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Ep 27: Interview with Jelmer Pe, Co-Founder Venturism.io
This week I sat down with Jelmer Pe, a venture builder by day at Bundl have helped to launch 20+ start-ups over the last 5 years. By night he's a co-founder of venturism.io and on a mission to help no code makers find a structure to validate fast and build their success.
He shared how his design and corporate past helped shape and build his innovative and maker future. He had great insight into the landscape of the no code space and it's struggles as a young field and how he's building products to solve those issues.
This episode is for you if you are a struggling to find your audience, validate your products, or want build a start-up.
Connect with Jelmer:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JelmerPe
Website: http://venturism.io/
Substack: https://venturism.substack.com
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Ep 26: Interview with Kieran, Founder of LaunchMBA
This week I sat down with Kieran Ball, Founder of LaunchMBA. By day he's a co-founder running his own business, and by night he is a prolific #nocode maker, shipping fast and creating communities.
This was a deep discussion where Kieran shared all this lessons around building products that went no where, but taught him what not to do next time, how he found success with no code in just one year and how the LaunchMBA Community came to be.
This episode is for you if you're afraid to fail, not sure how to get started in#nocode or want to know how launch a successful community.
Connect with Kieran:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/nocodelife
LaunchMBA Website:http://launchmba.co
LaunchMBA Twitter:https://twitter.com/LaunchMBA
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Ep 25: Interview with Diego Diaz, Head of Community at Ycode
This week I sat down with Diego Diaz, Head of Community at Ycode by day, No Coder by night. Ycode is new no code web app builder launching very soon. By night, Diego is hard at work in his maker journey using No Code to see his ideas come to life.
We chatted about how he landed the job at Ycode after a successful cold email, the power of community and how No Code is changing his future. This episode is for you if you're new in your journey, not sure how to break into the No Code space or want to know how successful communities are built.
Connect with Diego:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/the1diegodiaz
Medium Blog Post: https://diegodiazwrites.medium.com/how-one-tweet-and-a-cold-email-landed-me-my-dream-job-c54c77fe6be
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Ep 24: Interview with Sahiba Sethi, Founder HelloMeets
This week I sat down with Sahiba Sethi, Found of Hello Meets. HelloMeets started in 2015 and is a startup community bringing experts to share their latest actionable insights with startup professionals over live meetups. They have done 800+ meetups so far. Before COVID they were offline & were doing meetups in India, Canada and Singapore. Presently they are doing 30 online meetups every month :)
Sahiba shared her learnings on what it takes to build a community, how to pivot from in person to online and what the future holds for Hello Meets.
This episode is for you if you're interested in community building, want to learn about how to identify trends to stay top of mind and how to successfully engage with others.
Connect with Sahiba:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sahibasethi7
HelloMeets on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HelloMeets
HelloMeets Website: hellomeets.com
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Ep 23: Interview with Kat, Founder BETO
This week I sat down with Kat, the Founder of BETO no code tool to help avoid the embarrassment of forgetting the small details. By day Kat is and by night she is getting BETO off the ground. A self proclaimed "ideas person", after three years of sitting on her idea, she shared how she is using no code tools to bring her idea to an MVP while having a full time job.
This episode is for you if you're scared about talking about your idea, unsure of how to find support and how no code can make your idea a reality!
Connect with Kat
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KatAnnaK2
Website: https://www.wearebeto.io
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Ep 22: Interview with Emily Lonetto, Founder Growth Toronto
This week on I sat down with Emily Lonetto, who by day is, Head of Growth, Partnerships + Community at Voiceflow. Voiceflow is a #NoCode platform to design, prototype and build voice apps for you applications such as Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. Trusted by some folks you may have heard of: Amazon, NPR, NewYork Times, Matel and Best Buy just to name a few. If you're looking for a way to design your voice experience, Voiceflow has you covered.
By night Emily is the Founder of Growth Toronto, the largest community of Growth practitioners in Canada and a self proclaimed #NoCode Geek. She has many creative outlets including design, a booming sticker business, teaching no code to budding entrepreneurs and growing communities.
This episode is for you if want to know how to build and grow a community, how no code tools can help you build out your idea quickly, and why now is the best time to explore new opportunities.
Get in Touch with Emily
Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmilyLonetto
Website: https://www.emilylonetto.com
Growth TO: https://www.growthtoronto.com
Get in touch with Voiceflow:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/VoiceflowHQ
Website: https://www.voiceflow.com
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Ep 21: Interview with Michael Novotny, Founder of The Lean Side Project
This week I sat down with Michael J Novotny, Founder of The Lean Side Project the step by step guide to launching your no code project. He's a Product Manager by day shipping digital products to millions of users for a major sports league in the US. By night, he's a no code maker, founder of a startup and using his experience in each role to fuel the other.
This episode is for you if you're not sure how to get started in No Code, if you want to learn how to keep impostor syndrome at bay and if you want to learn how to use the power of your story to become a maker. He shares how he's used the power of listening, learning and community to build the Lean Side Project with many lessons along the way.
Connect with Michael:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MichaelJNovotny
The Lean Side Project: https://theleansideproject.com
Side Project Stack: https://sideprojectstack.com
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Ep 20: The Importance of Investing in Yourself
In this week's solo episode I'm pulling back the curtains once again on the status of SaraNoSocks LLC for the past few months, spoiler alert I'm chatting more $0 months. I'm in a building phase which means, lots of investing in myself. I chat about what investing in myself looks like and why you can never lose when you invest in yourself.
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Connect with Sara:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/saranosocks
YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFhre2AtdwJ-a70igsRoA4g
Support the Show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/saranosocks
Work with Her Her:https://www.saranosocks.com
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Ep 19: Interview with Mubs, Designer, Developer, Maker
This week on I am joined by Mubashar Iqbal, better known as Mubs. If you're not on Twitter, let's give you a short background. Mubs describes himself simply as "I design, I develop, I make." With 96 projects to date, ProductHunt's maker of the year for 2016 and runner up in 2015 and 2017, he knows a thing or two about building. His most recent project is One Hour SaaS, and as the name implies, he's building a SaaS business in just one hour a day.
This episode is for you if you're struggling to start building, want to know what it's like to have a side hustle that is just passion projects, not paying the bills and how community plays a role in the journey.
Connect with Mubs:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mubashariqbal
One Hour SaaS: https://onehoursaas.com
Website: https://iworkedon.com/@mubashariqbal
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Ep 18: Interview with Max, One Hand Wonder Man
This week I sat down with Max, better know as the One Hand Wonder Man. With a background in advertising, Squarespace design and freelancing, he recently launched a new coaching business aimed at helping freelancers succeed. This episode is for you if you're thinking about freelancing, new to freelancing or curious about the opportunity freelancing brings. We break down all the myths and give you the hard facts around what freelancing really is.
Need support on your freelance journey? Contact Max below :
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onehandwonderman/
Website: https://www.onehandwonderman.com
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Ep 66: Interview with Leah Milton, Adventure Life Coach
This week I sat down with Leah Milton, who by day is an account manager and by night is an adventure life coach and community builder. Hear how Leah has embraced a previous failed business and all the challenges that come with building a community.
Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leahtravelista/
email: leah.milton@gmail.com
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Ep 65: Don't forget to live life along the way
We all want to have a life on our own terms, but that doesn't mean you need to be working 24/7 or never unplug. Rest and reset, it's just as important as work. Human connection, nature and remembering why you are on this journey to personal freedom. This week I'm chatting about the importance of it all, but especially the importance of unplugging.
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Ep 64: Interview with Yolanda Stephens, Founder Women to Make
This week I sat down with Yolanda Stephens, who by day runs Operations at HBCUvc, and in her spare runs a productivity studio called Sprint as a Service offering Agile and Notion consulting and is the founder of Women to Done, a training agency dedicated to supporting Women-led, socially impactful businesses. A wonderful discussion on how to run side ventures while working full time and why entrepreneurship isn't for everyone.
Connect with Yolanda
Twitter: https://twitter.com/FreshVestor
Website: https://freshvestor.com
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Ep 63: Starting over vs going freelance
This week I'm giving a bit more context to my story of going out on my own. Many go full time freelance using the same skillsets they built up during their traditional role, I didn't. I left all that behind and truly started over. Here's a quick thread about this story.
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Ep 62: Interview with Marc LG, Founder of PowerImporter
This week I sat down with Marc, founder of PowerImporter a no code tool to easily update your Webflow CMS. When he's not indie hacking he's co-hosting the Startup to Something Podcast about building bootstrapped businesses. From employee 3 at a startup through IPO turned indie hacker, Marc offered so much insight into how to embark on this path.
Connect with Marc:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JudoHacker
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Ep 61: How did I find clients?
This week I got a great question via DM on Twitter asking how I found initial clients and did I do any market research to find clients before quitting my job. I break down how I entered my journey and my answer to this question. In short, don't quit your job to go full-time freelance without a build-up of clients.
Resources:
Sean Wes - Overlap - https://seanwes.com/book/
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Ep 60: Interview with Lachlan Kirkwood, Founder of Building With Bubble
This week I sat down with Lachlan Kirkwood, a prolific maker and most recently founder of Building With Bubble. Lachlan has talked openly about his failures since venturing into the world of indie hacking in 2018. He's written extensively about his failures and his journey on his blog which is why I am excited to sit down with him and share his journey.
Connect with Lachlan:
Twitter:https://twitter.com/LachlanKirkwood
Website:https://lachlankirkwood.com
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Ep 59: "What are you doing now?"
This week I'm sharing an in-depth answer to one of the questions that hit home, "What are you doing now", in this month's Twitter AMA Thread 16 months into this journey. The short answer, building my dream life and figuring it out as I go along. It took me over a year to get to that phrase. I'm breaking it all down on this week's episode. Check out the full thread - https://twitter.com/saranosocks/status/1383850030780485641?s=20
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Ep 58: Interview with Carri Craver - Founder Build Squads
This week I sat down with Carri Craver, the creator of Find Vaccine USA. Carri is a digital product designer who has built multiple communities, including the Co-Founders League, Open Coffee Clubs, Womentum Now, and most recently Build Squads. This was a great open discussion of how community, listening to yourself and the power behind just starting lead to her current success.
Connect with Carri
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ccgirl
Website: https://carricraver.com
Products: https://bldr.bio/i/carri
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Ep 57: How do you define success?
I've been chatting on Twitter about this for the past few weeks. Figuring out your definition of success is hard process but leads to a great sense of fulfillment.
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Ep 15: Interview with Chris, founder of Jetboost.io
This week I sat down with Chris, founder and owner of Jetboost.io. Started just a year ago, Chris talks about how Jetboost came to be and how he made the transition from his consulting business to going all in on Jetboost during the pandemic. We chat about the rising popularity of the #no-code community, the tools that are springing up left and right.
If you're interested in hearing about Webflow, No-Code, Jetboost and small business, this is a must listen! Need a NoCode and Webflow community? Come join us on PixelGeek.Community! We'd love to help you!!
Connect with Chris:
Check out Jetboost.io
Follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/c_spags
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Ep 13: Interview with Andrea, Rocket Science Branding
Interview with Andrea, Rocket Science Branding
This week I sat down with Andrea owner of Rocket Science Branding creating thoughtful and uniques experiential swag to inspire & excite your audience. Andrea tells us all about the company, her empathic and consistent messaging and how she is uses that to drive her business forward. We dive into how COVID19 impacted her business and the shifts she has had to make.
If you're looking for an in depth conversation about how your branding and marketing effects everything in your business, you don't want to miss this episode! Don't forget to subscribe, rate and review!
Get in touch with Andrea and Rocket Science Branding:
Website: https://www.rocketsciencebranding.com
Instagram: http://instagram.com/rocketsciencebranding
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Ep 12: Interview with Nelson, The Pixel Geek
This week I sat down with Nelson, better known as The Pixel Geek to discuss all things no code. He dives into his design history, his love for sharing his knowledge with the world and why he's launching a Pixel Geek Community to help his mission of making the web beautiful together. If you love design, humans, Webflow, no-code and want to learn more about how to build a community, this episode is for you!
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The Pixel Geek Community launches soon and you don't want to miss it!
Sign up today for The Pixel Geek Community: https://www.pixelgeek.community
Follow Pixel Geek on YouTube: www.youtube.com/pixelgeek
Buy him a coffee: www.buymeacoffee.com/pixelgeek
Connect on Twitter: twitter.com/thepixelgeek
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Ep 11: Interview with Uri, owner of Wallatees
This week I sat down with Uri, owner of Wallatees, a local on-line apparel shop here in San Diego. When the pandemic hit, Uri sprang into action, helping restaurants, adjusting his services to expand to promotional items and tackle on-line marketing. If you're looking for advice on how to pivot as a small business owner, on-line marketing insight and encouragement to just start, this episode is for you!
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Contact Uri today for any promotional or apparel needs!
Website: wallatees.com/wallatees/shop/home | Email:info@wallatees.com | Phone:(619)-940-5556
Instagram: www.instagram.com/wallatees
Facebook: www.facebook.com/wallateesofficial
Twitter: twitter.com/WallaTees
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Ep 10: Interview with Molly Murphy
This week on Talks with SaraNoSocks I sat down with Molly Murphy, a signer, songwriter from Nashville. She's working on releasing her first EP and COVID hasn't helped. Molly shares how going virtual has impacted her career, how to connect with your audience as a singer when you can't do live shows and what's in store as live shows are limited. We chat about whether or not the virtual concert platform is here to stay and how the future of music might change. Molly's EP is scheduled to be out by the end of the year and we'll be sure to check back in when it drops!
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mollymurphymusic8/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mollymurphymusic/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MollyMurphMusic
Website: https://mollymurphymusic.com
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/mollymurphymusic
Connect with Sara
Twitter: https://twitter.com/saranosocks
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saranosocks
Website: saranosocks.com
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Ep 9: Interview with Greg Kuchan
This week's episode is an introduction to a new format for Talks With SaraNoSocks. Conversations with small business owners and how their lives have been impacted by COVID bringing everything virtual. This week I sit down with Greg Kuchan where we talk life, real estate and the new realm of virtual everything. We dive deep early on, but trust me, you don't want to miss this conversation!
Follow Greg on Instagram (@greg.kuchan). Listen to his podcast Grow With Greg for more in-depth discussions with interesting people.
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