The Pathless Path with Paul Millerd

Will Bachman is the creator of a community-first talent platform for management consultants, Umbrex and hosts a podcast for independent consultants called Unleashed.  We talk about the recent course he created called the Guide To Setting Up Your Consulting Practice course ($100 off with the code: boundless), which is a product of his 12 years as an independent consultant and his work helping hundreds (perhaps thousands) become thriving solo consultants.  We talk about

  • How he thought about independent consulting in 2008 versus now in 2020
  • How his talent platform, Umbrex, was born and how it has remained community focused
  • What led him to create his course and some of the
  • What makes him want to “keep playing the game” of self-employment
  • How independent consultants can think about finding new clients
  • How he designs experiments to keep his learning journey alive
  • How he builds his virtual team to help him succeed as a consultant
  • How he filters everything he does through a 5-decade time horizon

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What is The Pathless Path with Paul Millerd?

The Pathless Path is hosted by Paul Millerd - a writer, creator, and consultant. He has conversations with freelancers, self-employed entrepreneurs, creators, and vagabonds who share their perspectives on their relationship with work, burnout, bootstrapping, indie hacking, remote work, reinvention, creativity, sabbaticals, leisure, self-employment, unconventional living, and digital nomadism. Past guests include Ali Abdaal, Khe Hy, Ben Hunt, Wade Foster, Dan Vassallo, Kris Abdelmessih, Steph Smith, Amir Salihefendić, Alex Pang, Visakan Veerasamy, and more.