Anna Codrea-Rado (Author & Podcaster) on Writing, Careers & The Changing Nature of Work

Apr 26, 2021

Anna Codrea-Rado, an accomplished journalist and author, discusses her journey from traditional employment to freelancing, shedding light on the challenges and triumphs of independent work. She emphasizes treating freelancing as a legitimate business, sharing insights from her new book, 'You’re the Business.' The conversation touches on the evolving media landscape, the balance between personal values and income, and the importance of mastering personal branding. Anna also reflects on the psychological barriers freelancers face, such as imposter syndrome and navigating competition.

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Intro

00:00 • 2min

Redefining Work: The Freelance Journey

02:16 • 20min

Navigating Freelance Futures

21:55 • 14min

Navigating the Freelance Frontier

35:37 • 24min

The Value Gap: Understanding Compensation in Corporations

59:46 • 2min

Exploring Wage Disparities and Societal Values in Professions

01:01:37 • 3min

Navigating Creative Career Challenges

01:04:50 • 9min

Mastering Personal Branding

01:14:07 • 9min

This week we’ve got another in-betweenisode because our diaries didn’t match up for us to record a podcast so we’re releasing an interview that Ali recently did with journalist, author and podcaster Anna Codrea-Rado. Anna worked for VICE and the Guardian before going freelance 4 years ago and her articles now appear in the New York Times, the Guardian, BBC, Wired, the Atlantic, Vice, and loads of others. She’s just released her first book entitled “You’re the Business: How to build a successful career when you strike out alone” which focusses on working for yourself and offers insights she’s learnt since she went freelance in 2017. Ali spoke with her about the world of work, careers, the challenges she faced going alone and how she hopes the book can help those who want to follow a similar path. It’s a really interesting discussion because Ali and Anna both made similar decisions in terms of starting their own businesses but obviously in very different sectors so I hope you find this interesting. We’ll be back with a full episode next week.

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You're The Business (Anna's Book)

Anna's Twitter, Website, LinkedIn, Instagram.

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