Portfolio Career Podcast

Hannah Zhang is building a “5-to-9” business alongside her day job at a startup. In two years, she has built a six-figure business as a creator. She has over 170,000 followers on Instagram and writes a newsletter. In this episode, you learn about why nonlinear careers are the future, structuring brand partnerships, and the importance of creating a direct relationship with your audience with something like a newsletter. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

Ben Bradbury, Co-founder and CEO of Reading Rhythms, returns to share how a rooftop book reading event with 10 friends became a thriving community business with nearly 700 reading parties around the world. We cover brand partnerships, community building strategy, and their new app, and much more! If you are looking to build a community-based business, this episode is for you!

Clare Purvis, the Founder of WELL, a community for women in digital health, joins the show to discuss how she pulled off her first-ever ticketed Summit. The conference had 70+ women and was focused on peer-to-peer learning. She built the conference similar to the programming in her online accelerator program. Clare has been building her business for a few years. If you're building a community business or thinking about hosting your first big in-person event, this episode is for you.

LinkedIn strategist and community builder Molly Godfrey shares how she's generated $5M for clients using LinkedIn. She shares what types of posts actually work, how to think about top vs. bottom of funnel content, and why consistency (not perfection) is the key to building a business and brand on the platform. Enjoy!

Nicole Kelner shares how a Substack post about finding quiet in NYC became a Rizzoli book deal called Quietest Places in New York City. You will learn more about the book and the ideas in it, in this episode. You will also learn about Nicole built a habit-tracking app called Free Time recently too. She is taking action on her ideas and you can too!