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How To Be A Financially Savvy Freelancer
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25 April 2025
Backstage with Backup
E8: How To Be A Financially Savvy Freelancer
Guests: Suzi Green Tour Manager at Healthy-touring.com, Founder of The BACK LOUNGE and Mental Health Advocate, and Paul Jones, Event production and management specialist at Ethix Management, and founder of UK Live Event Freelancers Forum.
Host: Sarah James runs PR agency Gasoline Media and is proud to help spread the word about the great work Backup does, taking care of their Press & PR.
In this conversation: Suzi and Paul talk to Sarah about a series of Financial Literacy workshops they’re hosting for freelancers working in the live entertainment industry.
Episode key topics + chapter markers:
1:16 – Suzi and Paul outline their roles in the industry, why they decided to create the Financial Literacy Workshops.
6:20 – Suzi and Paul outline why financial planning isn’t necessarily freelancers’ top priority, but why it’s important and beneficial to do.
16:20 – Sarah asks for a brief overview of what will be covered in each of the three workshops and the experts that will be giving information and advice.
29:26 – Paul talks about the How to Become a Savvy Freelancer session at PLASA Leeds that he, Suzi and Backup Chair Piers Shepperd are taking part in, and Suzi invites people to send in questions in advance.
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A link to the recorded version of the courses will be linked here after they have taken place in May.
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