Fractional
Two guys making portfolio careers as fractionals talk about modern work and the fractional career path. Catch interviews with other fractionals and startup execs who work with them.
Episodes
73 episodes
Larry Miller: Trying to boil the ocean
Update: I accidentally pulled the audio from a different show. It is now properly updated with the episode from Larry Miller. Joshua and Lance had Larry on as a second time guest to talk about his recent fractional journey, and how...
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Episode 70
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38:52
Joys and learnings from Fractional podcasting
Lance and Joshua dive into the learnings they've had from the last year of Fractional as a podcast, things they've enjoyed the most, and where things are headed next.
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Episode 69
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28:36
Michelle Keefer: Starting a Stress Diet
We had Michelle back on the show today as a followup to last episode. We talked about how she implements stress diets in work and life, ways to deal with trauma in the workplace, and how fractionals can look at ways to move into mo...
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Episode 68
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36:56
Michelle Keefer: Time blocking and managing clients
This week we're joined by a former colleague and friend, Michelle Keefer. She's been helping to build and deliver for marketing departments as a fractional executive. We dove into the highs and lows of her work, discussed the importance...
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Episode 67
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40:30
Shauna Moran: What you NEED to know about burnout
This week Joshua is on vacation while Lance is joined by Shauna Moran, author of Managing Employee Burnout. Shauna is also a leadership and management training consultant and coach. We focused heavily on Shauna's area of expe...
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Episode 66
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39:38
Monika Avalos: A confused mind does not buy
Today we're joined by Monika Avalos, a life and business coach at monikaavalos.com. We dove into a bunch of fantastic topics!Imposter syndrome and confidenceWorth versus improvementCoaching and critiqueLife coach versus ther...
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Episode 65
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43:34
Taylor Crane: Learnings from founders and 7,000 fractionals
Today we were rejoined by Taylor Crane, who was a guest on episode 50.
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Episode 64
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43:46
Arlen Byrd: Utility versus value
Today we're joined by a special guest, Arlen Byrd. Arlen is a longtime friend and former colleague of both Lance and Joshua. We worked together at XWP and Arlen's emphasis on people first has helped have a tremendous influence on how we think.&...
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Episode 63
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46:19
Julia Chesbrough: Marketing and runway for your fractional business
This week we were re-joined on the podcast by Julia Chesbrough, a subscription product designer.We were so excited to have her
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Episode 62
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48:14
Caitlin Lyttle: Turning Your Job into Fractional
In this fantastic episode we're joined by Caitlin Lyttle to talk about her recent journey into fractional; working with her previous full-time day job and previous connections to kickstart a fractional business. We also talked abou...
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Episode 61
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38:45
Floor versus ceiling, and fractional as a lever
In this episode Lance and Joshua talked about the purpose of this podcast and what we hope it's accomplishing for our listeners. We then talked about meaning, and what work looks like for what each of us do for the next decade.&nbs...
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Episode 60
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21:53
Kindness and the Taste Gap
In this episode Lance and Joshua talk about the importance of having time to think, AI realizations about our jobs, the importance of kindness to yourself as you develop your skills to match your taste.
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Episode 59
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24:01
Julia Chesbrough: Subscription business model for fractionals
This week we're joined on the podcast by Julia Chesbrough, a subscription product designer. This topic was especially interesting to Joshua, a product designer as well, and we were able to dig into Julia's history to learn about the gro...
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Episode 58
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46:09
Heather Corallo: How to find your customers
Heather returns to share how she finds customers, what to do when the market contracts under you and how to pivot, defining your customers, and going where your customers are. https://f...
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Episode 57
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38:55
Recognizing the signs of burnout
On this episode we discuss burnout and Joshua and Lance’s experience with it in the past. we talked about how to know when you’re feeling it, how to avoid it, and how to make sure you’re doing things that are meaningful and rewarding the energy...
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Episode 56
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28:52
Alan Paulin: Fractional as a path to starting your own company
This week we met with Alan Paulin, CEO of Flint.cc. We dove into a ton of topics.We discussed Alan's journey to founding his own company, and how remote work has affected him.We also discussed working with Fractionals from a fou...
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Episode 55
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48:03
Northern Lights and the cost of free
Lance and Joshua shared some personal updates in a shorter episode for this week, including some recent lessons learned. This is a more relaxing episode than normal, but as always we welcome any feedback!Topics covered:...
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Episode 54
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22:07
Julia Arpag: Culture ad instead of culture fit & always selling as a fractional
In this episode we're joined by Julia Arpag, CEO & Cofounder of Aligned Recruitment. We discussed her journey from employment to running her own firm. Topics include:How the market is thinking about fractional talen...
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Episode 53
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44:03
Charleh Knighton: Inputs and outputs, pacing yourself as a fractional
Charleh Knighton, a fractional CMO, joins as a guest this week to talk about her journey as a fractional. Some fantastic topics discussed:- Marketing yourself as a fractional - Pacing yourself as a fractional to avoid ...
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Episode 52
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38:48
Heather Corallo: Value based pricing and structuring engagements as a fractional
Today we were joined by Heather Corallo, founder of The Canoe Project, and an executive coach and people leader. She joined us to discuss product management, reasons why people fall into fractional work (and why the fail), selling ...
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Episode 51
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44:42
Taylor Crane, Founder fractionaljobs.io: Fractional gives you freedom, pricing fractional, and fractional vs. layoffs
Hard to believe we're 50 episodes in already! Thank you for our fantastic listeners and to all of our amazing guests. On this week's episode we dove in with Taylor Crane, of fractionaljobs.io, and talked about a number of amazing t...
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Episode 50
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46:06
Reimagining yourself for a new future
Thanks all for listening in! We've had some fantastic new listeners over the past month.In this episode we dove into a few things, with just Lance and Joshua at the wheel. We talked again about the definition of fractional,...
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Episode 49
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28:33
Kim Rohrer: I am not my work
This week's episode was a fantastic dive into Kim's advice for mid-career fractionals and fractional hopefuls. We talked about the myth of work/life balance, doubling down on your strengths, and Kim's journey into through layoffs, burnout, and ...
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Episode 48
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35:28
Larry Miller: Not being a prisoner of the moment
Today we dove into a bunch of topic with Joshua's friend and colleague, Larry Miller. We talked about having a day job versus being an entrepreneur, the differences between leaders and individual contributors, how we've worked through challengi...
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Episode 47
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42:27