The pathway to such a cool life - Data Visualisation Expert Stephanie Evergreen
Stephanie was forced into being freelance, but it turned out to be one of the best things that could ever have happened to her. We chat about work-life balance and how she manages to take five vacations a year, why she still works from home even though her business is international and her team is 6-people strong, and how the best piece of advice she’s ever been given is “raise your prices”.
Episode 163 of the Being Freelance podcast, hosted by Being Freelance - The freelancing podcast with Steve Folland and a stack of inspiring freelancer stories, titled "The pathway to such a cool life - Data Visualisation Expert Stephanie Evergreen" was published on February 24, 2019 and runs 38 minutes.
February 24, 2019 ·38m · Being Freelance
Summary
Stephanie was forced into being freelance, but it turned out to be one of the best things that could ever have happened to her. We chat about work-life balance and how she manages to take five vacations a year, why she still works from home even though her business is international and her team is 6-people strong, and how the best piece of advice she’s ever been given is “raise your prices”.
Episode Description
When Stephanie's employers were refusing projects she'd have loved to take on, she set up her own business on the side and began teaching people about the importance of the work she was doing.
Seeing how popular the idea was, Stephanie's employers soon asked her to shut down her business and bring the work in-house.
Stephanie said no.
She's since had a book published on the subject, ran workshops for the United Nations, given international keynote speeches, built a virtual team of 6, and launched her own online academy that serves hundreds of students each year.
Imagine if she hadn't said no all those years ago...If she hadn’t believed in herself and recognised the benefits of being freelance…
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