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Episode 4: Transitioning from Employee to Business Owner

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Making the transition from employee to business owner is neither easy nor fast in most cases. There are many things to learn but it’s a very rewarding journey.

In this episode we share some insights on how we made the transition from employees to freelancers to eventually team leaders. We share our struggles and also talk about the fact that being a business owner is not for everyone.

We touch on how to learn the skills needed to start and run a business and where to get assistance from. Finally we end with some thoughts on managing yourself, which can be one of the hardest things to do for those used to received instructions from above and being constantly monitored.

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Episode 3: The Tools We Use to Run our Business

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Nowadays a business cannot function properly without a good suite of support software. In this episode James and Jean share their software setup and the organizational tools that they use on a daily basis with the rest of their team.

We talk about internal communication tools like Slack, code and issue management software like Bitbucket and JIRA, customer facing applications like HelpScout and more.

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Episode 2: The Importance of Community

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The WordPress community has earned itself a very good reputation. There is a strong sense of ethical business, as well as a distinct openness and willingness to share. James and Jean talk about the importance of working within such a community when building a business.

We then talk about the different types of peer interaction, going through the list of conferences, meetups, online communities (Facebook and Slack) and how you can seek and join such groups.

We mention a few of our favorite conferences and also talk about our experience with masterminds, and share some tips on how to join or create a mastermind a group.

Finally we also spare a thought for those living in areas with little or no conference/meetup activity, and the alternatives that exist.

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Episode 1: Beginning the Mastermind

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Time for some introductions; James and Jean introduce themselves, their businesses and talk about why they decided to start a new podcast.

We talk about the differences between our businesses (remote vs office-based) and also talk about what masterminds really are and why they are important to anyone in business (and not only).

Finally we talk about why we felt that there is a need for a new podcast in the WordPress space and who our target audience will be, setting the stage for the next episodes.

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