

Fractional
Joshua Wold and Lance Robbins
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.
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Mar 5, 2025 • 52min
Kim Minnick: Stop acting like human resources, act like a business
Send a textToday we're joined by Kim Minnick, Fractional People Leader, FPP Community Lead, Founder at Code Traveler HR, and Podcast host at Journey Lines. In this episode, which is part 2 of our collaboration with the Fractional People People Community, we dove into the whims and woes of social media and how to create and post online with effectiveness toward building a brand. We also talked about building in public, the reality of failure, and finding connection when you're struggling. As a wrapup, we asked Kim to define fractional, where it's headed, how it can be used, and where it fits in the freelancer and W2 world.https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-minnick/https://www.codetravellerhr.com/Journey Lines podcasthttps://www.fractionalpeoplepeople.com/Support the showhttps://lancehrobbins.com/ and https://joshuawold.com/

Feb 19, 2025 • 18min
Elles Skony: The power of community
Send a texthttps://fractionalpeoplepeople.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellesskony/ https://organizedchaosconsulting.net/We're kicking off a 4 part collaboration with the Fractional People People community. In this part 1 we interviewed Elles Skony about the FPP community and discussed the power of community in helping grow your business and dealing with loneliness. Support the showhttps://lancehrobbins.com/ and https://joshuawold.com/

Nov 13, 2024 • 39min
Larry Miller: Trying to boil the ocean
Send a textUpdate: 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 he's combining that with his entrepreneurial dreams while also managing the logistics of life. https://www.linkedin.com/in/larry-miller-b086a4bb/ Support the showhttps://lancehrobbins.com/ and https://joshuawold.com/

Oct 14, 2024 • 29min
Joys and learnings from Fractional podcasting
Send a textLance 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. Support the showhttps://lancehrobbins.com/ and https://joshuawold.com/

Sep 25, 2024 • 37min
Michelle Keefer: Starting a Stress Diet
Send a textWe 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 more executive type roles. https://frameworks.marketing/https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-keefer/Support the showhttps://lancehrobbins.com/ and https://joshuawold.com/

Sep 11, 2024 • 41min
Michelle Keefer: Time blocking and managing clients
Send a textThis 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 periods, and the difference between freelance contracts and fractional executives.We also referenced Founder Mode, by Paul Graham.You can find her at:https://frameworks.marketing/https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-keefer/Support the showhttps://lancehrobbins.com/ and https://joshuawold.com/

Sep 3, 2024 • 40min
Shauna Moran: What you NEED to know about burnout
Send a textThis 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 fractionalsHow breathwork helps with burnout feelingsWhy taking a vacation isn't a solution to burnoutWin Bins!Learn more about Shauna:https://www.shaunamoran.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaunamoran/Support the showhttps://lancehrobbins.com/ and https://joshuawold.com/

Aug 14, 2024 • 44min
Monika Avalos: A confused mind does not buy
Send a textToday 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 therapistsScarcity versus growth mindsetMoney is a circumstanceBeing minimalistsWorking with people where things are going wellHow to deal with colleagues when offensiveHow to have the hard conversationsEvaluate everythingEdited by Caleb Johnson @ Embrin.comSupport the showhttps://lancehrobbins.com/ and https://joshuawold.com/

Aug 8, 2024 • 44min
Taylor Crane: Learnings from founders and 7,000 fractionals
Send a textToday 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 your first client as a fractional Taylor's past six months running FractionalJobs.ioEducating founders on hiringTaking vacationsWho Fractional is not forhttps://www.fractionaljobs.iohttps://www.linkedin.com/in/taylorcrane/Edited by Caleb Johnson at Embrin.comSupport the showhttps://lancehrobbins.com/ and https://joshuawold.com/

Jul 31, 2024 • 46min
Arlen Byrd: Utility versus value
Send a textToday 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 to now, helping agency founders improve their teams. We went through Arlen's journey leading to his current work, his work-life harmony with a family, why it's not good to know the journey in advance and why self-awareness is a superpower. https://www.agency.partnershttps://www.linkedin.com/in/arlenbyrd/Edited by Caleb at embrin.comSupport the showhttps://lancehrobbins.com/ and https://joshuawold.com/


