Self Employment Episodes

Episode 14 with Michael Bolognino. What'd we talk about? What separates therapy and coaching. Startups at the turn of the century. Competitive swimming. Working at Google. Coaching certification. Experimentation. Getting real about personal budgets. Focus-setting. Believing in your clients. Running a business. The value of structure. Operational design and other lessons from tech. Putting yourself in uncomfortable situations. Layoffs. AI. Being a human resource. College majors. Recognizing your own voice.

Episode 12 with Kayla Dantz. What'd we talk about? Weaving and photography. Plaid. The nature of memory. Creating and growing a business. Physical art in a digital world. Social media. Technical skills. Meeting like-minded people in college. Internships. Living in New York. The business and the passion. An in-between age. The global market. Explaining what you do to strangers. Finding an audience. Keeping criticism in perspective.

Episode 10 with Sarah Kurtz. What'd we talk about? Life transitions. Running. Learning with Bikram in the batting cage on La Cienega. Vinyasa. Guides to living. Mental endurance. Joy and entertainment. Extremely active people. Nursing. Sweating. Locker rooms. Traveling yoga adventures. Choreographing workout playlists. Aging. Great teachers. What the bicep does. Quieting the mind. Breathing. Self-regulation. Yoga Sarah versus Sculpt Sarah.

Episode 9 with Hannah Louise Poston. What'd we talk about? Identity. Micro-generational mentorship. YouTube. Studying poetry. Making clothes. Beauty and fashion. Architecture. Writing. Working with your partner. Video production roles and responsibilities. Monetizing creativity. Work schedules. Shame freeze. What Roxanne Gay said. The algorithm. Revenue streams. Quakers. Emily Dickinson. Seeking advice.

Episode 5 with Sam Stanton. What'd we talk about? Dropping out of college. Rehab. Port Townsend. Morning coffee on deck. Tinkering with things. Trade school. International travel. Leaning into your 20s. Tugboat cowboys in the oil patch. Sleep schedules. Chasing it hard. Lavender farming. Ferries. Going home at the end of a shift. Self employment. Tangerine orchards. Putting your job on the shelf. What is possible.

Episode 3 with Katie Silver. What'd we talk about? Executive recruitment. Job seekers. Introverts. Closing a deal. Finding alignment with ethos and values. Enforcing work-life balance. Helping people get unstuck. Building a network. Growing your career. Understanding the market. The art of the possible. Coaching and mentoring. AI. Throwing your resume into the void. Curiosity. Doing more with less.

Work-Shaped Life is a podcast about what making a living makes of our lives.