Freelensers

He was the Uber Eats before there was Uber Eats. He opened a drive-in theatre, when all drive-in theatres were closing up. He meditated and realised how much it has helped him and so he helped others by creating mindfulness festivals. Who is this, you may ask? In today’s episode we talk to Eric Forbis, a very inspiring business owner, mentor and a friend. Listen to his story to find out more!Show notes:• Tara Brach – https://www.tarabrach.com• Buddhafest – https://www.buddhafest.org • Mindful Leadership Summit – https://www.mindfulleader.org• Mindful Leadership Conference – https://mindfulleadershipconference.com• The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer – https://untetheredsoul.com/• The Untethered Soul on Audible – https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Untethered-Soul-Audiobook/B006IE4OY0freelensers.fmAdelahttps://www.adelabohackova.comhttps://www.instagram.com/adela.bohackovaMikehttps://www.youtube.com/c/michalsodekhttps://www.instagram.com/michal.sodekMichal Sodek & Adela Bohackova

We invited Peter C. Hayward to discuss Australia, his freelance life, podcasts, boardgames, erotica and how living with someone who's suicidal and having a child is not that different after all. Peter gives us all an update of what his life looks like at the time of recording in December 2018 while the last episode of his podcast was released a year prior. And lastly, a trip to Cape Verde at the end.Show notes:• Being Honest With My Ex – https://www.beinghonestwithmyex.com/• Tim Tam – https://www.timtamusa.com/• Cherry Ripe – https://www.cadbury.com.au/Products/Chocolate-Bars/Cherry-Ripe-Bar.aspx• Pavlova Cake – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavlova_(cake)• BHWME 76: Gaslighting My Ex – https://omny.fm/shows/being-honest-with-my-ex/76-gaslighting-my-ex• Procrastination Matrix – https://waitbutwhy.com/2015/03/procrastination-matrix.html• Single-Cam sitcoms – https://screencraft.org/2016/06/21/differences-single-camera-multi-camera-tv-pilot-scripts/• Cortex #45: Cortex Working Group – https://www.relay.fm/corte

Michael Petrus is a Czech comics artist, illustrator, but also a podcaster, co-founder of profiKOMIKS and a start-up called Nanits Universe. He’s joining us in an episode, where we talk about understanding your clients, managing creatives, the importance of creative briefs and what it takes to succeed on Kickstarter.Show Notes:
• Trello – https://trello.com/• Neil Gayman’s Speech – https://youtu.be/ikAb-NYkseI• Mark McGuinness – https://lateralaction.com/articles/laurie-millotte-outshinery/ • Michael’s website – http://www.michaelpetrus.com/ • Michael’s Facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/Michael.DevCageR.Petrus/• Michael’s Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/michaelpetrus_art/• profiKOMIKS – http://profikomiks.cz/• Nanits Universe – https://www.nanitsuniverse.com/• Kreativní Kreatury podcast – https://kreativnikreatury.cz/ • Michael Petrus at FuсkUp Night Prague – https://youtu.be/QHEJ6jOYJIk• Our new visuals – https://instagram.com/freelensers.fm• Photographer Alžběta Pilařová – https://www.alzbetapi

In the opening episode of Season 2, we are joined by our first guest Juan Latapi, remote worker and travel enthusiast. Juan was born in Mexico, but grew up in the USA where he also started his career path. How did he manage to keep his position and transition into a remote worker back in Mexico? Why does one start talking to his dogs when working from a living room sofa? Juan has joined us from Chicago while on his month long business trip to give us all the answers. We conclude this episode discussing the real Mexican tacos, and, of course, our new segment The Sounds of our Lives.Show notes:• Juan's Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/jlatapi/• Serial Season 3 – https://serialpodcast.org/season-three• Bo Eun Official (The Sounds of our Lives jingle) – https://www.facebook.com/boeunofficial/• Toastmasters – https://www.toastmasters.org/about/all-about-toastmasters• Adel's new blogger muse – http://www.adelabohackova.com/blog/2019/2/8/en-my-new-blogger-muse• Mike's Metro blogpost – http://www.freelensers.fm/

Tag along with Adel and Mike on their new adventure! Five days in Finland compressed into a bonus episode, where you will find out how expensive this nordic country is, whether Adel survives her first visit to sauna, and what is Mike’s overall impression of the Helsinki subway system.Show notes:• Song credit: Vanze - Survive [NCS Release]: https://youtu.be/cvl8e2se8Q4• Glass Swimming Pool by Casey Neistat: https://youtu.be/2dhl2M6D4bA• A Day in the Life of a Traveler: https://youtu.be/OdvAxIEKeyk• Our bonus article about metros: http://www.freelensers.fm/bonus-metro-around-the-world/Freelensers.fmAdelahttps://www.adelabohackova.comhttps://www.facebook.com/adelabohackovaphoto/https://www.instagram.com/adela.bohackovaMikehttps://www.youtube.com/c/michalsodekhttps://www.instagram.com/michal.sodekMichal Sodek & Adela Bohackova

Adel talks about her quarter life crisis and how she overcame it, Mike tells us all about his new tea, and together they share their new morning routine. To wrap up Season 1, Mike and Adel introduce new segment of the podcast and tell us more about upcoming changes.Show notes:• New features in iOS 12: https://www.apple.com/fi/newsroom/2018/06/ios-12-introduces-new-features-to-reduce-interruptions-and-manage-screen-time/• Our MORNINGS shared document: https://dropbox.com/s/7oj3m3m3motrwg9/mornings.txt• A Day in the Life of a Traveler: https://youtu.be/OdvAxIEKeyk• Ultra Europe: https://youtu.be/IZbL1e2OcFU• Our bonus article about metros: http://www.freelensers.fm/bonus-metro-around-the-world/freelensers.fmAdelahttps://www.adelabohackova.comhttps://www.instagram.com/adela.bohackovaMikehttps://www.youtube.com/c/michalsodekhttps://www.instagram.com/michal.sodekMichal Sodek & Adela Bohackova

Do you need a contract for every gig? Is it better to work for free or to work for a small amount of money? In today’s episode, Adel and Mike agree to disagree on various topics surrounding the most important part of every business: the client. Adel tries to help Mike understand the wedding client, while Mike speaks about a commercial he has recently produced.Show notes:• GDPR: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation• Gentleport commercial: https://youtu.be/0ntfaVAlsfs• Our trip to Finland: https://youtu.be/OdvAxIEKeykfreelensers.fmAdela
https://www.adelabohackova.comhttps://www.instagram.com/adela.bohackovaMike
https://www.youtube.com/c/michalsodek
https://www.instagram.com/michal.sodekMichal Sodek & Adela Bohackova

Adela gets a job she didn't ask for while Mike has to wait for a position he tried hard to get. These two very different stories from the recruitment process will make your head spin.Show notes:• Adela’s crazy teaching schedule – http://www.freelensers.fm/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/adela-timetable.jpg• EU Unemployment rates – https://www.statista.com/statistics/268830/unemployment-rate-in-eu-countries/freelensers.fmAdelahttps://www.adelabohackova.comhttps://www.facebook.com/adelabohackovaphoto/https://www.instagram.com/adela.bohackovaMikehttps://www.youtube.com/c/michalsodekhttps://www.instagram.com/michal.sodekFreelensers on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/freelensers.fm/
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Freelensers Podcast on YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxao9-YR29yU1QHI34iywKAAdela Bohackova & Michal Sodek

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/50DipXoCF9YThis episode is all about equipment. Over the years both Adela and Mike accumulated a lot of tools that help them produce the content they produce. Let’s take a look at what’s in their bags.Show notes:• Incase Action Camera Backpack – https://amzn.to/2I3A8yP• Incase Accessory Organizer – https://amzn.to/2I4w5m7• Apple MacBook Pro 13” (2016) – https://amzn.to/2JHtKwH• Canon T5i DSLR (new gen) – https://amzn.to/2vZ5eFu• House of Flynn Mini Evermore bag – https://www.thehouseofflynn.com/search?page=2&q=mini+evermore&type=product• House of Flynn Facebook Group – https://www.facebook.com/groups/379328028936874/• Apple MacBook Air 13” (2017) – https://amzn.to/2raw8pb • Samson Meteor Mic – https://amzn.to/2KsjKsG • Blue Yeti Mic – https://amzn.to/2jkvd19• Samson Meteor vs. Blue Yeti YouTube – https://youtu.be/_fRDTCfXMXA• Neewer 6-inch Studio Microphone Pop Filter – https://amzn.to/2r6aqmb• Canon 6D – https://amzn.to/2JCvasy• Peak Design Slide (Ash c

Read our metro-related blogpost: http://www.freelensers.fm/bonus-metro-around-the-world/Call it subway, underground, metro or tube, you cannot put out Mike's excitement for the topic. Adela calls it his weird obsession but who doesn't love a good metro system in their city, ey?Freelensers.fmAdelahttps://www.adelabohackova.comhttps://www.facebook.com/adelabohackovaphoto/https://www.instagram.com/adela.bohackovaMikehttps://www.youtube.com/c/michalsodekhttps://www.instagram.com/michal.sodekMichal Sodek & Adela Bohackova

All you need to know about traveling from finding a ticket to escaping couchsurfing hosts, this episode has it all. Adel shares gems on luggage, jet lag, naps, airport hacks and Mike pops the question, why do we like tomato juice on an airplane so much?Bonus episode about metro: http://www.freelensers.fm/bonus-metro-around-the-world/Show notes:• TSA Regulations on batteries – https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/items/lithium-batteries-100-watt-hours-or-less-device• Why is Tomato Juice so popular on-board –https://youtu.be/SmyVuBDyruc• Tomato sauce with Stuffed pepper – http://czech-republic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/canstockphoto15951253.jpg• One of FB groups for cheap tickets – https://www.facebook.com/Rushflights • Letuška – https://www.letuska.cz/• Kiwi – https://www.kiwi.com/• Power Nap – http://unisoultheory.com/index.php/2017/03/10/long-nap-biggest-brain-benefits/• Couchsurfing – https://www.couchsurfing.com/• TomorrowWorld 2014 – https://youtu.be/hIVRWl9qgtA• AirBnB Mike’s

Besides talking about their preferences and feelings of the clickiness of the iPhone Home button, Adel and Mike open the topic of traveling, something that is very important to them. Adel shares her feelings of being stuck and Mike starts a penis-measuring competition.Show notes:• Pueblo Mágico program – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pueblo_Mágico• Taxco (Pueblo Mágico) – https://www.instagram.com/p/BNNQoQ4gh_D/• Valle de Bravo (Pueblo Mágico) – https://www.instagram.com/p/BQAtH0sllhu/• Adel’s photos from Lebanon - http://www.adelabohackova.com/blog/2017/5/11/lebanon• Mike’s video from Mexico - https://youtu.be/7fxEkhszIsMFreelensers.fmAdelahttps://www.adelabohackova.comhttps://www.facebook.com/adelabohackovaphoto/https://www.instagram.com/adela.bohackovaMikehttps://www.youtube.com/c/michalsodekhttps://www.instagram.com/michal.sodekAdela Bohackova & Michal Sodek

In the first episode recorded in 2018, Adela talks about her new logo, website, and pricing, all connected to her rebranding. Mike tells us what his new job is and how he struggles with time management, and together they discuss Upwork and other freelance jobs they had in the past year.Show notes:• Squarespace - https://www.squarespace.com• Adela's logo reveal video - https://youtu.be/cFKTj9GStiI• Upwork - https://www.upwork.com/• Mike's Upwork profile - https://www.upwork.com/o/profiles/users/_~01c3dd6597e16dffdc/• Grotesky, Mike's travel blog in Czech - http://grotesky.tumblr.com/freelensers.fmAdelahttps://www.adelabohackova.comhttps://www.facebook.com/adelabohackovaphoto/https://www.instagram.com/adela.bohackovaMikehttps://www.youtube.com/c/michalsodekhttps://www.instagram.com/michal.sodekAdela Bohackova & Michal Sodek

Mike is settling down while Adela sees herself back on the road. They both complain about their former jobs and share their requirements for future work. Before they land in the new year they also conclude the year 2017.Show notes:• Rocco Granata – http://www.roccogranata.it/?lang=en• ICQ – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICQ• Adela Bohackova Logo Reveal – https://youtu.be/cFKTj9GStiI• Adela’s FB page – https://www.facebook.com/adelabohackovaphoto/• Zoey’s video about corporate work – https://youtu.be/-uuzolpbqvE• Where to Invade Next – https://youtu.be/1KeAZho8TKo?t=5• Mike’s Video CV – https://youtu.be/byOGxP5ACmU• Adam Ruins Salary – https://youtu.be/7xH7eGFuSYI• Santiago Trip FB page (CZ) – https://www.facebook.com/Santiagovlednu/• Adela’s doggo – https://www.instagram.com/mr_fousek/ • All About Podcasting blogpost – http://www.freelensers.fm/all-about-podcasting/• Adela’s Top 5 Podcasts blogpost – http://www.freelensers.fm/adelas-top-five-podcasts/ • Bra-crophone blogpost – http://www.freelensers.fm/why-di

Mike tells a secret, Adela talks about her competition and together they share their best freelance stories, and reveal what makes their client approach unique and different from others.Show notes:• Adela's Best Friend's Wedding – https://www.instagram.com/p/BXuwoohnHdN/• Ring Shot Photo – https://www.instagram.com/p/BVsqSnUHAPN/• Adela's Calendar 2018 – http://www.adelabohackova.com/blog/2017/12/12/kalend-2017-making-of-logo-reveal• Mexico City and me — https://youtu.be/7fxEkhszIsM• Sorry (A Shot Film) – https://youtu.be/ZgP8VFq-o3U• Sorry on iMDB – http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6728436/• A Day in the Life of a Lifeguard (POV) – https://youtu.be/-j-iliZWpLA• How They Made Birdman Look Like One Shot – https://youtu.be/k4oBjtcUTQ0• I Forgot My Key – https://www.instagram.com/p/BL_6NJfggLJ/• I Forgot My Key: Volume 2 – https://www.instagram.com/p/BSkM-7ul6ml/• Jewish Wedding – https://www.instagram.com/p/BVsjC5cnI8N/freelensers.fmAdelahttps://www.adelabohackova.comhttps://www.instagram.com/adela.bohackovaMikehttp

In their first episode, Adela and Mike discuss how they started their creative business, what they hope their future will bring them and Mike comes up with 5 questions that will tell you if what you are doing is the right fit for you.Show notes:• Multimedia in Economic Practice – https://www.vse.cz/english/catalogue/detail.php?lang=en&id=o-p-cz-323• Nadia Meli – https://www.instagram.com/nadiameli/• Juhani Sarglep – https://youtu.be/LE5QUp4Cfg0• Neil Gaiman – https://youtu.be/ikAb-NYkseI?t=235• Adela Bohackova – https://www.instagram.com/adela.bohackova/• Michal Sodek – https://www.youtube.com/c/michalsodekfreelensers.fmAdela Bohackova & Michal Sodek