This Is The Escapee Insider is a weekly-ish newsletter focused on helping those stuck in corporate take back control of their time, money and most importantly, their future.
Well it was another up and down week on my goal towards 500 Collective members by July 4th.
I picked up 3 new members and brought our total to 151 (349 to go!). The good news from the week is I may have unlocked a key to growth.
We held our first IRL mini-event this week. I wasn’t sure if I would have 2 people or 20. We ended up with 7 making the event. What I learned even with a smaller group was the in-person is very powerful. I had known a few escapees for over a year and still learned something new about each of them.
This will become part of our connection and collaboration strategy. I am going to plan a bigger event in Chicago in April so stay tuned!
I also continue to review pricing and tiers to better align with the value of the Collective. This can be frustrating and it is a work in progress.
I did decide to bring back the $1 for the first 30 day offer. Our conversation rate has been high and I like the low risk option for potential escapees.
The other aha for the week was the member’s enthusiasm for officially launching The Small Business Hotline (TheSmallBusinessHotline.com) is where I will connect small businesses with the experience of the Collective. I will share more in coming weeks.
I also wrote a little bit about me being my own worst enemy and my biggest blocker at times. You can read the full post here
Free Events This Week
I do want to mention that the Collective will be hosting 2 FREE events this week (you don’t have to be a member to attend:
The 1st is a free webinar for all escapees and potential escapees have questions about taxes, how to structure a solo business (LLC, S-Corp, etc..) and health care options.
Date: March 3rd @11am CST
Come join us: https://luma.com/wbgqionf
The second event is: How to Productize Your Expertise and Build More Scalable Income as an Independent. My friend Sam Lee (founder of the IndieCollective) is hosting a free training: https://indecollective.net/productization-workshop-ce
Date: March 4th Noon CST
Other Resources
I also had a chat with my buddy Taylor Crane this week. He is the founder of Fractional Jobs, the only site I know of that posts new Fractional jobs each week. You can check out his listings here: fractionaljobs.io
Here is a sample of what you will find:
60 Live Jobs, 27 New
READ FIRST
🚨 = New (live within the last 7 days)
🟣 = Featured Job - This company has approached Fractional Jobs for help hiring this role. When you submit an intro request for this role, it goes to us first. We then spend significant effort positioning your profile to the company and we’ll make a direct intro if they think it’s a fit.
** If you do not see a 🟣, then we found the job online and are sharing it here for your convenience. In this case, we are not working with the company directly and don’t have any visibility into their process.
Sales
🟣🚨Sales Leader @ An AI Startup for Home Services Aggregators
10 hrs / week | Home Services | Remote (USA only)
🟣🚨GTM Lead @ An Enterprise Manufacturing Data Platform
5 - 10 hrs / week | Data Infrastructure | Remote (USA / Canada only)
🚨Business Development & Marketing Consultant @ Rent Recovery Solutions
10 - 20 hrs / week | Financial Services | Remote (USA only)
🚨Convention Growth Strategist @ Orlando Gift Baskets
10 - 15 hrs / week | Corporate Gifting | Remote
Chief Revenue Officer @ Peeple
10 - 20 hrs / week | Mediatech | Remote
If you are interested in Fractional, you should check it out.
I will keep it short and sweet this week and focused on resources for Escapees.
Don’t forget to check out the podcast: The Corporate Escapee
Let me know what you think. I read all replies personally.
Live Life First
-Brett 🐬✌️