Wisepreneurs Podcast: Independent Professionals Building Expertise Hazel Edwards OAM Building a Sustainable Independent Practice Through Writing
In this episode, host Nigel Rawlins speaks with Hazel Edwards OAM, an independent professional who has sustained a writing practice spanning more than 200 books across five decades. Hazel's career demonstrates what accumulated expertise looks like when it compounds over a lifetime of independent work.
The conversation explores how Hazel built and maintained a prolific professional practice without organisational support, adapting through industry shifts from print to digital while keeping creative output at the centre. She discusses the practical realities of independent professional life: managing multiple projects, the role of mentorship across generations, and how personal resilience sustains long careers.
For experienced professionals building their own independent practice, Hazel's story offers something rare: evidence that sustained independent work is not just possible but can deepen and expand over decades. The episode touches on adaptability, professional identity beyond a single organisation, and the cognitive vitality required to keep producing meaningful work well into later life.
Connect with Hazel Edwards OAM
Hazel Edwards' official website: HazelEdwards.com
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/hazel-edwards-oam-0b4543a/
Mentioned on the podcast
- Judith Rodriguez
- Meredith Fuller https://meredithfuller.com.au/
- George Pappas
- Aileen Hall
- Ryan Kennedy
- Dag Hammarskjöld https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dag_Hammarskjold
- Toorak Teachers College
- Holmes Glen Tafe
- Penguin Publishing
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Amba Press (Alicia Cohen) https://ambapress.com.au/
- Untapped Project of Melbourne University https://untapped.org.au/
Books
- There's a Hippopotamus on our Roof Eating Cake by Hazel Edwards
https://hazeledwards.com/picture-books/ - Not Just a Piece of Cake: Being an Author by Hazel Edwards
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Connect with Nigel Rawlins
website https://wisepreneurs.com.au/
Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigelrawlins/
Twitter https://twitter.com/wisepreneurs
Downloads
- Embodied Intelligence Self-Assessment
- Professional Reputation Audit
https://wisepreneurs.com.au/free-assessments/
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