The Winging It Podcast

21. How to create a low-risk start up with freelancers, with Matt Dowling Founder of The Freelancer Club

This week I am joined by Matt Dowling, founder of The Freelancer Club, one of the leading creative networks to talk all about how to create a low-risk start up. Their campaign to end exploitative unpaid work, #NoFreeWork, has made huge headway. In 2008, Matt spent his last £300 on a lawyer to recover £11,000 that was owed to him from an unpaid invoice. The final attempt failed. Matt, a freelance photographer, was in debt, frustrated and desperate. The story made the national press and freelancers reached out with similar tales. Realising the need for support and a stop to the exploitation of creative freelancers, the first seeds of Freelancer Club were sown.Follow Lucy on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lucyhitchcock_/">https://www.instagram.com/lucyhitchcock_/</a> Follow The Freelancer Club: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thefreelancerclub/">https://www.instagram.com/thefreelancerclub/</a> <a href="https://freelancerclub.net/">https://freelancerclub.net/</a> The Edit Album: <a href="http://bit.ly/theeditalbum">bit.ly/theeditalbum</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

Lucy Hitchcock shows you how to build, maintain and totally own a career that you love in Winging It - the podcast! Whether we're chasing our dream career, or running our own thing there's one thing we all have in common - we feel like we've got no clue what we're doing. How could someone make me a manager? Am I qualified enough to run my own business? How can I bag that dream job I've always been after? Am I ready to take a leap of faith and quit my 9 to 5? And one of the biggest questions of all - 'do I have what it takes to do what I love and make money from it?'The Winging It Podcast is all about taking that imposter syndrome, grasping your success with both hands and running with it. Success means different things to everyone, and after quitting my corporate agency marketing Job in 2015 I finally found my meaning of success. No it wasn't getting my first customers and having money in the bank, but turning up to my desk at 9am every day to a job that I LOVE and that I thrive at (even though half of the time, I do feel like I'm Winging It).The Winging It Podcast is here for business babes and savvy career women to help you learn how to build, maintain and totally own a career that you love with a heavy emphasis on prioritising your own wellness to live your happiest life. I've got some incredible business owners and career babes lined up to share their expertise and business stories with you for some helpful tips along the way! See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.