Evolving Personal Finance » Entries tagged with "solopreneurship"

How I Work on the Road

February 17th, 2016 | 10 Comments

How I Work on the Road

As a solopreneur who is also a bit of a homebody, I don’t have a typical off-site office from which I work. Most of the time, I work from my living room – at my standing desk, at our table, or on the couch. However, I also travel (fly) for work. I am a professional public speaker on the topic of personal finance for early-career PhDs, and delivering talks at universities almost always involves 2+ … Read entire article »

Filed under: self-employment, travel

Lessons Learned from My First Year Building a Public Speaking Business

December 7th, 2015 | 12 Comments

Lessons Learned from My First Year Building a Public Speaking Business

A bit over a year ago, I gave my first presentation as a (future professional) public speaker. Last month, I received a speaking fee check that was – for the first time – in the full amount that I had requested from my host. While I have certainly grown as a speaker in the intervening year, the biggest lessons I’ve learned have been as a new entrepreneur in this arena.   Today I’ll tell you the top … Read entire article »

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How My PhD Prepared Me for Entrepreneurship

June 1st, 2015 | 6 Comments

How My PhD Prepared Me for Entrepreneurship

Today I’m launching the first post in each of two new series over on Grad Student Finances. The first post in the side job series is from a student who worked part-time for an investor relations firm. The first post in the reader posts series is on why one grad student is motivated to save aggressively.   I didn’t quite know it at the time, but last fall, just after my PhD defense, I started a business teaching … Read entire article »

Filed under: grad school, self-employment