Hi, this is Elisa Likt, and this is Leave Your Mark the podcast, where I brew fresh career advice with some of my most inspiring and successful friends.

It's professional advice that you can action immediately, whether you're just starting out in your career or well on your way.

With a massive to-do list and a large cup of coffee, I promise that you can get it all done and still

have time to post about it. Today we're talking about something that feels very 2025.

Polyworking, the art of juggling multiple careers, projects, or income streams at once.

If the phrase sounds new, it's because it kind of is.

Forbes career strategist William Aruta recently named Pollyworking one of the biggest

personal branding trends for 2025, calling it the new portfolio career.

Instead of climbing one corporate ladder, professionals today are building webs of opportunity,

part-time roles, side

hustles, consulting gigs, creative projects, even content creation. But here's the catch. When you do

everything, how do you avoid looking like you stand for nothing? That's what we'll unpack today,

how to diversify without diluting your personal brand, and the five must-dos

and don't-dos to keep your many hats from becoming a costume closet.

So what is polyworking?

Polyworking is more than side hustling.

It's intentionally designing a multi-stream career.

Think a brand strategist who also teaches a college course, invests in startups, and runs a sub-stream career. Think a brand strategist who also teaches a college course,

invests in startups, and runs a substack, or a fitness instructor who hosts a wellness

podcast and consults for brands. According to Forbes, the rise of polyworking stems from

two things. Number one, economic uncertainty. People are diversifying income streams for stability.

And two, identity shifts.

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