Graphic Designer Victoria O'May
Brazilian creative Victoria was working in advertising in London when in 2013 she fancied a change. A change of pace, country and language, and to help her do that she figured she’d go freelance in Spain. After 3 years she took a job in an agency. Four years on she felt ready to freelance again. A pandemic and motherhood making the flexibility of working from home even more appealing. Second time around Victoria felt much more prepared. In her positioning, her processes, her dealings with clients… in running her own business.
Episode 295 of the Being Freelance podcast, hosted by Victoria O'May, Steve Folland, titled "Graphic Designer Victoria O'May" was published on February 19, 2023 and runs 39 minutes.
February 19, 2023 ·39m · Being Freelance
Summary
Brazilian creative Victoria was working in advertising in London when in 2013 she fancied a change. A change of pace, country and language, and to help her do that she figured she’d go freelance in Spain. After 3 years she took a job in an agency. Four years on she felt ready to freelance again. A pandemic and motherhood making the flexibility of working from home even more appealing. Second time around Victoria felt much more prepared. In her positioning, her processes, her dealings with clients… in running her own business.
Episode Description
Brazilian creative Victoria was working in advertising in London when in 2013 she fancied a change.
A change of pace, country and language, and to help her do that she figured she’d go freelance in Spain.
After 3 years she took a job in an agency. Four years on she felt ready to freelance again. A pandemic and motherhood making the flexibility of working from home even more appealing.
Second time around Victoria felt much more prepared. In her positioning, her processes, her dealings with clients… in running her own business.
In this conversation we cover, amongst other things:
- the importance of a network of fellow freelancers
- getting to know clients properly
- working around having a child
- how some things you want to do just can't be done right now, and that's okay...
You'll find full show notes and transcript for this episode at beingfreelance.com
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