Permission to Kick Ass Podcast

Prepare your earholes for awesome.

This show is all about freelancing and entrepreneurship (and all the fears, roadblocks, and head trash that come along with it). Join me—your host, Angie Colee—as I talk to creative entrepreneurs from all points along the journey, whether they’re just starting out or experienced industry leaders.

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12 – Robert Lucas: Finding Creative Solutions

Robert and I have been working together awhile now, but I remember back when we first met and he was an eager new writer looking for an opportunity. By the time I saw his work, he...
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11 – Nicole Piper: This is Gonna Be Good

Nicole’s story hits me in the feels in so many ways - not just because we both have a major breakup-in-the-midst-of-a-big-business-shift story, but also because of how she adjusted the attitude to one of winning. Life...
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010 – Patrick Kenney: The School of Hard Knocks

Patrick is a straight shooter, and that’s one of the things I really appreciate about him. In this episode he breaks down what he learned from going through a lawsuit at the same moment most of...
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009 – Alix Penning: Being the Hero of Your Own Story

We all like to think of ourselves as the star of our show, the hero of our life story… yet so many of us sit back and let fear steer the ship. Today I’m joined by...
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008 – Kim Krause Schwalm: Setting Boundaries Like a Boss

Kim Krause Schwalm is one of my copywriting heroes, and true to the final line in this episode, talking to her gets me all kinds of fired up and feisty in the BEST possible way. Today...
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007 – Carolynn Ananian: Entrepreneur with a Day Job

Carolynn Ananian and I have been friends (and colleagues) for awhile. And each of us has gone through the whole “I suck at being a business owner ‘cause I’m over here working for THE MAN” phase...
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006 – Ashlee Berghoff: Systems and Getting Shit Done

The beauty about becoming a freelancer is it’s so low overhead - just you and a laptop against the world! But eventually, playing outside your sandbox has a way of getting to you. By that, I...
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005 – Alison Vidotto

I met Alison when we were both floating around the “launch” world in internet marketing. I didn’t know what she did at first but I knew she was here to bring her “A game” - ‘cause...
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004 – Chris Orzechowski

It's not often you have the chance to train someone and then later work for them. That's exactly what happened with me and today's guest, Chris Orzechowski. I once trained him as a member of Jeff...
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003 – Cathy Hay

Since we first met a few years back, Cathy’s expanded into sewing for costuming and period dress… and she brings her own unique flair to everything she does. Every time she enters the room, people take...
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