Work-at-home Heroes

Melissa Kreikemeier started out as forensic scientist which lead to becoming a science teacher. After her third year of teaching, Kreikemeier became very frustrated with her employer, saying “I loved the work and my students, but it was not a positive work environment.” So she set out to find something she could do for herself. After stumbling upon Caitlin Pyle’s Proofread Anywhere Transcript course, Kreikemeier emailed a British agency asking if they hire American proofreaders, and the rest is history. Listen to the full story here. For more information, visit the show notes at http://CaitlinPyle.co/MelissaKreikemeier

Emily Milsom works remotely for a company called Tribal Impact helping other companies improve their employee advocacy programs. Emily always felt like there was something missing, so during her regular 9-5 she started a business selling vintage homewares. Although she loved the business she created, Milsom decided to call it quits, take her flexible lifestyle job on the road, travel once she landed her remote job, and work from anywhere! Find out how she snagged the job she is passionate about in this episode. For more information, visit the show notes at http://CaitlinPyle.co/emilymilsom

Kevin Meng grew his freelance business 100% organically not using any freelancer websites when he was starting out, at least none that actually gave him any return. Getting into content writing took about a year as a side hustle after Meng started teaching English in Prague. The traction started when Meng reached out to a blogger with a personal email then followed the advice given to him. He hustled hard at the start, sent cold emails, and ignored the voices in his head to grow to $3k a month from nothing. Find out the process Meng used to get started and face inevitable obstacles. For more information, visit the show notes at http://CaitlinPyle.co/kevinmeng

Karrie Stringer had no plan for what she wanted to actually do with her life. She just wanted to do work that she enjoyed and get paid for it. Before she worked for herself, politics had overtaken good sense in her corporate workplace, and instead of working from 6am to 11pm for a few weeks of the year, it had become pretty much the norm for Stringer. Figuring it all out as she went along and using the skills she already had, Stringer took the plunge and carved a path for herself where she can now work from wherever she wants in the world for the most part. She now spends her summers in Greece building her business! For more information, visit the show notes at https://caitlinpyle.co/KarrieStringer

May Flam found herself constantly complaining to her husband, friends, and family about her work drama. She claims, “They were as exhausted as I was”. Since quitting her draining, abusive job, sooner than she thought, Flam’s life has improved tremendously. Embracing her strengths of empowering people to make changes in their own lives, Flam worked for her coaching certification, presented her plan to her husband, and committed to working for herself empowering women to create the type of worklife they want. One year in and Flam is blazing her own path to a profitable work at home business! Listen in for all of the details! For more information, visit the show notes at https://caitlinpyle.co/maryflam

Korryn Haines had a triple whammy of life events in 2014 – her father was diagnosed with terminal cancer, she was made redundant from her long term manager role, and found out she was pregnant. A chance connection through a networking group with an old boss informed Haines her skill set was being wasted doing temporary admin work. The old boss asked Haines to come into her business as a contractor implementing processes for her current team. It was this one act of belief in her skills that set Haines on a path to create her own business as a virtual assistant. For more information, visit the show notes at https://CaitlinPyle.co/korrynhaines

Paula Burgess’ son has an ADHD diagnosis, he had been expelled from yet another daycare, and Burgess knew in that moment she would need to support him when he went to school. She started a virtual assistant business so she could be available for her son. Once established Burgess felt even more pressure with balancing a business and the needs of her child. She looked for support for parents with ADHD children and found nothing. Today Burgess works as a ADHD coach running support groups, coaching groups, one-on-one coaching, and advocacy for ADHD all from home!   For more information, visit the show notes at https://CaitlinPyle.co/paulaburgess

Robert Birchall managed paid ad campaigns on Google, Facebook, and Instagram for small businesses and large global brands for five year and was very unhappy. He cites feeling like he’d sold his soul for money to try to become a millionaire. Then, he realized he didn't need millions, just freedom from commuting to earn money and the space to do the things he wanted to do. Birchall learned the importance of looking after himself, being creative, spending time with loved ones, and (perhaps most importantly) growing relationships with the right people. Give it a listen! For more information, visit the show notes at https://CaitlinPyle.co/robertbirchall

Amy Demone fell into her WAH life by accident, working her first 9-5 for a grand total of 6 days before she was so crippled she couldn't walk. Two weeks later she Googled "How to Make Money Online." Now she’s working with coaches and is a nerd when it comes to sales funnels. Demone recently became a Certified Ontraport Consultant, has been in the online world for 2 years, and hasn't looked back since! Listen to her journey to 4k and sometimes 8k per month all from home, here! For more information, visit the show notes at http://CaitlinPyle.co/amydemone

Anung Vilay progressed with little leaps and bounds. Vilay was talked into taking an aerial class by a friend and fell in love. This lead her to create a fun, quirky apparel line to fit her body type, something she wanted but couldn’t find in the market. Vilay notes trusting her instincts and when something hits her, going full force toward it. She now runs a podcast, creates loud leggings, and entertains many side hustles to maintain her WAH life style. For more information, visit the show notes at https://CaitlinPyle.co/anungvilay

Katie Colella cut her teeth at a young age in ecommerce. She notes that if she didn’t know how to do something, she would learn along the way spending hours teaching herself and honing new skills. Flash forward to now, Colella freelances as a VA and business mentor helping female entrepreneurs improve their online presence. She’s driven, ambitious, plans, hits goals, and tracks everything. Colella celebrates her wins, works hard to show up consistently, and all with five children by her side! Listen to her inspiring story here! For more information, visit the show notes at http://CaitlinPyle.co/katiecolella

Ravi Toor serves others as a systems strategist and mindset coach, but it wasn’t always this way. Before her WAHS life, Toor felt like she was stuck in a cycle that drained her creative being. She notes that “every type of dream and ambition I had would slowly die because I was stuck in the rat race, fulfilling someone else's dreams.”   After some deep self reflection, Toor listed all of her strengths and skills, drafted a proposal, took her boss out for drinks, and in a moment of intense fear, handed him a proposal to become her first freelance client. Find out what his response was in this episode. For more information, visit the show notes at http://CaitlinPyle.co/ravitoor

Barbra Harper worked a job with a billing company that was super-high stress. In addition to her physical health issues, Harper was being treated for depression, anxiety, and severe panic attacks. After one hospital stay during her last year at the billing company, Harper was told that her supervisor asked if a company laptop could be taken to Harper so she could work while in the hospital, on pain meds, and IV antibiotics! Her job was inflexible and affecting her health so much so that she finally left. For more information, visit the show notes at http://CaitlinPyle.co/barbraharper Join the Work-At-Home Heroes Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/workathomeheroes

This is a special WAHH veteran episode from Trish Springsteen who has been working at home for 10 years. Springsteen is a multi-international award-winning speaker, mentor, international bestselling author, and radio host specializing in speaker training. Springsteen helps businesses gain leverage with speaking and communication. She believes that when you believe, act, and share, you become empowered to build your own foundation for success. In this episode, Springsteen talks about stepping out of our comfort zones and pushing ourselves to grow in confidence and self belief. If you think you’re too old to work at home, think again! For more information, visit the show notes at http://CaitlinPyle.co/trishspringsteen Join the Work-At-Home Heroes Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/workathomeheroes 

Alys Sink previously worked as a proposal analyst before losing that position in the 2013 government shutdown. Fed up with the recession job market, she started her own online consultancy business that same year. Sink cites poverty as being a great teacher, saying she learned a lot about how to be adaptable and comfortable with difficult situations and people. She is now the owner and director of an online English language tutoring service and editing agency that serves a wide demographic of professionals from all across the world. Find out more about her story in this episode. For more information, visit the show notes at http://CaitlinPyle.co/alyssink Join the Work-At-Home Heroes Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/workathomeheroes

Lisa Eldridge is a homeschooling mom of four who has been teaching her children from home for the past eleven years. Eldridge got her WAH start as a medical transcriptionist, a regular job where she had to show up for set hours everyday even though she got to work from the comfort of her own home.  Eldridge learned on-the-job and has been working as a general transcriptionist for the past seven years. Hear the full story here. For more information, visit the show notes at http://CaitlinPyle.co/lisaeldridge Join the Work-At-Home Heroes Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/workathomeheroes

Bridgette Klein has been working from home for the past three years as the marketing guru for Willory, a 100% remote HR & payroll staffing and consulting firm. She now gets to work from whichever room in her house the sun is shining and is afforded the opportunity to be more involved in her young daughter’s life while still pursuing a career she’s passionate about. For more information, visit the show notes at http://CaitlinPyle.co/BridgetteKlein

Lisa Évoluer was at the young of 18 when she got her start in the makeup industry working for big brands such as MAC, Dior, Mercedes, and Glamour. Simultaneously, she began her journey with what would become her first online business in photo retouching specifically catered for the fashion industry. She used the skills she had to build something sustainable that would work for her in a new country and new market. Flash forward to present day, Évoluer has taken all of the obstacles life threw her and now works as a life coach and co-owns a course platform for other coaches exclusively for the German market. For more information, visit the show notes at http://CaitlinPyle.co/Lisaevoluer

After stumbling into her niche over a beer with her dad, Blayne Bristol took an opportunity presented to her by the horns and helped his firm with social media for one commercial real estate client. From this one-off job, she identified a gap in the market that was hugely lucrative in her country, built a business catering to a specific niche, and basically the rest is history! For more information, visit the show notes at https://caitlinpyle.co/BlayneBristol

Former teacher, human resource manager, broadcaster and realtor Julie Eickhoff, decided after her daughter was born, that she was way too busy and that working from home would make sense for her family's sanity. So she figured out a way to do it, dug in, researched, set up a home studio, and got going on becoming a work-at-home voice artist. Since 2011, Eickhoff has narrated over 80 audiobooks, recorded web videos, radio and movie theater ads, eLearning projects, and many other projects. Eickhoff developed an online course that teaches people in a very comprehensive way, how to set up their own home recording studio and work from home. For more information, visit the show notes at http://CaitlinPyle.co/julieeickhoff