We're reviewing our Q1 goals for 2020 and penciling in our Q2 goals.  Don't be afraid to lock in your short term goals on paper and share them with an accountability partner.  It has the power to turn your aspirations into achievements.  "Anything that can be measured can be improved" - James Patrick.  

As content creators, we live in a world of immediate publishing and rampant infringement.  Understanding Intellectual property is an important part about being a creative entrepreneur.  Today we're lucky to have IP attorney, Andrew Nelson, join the program to break down some intellectual property basics, from patents to trademarks to copyrights.  

www.fortislaw.com

email:  [email protected] 

Instagram:  @anelson100

The world economy has already seen changes as a result of the global pandemic, COVID-19.  We're discussing our first reactions to how this impacts the freelancing community and what to do with client loss.  

We've cleared 80 episodes producing this podcast, and none of it has been easy.  In this episode, we discuss the trials and tribulations of growing a podcast brand; from writing, to post production, to marketing, to monetization.    

For a lot of us, networking face to face is not easy.  It makes us uncomfortable because we feel like we suck at it.  What do I say?  How do I stand?  What the hell do I do with my hands?  There's no one-size, fits all answer.  The ultimate solution is to continually go out and practice.  Today we're discussing a recent networking experience and the takeaways from it.  

Pushing all your chips in on self-employment comes with many challenges, both financially and personally.  Today, Matthew Baker, senior VP of Corporate Strategy and International expansion at Freshbooks accounting, will help you de-risk that move by prioritizing habits that have proven to work best for successful businesses and entrepreneurs.  

www.freshbooks.com

The transition into a full self-employed lifestyle can provide challenges for everyone.  How do you manage the time to build healthier habits that offset that unhealthy ones?  In this episode, we dive into our challenges that we've faced and how we aim to improve our physical, mental, and emotional freelancing health.

In today's landscape, many photographers and creatives have a reactive marketing mindset, in which they post some form of promotion and expect to get calls flooding in asking for their work.  The reality is we have to be diligent, intentional, and proactive in our marketing approach.  Today we have award winning photographer and entrepreneur, James Patrick, joining the program to discuss marketing strategies that have helped him sustain a consistent six figure photography business year in and year out.  

James Patrick's work can be seen at:

www.jamespatrick.com

www.fitposium.com

Instagram @jpatrickphoto

Beyond the Image Podcast

Taxes can be intimidating for freelancers, particularly creative, right-brained ones.  Today we're trying to simplify quarterly taxes so that you can minimize financial stress and anguish.

Reflection is an important facet to your goal setting.  The successes and failures you experience will have a big impact on your direction going forward.  Today we're reviewing our 2019 and our goals for 2020.