Work-At-Home Heroes

Justin Thomas graduated the University of Nebraska in May 2017. As soon as he was done, he had a full time job lined up. Thomas immediately realized that the 9-5 was not for him.

He knew there must be an alternative so he scoured the internet to find what he was looking for. After extensive research, Thomas came across a business model of fulfillment by Amazon (FBA).

He immediately identified an opportunity, immersed himself in finding out everything he could about it, and took action to build his own FBA business.

In 2018 he's scaling his business and helping people learn more about travel hacking and credit cards. Listen in for all the details!

For more information, visit the show notes at http://CaitlinPyle.co/justinthomas

Melissa Kreikemeier started out as forensic scientist which lead to becoming a science teacher.

After her third year of teaching, Kreikemeier became very frustrated with her employer, saying "I loved the work and my students, but it was not a positive work environment." So she set out to find something she could do for herself.

After stumbling upon Caitlin Pyle's Proofread Anywhere Transcript course, Kreikemeier emailed a British agency asking if they hire American proofreaders, and the rest is history.

Listen to the full story here.

For more information, visit the show notes at http://CaitlinPyle.co/MelissaKreikemeier

Emily Milsom works remotely for a company called Tribal Impact helping other companies improve their employee advocacy programs.

Emily always felt like there was something missing, so during her regular 9-5 she started a business selling vintage homewares.

Although she loved the business she created, Milsom decided to call it quits, take her flexible lifestyle job on the road, travel once she landed her remote job, and work from anywhere!

Find out how she snagged the job she is passionate about in this episode.

For more information, visit the show notes at http://CaitlinPyle.co/emilymilsom

Kevin Meng grew his freelance business 100% organically not using any freelancer websites when he was starting out, at least none that actually gave him any return.

Getting into content writing took about a year as a side hustle after Meng started teaching English in Prague.

The traction started when Meng reached out to a blogger with a personal email then followed the advice given to him.

He hustled hard at the start, sent cold emails, and ignored the voices in his head to grow to $3k a month from nothing.

Find out the process Meng used to get started and face inevitable obstacles.

For more information, visit the show notes at http://CaitlinPyle.co/kevinmeng

Karrie Stringer had no plan for what she wanted to actually do with her life. She just wanted to do work that she enjoyed and get paid for it.

Before she worked for herself, politics had overtaken good sense in her corporate workplace, and instead of working from 6am to 11pm for a few weeks of the year, it had become pretty much the norm for Stringer. Figuring it all out as she went along and using the skills she already had, Stringer took the plunge and carved a path for herself where she can now work from wherever she wants in the world for the most part.

She now spends her summers in Greece building her business!

For more information, visit the show notes at https://caitlinpyle.co/KarrieStringer

May Flam found herself constantly complaining to her husband, friends, and family about her work drama. She claims, "They were as exhausted as I was". Since quitting her draining, abusive job, sooner than she thought, Flam's life has improved tremendously.

Embracing her strengths of empowering people to make changes in their own lives, Flam worked for her coaching certification, presented her plan to her husband, and committed to working for herself empowering women to create the type of worklife they want.

One year in and Flam is blazing her own path to a profitable work at home business! Listen in for all of the details!

For more information, visit the show notes at https://caitlinpyle.co/maryflam

Korryn Haines had a triple whammy of life events in 2014 – her father was diagnosed with terminal cancer, she was made redundant from her long term manager role, and found out she was pregnant.

A chance connection through a networking group with an old boss informed Haines her skill set was being wasted doing temporary admin work.

The old boss asked Haines to come into her business as a contractor implementing processes for her current team. It was this one act of belief in her skills that set Haines on a path to create her own business as a virtual assistant.

For more information, visit the show notes at https://CaitlinPyle.co/korrynhaines

Paula Burgess' son has an ADHD diagnosis, he had been expelled from yet another daycare, and Burgess knew in that moment she would need to support him when he went to school.

She started a virtual assistant business so she could be available for her son. Once established Burgess felt even more pressure with balancing a business and the needs of her child. She looked for support for parents with ADHD children and found nothing.

Today Burgess works as a ADHD coach running support groups, coaching groups, one-on-one coaching, and advocacy for ADHD all from home!

For more information, visit the show notes at https://CaitlinPyle.co/paulaburgess

Robert Birchall managed paid ad campaigns on Google, Facebook, and Instagram for small businesses and large global brands for five year and was very unhappy. He cites feeling like he'd sold his soul for money to try to become a millionaire.

Then, he realized he didn't need millions, just freedom from commuting to earn money and the space to do the things he wanted to do.

Birchall learned the importance of looking after himself, being creative, spending time with loved ones, and (perhaps most importantly) growing relationships with the right people. Give it a listen!

For more information, visit the show notes at https://CaitlinPyle.co/robertbirchall

Amy Demone fell into her WAH life by accident, working her first 9-5 for a grand total of 6 days before she was so crippled she couldn't walk.

Two weeks later she Googled "How to Make Money Online." Now she's working with coaches and is a nerd when it comes to sales funnels. Demone recently became a Certified Ontraport Consultant, has been in the online world for 2 years, and hasn't looked back since!

Listen to her journey to 4k and sometimes 8k per month all from home, here!

For more information, visit the show notes at http://CaitlinPyle.co/amydemone