Freelancer Lifeline is a resource destination where FX members can find grant opportunities, loan information, digital events, creative tools, and more. We hope it serves as a source of comfort, inspiration, and support as we navigate the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic together.
Do you ever wish you could ask other freelancers about life in this world?
Branding question? Client situation?
Hear from a variety of freelancers and get all of your burning questions answered. Get advice from a group of people who know what it’s like to be in your shoes … who have started out, redefined themselves, set boundaries, and have grown their business.
Grab your lunch and join us. Networking starts at 11:30 am: roundtable begins at noon. Questions? Contact [email protected].
Members and non welcome. BYOL. (Bring Your Own Lunch)
Friday, October 29th, 2021
11:30 am – 12 pm Networking
12 – 1 pm Roundtable
#Freelancer #Contractor #Consultant Whatever you call it, this is for you.
Join us for a happy hour meetup to connect with other FX of KC members. We’ll meet at Strang Hall located at 7313 W. 80th Street, Overland Park, KS. Strang Hall is a chef collective featuring an eclectic group of chefs who are passionate about designing tastes that delight their customers. The Strang Bar features a wide selection of local craft beers, cocktails, and wines from around the world. Nonmembers are also welcome to attend.
Discover how to master time management even with outside factors like clients trying to take every ounce of energy and morsel of time you have to give.
Learn the art of completing even the most challenging projects with maximum efficiency, whether setting your own hours or someone else sets those timeframes. Be the master of your own fate by honing a few simple strategies of controlling your schedule (even when you don’t control your schedule,) maximize your effectiveness, and managing your own mental and physical well-being while juggling all these demands on your time.
Join us on Zoom for this enlightening presentation!
Members and non welcome. BYOL. (Bring Your Own Lunch)
Friday, September 24th, 2021
11:30 am – 12 pm Networking
12 – 1 pm Presentation
#Freelancer #Contractor #Consultant Whatever you call it, this is for you.
Disrupt This! Idea Magnet Tools to Keep Disruption Alive
The pandemic disrupted everyone. Yet Idea Magnets, who routinely inspire amazing ideas and mega-creativity in others, turned disruption into unparalleled innovation. Now, how do you keep the positives from disruption alive to create unprecedented opportunities? In this FX lunch discussion, Mike Brown of Brainzooming and author of Idea Magnets, will share easy-to-use tools to continue (or begin) innovating more dramatically for you and your clients by:
Turning outdated rules upsidedown
Blowing up ideas so they are bigger than ever
Paying attention to people to take them to completely new places
About the Speaker:
Mike Brown is an author and strategist who specializes in operationalizing design thinking. His latest book, Idea Magnets, helps dynamic leaders to cultivate extreme creativity and innovative success throughout organizations. Mike founded The BrainzoomingTM Group, where his
Join us on Zoom for this enlightening presentation!
Members and non welcome. BYOL. (Bring Your Own Lunch)
Friday, August 28th
11:30 am – 12 pm Networking
12 – 1 pm Presentation
#Freelancer #Contractor #Consultant Whatever you call it, this is for you.
How to Talk About Yourself and Your Business So People Listen (and You Get Clients)
There are so many times you need to have a good TMAY (Tell Me About Yourself), or elevator speech! It might be when you’re at a networking event, being connected to someone by a colleague, reaching out to a prospect, or introducing yourself to a group. Sometimes we even avoid making connections because we’re just unsure of what to say about ourselves. And even if you feel pretty confident about your TMAY, perhaps you sense it’s not landing in such a way to expand your visibility and opportunities.
Imagine what it could mean to increase your referrals and help other people bring you ideal prospects. Join us on Friday, July 30th, when Kathryn Lorenzen, Career Coach, gives us immediately usable tips and tools to deconstruct and reconstruct our TMAYs – so we can get into conversation with people who are interested and need our services.
Come prepared with your own TMAY in case you’d like an opportunity to be coached in a live “hot seat.”
About the Presenter: Kathryn Lorenzen is a full-time Career Coach and a Senior Recruiting Consultant to LandaJob Marketing, Creative, & Digital Talent. With a deeper background in marketing and advertising, both agency and corporate, Kathryn has worked with freelancers and creatives for over 35 years. Since starting with LandaJob in the late 1990s, Kathryn has united over 500 people with their jobs and coached more than 250 people through career transition. She earned her coaching credential through Rockhurst University and is a past president of the Association of Career Professionals International-Kansas City.
