The Strategic Independent with Tom Critchlow
Are you interested in doing more strategic work as a freelancer? After leaving Google, Tom Critchlow has been self-employed for six years. He shares his journey and his Strategic Independent framework to help you get better clients, paid more, and have more resiliency. One of the core principles is to ask for “context” for your work. You will also learn about crafting and creating your own identity, and how blogging has been so helpful for Tom in doing so. His collection of posts have led to interesting conversations, clients and will eventually become a book.
Portfolio Career Podcast · Tom Critchlow, David Nebinski
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Show Notes
Are you interested in doing more strategic work as a freelancer? After leaving Google, Tom Critchlow has been self-employed for six years. He shares his journey and his Strategic Independent framework to help you get better clients, paid more, and have more resiliency. One of the core principles is to ask for “context” for your work. You will also learn about crafting and creating your own identity, and how blogging has been so helpful for Tom in doing so. His collection of posts led to interesting conversations, clients and will eventually become a book.
In this episode, you will learn:
- how to think about crafting and creating your own professional identity
- a unique approach to blogging
- the importance of asking for context
- creating a hub of work and ideas
- a certain style of work called executive sparring
As always, this episode with time-stamp notes is available on my website