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Interview - Louise Blakely

Louise waited a few years to make the leap into full-time freelancing, but wouldn’t have it any other way. Her time spent side-hustling allowed her to hone her digital marketing skills and build a solid network.

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Interview - Amy Hart

Amy craved flexibility and decided to escape her full-time job as an office manager to become and virtual assistant. Even though she has proven skills to back her ability, Amy has faced imposter syndrome. Here’s her journey.

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Interview - Marion Piper

Marion is a true creative who had a successful agency career. But after experiencing burnout, she wanted to see if she could ‘make it’ as a freelancer. Spoiler alert, she made it, and now she helps others embrace the magic of self-expression on her terms.

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Interview - Prue Aja

With a fiercely creative spirit and boundless ambition, Prue Aja has been exploring the entrepreneurial path for over a decade. We chat with Prue about her road to freelancing and why integrity and authenticity are so important in business.

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Interview - Danielle Read

From Acquired Brain Injury Specialist to mind-bending independent copywriter, Danielle Read found herself freelancing almost by accident. It’s a beautiful thing though as we’re pretty sure this wordsmith has stumbled upon her true calling.

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Interview - Velvet Garvey

Velvet is an ambitious editor and copywriter with energy to burn. She’s always got some sort of side hustle going (after some advice she got in her 20’s) but still manages to set boundaries and switch work-mode off to focus on family. We caught up with Velvet to talk about her journey to full-time freelance.

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Interview - Jane Farrugia

Jane is an experienced marketing and communications manager who had never even thought about freelancing until a move to rural Queensland changed her corporate path. Through her own business Farr and Co, she now helps retail brands create impactful, innovative and effective marketing and event strategies, on her own terms.

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Interview - Vanessa Barrington

Vanessa is a marketing, communications and PR leader, and the founder of The Right Remark. She's dedicated to working with brands that help others, and is known by her pals as a ‘book doula’. We chat with Vanessa and find out what made her leap from a highly successful corporate career into the unknown world of freelancing.

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Interview - Nell Casey

Nell is an ecommerce copywriter and content strategy who nearly ended up as a financial advisor! She saved up some cash, threw herself a launch party, and started building her freelance copywriting business Fete Creative. Read more about her freelance journey.

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Interview - Nikki Gaastra

Nikki is an ambitious and motivated freelance entrepreneur who offers custom branding, website development and digital marketing for small businesses who are ready to make big growth. Her path to freelancing was a windy one…

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