Episodes
Dec. 2, 2022
Untangling tax terrors for solopreneurs, with John Lee
Even when you operate your business as an Estonian e-resident with Xolo, you still have think about your personal taxation - in a world where rules remain disjointed, localised, and confusing. But John Lee and the Work From …
Nov. 18, 2022
Straciatella Solopreneur: Defining your unique freelance flavor
To compete in a global marketplace of freelancers, you need to stand out - to be distinctive, unique, and tempting, to your perfect client. That means you won't be everybody's favorite, but you know what - that's okay! When …
Nov. 4, 2022
Being found as a freelancer: SEO need-to-know, with Zoe Nguyen
Being a solopreneur in a global marketplace is great, as you have access to a world of opportunity. But you're also contending with a world of competition too - so how can you stand out, to the clients you need to find you? …
Oct. 21, 2022
Enabling digital nomads to make a difference in the world, with Tarek Kholoussy
Digital nomads sometimes get a bad rap, for impacting local communities in a negative way rather than creating positive change. But today's guest is working hard to counter that, with two fantastic projects. Tarek Kholoussy …
Oct. 7, 2022
Exploring remote work and digital nomad visas, with Lily Szabo
Lily Szabo is a startup storyteller and community builder, currently focusing on the fast-moving world of global mobility, and ways we can take our work to different countries through new visa programmes. With more countries…
Sept. 23, 2022
Financial freedom for freelancers, with financial coach Shlomo Freund
Are you a freelancer who is totally on top of your finances, from cashflow to long-range planning and investments? What about your net worth? If so, congratulations and scroll on by - you'll learn nothing, from this conversa…
Sept. 9, 2022
A vision for better life-work experiences, with Coliving Consultant Leah Ziliak
Life and work have never been more integrated than they are today, and the coliving phenomenon is the ultimate expression of this. Offering unique opportunities for solopreneurs and all digital nomads to find the right place…
Aug. 26, 2022
Scaling for solopreneurs, with 'Freedom Geek' Imogen Cook
Have you ever wished you had more hours in the day, or that some of the less inspiring, yet essential tasks in your business would go away? Today's guest Imogen Cook has found a great solution for this, through tactical outs…
Aug. 5, 2022
Creating digital nomad communities, with Gonçalo Hall from NomadX
When your lifestyle means you travel all the time, what do you look for in a destination? And what does it mean to feel like you're 'coming home'? Today's guest Gonçalo Hall knows that digital nomads seek community and conne…
July 29, 2022
Financially sustainable travel, with 'The Professional Hobo' Nora Dunn
At this time of year we may all be dreaming of exotic destinations - but for Nora Dunn travel is a way of life. Her almost 17 years on the road have taken her to some incredible places, and you definitely need to check out h…
July 22, 2022
Business minimalism for productive calm, with Saskia Mardi
Minimalism. The very word feels serene, and an antidote to stress and busy-ness. But what is BUSINESS minimalism, and why does it matter? Today's guest, Saskia Mardi, was described by a client as 'The Marie Kondo' of busines…
July 15, 2022
Get a black belt in TikTok, with ‘Modern Samurai’ Matt Stait
Matt Stait transformed his life through martial arts - but like so many in our amazing Xolopreneur community, his freelance career has taken him in various unanticipated directions. From his own championship achievements, he…
July 8, 2022
Freelancing in a crisis: Tactics for resilience and agility, with Maya Middlemiss
Freelancing as a company-of-one is a great way to live - flexible, versatile, and autonomous. But, as a solopreneur, you have different vulnerabilities, when unexpected change happens. Have you ever thought about how you'd …
June 30, 2022
Success on Upwork: Freelance platform strategies, with Kelley Kemple
Many freelancers are drawn to platform like Upwork to find success at the start of their solopreneur journeys, but many fail to crack the code: ending up disillusioned with a race to the bottom on costs, or finding it imposs…
June 24, 2022
Taking off with TEFL: Niche success in teaching English, with Russ Pearce
Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) is an attractive route to freelancing - and an easy option for anyone who was lucky enough to be born a native speaker of the global tongue for business and communications. But m…
June 17, 2022
Securing solopreneurs in the new normality, with Lona Alia
Lona Alia is not a freelancer right now... She's presently the head of revenue at SafetyWing, who specialise in underwriting the insurance needs of the new remote and mobile global population. So it's unsurprising that her j…
June 10, 2022
Minimum Viable Freelancing: Bootstrapping from zero, with Maya Middlemiss
This week’s episode is your podcast host, Maya Middlemiss, flying ‘Xolo’ (sorry, not sorry…) Maya reflects on her journey through various models of business formation over a long period, and the evolution of what she has com…
June 3, 2022
A voice for e-residents in Estonia, with Mark Izatt
Mark Izatt is a luxury brands consultant, early adopter of e-residency, and board member of the non-profit EERICA: the Estonian E-residents International Chamber Association. EERICA is the official 'voice' of the more than 8…
May 27, 2022
Rocking your LinkedIn: Optimising profile and presence, with Jennifer Riggins
Freelance tech storyteller Jennifer Riggins joins us to talk about the power of LinkedIn - how to perfect your profile, interact with intelligence, and engage with elegance. Every solopreneur can benefit from the insights y…
May 20, 2022
Self-care for solopreneurs, with Rowena Hennigan
Rowena Hennigan works remotely as a University Lecturer and Adjunct Faculty with TU Dublin, and remotely operates her consultancy company RoRemote, providing wellbeing and mentoring services for corporate remote workers. R…
May 13, 2022
Social media essentials for portfolio people, with Hayley King
Many dream of creating a perfectly balanced lifestyle combining professional activities, creative fulfilment, travel, and family. Hayley King is a true renaissance soul who has figured this out better than most, and now help…
May 3, 2022
Developing the Estonian e-Residency programme, with Ülane Vilumets
Today we explore how the digital nature of Estonia's business and government technology has led the world, in extending these services of business owners from anywhere. Ülane Vilumets and her team support the e-residency ser…
April 29, 2022
Freelancing and future generations, with Andreas Wil Gerdes
Today we gain an invaluable perspective of the future of life and work, and location-independent living, from freestyle freelancer Andreas Wil Gerdes. From his nomadic childhood to first career in the early days of mobile te…
April 28, 2022
Freelancer On The Frontline: With Orest Zub, e-resident in Ukraine
Orest Zub is a Ukranian citizen from Lviv, and had created a great freelance lifestyle business over the past decade - travelling the world, thanks to passive income from content creation. In February 2022 everything changed…