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Friends with Business Benefits

Friends with Business Benefits hosted by Charlie Swift and Franky Shanahan is a podcast for creatives who crave connection, understanding and support. Hello, we are Charlie and Franky, two self-emplo... Read more

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19. Productivity

19. Productivity

We kick-off season 2 with an in-depth chat about productivity, asking why something so simple often feels so hard. As we... Read more

24 Apr 2019

41mins

Ranked #2

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25. Juggling freelance life and motherhood

25. Juggling freelance life and motherhood

In this episode, we’re tackling a topic we’ve wanted to talk about for a while. Speaking candidly about our own experien... Read more

5 Jun 2019

38mins

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26. Can you ever take a break when you’re self-employed?

26. Can you ever take a break when you’re self-employed?

This week, we share why we think taking breaks is so important when you work for yourself. Charlie talks about how she m... Read more

12 Jun 2019

31mins

Ranked #4

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17. Is growth always the goal?

17. Is growth always the goal?

In this episode, we’re talking about growth, what it looks like, and whether it’s something that motivates us. We reflec... Read more

27 Mar 2019

17mins

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18. Quarterly co-mentoring check-in (Q1 2019)

18. Quarterly co-mentoring check-in (Q1 2019)

In the final episode of the season, we spend some time reviewing the first 3 months of 2019. Echoing our real-life co-me... Read more

3 Apr 2019

28mins

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20. Is blogging dead?

20. Is blogging dead?

In today’s episode, we discuss blogging and the key role it’s played in our careers so far. As well as sharing how we go... Read more

1 May 2019

33mins

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27. On feeling the fear and doing it anyway

27. On feeling the fear and doing it anyway

This week, we’re chatting about what happens when you face your fears and do scary things. Franky reports back after her... Read more

19 Jun 2019

17mins

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21. Being visible online

21. Being visible online

In this episode, we discuss a hot topic - visibility. We start by chatting about how we show up online and ensure we’re ... Read more

8 May 2019

30mins

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24. What to do when you’re struggling to market yourself

24. What to do when you’re struggling to market yourself

Having recently pivoted her business, Charlie shares her current struggles with marketing herself online and talking abo... Read more

29 May 2019

23mins

Ranked #10

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22. Building your mailing list

22. Building your mailing list

Mailing lists have been at the forefront of our minds as we both (finally) launch our own newsletters. In this episode w... Read more

15 May 2019

39mins

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44. Rough Patches and Fresh Starts

44. Rough Patches and Fresh Starts

In this episode, Charlie and Franky catch-up and discuss how 2020 is treating them so far.  Off the back of Franky’s les... Read more

4 Mar 2020

42mins

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42. Charging what you’re worth

42. Charging what you’re worth

This week, we’re getting personal and discussing that tricky topic of what to charge and how. It’s something Charlie is ... Read more

11 Dec 2019

19mins

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35. How to beat the Instagram blues

35. How to beat the Instagram blues

In this bumper episode, we chat about our feelings towards Instagram and how we’re currently using it as a tool for busi... Read more

25 Sep 2019

53mins

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34. How to Recreate the Best Bits of a Traditional Workplace When You Work From Home

34. How to Recreate the Best Bits of a Traditional Workplace When You Work From Home

Today we’re talking about the things we do and don’t miss about traditional employment.  We share our workplace experien... Read more

18 Sep 2019

25mins

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33. How to ease yourself into a new season

33. How to ease yourself into a new season

We’re back for our third season and kicking things off with a quick work/life update. As well as sharing what we got up ... Read more

11 Sep 2019

25mins

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32. Time to switch your ‘out of office’!

32. Time to switch your ‘out of office’!

In the final episode of Season 2, we look back on the last few months of podcasting and discuss how the year’s been shap... Read more

24 Jul 2019

13mins

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31. For all the perfectionists

31. For all the perfectionists

This week, we’re chatting about what it’s like to be a perfectionist. Franky describes how perfectionism showed up for h... Read more

17 Jul 2019

28mins

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16. Finding your own co-mentor

16. Finding your own co-mentor

When we asked you what you wanted to know about co-mentoring, the overwhelming response was how to go about finding a co... Read more

20 Mar 2019

28mins

Ranked #19

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15. Why did we start a podcast?

15. Why did we start a podcast?

In an episode dedicated to podcasts, we’re chatting about how we first discovered the medium and how our listening habit... Read more

13 Mar 2019

37mins

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14. Self-care for the self-employed

14. Self-care for the self-employed

In this episode, we’re discussing a topic that’s very close to our hearts - self-care. We share what self-care means to ... Read more

27 Feb 2019

33mins

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