Work Pals Podcast

By Work Pals

Welcome to the Work Pals podcast where Cam and Kaelynd share their work-life journeys, exploring professional development through their day jobs, freelancing, side-projects, and building businesses.... more

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March 23, 2020Episode 8: Quail monitoring solutions etc
Alaskan Tapes is the music producer cam was talking about but never mentioned
Kaelynd moves into a new apartment and starts her new job and talks about the first week.
Kaelynd keeps sneaky tabs on her old company lol
Kaelynd getting the lay of the land meeting new people and working with a new team
Kaelynd enjoys some of the structure that working from an office brings compared to her previous gig which was mostly remote
Cam talks about his experience starting a new contract in a larger company and the adjustment coming from a smaller start up.
They discuss backlogs as inspired by the Founder Quest podcast
Cam and Kaelynd talk about scaling up companies by hiring contractors, and how do you stay small
Cam gives recommends that money is very helpful to have when starting up in contracting
Cam discusses how he ended up setting up his business finances for contracting using Wave Accounting and setting up a separate credit card for the business
Cam got declined by a potential client on a website proposal but talks about the importance of following up
We discuss the importance of positioning
We chat about the challenge of coming up with startup ideas
Paul Graham - How to get startup ideas
Cam is going to MicroConf!
Kaelynd talks about her upcoming Raspberry Pi projects: a quail monitoring app, and a smart mirror
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47min
March 19, 2020Episode 7: Talking about Notion
Kaelynd and Cam focus on updates around freelancing and work, documenting & sharing journey and learnings with others, and strategies for maintaining daily habits.
Kaelynd & Cam discuss the recent Toronto notion meetup & revamping their setups
Kaelynd discusses closing out her current role and the upcoming move
Kaelynd discusses current focus on closing out freelance client projects before starting her new job
Kaelynd touches on being mindful about keeping fitness and Spanish top of mind when starting new job
Cam provides updates on a new role he’s just started
Cam & Kaelynd discuss who might be helpful in reviewing and revising new contracts when the come up
Cam & Kaelynd discuss the importance of documenting his new journey into freelancing
Cam discusses effective methods for creating sharable content and resources for people who ask for help / guidance from him in a reusable format
Cam & Kaelynd discuss maintaining daily habits and their strategies around this
Cam & Kaelynd discuss potential ideas for notion projects as a stair step approach toward taking on side projects or building a business
Cam announces he's decided to go to microconf!
Bison Bison (band)
Notion app (note-taking etc)
Micro Conf
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29min
March 16, 2020Episode 6: Amazon one stop shop
Accidental caffeine and harnessing the power of coffee
Nanopresso portable espresso maker
Skip to 8m 20s if you want to get right to the updates
Cam updates on working on the last weeks of his first contract
Cam talks about pitching to a new client
Cam talks about a lucky conversation with a friend that may lead to a new contract
Cam updates on dealing with the stress of not knowing where your next project/paycheque is coming from
Kaelynd and Cam discuss figuring out how to manage your runway as a freelancer
Cam talks about buying time up front from contracting to put towards his own projects later in the year
Cam talks about being intentional about making new connections and maintaining existing ones
Cam meets someone from the TinySeed team
Cam talks about possibly starting a meetup
Kaelynd ramps down at her current job doing some documentation and picking some last work to help her current company as she prepares to transition to a new role
Kaelynd discusses an Ultraworking session that she had
Kaelynd talks about some fun work setting up integration triggers in SalesForce and Jira and automating some sequences in a similar workflow to Zapier or IFTTT
Indie Hackers episode with Vlad of Webflow
They chat a bit about where the "No code" movement may be going
They discuss how "No-code" is great for prototyping and testing things out before moving on a custom-engineered solution
Kaelynd looks forward to setting up some similar integrations work for future clients
They get to chatting about the importance of value-based pricing vs hourly pricing
KG meets random facebook friends
They discuss meetup culture and how important it is to be intentional about the culture you create in events and companies
Relevant Startups for the Rest of Us episode - Sex & Software
They discuss what is the right move for outreach efforts to bring in underrepresented groups of people into tech and ask how should events go about that
They talk about gender and race can be uncomfortable topics, but it can be an ongoing back and forth conversation. Everyone will make mistakes, but it's an ongoing effort.
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47min
March 12, 2020Episode 5: Kaelynd lands a new gig
Kaelynd gets the new job she has been interviewing for and makes plans to move into a new place. Cam now has a couple weeks of freelancing under his belt and dives into some of the challenges of these first weeks.
Links
Notion app (note-taking etc)
Breaking the Time Barrier: How to Unlock Your True Earning Potential
Habit tracking app - done
Jiro Dreams of Sushi | Netflix preview
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43min
February 02, 2020Episode 4: The Joy of Taxes
Cam & Kaelynd discuss updates related to taxes, freelancing, full time work, interview processes, and brainstorm around improving productivity with group accountability.
Cam discusses getting his taxes in order and a project he is considering which would make the process easier for others
Cam & Kaelynd discuss working in the open and the benefits of that
Cam & Kaelynd talk about the benefits of trying out a variety of business ideas and the perceived benefits of that as well as past experiences providing services outside of day jobs and the satisfaction in that
Cam runs through managing current contracts, upcoming confirmed contracts, and potential contracts on the horizon
Cam discusses possible negotiations around hourly rates and navigating that process
Kaelynd discusses her challenges with working from home and managing that
Kaelynd provides updates on her interview process and working through the final case study as well as her use of The Work Gym for it
Cam & Kaelynd discuss possible improvements to The Work Gym and what that might look like
Links
The Work Gym
Beginner Javascript
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38min
February 02, 2020Episode 3: Liars & Bots
Cam & Kaelynd discuss fake product reviews and how we might solve the problem
Cam & Kaelynd discuss AI generated stories and the use of AI in therapy bots
Cam gives updates on upcoming contracts and the new realities and considerations of freelancing
Cam discusses sharing with intent on social media to foster connections and engagement
Cam shares his experience with monthly planning with The Work Gym
Kaelynd discusses upcoming month of working remotely
Kaelynd discusses progress through her interview process and next steps
Kaelynd discusses updates around her progress with the Beginner Javascript Course
Kaelynd & Cam discuss the necessity of improving their Spanish skills to be able to better communicate with their partners’ family
Kaelynd discusses counseling and how that might be helpful for upcoming performance and figuring out a side project to help fuel skill building
Links
[Raising Devendra - INVISIBILIA] - https://www.npr.org/2019/12/13/787876476/raising-devendra
https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/the-eliza-effect/
[The Eliza Effect - 99% Iv] - https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/the-eliza-effect/
[The Work Gym] - https://www.ultraworking.com/twg
[Beginner Javascript] - https://wesbos.com/beginner-javascript/
[Duolingo Spanish Podcast] - https://podcast.duolingo.com/
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30min
February 02, 2020Episode 2: Useful Christmas Gifts
Cam & Kaelynd discuss their experiences using The Work Gym by Ultraworking. Cam weighs the pros & cons of freelancing and taking on a full-time job. Kaelynd discusses interviewing for a new role and why she's looking to transition jobs. We also discuss strategies for interviewing, co-working experiences, starting a new javascript course, and useful Christmas gifts.
Summary:
Observations & experiences using The Work Gym to Date
Cam's current exploration into freelancing and interviewing for full time jobs
Kaelynd's current experience interviewing for a potential new role
Pros & Cons of interviewing widely vs zeroing in on companies
Co-Working spaces & tech culture in Toronto
Kaelynd discusses starting a new Javascript Course
Cam shares his useful Christmas gift tip of the year
Links:
ULTRAWORKING - The Work Gym - https://www.ultraworking.com/
Wes Bos Beginner Javascript Course - https://wesbos.com/beginner-javascript/
Tile - https://www.thetileapp.com/
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28min
February 02, 2020Episode 1: First Updates from Cam & Kaelynd
Our first weekly update: life updates, current projects & professional areas of focus, the journey to becoming a self-taught developer.
Summary:
Life Updates - Holiday Parties & Weekend Plans
Cam Updates: work transition and potential next steps
Motivations for taking on side projects
Kaelynd Updates: job interviews, navigating work life balance & prioritizing, developing programming skills
Cam's journey as a self taught developer
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31min
February 02, 2020Episode 0: Nice to Meet You
Welcome to the Work Pals Podcast! In this episode, we take some time to introduce ourselves, our work backgrounds, and why we're doing this podcast.
Summary:
How we met
Our friendship to date
Cam's career background
Kaelynd's career background
Why we decided to start this podcast
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24min

FAQs about Work Pals Podcast:

How many episodes does Work Pals Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 39 episodes available.