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Hello TPC folks! I’ve got a client that’s looking for online courses or perhaps some consultancy on how to build a luxury brand. They’ll be focussing on footwear, but for now are keen to get a better understanding of the luxury sector and how best to target it. Their background is legal and translation services so this is very much a new venture! Would anyone have any suggestions or time for a quick chat?
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Thank you Zed!! I’ll email now 🙂
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Read MoreWhen I started my career as a shoe designer, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. Or that everything I’d learn working with shoes would set me up with the experience and mindset I needed to...
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Hello Portfolio Peeps 🙂 I’ve finally started to figure out my website. It’s very much a work in progress and could definitely use your feedback and advice. If you’d like to have a look you should find it here caoimhekelly.com 🤗
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Hi Caoimhe, I love the flow of your website, it’s very easy to use and laid out in a really nice way. I think your brand image is very cohesive, and I like the selection of images you have used on the homepage and also showcasing your footwear design
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Thanks Ella! I’ve got Squarespace and Pexels to thank for that – definitely made the process a lot easier!
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It was great to chat about it your site this evening with the Catapult cohort! One other thought I had – how about bringing in some of your brand story elements to your About Me page?
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Thinking your fellow cohort members will love to see this too Caoimhe Kelly – tagging Kevin Withane Rachel Young Natalie Tucker Janis Chan Bansi Shah Andy Townsend Mark Cliffe ROHIT SABIKHI Rabin Yaghoubi to get your thoughts!
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Hi Everyone
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Over at Hanubu, we’re on the lookout for a senior professional who’s got hands on experience managing complex projects that involve physical product development and content teams. As we prepare to scale, we’re keen to implement better processes across our departments by leveraging technology and best practices to help our team to become more efficient.
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We’re already using Asana, but we know that we can gain more from the functionality and believe that consistency and visibility across all areas of the business will be key.
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We’d like to move on this quite quickly and see it as a shorter project, potentially 10-15 hours/contact time, spread over the next month, to support us as we implement. If you’re interested in this, or know someone that might be, we’d love to hear from you.
You can learn more about Hanubu here https://hanubu.com and you can contact me here [email protected]
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Thank you!
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Hi Caoimhe, this opportunity might be of interest to: Adriana Ci, Anna Zuccarini, Nicola MacPhail, Oliver Fitz-Gibbon, @jamesmenon, Rebecca Claire Graves, Zarir 'Zed' Vakil, Amy Chao
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Hello TPC folks 🙂
Off the back of the really great Let’s Talk yesterday discussing all things Burnout, I’ve got a question I’m hoping some of you may have experience of dealing with.
How do you manage a client who wants you to work at a ’project’ rate (ie heavily reduced) but also wants to know they have a hefty amount of your time dedicated to them per week so you can cover additional responsibilities?
After yesterday’s call, and reading through all the great information being shared below I’m starting to think this is the kind of situation where being a little bit picky as in Adarsh Nalam’s great article is wiser than taking it on.
Has anyone got experience of figuring out boundaries in this situation that were acceptable to the client?
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Hi Caoimhe, I’m glad you found yesterday’s Let’s Talk useful- Nicola MacPhail, Cara de Lange, Annelise Lepage, Paulina PoÅ‚oÅ„ska, Brian O'Connor, Johny C [仲倪], Yasmin Gregory, Zarir 'Zed' Vakil, Damien, Stephen Fleming, Duncan Dalzel-Job, Lucy Warman, Kim Katz, Alan Stein, Shamir, Alexandra Levy, Maria Evans PhD, Kate Moerel– might be able to give some advice?
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Hey Caoimhe Kelly, I’m glad you liked the piece. I think I understand your concern and have attempted to offer clarity below.
First, for me, a project rate is usually higher than a retainer because of the unpredictability and the fact that it adds to your schedule temporarily instead of being a part of your routine. That’s the first factor.
Second, if it’s a project that will give you additional skills, a foot in the door to a new vertical/company, or lead to more work, then i…
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Hi Adarsh Nalam, this is so helpful – thank you! I absolutely see your points above and had been mulling over how best to proceed. The steps you’ve described have given me a much better framework for quantifying the pros and cons and moving forward.
In truth, I probably know this isn’t the right project for me right now, but I’m learning that it’s difficult to justify turning work down even when its not the best fit, so going through everything you’ve outli…
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Hey Caoimhe Kelly, you’re welcome. I completely understand the point about your inner voice. That’s something I dealt with recently and would be happy to share my experience when we speak. If it helps, you’re not doing yourself a disservice by declining paid work but helping your mind to work to a standard you’d like it to meet. It may help to let the client know that you only have the time/resources for a small piece of the work and that you would be happy to do that portion …
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Thanks so much, Adarsh Nalam it’s good to know I’m not the only one grappling with an inner voice! Also, I’m writing that Daniel Kahneman quote on a post-it right now – such a great thing to remember!
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You’re very welcome, Caoimhe Kelly. Good on you for reaching out. I’d say the inner critic/voice is a feature of the human condition (bless us). I thought that about the quote too. His book ’Thinking Fast and Slow’ is full of these incredible aphorisms.
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Hi Caoimhe,
a very good question, one that is filled with a lot of angles.
First, let’s understand how you portray yourself. Are you a subject matter expert that is going to create value for your client ? or you a jobbing contractor that takes whatever rate is acceptable as you desperately need the work?
The psychology and positioning is different and the same. We all need to pay bills and most of us are 3 paychecks away from destitution ! But your client need not know any of th…
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Hi Damien, this is really helpful! I think you’ve hit the nail on the head when it comes to confidence and assertiveness. There’s a lot within the proposed project that falls under my service offering, but there’s also a lot that would usually be a development partner’s role. that’s not to say it’s something I couldn’t cover but it is a large additional ask that doesn’t justify the discount requested. Knowing this, there’s still that inner…
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Hi Caoimhe, tagging people who might be able to offer some advice – Roberto Uzcategui, Katie Blake, Andy Dougan, URSULA KLAYN, Maria Elena, Fiona Chorlton-Voong, Tanmayi Reddy