Solo Stories

Real conversations with solopreneurs building their own thing.

Portfolio Career

Mar 26, 2026

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10 min read

Solo Stories: Designing a portfolio career that feels meaningful

How Megan Flanagan creates a life that is uniquely hers

Maggie Blackburn

Solo Stories

Mar 12, 2026

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9 min read

Solo Stories: Turning her layoff from tech into a creative sabbatical

Why Alison Kinsey chose to follow her content creator dreams

Maggie Blackburn

Career Pivots

Solo Stories: From mechanical engineering to experiential marketing with Juliette Paige

Feb 26, 2026

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11 min read

Solo Stories: From mechanical engineering to experiential marketing with Juliette Paige

“I left Apple with zero work lined up”

Maggie Blackburn

Career Pivots

Solo Stories: Build the systems before you need them

Feb 5, 2026

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10 min read

Solo Stories: Build the systems before you need them

From FinTech executive to freelance writer with Anna Burgess Yang

Maggie Blackburn

Career Pivots

Solo Stories: She left corporate to make work feel like play

Jan 22, 2026

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10 min read

Solo Stories: She left corporate to make work feel like play

Why Julia Kaplan left Uber and Disney to start her own retreats business

Maggie Blackburn

Solopreneurship

From Full-time to Fractional with Emily Hollender

May 12, 2025

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11 min read

From Full-time to Fractional with Emily Hollender

How Emily turned an unexpected layoff into a thriving fractional business—and is now helping others do the same

Maggie Blackburn

Solo Stories

Solo Stories: Designing a portfolio career that feels meaningful

Solo Stories: Turning her layoff from tech into a creative sabbatical

Solo Stories: From mechanical engineering to experiential marketing with Juliette Paige

Solo Stories: Build the systems before you need them

Solo Stories: She left corporate to make work feel like play

From Full-time to Fractional with Emily Hollender

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