Talk Freelance To Me

About Talk Freelance To Me

Freelance gives women the flexibility and freedom to make money in a way that Corporate America just can’t. Join longtime freelance writer, journalist, and mom of three Ashley Cisneros Mejia as she interviews fellow women freelance writers and other freelance professionals about the business of freelancing. If you want to learn how to monetize your creative talents, make money on your own terms, and design a flexible life you love, this show is for you. Talk Freelance To Me: A Podcast for Women Freelancers Where Self-Employed Women Writers, Freelancers, and Solopreneurs Meet to Master the 1099 Contractor Lifestyle

Publisher

Ashley Cisneros Mejia

Category

business · business · business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

20 Mar 2023

Latest episode

15 Dec 2025

Latest episodes

2 of 46 episodes have a transcript.

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   15 Dec 2025

   How to Hit Reset on Your Freelance Business with Melanie Padgett Powers

   Are you running your freelance business with intention—or just reacting to deadlines? It’s easy to stay in motion as a freelancer. Between client work, content marketing, invoicing, and trying to keep up with everything else, we often skip the most important work: thinking strategically about what we want from this business and how we’re actually doing. On this episode, Ashley is joined by Melanie Padgett Powers, a longtime freelancer, managing editor, writer, and host of The Deliberate Freel...

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   8 Dec 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Writing, Boundaries, and How to Be a Feisty Freelancer with Dr. Sue Bowness

   What does it really take to build a freelance business that feels steady, fulfilling, and true to who you are? Every freelancer faces moments of doubt, especially when the industry shifts, competition rises, or motivation fades. But there are practical ways to stay grounded and keep moving forward. In this conversation, Ashley Cisneros Mejia talks with Dr. Suzanne (Sue) Bowness, writer, editor, teacher, consultant, and author of The Feisty Freelancer. Sue has been freelancing independen...

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   3 Dec 2025TRANSCRIPT

   How to Protect Your Energy as a Freelancer with Arlene Ambrose

   Are you creating a business that supports your well-being, or one that silently drains it? In this episode of The Talk Freelance To Me® Podcast, host Ashley Cisneros Mejia sits down with registered nurse, wellness educator, and creative entrepreneur Arlene Ambrose to talk about the intersection of health, creativity, and freelance sustainability. Arlene brings her deep clinical background from emergency rooms and rural healthcare into an eye-opening conversation about stress, seasonal work rh...

Inside a recent episode

Writing, Boundaries, and How to Be a Feisty Freelancer with Dr. Sue Bowness

Published 8 Dec 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So I wrote a chapter on working from home, which is interesting to me that working from home used to be like I used to be the weirdo working from home and calling in to the conference call where everybody else was in the boardroom. And I was like, hey, on the on the video screen, on the TV screen, But it turns out that I got a little bit of a head start on that because now we're all much more comfortable on Zoom, which is great for freelancers. And so that has changed over the years. But I think like this new on all the time workplace means that we do have to set those boundaries in order to keep that creative well, full and open. […]

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YouTube views

35,651

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

12 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 51 / 100

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Quality

44

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

71

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