Have you ever wanted to get into consulting? Maybe you're seeking the freedom to work on whatever

project you'd like or gain more control of your time. Many folks see consulting and freelancing

as the next step in their career. But what do they need to put in place first? What are the challenges

they might not see coming? Join me as I speak with Riven Learner and Casey Kinsey, two successful

software freelancers about their journey and their advice.

This is Talk Python to Me, episode 231 recorded September 11th, 2019.

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Ruvan Casey, welcome to Talk Python to me.

Thank you.

Great to be here.

Hey, how's it going?

Hey, guys. It's super to have you here. This is the topic I'm really excited to cover because it touches on these things that you can do to sort of take your career to the next level, which is always something I'm really, really excited about. We're going to talk about freelancing, getting into consulting, some of the things that you want to do, some of the things you want to avoid, all that kind of stuff. But before we get

into those, I want to ask you two questions, but not the two questions I normally ask folks, because

there's a different commonality here. So let's start with both of you talking about your podcast that you run. I think they're

pretty relevant to the conversation. So, Reuven, you want to kick us off? Tell us about the freelancer

show. Sure. I'm one of the panelists. I guess I could say the lead host, lead panelists on the

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