The Modern Independent

Send us a textWelcome to The Modern Independent -- a podcast dedicated -- to inspiring, equipping, and empowering -- top independent workers to supercharge their careers -- and build more balanced lives.Today, our Head of Community Jan Almasy is joined by Justin Oba. Join them as they unpack some of the key "aha moments" Justin realized along his journey of self-discovery, how he decided on founding a marketing consultancy, and his favorite parts about working with restaurants and food.Justin is Always on the lookout for: opportunities to use his extensive knowledge of the food and restaurant industry to help innovative chefs and restaurant groups connect with their audience and drive business through strategic marketing efforts.Want to learn more about Justin's business ventures?Visit Black Circle Consulting here: https://www.blackcircleconsulting.com/Want to learn more about our community here at IndeCollective?Visit our website here: https://www.indecollective.coFollow Us for More Content on:IG: IndeCollective | Freelance MBA (@indecollective) • Instagram photos and videosLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/indecollec

Send us a textWelcome to The Modern Independent -- a podcast dedicated -- to inspiring, equipping, and empowering -- top independent workers to supercharge their careers -- and build more balanced lives.Today, our Head of Community Jan Almasy is joined by Emily Grubman. Join them as they unpack some of the key "aha moments" Emily realized along her journey of self-discovery, how she decided on naming businesses as the niche she was really passionate about, and what it's been like living in Lisbon Portugal.Emily is Always on the lookout for: opportunities to use my strategic storytelling powers in the fight for progressive public policy and environmental & social justice. LMK if you have any cool ideas for saving the planet and/or humanity!Want to learn more about Emily's business ventures? Visit Title Case (her Naming consultancy) here: https://www.titlecasenaming.com/Want to learn more about our community here at IndeCollective?Visit our website here: https://www.indecollective.coFollow Us for More Content on:IG: IndeCollective | Freelance MBA (@indecollective) • Instagram photos and videosLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/indecollec

Send us a textWelcome to The Modern Independent -- a podcast dedicated -- to inspiring, equipping, and empowering -- top independent workers to supercharge their careers -- and build more balanced lives.Today, our Head of Community Jan Almasy is joined by Clara Artschwager. Join them as they unpack some of the key "aha moments" Clara realized along her journey of self-discovery, how releasing articles using her true voice pushed her into the world of dating and relationships, and what it was like the first time she ever had to pitch her services as a coach.As one of her clients expressed:“Clara is the next level dating and lifestyle coach you didn’t know you needed. She has elevated not only my personal life, but also the rest of my life... She truly took me to the next level - a level I didn’t even know I could be on. One of my favorite parts of working with Clara was that she builds you up to be more intuitive and independent for yourself - she helps you not to need her after a point, and that is a rare quality.”— FEMALE, NYCFollow Us for More Content on:IG: IndeCollective | Freelance MBA (@indecollective) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/indecollecWebsite: www.indecollective.coFollow Us for More Content on:IG: IndeCollective | Freelance MBA (@indecollective) • Instagram photos and videosLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/indecollec

Send us a textWelcome to The Modern Independent -- a podcast dedicated -- to inspiring, equipping, and empowering -- top independent workers to supercharge their careers -- and build more balanced lives.Today, our Head of Community Jan Almasy is joined by Nicole Rose Yen. Join them as they unpack some of the key "aha moments" Nicole realized along her journey of self-discovery, how she fell in love with finance and her leap into entrepreneurship.Nicole is passionate about supporting businesses through CFO services with custom reporting, strategic planning, and financial insight. She is passionate about making sure that finance is viewed as something fun and insightful - not as a burden. Follow Us for More Content on:IG: IndeCollective | Freelance MBA (@indecollective) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/indecollecFollow Us for More Content on:IG: IndeCollective | Freelance MBA (@indecollective) • Instagram photos and videosLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/indecollec

Send us a textMeet Nancy Harris -- Nancy is a passionate leadership development coach specializing in diversity. She hosts a podcast called The Intersection where she discusses all things at the intersection of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. She is also an active facilitator, writer, and co-founder of DisruptHR Chicago.As the founder of Restart Consulting, Nancy helps organizations develop inclusive cultures and leaders. She is determined to dismantle the structures that have held back women and people of color with an approach to change that focuses on embedding diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice into every fiber of an organization and coaching leaders to be catalysts for change. In today’s episode of the Modern Independent, Nancy and IndeCollective's Head of Community, Jan Almasy, unpack some of the key insights Nancy has gleaned over the course of her career in corporate and as an independent.--> They start by providing insight into how Nancy navigated not one, but four layoffs/sudden career shifts throughout her career.--> And then they unpack Nancy’s approach to deconstructing a company’s culture and finding ways to embed diversity, equity, and inclusion at every level - from executive leadership to entry-level.#dei #independentwork #layoffs #laidoff #diversity #equity #inclusion Follow Us for More Content on:IG: IndeCollective | Freelance MBA (@indecollective) • Instagram photos and videosLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/indecollec

Send us a textWelcome to The Modern Independent -- a podcast dedicated -- to inspiring, equipping, and empowering -- top independent workers to supercharge their careers -- and build more balanced lives.Today, our Head of Community Jan Almasy is joined by Chris Donohoe. Join them as they unpack some of the key "aha moments" Chris realized along his journey of self-discovery and entrepreneurship. Chris is a Career Coach, Facilitator, and Entrepreneur — an Ivy League grad and Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with an M.S. in Teaching.  He has recorded over 2000 hours of experience coaching people and teams to extraordinary results. He’s worked with 15+ Fortune 1000 companies and 50+ individuals — helping people chart paths to higher income and happier lives. As an LGBTQ+ entrepreneur, coach, and facilitator, he charted his path to success by learning to use his queerness as an asset rather than a liability. Now he helps other professionals unlock their superpowers, rediscover their motivation, build from turmoil, and create successful careers that they love.Follow Us for More Content on:IG: IndeCollective | Freelance MBA (@indecollective) • Instagram photos and videosLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/indecollec Follow Us for More Content on:IG: IndeCollective | Freelance MBA (@indecollective) • Instagram photos and videosLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/indecollec

Send us a textWelcome to The Modern Independent -- a podcast dedicated -- to inspiring, equipping, and empowering -- top independent workers to supercharge their careers -- and build more balanced lives.Today, our Head of Community Jan Almasy is joined by Larnell Vickers.Larnell is a Career and Leadership coach that focuses on helping purpose-driven professionals define their next strategic career move in alignment with their goals, interest, and abilities. His proven signature career advancement program, combined with 1:1 coaching, has helped hundreds of leaders land fulfilling roles at high-impact companies.We spoke at length about the power of learning with a group, and when asked about his experience in IndeCollective, Larnell said  "I connected with people. I had conversations with people and I will say this... every single time I had a conversation, it helped bring the pieces of my business together."Follow Us for More Content on:IG: IndeCollective | Freelance MBA (@indecollective) • Instagram photos and videosLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/indecollec Follow Us for More Content on:IG: IndeCollective | Freelance MBA (@indecollective) • Instagram photos and videosLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/indecollec

Send us a textWelcome to The Modern Independent -- a podcast dedicated -- to inspiring, equipping, and empowering -- top independent workers to supercharge their careers -- and build more balanced lives.Today, Sam is excited to be joined by Kyle Westaway.Kyle is a lawyer and the Founder and Managing Partner of Westway, a legal services firm he's been building for nearly 15 years. Kyle and Sam met two years ago and it was at that juncture that he joined IndeCollective because he realized that even seasoned independent business builders can work smarter. Over the last two years, Kyle has made a sequence of two-millimeter changes to his business. From further niching down his market to productizing services and implementing value-based pricing. Kyle has successfully built the processes systems and tools necessary to more than double his business while saving eight hours a week.Follow Us for More Content on:IG: IndeCollective | Freelance MBA (@indecollective) • Instagram photos and videosLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/indecollec Follow Us for More Content on:IG: IndeCollective | Freelance MBA (@indecollective) • Instagram photos and videosLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/indecollec

Send us a textWelcome to The Modern Independent -- a podcast dedicated to inspiring, equipping, and empowering top independent workers to supercharge their careers and lives.On this episode of The Launchpad, Jan will be joined by guest Tania Bhattacharyya.Her mission is to see women - who have been historically and systemically excluded from places of power and influence - build their own boardroom table/campfire circle.She’s spent her proverbial 10,000 hours co-writing and crafting women's stories. As the "Chief Storyteller" of a women's addiction treatment program, I helped newly sober women write their recovery stories and saw how they related to themselves and others differently.She works with social impact entrepreneurs, behavioral healthcare change-makers, nonprofit founders, and philanthropy leaders. Women making a difference who are unsure how to get their message out without simply “adding to the noise”Follow Us for More Content on:IG: IndeCollective | Freelance MBA (@indecollective) • Instagram photos and videosLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/indecollec Follow Us for More Content on:IG: IndeCollective | Freelance MBA (@indecollective) • Instagram photos and videosLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/indecollec

Send us a textWelcome to The Modern Independent -- a podcast dedicated to inspiring, equipping, and empowering top independent workers to supercharge their careers and lives.On this episode of The Launchpad, Jan will be joined by guest Shannon Salentine. Shannon believes that when we bring our whole selves to serve the needs of our community and world, we leverage our strengths and humanity in a way that helps us live and lead fully with courage, compassion, and integrity. She's passionate about working with leaders to hold their vision for a better world while integrating the practices and tools they need to amplify their leadership and sustain their own well-being. She is a trained Co-Active Coach (CoActive Training Institute) with a Professional Coach Certificate from the International Coaches Federation and a Master of Public Health in International Health and Development from Tulane University. Her coaching approach draws from additional training in the neuroscience of coaching, embodied coaching (Coaches Rising), mindful meditation (Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield), and anti-racism (Racial Equity Institute and PopWorks Africa).Follow Us for More Content on:IG: IndeCollective | Freelance MBA (@indecollective) • Instagram photos and videosLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/indecollec Follow Us for More Content on:IG: IndeCollective | Freelance MBA (@indecollective) • Instagram photos and videosLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/indecollec