Ollie on Work Justin Welsh - Audience-Led Solopreneurship
I'm excited to bring you today's episode because it pulls together the various strands covered in the series so far, not least how to build a sustainable system for pivoting careers and harnessing the power of your ideas.
For a decade, today's guest, Justin Welsh, was a sales leader for high-growth tech businesses, helping to build two $50M+ ARR (annual recurring revenue) companies and raise over $300M in venture capital. But in 2019, he burned out. Deciding it was time to step away from his high-paying job, he created a plan to build an online audience, hypothesising that this would be the launchpad he needed to begin his new career as an entrepreneur.
3 years later, he has 230,000 people following him on LinkedIn and 115,000 on Twitter, earning $2.3 million in self-employed income.
Justin's on a mission to become the "Diversified Entrepreneur", which he's achieving by generating revenue from multiple online courses, investing, advising and coaching online creators. He's also a lovely guy and was very generous with both his time and insights. We discussed a range of topics, including:
- Become a self-guided learner.
- The value of front-loading your week.
- The secret to building a harmonious work/life
- Why human psychology is more important than tactics on social.
- Why systems are what you need when motivation & creativity falter.
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