Solo Stories

Real conversations with solopreneurs building their own thing.

Solopreneurship

Solo Stories: There's no label you have to wear for life

Jul 30, 2026

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4 min read

Solo Stories: There's no label you have to wear for life

Taylor Cromwell on freelancing, going back to a 9-to-5, and why building a portfolio career isn't an either/or

Maggie Blackburn

Portfolio Career

Solo Stories: She created her own stability through a “wealth garden”

Jul 9, 2026

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5 min read

Solo Stories: She created her own stability through a “wealth garden”

How Sweta Govani built a five-income portfolio career

Maggie Blackburn

Quitting Corporate

Solo Stories: Starting over in midlife to make your 90-year-old self proud

Jun 25, 2026

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4 min read

Solo Stories: Starting over in midlife to make your 90-year-old self proud

How Samantha Rose quit corporate, moved abroad, & started her travel studio

Maggie Blackburn

Portfolio Career

Solo Stories: From Big Tech to Beautiful Life

Jun 11, 2026

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5 min read

Solo Stories: From Big Tech to Beautiful Life

How Melissa Buwembo left the corporate ladder to design a new life through real estate and travel

Maggie Blackburn

Portfolio Career

Solo Stories: Showing up authentically on LinkedIn to build a non-linear career

May 14, 2026

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5 min read

Solo Stories: Showing up authentically on LinkedIn to build a non-linear career

How Marika Luneau carved her own career path: wedding venues, coworking spaces, and LinkedIn

Maggie Blackburn

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: There's no label you have to wear for life

Solo Stories: She created her own stability through a “wealth garden”

Solo Stories: Starting over in midlife to make your 90-year-old self proud

Solo Stories: From Big Tech to Beautiful Life

Solo Stories: Showing up authentically on LinkedIn to build a non-linear career

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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