The Life-First Solopreneur
tekijä: Joe Rando and Carly Ries
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The Solopreneur Q&A We Should Have Done Years Ago
The Solopreneur Q&A We Should Have Done Years Ago
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You didn't become a solopreneur to build a business that runs your life. You did it so your business could serve it.
The Life-First Solopreneur is the twice-weekly podcast at the heart of the Life-First Movement. It's for solopreneurs who believe the business should be designed around life, not the other way around.
Hosts Joe Rando and Carly Ries, co-authors of Solopreneur Business for Dummies, sit down each week with solopreneurs who are building Life-First Businesses and experts who are helping others do the same.
Every episode explores what it really takes to design, run, and evolve a one-person business with your life at the center.
Basically, what we're trying to say is:
Life First. Then Business.
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- The Solopreneur Q&A We Should Have Done Years Ago · 15 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 349After hundreds of episodes, Carly and Joe realized they had never done a Q&A. So they gathered the most common questions solopreneurs ask in LifeStarr office hours, the…
- Your Books Are the Answer Key Every Solopreneur Has Been Missing · 27 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 348When was the last time you reconciled your books? If you just winced, you’re not alone. Shawn Kuehn, founder of Work Faster Play Longer, says that one date tells him more about a…
- Blast From The Past: The Counterintuitive Key to a Life-First Solopreneur Business · 12 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 347When is enough, enough?! This topic is so important that we wanted you to hear it again, so we're re-releasing it! We obsess over income minimums (rent, bills, the baseline we…
- AI Skills Explained for Non-Technical Solopreneurs · 31 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 346Are you trying to automate your business but feel stuck before you even start? You’re not alone. Most solopreneurs stall at the automate step, and it usually isn’t because they…
- Back By Popular Demand: Is Your Life-First Business Just Lazy Solopreneurship in Disguise? · 12 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 345We had such a big response to this episode, we thought we'd bring it back! Does choosing a life-first solo business mean you're lazy? Carly and Joe say absolutely not, and in…
- The Worst Sales Advice Solopreneurs Keep Following · 38 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 344What if the content you’re already writing could close clients for you, no sales calls required? In this episode of the Life-First Solopreneur, Carly sits down with copywriter…
- Do We Practice What We Preach? A Solopreneur Reality Check · 13 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 341Do Joe and Carly actually run life-first businesses, or do they just talk about it? After a community member asked that exact question, the hosts of The Life-First Solopreneur…
- The 4 Step Authority Formula Every Solopreneur Needs · 29 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 343Feeling stuck on the content treadmill? You’re not alone, and according to George Wright III, more content isn’t the answer. Authority is. George is the founder and CEO of…
- [Re-Release] Commitments vs. Communication: The Mindset Shift Every Solopreneur Needs · 16 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 342In light of our LifeStarr Academy and Lifestarr App launches, we thought we'd re-release a very relevant conversation. Enjoy! Ever open your inbox on a Monday morning, spend two…
- What to Automate and What to Keep Human in Your Solopreneurship · 33 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 340Spending five or more hours a month on invoicing makes you nearly three times more likely to face cash flow problems. That’s just one of the eye-opening stats Faye Pang of…
- Flying Solo Without Being Alone: Our Journey Serving Solopreneurs · 20 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 339Ever wonder what really goes on behind the scenes of a business built for solopreneurs? In this episode, Joe Rando and Carly Ries pull back the curtain on the LifeStarr journey…
- Sales Without the Sleaze for Solopreneurs Who Hate Selling · 31 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 338If the idea of selling makes you want to crawl under your desk, this episode is for you. Nicole Cramer spent 15 years as a high school math teacher before landing a sales job…
- Back By Popular Demand: The Life-First Solopreneur Manifesto · 14 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 337You left corporate to gain freedom, so why does your business feel like the most demanding boss you've ever had? In this episode, Joe walks Carly through the brand-new Life-First…
- Why Most Solopreneurs Are Doing PR Completely Backwards · 30 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 336Most solopreneurs think PR means getting into Forbes. PR strategist Haley Raymond says that belief is exactly why so much publicity effort goes nowhere. In this episode, Haley…
- Encore! Why Your Solo Business Isn't Giving You the Life You Wanted (And How to Fix It) · 15 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 335A re-release of a popular episode from earlier this year! If your solopreneur business feels like it's running you instead of the other way around, you've fallen into the…
- The AI Agent Team Every Solopreneur Wishes They Had (And How To Build It) · 39 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 334What if your AI actually sounded like you? In this episode of The Life-First Solopreneur, our AI go-to guy, George B. Thomas of Sidekick Strategies, shows solopreneurs how he…
- From The Vault: Life First. Then Business. Here's What That Actually Means For Solopreneurs. · 11 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 333In this episode, Joe Rando and Carly Ries officially draw a line in the sand. After nearly 300 episodes and hundreds of conversations with solopreneurs, they name the single…
- A Solopreneur's Case Against Trendy Marketing · 24 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 332Tired of being told you need to post three times a day to grow your business? This episode is your permission slip to stop. Carly and Joe sit down with Polly Pollock, the creator…
- How Smart Solopreneurs Choose Who to Work With · 14 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 331Signing the wrong client can mean months, or years, of stress, churn, and heartburn. In this episode, Carly and Joe break down how to vet clients and contractors before you…
- The Solopreneur's Guide to Hiring Your First VA Without the Panic · 34 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 330Think being a solopreneur means doing everything yourself? Think again. In this episode, we sit down with Rachael Davila, a virtual assistant since 2005 and founder of Extra…
- The Solopreneur's Guide to Breaking Up With a Bad Client · 12 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 329Every solopreneur eventually meets the client who pays the bills but crushes the soul. The one who calls at odd hours, ignores your boundaries, pays late, and somehow still feels…
- What Solopreneurs Should Stop Copying From Big Brands · 31 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 326Warren Kornblum spent decades inside some of the biggest brands in retail, including Toys R Us across 27 countries, and he is convinced the solopreneur holds an advantage the…
- [Re-Release] How to Get Leads Without Social Media (For Solopreneurs Who Hate Posting) · 13 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 328You've been told you need to become a full-time content creator to grow your business. Post every day. Fight the algorithm. Do the newest TikTok dance. But what if you hate…
- [Re-Release] The Pricing Strategy That Doubled This Solopreneur's Income in Year One · 41 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 327Are you stuck in the hourly billing trap, racing against the clock while your clients pressure you to go faster, cheaper, and more? In this episode, Jonathan Stark, the "Ditching…
- The Rate Increase Conversation Every Solopreneur Dreads · 14 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 325Raising your rates can feel downright terrifying, even when you know deep down that you are worth it. In this episode, Carly shares the very personal story of prepping for weeks…
- The AI Trap Many Solopreneurs Walk Into Without Noticing · 31 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 324Are you using AI to sharpen your thinking or to slowly dull it? In this episode, Carly Ries and Joe Rando sit down with Johan Roos, creator of Lego Serious Play and author of…
- Solopreneurs, Your GPS Needs a Destination First · 10 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 323Do you need a mission statement as a solopreneur? Carly and Joe finally found something they disagree on, and it turns into one of the most useful conversations they have had…
- Why This Solopreneur Refuses to Scale (And You Might Want To Also) · 34 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 322What if you could build a business that supports your life instead of consuming it? In this episode of The Life-First Solopreneur, Carly and Joe sit down with Francesca Ciucci, a…
- [Re-Release] Ditch the 9-to-5 Mindset: How Solopreneurs Should Really Structure Their Day · 14 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 321You left your 9-to-5 for freedom, so why does your calendar still run your life? In this episode of The Life-First Solopreneur, Carly and Joe tackle a habit most solopreneurs…
- The Dating App Psychology Every Solopreneur Should Steal · 35 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 320What does swiping right on a dating app have to do with growing your business? A lot more than you think. In this episode, Carly and Joe sit down with Colin Hodge, national…
- The Solopreneur's Secret Envy Problem · 15 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 319Carly scrolls LinkedIn and sees a friend announcing new funding and a tenth hire. The comments are exploding. Carly feels a pang of envy, then realizes something odd. She doesn't…
- Busy Is an Illusion, and Other Truths Every Solopreneur Needs to Hear · 34 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 318You are the product. So why are you the last thing on your own to do list? Daffney Allwein has spent 20 years working with over 700 CEOs, executives, and high performers on what…
- Is Your Life-First Business Just Lazy Solopreneurship in Disguise? · 12 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 317Does choosing a life-first solo business mean you're lazy? Carly and Joe say absolutely not, and in this episode they explain why. They dig into where the lazy story really comes…
- Solopreneurship Starts With One Question: What Do You Really Stand For? · 35 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 316What do you really stand for, and how could knowing the answer transform your business? In this episode of The Life-First Solopreneur, Carly and Joe sit down with Paul Ingram, a…
- The Shutdown Ritual Every Solopreneur Needs · 13 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 315Do you struggle to shut your brain off at the end of the workday? If you're a solopreneur working from home, you know the feeling...the laptop closes, but the mental tabs stay…
- Solopreneurs, Stop Chasing Work-Life Balance And Chase This Instead · 41 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 314What if the goal was never balance, but harmony? In this episode, Carly and Joe sit down with Dan Scott, founder of Spotlight Advisory Group, a former big-firm lawyer who walked…
- Stop Benchmarking Your Solo Business Against Someone Else's Highlight Reel · 12 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 313You're having a great week. Clients are happy, work is steady, and you took the afternoon off. Then you open your feed and see another solopreneur bragging about their 50K month…
- The 3-Step System That Buys Back 50 Hours a Month for Solopreneurs · 28 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 312Most solopreneurs think delegation is something you earn after hitting a revenue milestone. Claire Giovino, co-founder and CEO of 50hrs.com, says that belief is exactly what's…
- The Counterintuitive Key to a Life-First Solopreneur Business · 12 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 311We obsess over income minimums (rent, bills, the baseline we need to survive) but treat the top end as infinite. In this episode, Carly and Joe challenge the "always more"…
- Why Betting On Yourself Is the Safest Career Move Now · 31 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 310Is your corporate job really safer than going solo? Hooman Radfar, co-founder of Collective and an early investor in Uber, SpaceX, Stripe, and OpenAI, argues the opposite. After…
- Work-From-Home Boundaries For Solopreneurs · 12 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 309Working from home blurs the line between "on the clock" and "off." In this episode, Carly and Joe dig into why work-life harmony still requires firm boundaries, especially in the…
- The Clarity Problem Killing Solopreneur Search Rankings · 28 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 308Most service-based solopreneurs think they have a keyword problem. According to SEO and AI search specialist Julia Bocchese, what they actually have is a clarity problem. In this…
- The Life-First Solopreneur Manifesto · 13 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 307You left corporate to gain freedom, so why does your business feel like the most demanding boss you've ever had? In this episode, Joe walks Carly through the brand-new Life-First…
- How She Made $100K in Her First 90 Days as a Coach · 41 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 306Andrea Engstrom did $2 million in sales for someone else before she ever bet on herself. When she finally launched her own coaching program, she generated over $134,000 in her…
- Why Solopreneur Vacations Feel Impossible and How to Fix That · 17 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 305Think you can't take a real vacation as a solopreneur? Carly and Joe are calling it what it is: a design flaw, not a workload problem. In this episode, they break down why time…
- How Solopreneurs Get Seen Without a Team or a Budget · 48 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 304What would you do with 90 days, $100, and zero credibility? Personal branding expert Alejandro Sanoja says forget everything else, go on a podcast tour. In this episode, Carly…
- How A Solopreneur Can Set Client Boundaries Without Sounding Like a Jerk · 15 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 303Setting boundaries is one thing. Setting them without feeling like a jerk is another. In this follow-up to their popular boundary-setting episode, Carly and Joe tackle the…
- How One Talk Can Generate Opportunities for 15 Years with Ashley Stahl · 36 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 302Ashley Stahl, career strategist, founder of Wise Whisper Agency, and speaker of one of the most-watched TED Talks of all time, joins the show to break down exactly how…
- Commitments vs. Communication: The Mindset Shift Every Solopreneur Needs · 15 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 301Ever open your inbox on a Monday morning, spend two hours responding to everything, and realize you haven't actually moved your business forward? You're not alone. In this…
- The Hidden Cost of Not Trademarking Your Solo Business Name · 30 min · Kausi 3 Jakso 300Think forming an LLC protects your business name? Think again. In this episode of The Aspiring Solopreneur, trademark attorney Joey Vitale, founder of Indie Law, breaks down why…
