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The Live Free Podcast with Micala Quinn

How do I get started? What if I fail? Who will hire me? Is it really possible to create a consistent, full-time income from home?Welcome to the Live Free Podcast with Micala Quinn where we will be answering these questions PLUS many more! Whether you’re just starting your freelance business (heck even if you don’t know what freelancing is yet) or you’re looking to scale, this podcast will give you tangible business advice along with inspiring interviews to help you create a life and career that works for YOU and YOUR family.Your host, Micala Quinn, started out teaching high-school English, but when her first child was born, she immediately began searching for something more. She wanted a way to stay-at-home with her daughter (and future babies), but still needed to bring in a full-time income to help support her family. Micala started freelancing, quickly replaced her full-time income, and now helps other moms (like you) get started and grow their freelance business from scratch to 5K and beyond! She believes that being a working mom or a stay-at-home mom no longer needs to be a black and white decision. You CAN have both. On your terms!Our motto is Mom Strong, Work Smart, and Live Free. Are you in? We’d love for you to join us each Monday, as well as in our Live Free Podcast Facebook community micalaquinn.com/facebook. To check out our show notes go to micalaquinn.com/blog.

Latest Episodes:

196. Success Story: How Heather Walberg’s medical background helped her become a Virtual Practice Manager Feb 14, 2022

Show notes

Are you in the medical field and wondering if there is space for you in the freelance world? My guest today, Heather Walberg, is here today sharing her success story about how her medical background helped her become a Virtual Practice Manager in the freelance space.

Heather and I chat all about what a Virtual Practice Manager is, what things you need to set up your business as a VPM, how to find clients, and the growth that she expects to come in this field.

If you are looking for your niche in the freelance world and want to incorporate your medical background, tune in to hear Heather’s story!

Thanks for listening! Connect with me on Instagram at: @micala.quinn

SHOW NOTES: www.micalaquinn.com/episode196

***There is now a 12 month payment plan for the Live Free Academy! You can get started today for just $147! Head over to go.micalaquinn.com for more details and to sign up!***

195. WAHM Success Story: How Brittany Kues found her niche as a Podcast Manager Jan 31, 2022

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Are you wanting to niche down into podcast management? Are you trying to figure out where to find those more premium clients? Brittany Kues is chatting with me today about how she started her freelance business almost 2 years ago and tried different routes but ultimately found her niche as a podcast manager. We chat about how she got started, how she connected with her clients, how she pushed forward despite losing all of her clients, how she started back over and doubled her income from there. We chat about mindset and going back to the basics, raising rates, finding clients at premium rates, and what Brittany’s life now looks like as a podcast manager!

Thanks for listening! Connect with me on Instagram at: @micala.quinn

SHOW NOTES: www.micalaquinn.com/episode195

***There is now a 12 month payment plan for the Live Free Academy! You can get started today for just $147! Head over to go.micalaquinn.com for more details and to sign up!***

194. WAHM Success Story: From corporate to an OBM agency with Salome Fourie Jan 17, 2022

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Today I am chatting with Salome Fourie about her journey from corporate to quitting her job, starting as a Social Media Manager to eventually becoming a certified Online Business Manager (OBM) and starting an agency that pulled her husband home and out of corporate.

Salome talks with us about how she got started in freelancing, pivoting into the Online Business Manager world, finding clients, and what she does as an OBM. She gives advice to anyone who is thinking about starting freelancing or to those who are thinking about pivoting.

Salome’s journey to freelancing and pivoting her career is inspiring. Tune in to hear more!

Thanks for listening! Connect with me on Instagram at: @micala.quinn

SHOW NOTES: www.micalaquinn.com/episode194

***There is now a 12 month payment plan for the Live Free Academy! You can get started today for just $147! Head over to go.micalaquinn.com for more details and to sign up!***

193. WAHM Success Story: From SAHM to Director of Marketing with Bekah Hebdon Jan 03, 2022

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On today’s episode, I am chatting with Bekah Hebdon. Bekah is a SAHM turned Virtual Assistant/Social Media Manager and is now transitioning into the Director of Marketing role.

I chat with Bekah about her journey into the freelancing world, how she learned the skills and landed clients with no prior work experience, and the future of her business as she transitions into the Director of Marketing role.

This episode is a great one for anyone who feels they don’t have the skills or experience. Bekah shares with us to “Jump in scared!”

Tune in to hear Bekah’s story!

Thanks for listening! Connect with me over on Instagram at: @micala.quinn

SHOW NOTES: www.micalaquinn.com/episode193

***There is now a 12 month payment plan for the Live Free Academy! You can get started today for just $147! Head over to go.micalaquinn.com for more details and to sign up!***

192. WAHM Success Story: How Stacy Hanson went from SAHM to a Virtual Assistant Dec 20, 2021

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Is this real? Is this legit? These are the questions Stacy was asking about Overwhelmed to Overbooked just less than a year ago. She ended up diving into Overwhelmed to Overbooked and went from SAHM to a Virtual Assistant. She chats with us today about her journey, how she landed her clients, the things that contributed to her success, and what her days look like as a successful WAHM.

We chat about how your skills can translate to the freelancing world no matter what career path you have now.

Tune in to hear Stacy’s story!

Check out the show notes for links and resources mentioned in this episode.

Thanks for listening! Connect with me over on Instagram at: @micala.quinn

SHOW NOTES: www.micalaquinn.com/episode192

***There is now a 12 month payment plan for the Live Free Academy! You can get started today for just $147! Head over to go.micalaquinn.com for more details and to sign up!***

191. WAHM Success Story: How this WAHM was fully booked in 2 months with a newborn at home with Richelle Villalta Dec 06, 2021

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Richelle worked in the corporate world for nearly 3 years but learned about freelancing and everything changed. After going through OTO and building her business all with a newborn at home, life looks a lot different for Richelle now. Listen in as she explains her journey to landing clients, the work that she does now, how she learned her skills, and how the freedom and flexibility of freelancing is different than any other work from home job.

Thanks for listening! Connect with me over on Instagram at: @micala.quinn

SHOW NOTES: www.micalaquinn.com/episode191

***There is now a 12 month payment plan for the Live Free Academy! You can get started today for just $147! Head over to go.micalaquinn.com for more details and to sign up!***

190. WAHM Success Story: How this WAHM doubled her income in less than 1 year with Chelsea Hall Nov 22, 2021

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Are you ready to hear how this former teacher started freelancing and doubled her teaching salary in less than 1 year? Tune in to hear my conversation with Chelsea Hall. Chelsea is a former 1st grade teacher turned Pinterest Strategist. We chat all about how Chelsea landed her first client within 2 weeks of buying OTO, how she got started in Pinterest, and how the OTO community helped her succeed in her transition out of the classroom. Listen in to hear her story about how she got started and is thriving in this online space.

Thanks for listening! Connect with me over on Instagram at: @Micala.Quinn

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SHOW NOTES: www.MicalaQuinn.com/episode190

***There is now a 12 month payment plan for the Live Free Academy! You can get started today for just $147! Head over to go.micalaquinn.com for more details and to sign up!***

189. How to grow on Instagram with Millie Adrian Nov 08, 2021

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Have you ever wondered how to grow your brand on Instagram without the stress and overwhelm? Today my guest, Millie Adrian, is chatting with us about all things Instagram.

Millie is an online educator and YouTuber who teaches entrepreneurs the latest strategies and trends on social media to help them skyrocket their brand. Millie shares her story about how she took what she learned from her corporate job as a project manager and found her passion in helping others with their businesses.

We chat about the basic things you need to get started growing your brand on Instagram, the goals to focus on with Instagram, how to monetize your account, and the strategy to implement to grow on Instagram.

Instagram is a great platform for finding and connecting with your ideal audience. Tune in to hear all of the value that Millie provides!

Thanks for listening! Check out the show notes for links and resources mentioned in this episode. Let me know what you thought of this episode over on Instagram - @micala.quinn. See you there!

SHOW NOTES: www.MicalaQuinn.com/episode189

***There is now a 12 month payment plan for the Live Free Academy! You can get started today for just $147! Head over to go.micalaquinn.com for more details and to sign up!***

188. WAHM Success Story: From discrimination in the workplace to building a thriving business from home with Shannon Piegdon Oct 25, 2021

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Today I am chatting with Shannon Piegdon. Shannon is a OTO alumni who has grown her business as a Pinterest Strategist in the last year. She has a powerful story about how she got started with her freelancing journey. She was discriminated against for breastfeeding and eventually let go from her job. She ended up finding freelancing and was able to start her freelancing career as a WAHM and is now home with her son.

We talk about Shannon’s journey through the difficult time of being discriminated against, how that led her to freelancing, and how she was persistent and dedicated in working to find her first client and became overbooked as a Pinterest Strategist.

Thanks for listening! Check out the show notes for links and resources mentioned in this episode.

Let me know what you thought about this episode on Instagram! Screenshot this episode and share to your stories and tag me: @micala.quinn!

SHOW NOTES: www.MicalaQuinn.com/episode188

***There is now a 12 month payment plan for the Live Free Academy! You can get started today for just $147! Head over to go.micalaquinn.com for more details and to sign up!***

187: How to let go of the guilt of leaving the classroom with Teacher Career Coach, Daphne Williams Oct 11, 2021

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Are you a teacher who is ready to leave the classroom? Today I am chatting with Daphne Williams, a teacher career coach who helps teachers transition out of the classroom.

Today we are chatting about Daphne’s story that led her from crying on the way to work and googling “other jobs for teachers” to now being genuinely happy and fulfilled in what she is doing.

We chat about making the decision to leave the classroom and how to let go of the guilt of leaving your teaching career. Daphne and I chat about the skills and qualities that make teachers desirable in the online space. Daphne even shares the three different categories that teachers can find new careers in, some that even include staying in education but in a new role.

Whether you are a teacher or in another career that you are not quite happy in, Daphne reminds us that it is ok to leave your career and find a new role to make an impact in.

Thanks for listening! Check out the show notes for links and resources mentioned in this episode. Let me know what you thought of this episode over on Instagram. Chat with you there!

SHOW NOTES: www.MicalaQuinn.com/episode187

***There is now a 12 month payment plan for the Live Free Academy! You can get started today for just $147! Head over to go.micalaquinn.com for more details and to sign up!***

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