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Send us Fan Mail 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 of time blocking and managing multiple clients with task switching. We also talked about vacations, how to define minimum engagement per...

Send us Fan Mail 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 expertise, burnout. In this episode you'll hear: Shauna's personal burnout stories (Yes, plural!) Why burnout is prevalent among fractionals How...

Send us Fan Mail 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 confidence Worth versus improvement Coaching and critique Life coach versus therapists Scarcity versus growth mindset Money is a circumstance Being minimalists Working with people where things are going well How to deal with colle...

Send us Fan Mail Today we were rejoined by Taylor Crane, who was a guest on episode 50 . We dove in talking about how you can learn about your impact as a fractional by understanding where your time is going. We also discussed how fractional contrast with full-time employees and how employees rarely have 40 hours to do their work. Beyond that we dove into a bunch of rapid fire topics: How to get y...

Send us Fan Mail 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.  We talked about Arlen's core philosophy of people and their value in an organization.  We then discussed what Arlen is up t...

Send us Fan Mail This week we were re-joined on the podcast by Julia Chesbrough, a subscription product designer. We were so excited to have her come back on and dive deeper into several topics that were near and dear to each of us.  We talked about how to get started if you're completely brand new to building a fractional business, how a few LinkedIn modifications can help, the software Juli...

Send us Fan Mail 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 about what you need if you're going to build a fractional business (runway, a sales funnel, and more), how different industries can improve your...

Send us Fan Mail 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.  Finally we looked at why some fractionals succeed and where others struggle.  As always feel free to send feedback to email@fractional.fm Thank you!...

Send us Fan Mail 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.  https://joshuawold.com/kindness-and-the-taste-gap/ Edited by Caleb @ Embrin.com Support the show https://lancehrobbins.com/ and https://joshuawold.com/

Send us Fan Mail 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 growth of her business, the design industry as a whole, and where she sees her business going in the future. We also talked about the pros a...

Send us Fan Mail 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://fractionalpeoplepeople.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/heathercorallo/ https://www.thecanoeproject.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Revisited-Small-Businesses-About/dp/0887307280 Edited by Caleb Jo...

Send us Fan Mail 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 you put into work.  Support the show https://lancehrobbins.com/ and https://joshuawold.com/

Send us Fan Mail 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 founder's perspective, how aligned incentives matter for successful projects with fractional teams, and how he plans time for deep work. Links to...

Send us Fan Mail 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: * Running updates * Northern lights * A hiccup with the planned guest episode * Upcoming guests * Joshua's bumpy arm * Lance's broken window Edited by...

Send us Fan Mail 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 talent in today's economy Executive awareness of fractional  How fractional need to sell every day to keep their businesses going and where to find leads.  S...

Send us Fan Mail 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 burnout - Working as a fractional CMO and how to use systems to support her work Links: https://kub-digital.io https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlehdickinson Charle...

Send us Fan Mail 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 expertise and value based pricing, consultant vs fractional, customer boundaries, and how to structure your engagements as a fractional.  If you'v...

Send us Fan Mail 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 topics related to being a fractional. Being a technical versus non-technical founder Fractionals in early stage versus later stage startups Ta...

Send us Fan Mail 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, and what it means for our careers. We also addressed some listener feedback, discussed some of the challenges with tech layoffs, caught up what Glassdoo...

Send us Fan Mail 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 starting new things.  Some helpful links from the show: https://www.peakhrlearning.com https://icaretoomuch.substack.com htt...

Send us Fan Mail 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 challenging projects together, and much more. Today we dove into a bunch of topic with Joshua's friend and colleague, Larry Miller. ...

Send us Fan Mail In this fantastic episode of Fractional we were joined by Jane Davydiuk to discuss her fractional journey. Some topics we touched on: Interviewing 100 customers to find your service market fit Working with 7 clients at once Marketing yourself as a fractional  Leaving Ukraine and setting up a new business internationally Cultural differences between the UK and Ukraine You can find...

Send us Fan Mail Today we were joined by Lindsay, a fantastic guest who shared her own journey as an HR Fractional leader. We dove into the tension between HR supporting people in the company and the company itself. We also discussed the fractional community she supports, parenting as a fractional, the value of risk versus reward as a fractional, and what she describes as a "Portfolio of Impa...

Send us Fan Mail In this amazing episode we dove into a conversation with Lindsay Ruiz about her journey into fractional work, the teams she's helped, what she's learned along the way, what lights her up each day, and the difference between disagreement, and dissent or abuse.  We'd love to have you listen along and welcome questions or feedback! Support the show https://lancehrobbin...

Send us Fan Mail Today was a deep dive into remote work culture and some of the areas we hope to improve. Topics: Joshua is slowing down his email intake Let's try a 4-day workweek Are we lucky or awesome? Bad attitudes versus being willing to challenge Support the show https://lancehrobbins.com/ and https://joshuawold.com/