Meet Ashley Rott-Nettleton, Serenity's market research mentor and forever friend. Ashley leveraged a financial layoff (from a company that still desperately wanted to work with her) by starting her own biz! Now she has that client plus many others, is her own boss, and will "never go back." Ashley tells you how it's done (even when you're risk-averse!), and she and Serenity talk about work philosophy, negotiating for your worth, and never apologizing.

Chapters
7:37 Serenity's day job (finally!) or what is market research?
9:57 Participating in market research (it's not a side hustle)
13:59 Serenity's start in market research/meeting Ashley
20:47 When the workload fluctuates
24:25 The near impossibility of saying no in client services
28:09 Convincing experts that market research is legit
32:41 How to find remote jobs
40:46 One thing about Ashley's work that matters
45:24 Thank a business you love! Write a review
48:51 Ashley's quitting story
53:44 Salary negotiating - Ashley's story
56:20 Never again (insisting on the work-life balance you value)
1:01:04 From layoff to starting a business
1:08:51 Even the risk-averse can do it!
1:12:42 Is starting a business for you?
1:17:20 Work philosophy (do what you love vs. make enough for a life you love )
1:21:47 Work with Ashley!
1:24:32 It worked for me (a request)
1:29:12 Stop apologizing at work

Links
Sign up for Ashley's panel to get paid for your opinions: https://insightrecruit.com/join-our-panel/

Hire Ashley to recruit for you: https://insightrecruit.com/services/
Ashley on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/insightrecruit/

FlexJobs: https://www.flexjobs.com/lp/remote-jobs1 (linger on the site for a while, then hover over the X to close it, and it might offer a discount)

HireMyMom: https://www.hiremymom.com/

Serenity's sarcastic blog post about starting a business to crush your dreams: https://www.serenitybohon.com/blog/think-again

I Do This For a Living is independently produced.

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