# Live Coaching Session: "I Left My 9-5 To Go Freelance."  One-Hour Coaching Session w/ Annie.

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Podcast: [The Career Coach Mandy Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-career-coach-mandy-podcast-7022106)
Published: 2026-03-20T15:55:00+00:00
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## Resource

Today we have a really special video for you, a live 1-hour coaching session with Angela (who goes by Annie), a writer and podcast producer, and member of the YouTube channel. Annie recently left her 9-5 at a non-profit and has spent the past year building a freelance writing business. In this session, we talk about where to focus her energy, pricing, positioning, and how to build a concrete offering for her clients. Thank you Annie for joining me (follow her and listen to her podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/@anniezomaya151/ ) If you're a member and interested in potentially being featured in a coaching session, please email me! Find out details here: https://youtube.com/shorts/wmUTOC7BJi4 Timestamps: 0:00 Welcome and intros 1:33 Introduction to coaching session 3:13 Annie introduction 9:00 Freelance business 15:17 Transformation for the client 23:00 Websites vs. email newsletters 29:15 Branding your offerings 35:06 Lesson planning for the client 44:30 What am I getting for $600? 48:00 Reflections on the email idea 52:20 But wait....podcasting? 54:50 Annie's offering 56:33 My passion vs. my work 59:28 If you had to pick one... 1:06:00 Podcasting is the winner 1:09:40 Parallel lives 1:16:00 Final thoughts + wrap up Welcome to the Farm! 🌲✨ Hi friends! I'm Mandy—a career coach and former Corporate America girlie turned writer. I currently live on a 4-acre farm in the Pacific Northwest with my husband Brendan and our two kids. After a decade-plus climb through editorial (W Magazine) and finance (American Express), I realized I was chasing success at the cost of personal satisfaction. With a BA from Brown, an MBA from Columbia, and training as a shamanic practitioner, I now bridge the gap between high-level strategy and healing. I'm here to help you navigate life purp…

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