Weekly strategic insights for experienced professionals building independent careers. Transform decades of wisdom into competitive advantage. Every Tuesday: strategic frameworks, expert insights from 70+ conversations, and implementation challenges that position your experience as premium business intelligence.Stop competing on credentials. Start leveraging accumulated expertise.For professionals ready to convert wisdom into economic power
How Networked Entrepreneurship Can Power Your Purpose After 60
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Hello Reader, Every Tuesday, Wisepreneurs delivers practical ideas to help women 60+ thrive in independent work. Drawn from 67+ podcast episodes (resuming May 2025!) and over 100 articles, you’ll find client-focused business tips, authentic branding ideas, and smart tech tools — all designed for your new chapter of purposeful, powerful work. This week’s focus: Networked Entrepreneurship — growing your business through relationships. Networked Entrepreneurship is about building a business through trust-based relationships and collaborative tools, leveraging your experience to create client-focused ventures. By connecting with peers and clients in meaningful ways, you turn your wisdom into impactful, sustainable work that fits your life.
Actionable Tip Connect with one new contact on LinkedIn and offer them a niche tip based on your expertise. Wisepreneurs Resource Hub: Listen to Episode #39: “Melisa Liberman—Mastering the Art of Value-Based Consulting” Read How to Leverage Your Expertise to Launch a Successful Business I’d Love Your Thoughts—are you interested in a regular virtual coffee meet up? I'm shaping future Wisepreneurs events and resources, and your voice matters. Please take a quick survey here and help me to create the kind of experiences you want most — in just 2 minutes!
Work Smarter Tip: Organize your next project with Trello — one of my favorite smart tools for solopreneurs. Ready to Grow with Me? If you haven't already connected with me on LinkedIn, please do so here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigelrawlins/ Book a Free, No Obligation Discovery Call — Explore Strategic Coaching, Authentic Branding, or Website Solutions, all tailored for women 60+ https://meet.wiseprnr.com/WiseDiscovery Stay curious, stay healthy, and keep thriving Nigel Rawlins https://wisepreneurs.com.au/ Check out all the Wisepreneurs Podcasts |
Strategic Intelligence Brief: Beyond Experience to Expertise
Weekly strategic insights for experienced professionals building independent careers. Transform decades of wisdom into competitive advantage. Every Tuesday: strategic frameworks, expert insights from 70+ conversations, and implementation challenges that position your experience as premium business intelligence.Stop competing on credentials. Start leveraging accumulated expertise.For professionals ready to convert wisdom into economic power
Hello Reader,Your Brain Needs Trees, Not More Productivity Hacks How to restore the cognitive capacity that makes your professional experience available when you need it. When 2 Million Years of Evolution Collides With Your Productivity System Oliver Burkeman calculated we get about 4,000 weeks in a lifetime. Most of us respond by trying to accomplish more—optimising schedules, implementing productivity systems, telling ourselves we just need better hacks. But what if the solution isn’t doing...
Hello Reader, This week on Wisepreneurs: Discover how the cognitive intelligence you've spent decades building becomes your greatest advantage and why slowing down might be the smartest move you can make. FEATURED ARTICLE SERIES: Engaged Epistemology & Knowledge Work This series challenges the assumption devaluing experienced professionals: that valuable knowledge work means detached, analytical expertise—the sort of thing AI increasingly automates. Instead, the most sophisticated knowledge...
When Your Business Has to Run Without You Anna Burgess Yang had six weeks between diagnosis and brain surgery. Most solo entrepreneurs would panic. Anna built systems. I spoke with her recently on the Wisepreneurs Podcast, episode 77, about what happened when she couldn't work for two full months. Her FinTech writing business kept running. Clients stayed engaged. Content flowed. Revenue remained stable. This wasn't luck. It was three years of systematic thinking about financial buffers,...