Freelance to Founder
Freelance to Founder is a unique call-in show helping real-life freelancers grow their businesses and escape the feast-famine lifestyle. The podcast is co-hosted by Clay and Preston, two former freelancers who have started, built, and even sold six- and seven-figure businesses of their own. If you enjoy content fromThe Futur, Being Freelance, The Accidental Creative, Smart Passive Income, or The Side Hustle Show, then you'll love Freelance to Founder. Catch the Tuesday Q&A episodes, dive deeper with Thursday's call-in episodes, or join us on the air and take the next step on your journey from ... freelance to founder.
Latest episodes
Jul 17, 2025 • 1h 1min
Anti-Hustle Culture
On today’s show, can you grow without embracing hustle culture?
That’s just part of what we talk about with return guest: Travis Boyco.
A few months ago, Travis was trying to decide if he could actually quit his job and take his business full-time.
Now, he’s back, freelancing full-time and hitting us with some of his biggest learnings from going full-time, plus questions he’s run into since.
It’s a fun episode today, and it’s all here on Freelance to Founder. Here we go.
(This episode was originally aired on November 11, 2023).
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Jul 15, 2025 • 16min
[Q&A] Lost Your Passion?
In today's Q&A, Rachel Stoneking, from our free Facebook Mastermind Group asked how she could get the passion for her business back. She shares her personal feelings of anxiety and disappointment after losing clients with COVID-19 and getting burned out with everything around it. "How do you overcome these negative feelings and connect back with the passion for your business?"
We'll learn a lot from this difficult BUT important question.
This episode was originally aired on June 21, 2022.
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Jul 10, 2025 • 57min
Hire First? or Get Clients First?
On today’s show, which comes first: hiring to free up time to land big clients or landing big clients to pay for hiring.
It’s a chicken and egg situation that our guest Zach has been stuck on.
We do our best to answer that question, plus a few others he has, including how to combine two completely different offerings into one killer monthly recurring offer.
It’s all in this episode of ‘Freelance to Founder’—here we go.
(This episode was originally aired on October 26, 2023).
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Jul 8, 2025 • 22min
[Q&A] Marketing Plan Help?
On today’s show, where do you start when it comes to making a marketing plan for your business?
That’s what Thomassina asks us and—since Clay and I both have extensive marketing backgrounds—we end up having a lot to say about it.
If you’re not sure where to start when it comes to marketing, then this episode is for you.
This is Freelance to Founder. Here we go!
This episode was originally aired on January 23, 2024.
To submit your question, visit FreelanceToFounder.com/ASK, and we'll feature you on an upcoming episode.
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Jul 3, 2025 • 39min
These Social Posts Get the Best Clients
On today’s show, we talk with Mannat, a student calling from India, with questions about her freelance business.
Mannat is a typographer—she works with lettering and fonts.
But every time Mannat posts her work on social media, she gets packaging design clients and others who don’t match her target audience.
This leaves Mannat asking, “what exactly should I be posting on social media to attract my ideal client?"
We walk her through a few key social media strategies that’ll also help you build your online presence and attract the right clients on social media.
(This episode originally aired May 20, 2021)
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Jul 1, 2025 • 20min
[Q&A] Freelancer to Millionaire?
On today’s show: can you become a millionaire as a freelancer?
Podcast listener Suman wrote in with that simple yet not-so-simple question, and we do our best to reveal whether or not you can get rich working as a freelancer.
It’s all in this episode of Freelance to Founder. Here we go!
This Q&A episode was originally aired on September 26, 2023.
To submit your question, visit FreelanceToFounder.com/ASK, and we'll feature you on an upcoming episode.
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Jun 26, 2025 • 54min
Drumming Up More Attention
Have you ever thought: “if I can just get the attention of more people, I could close more clients and grow my business”
That’s where we find today’s guest, Jay. He’s a web developer and SEO expert in Kentucky, USA. And Jay’s only been freelancing for a few months. He’s off to a great start having already closed a half-dozen monthly recurring clients.
Jay’s biggest question is how to get more volume. Or more awareness. So, of course, as marketing geeks Clay and I jump in with some of our best advice.
And we wrap up the episode with advice that, frankly, I’m still not sure was good.
You’ll want to listen all the way to the end for that one.
This episode was originally aired on June 02, 2022.
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Jun 24, 2025 • 15min
[Q&A] Giving Client Ownership?
On today’s Q&A episode, if you give your client full ownership of your creative work, how much should that cost, and how exactly do you even do that?
That’s the question Nicole hits us with, and it opens up another discussion on who should own your work in the first place.
It’s all in this episode of Freelance to Founder. Here we go.
This Q&A episode was originally aired on December 26, 2023.
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Jun 19, 2025 • 49min
Networking Anxiety
On today’s show: do you keep hearing how important networking is, but you really just don’t enjoy it?
In this episode, we chat with Morgan, a freelancer from Chicago. Morgan can see the potential in networking with local clients, but can’t quite figure out how to enjoy it.
So, Clay and I start brainstorming a few fun and exciting ways she can leverage her unique talents to network with local business owners and potential clients.
Stick around for this fun brainstorming session starting right after this quick message from our sponsors.
This episode was originally aired on January 20, 2022.
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Jun 17, 2025 • 12min
[Q&A] Best Software for Getting Paid Faster?
Today’s question comes from our free Mastermind group on Facebook.
Darielle asks: "What's the BEST Software for getting paid faster?"
Getting paid for your work FAST is key, but how do you make it happen?
You'll get the answer here!
This Q&A episode was originally aired on August 8th, 2023.
To submit your question, visit FreelanceToFounder.com/ASK, and we'll feature you on an upcoming episode.
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