience took her into performance psychology, where she has worked with a breadth of athletes and written several books, including her latest book about teenage athletes.
https://performanceinmind.co.uk/about/
@Josephineperry
Her Books: Performing Under Pressure, The Psychology of Exercise, I Can: The Teenage Athlete’s Guide to Mental Fitness
On the ep...2021-06-2225 min
Freelance Heroes#58 We're All In It Together - ft Steve Folland & Frankie TortoraSteve Folland and Frankie Tortora are two heroes of mine, for all they give to supporting freelancers around the world. They run their own communities, podcasts, book clubs, and more and, in this episode, I felt it was time to get to know them a bit better. What made them set up their own communities? How does it help them and their members? What have been their own highs and lows of their freelancing journey? These questions and more are chatted about and more. About Steve Folland Steve is a video/podcast producer, running his business whilst also looking...2021-06-1652 min
Mixing Babies And Business™004 | Managing expectations, freelance work and parenting in a pandemic with Frankie Tortora | PT3PT 3: This is the third and final mini episode of our chat with Frankie Tortora, a freelance graphic designer, mum of two and founder of Doing It For The Kids — a community by and for freelance parents.Frankie is also co-host of DIFTK The Podcast with Steve Folland, recipients of Bronze Best Business Podcast at the British Podcast Awards 2020. Our conversation took place in August before we knew if the kids were going back to school and between the ever-changing lockdown restrictions in Canada and England. THINGS WE TALK ABOUT: Worki...2020-11-1714 min
Mixing Babies And Business™003 | Managing expectations, freelance work and parenting in a pandemic with Frankie Tortora | PT2PT 2: This is the second of three mini episodes of our chat with Frankie Tortora, a freelance graphic designer, mum of two and founder of Doing It For The Kids — a community by and for freelance parents. Stay tuned for the third and final part over the coming week where we talk about working from unconventional spaces, including your car and how she's investing in herself during these times.Frankie is also co-host of DIFTK The Podcast with Steve Folland, recipients of Bronze Best Business Podcast at the British Podcast Awards 2020. Our conversation took place in...2020-11-1310 min