Managing Client Disputes for Service Providers | Fixing Burnout, Scope Creep, Contract Issues
BookmarkSheila M. Wilkinson, LMSW, Esq. | Business Coach & Consultant
Managing Client Disputes for Service Providers | Fixing Burnout, Scope Creep, Contract Issues is a business podcast hosted by Sheila M. Wilkinson, LMSW, Esq. | Business Coach & Consultant. It has 95 episodes, with the latest published February 2026.
Sick of clients asking for "just one more thing"...again and again? Feel like you're constantly overdelivering, undercharging, and saying yes when you really want to scream no? Maybe you've Googled "how to fire a client" or "contract for services" more times than you'd like to admit. You started working on your own to do work you love but now you're stuck in a cycle of revisions, red flags, and resentment. Sound familiar?Welcome to the Managing Client Disputes - the podcast for Service Providers who care - and the podcast that helps you set boundaries, protect your energy, and confidently handle the messy, awkward, and overwhelming parts of working with clients. Whether you're dealing with scope creep, ghosting, or clients who don't care about your values (or your value), this show is your permission slip to stop people-pleasing and start protecting your peace (and your pay).Hosted by Sheila Wilkinson - licensed attorney, social worker, and patron saint of troublemakers - this is whe
business ·en ·95 episodes
Taking a Break Without Losing Momentum: Boundaries, Health, and Client Expectations {Ep. 94}
Is it Scope Creep? What to Do When Clients Keep Asking for Changes {Ep. 93}
The Creative Freelancer's Guide to Handling Clients Who Don't Pay Back Expenses {Ep. 92}
Feeling Undervalued by Clients? How to Set Boundaries and Reclaim Your Confidence {Ep. 91}
Write Your Own Contract (with the Support of a Lawyer, Educator, and Business Consultant) {Ep. 90}
The Real Reason Clients Hire or Fire You: Your Contract Matters {Ep. 89}
The ONE Contract Clause that lets you Stop Work when Clients Don't Pay {Ep. 88}
Freelance Contracts: How to Fire a Client when they Cross the Line {Ep. 87}
Setting Boundaries with Clients as a Creative Freelancer: How to Be Friendly and Firm {Ep. 86}
Your Client Wants Unlimited Revisions. Here's How to Set Boundaries That Protect Your Time {Ep. 85}
Why Cookie-Cutter Frameworks Don't Work For Creative Freelancers {Ep. 84}
Afraid To Lose Clients? Why Defining Your Ideal Client Is Key To A Joyful Business {Ep. 83}
Hidden Freelance Contract Gaps That Could Cost You Big (And How to Fix Them) {Ep. 82}
How to Stop People-Pleasing and Embrace Your True Self as a Creative Freelancer {Ep. 81}
How To Say No And Set Boundaries With Clients (Without Feeling Guilty) {Ep. 80}
The Real Reason You're Undercharging In Your Creative Business (and How to Stop) {Ep. 79}
Introducing Managing Client Disputes: A Podcast for Creative Freelancers [Podcast Rebrand] {Ep. 78}
The Science and Strategies of Rest (ft Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith) {Ep. 77}
Building Relationships and Trust through Podcasting (ft Danny Ozment) {Ep. 76}
How to Use Yoga to Prepare Body, Mind, and Spirit for Birth with Bec Conant {Ep. 75}
Reigniting Creative Passions: From Burnout to Breakthrough with Mike Brennan {Ep. 74}
Unplanned Hiatus: Navigating Life's Realities with Compassion and Clarity {Ep. 73}
How to Recover from Burnout and Reclaim Your Life and Energy {Ep. 72}
Coloring Outside the Cubicle: An Artist's Unconventional Journey to Success! Guest Chat with Sam Prather of Fried Skrimpz (Part 2 of 2) {Ep. 71}
Coloring Outside the Cubicle: An Artist's Unconventional Journey to Success! Guest Chat with Sam Prather of Fried Skrimpz (Part 1 of 2) {Ep. 70}
[Real-Time Update] Motown Mastermind: Navigating Life's Expectations from Detroit {Ep. 69}
Next-Level Shifts: Navigating Life's Transitions, from College to Marriage with Dana Shaker {Ep. 68}
Rediscovering Your Path since Lockdown: 5 Clarifying Questions {Ep. 67}
From Feedback to Freedom: The Joy of Creative Problem Solving with Ernie Svenson - Part 2 of 2 {Ep. 66}
From Feedback to Freedom: The Joy of Creative Problem Solving with Ernie Svenson - Part 1 of 2 {Ep. 65}
Highlight Your Journey: My Braces Saga and the Art of Staying Committed {Ep. 64}
Breaking Free: Your Guide to a Conflict-Free Divorce with Sarah Pfeiffer, Esq. {Ep. 63}
Popcorn, Books, and Life Overhaul: A Fresh Approach to New Year's Resolutions {Ep. 62}
[Real-Time Update] Crafting Your 2024 Vision: Themes + Intentions for a Joyful and Thriving™ Life {Ep. 61}
Breaking Free: Shifting from Serving Big Corporations to Empowering Solopreneurs ft Cameron King {Ep. 60}
Building Unbreakable Friendships: Honesty, Loyalty, and Quality Time {Ep. 59}
Time Keeps on Slipping: Realign & Heal Your Relationship with Time with Becca Rich {Ep. 58}
From Stuck to Soaring: How to Run Away from Doubt and Embrace the Future You Deserve {Ep. 57}
In Tandem: Running a Business & Launching a Book While Married (ft Robert + Kay Lee Fukui) {Ep. 56}
Healing Through the Flames: Embracing Change and Soaring Like a Phoenix {Ep. 55}
Improve your Mindset and Mental Performance with Neuroscience (ft Dr. Eugene Choi) {Ep. 54}
Curiosity Chronicles: How to Turn Mundane into Mesmerizing Every Single Day {Ep. 53}
Building Trust & Gaining Respect as the Youngest Person in the Room: A Guide to Success (ft Claire Escobedo)
10 Surprising Lessons Learned in my First Two Years of Podcasting
Owning & Loving Your Creative Business: Being Willing to Leap (ft Dustin Woehrmann)
Transforming Your Life: The Art of Being Still
In Tandem: How to Run a Business While Married (ft Robert & Kay Lee Fukui)
The Emotional Gaps in your Money Systems (with Erin McGhee) + Bonus: The Next Phase of WWSS!
Sidestepping the Good Ole Boys Club: Winning Government Contracts as a DBE through RFPs (On Getting Work + Clients - Part 4)
Marketing Yourself & Getting Clients through an Online Platform like Fiverr, Toptal & Upwork: What You Need to Know Before Saying Yes (On Getting Work + Clients - Part 3)
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