
You didn't become a solopreneur to build a business that runs your life. You did it so your business could serve it. The Life-First Solopreneur is the twice-weekly podcast at the heart of the Life-First Movement. It's for solopreneurs who believe the business should be designed around life, not the other way around. Hosts Joe Rando and Carly Ries, co-authors of Solopreneur Business for Dummies, si... more
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 320 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | BusinessEntrepreneurship | |||

Carly scrolls LinkedIn and sees a friend announcing new funding and a tenth hire. The comments are exploding. Carly feels a pang of envy, then realizes something odd. She doesn't actually want any of it.
That contradiction is the heart of this episo... more
You are the product. So why are you the last thing on your own to do list?
Daffney Allwein has spent 20 years working with over 700 CEOs, executives, and high performers on what she calls a whole-person approach to health. Not the fluffy kind. She's... more
Does choosing a life-first solo business mean you're lazy? Carly and Joe say absolutely not, and in this episode they explain why.
They dig into where the lazy story really comes from, tracing hustle culture from chill seventies hippie vibes to the ... more
What do you really stand for, and how could knowing the answer transform your business?
In this episode of The Life-First Solopreneur, Carly and Joe sit down with Paul Ingram, a 30-year faculty member at Columbia Business School and author of What D... more
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As a guest on the podcast, Carly and Joe are fun to record with and the questions are written with care and offer a unique blend of fun and more serious question types. I would recommend a listen!
There just aren’t enough shows for solopreneurs. Joe and Carly are whip smart and fun to listen to. TAS is a must listen!
Love this show — it has so much AWESOME information for people wanting to make the leap into solopreneurship. Highly recommend!
A must-listen for any solo business owner navigating the messy middle of building something meaningful. I always walk away with at least one thing I can apply right away.
As a former professor of entrepreneurship and a serial solopreneur, I have say that Joe and Carly are doing a great job diving into topics that are useful and actionable. This show is a wealth of knowledge and super practical!
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A practical, Life-First driven show that helps solo professionals design businesses around living well rather than fitting life around work. Episodes center on boundaries, burnout prevention, value-based pricing, personal branding, and scalable workflows that let a one-person operation run while prioritizing life priorities. The hosts' approach combines actionable tactics with mindset shifts, featuring guests who are experts in branding, coaching, law, career design, and productivity. Unique traits include a strong emphasis on ownership of commitments, energy-based scheduling, and leveraging speaking/ podcast tours to build authority without sacrificing personal time. The show stands out for its clear, repeatable frameworks (e.g., commitmen... more
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