A little over a year ago, Joey Banks and I were DM’ing each other in Slack about leaving our W-2 jobs and going independent.

So this week’s episode is a reflection on his journey working for himself and it’s as human and relatable as any conversation I’ve ever had on this show. We go deep into:

• Managing your pipeline of clients
• Creating a personal knowledge system in Notion
• Finding companionship as an independent designer
• Structuring your schedule and maintaining momentum
• Communicating your services and pricing yourself effectively
• Dealing with uncertainty and all of the unknowns in your first year
• a lot more

• Get a special offer on Joey’s “Level Up with Figma” course
• Joey’s Baseline website and newsletter
• Paul Millerd’s “Pathless Path” book and his episode on Lenny’s podcast
• Joey mentioned Oliur’s episode as one of his favorite YouTube creators
• He also mentioned Stephen Robles YouTube channel