Freelance Masterclasses

You've worked hard to build your thought leadership platform and generate leads for your business. But now that you're sitting in front of a high-end B2B prospect, are you 100% clear, confident, and in control of the conversation and the process for how your ideal client will buy from you?

• Do you know how to win decision makers' trust and close sales — without being pushy — and without leaving money on the table?
• What do you do when your prospects insist they only want a quick, low-cost solution even though you know they need more to solve their problems?
• Do you know how to avoid creating once-and-done, dead-end-opportunities vs. long-term client engagements?

Will you forever be stuck with the chore of putting together time-consuming proposals only to have your prospects ghost you or quibble about price?

In this robust session with Angelique Rewers, CEO & Founder of BoldHaus, you'll discover how to get out ahead of these costly, frustrating, yet common scenarios — and many others — once and for all. As a former corporate decision maker, Angelique's unique perspective will help you navigate complex sales conversations with discerning B2B prospects and turn leads into long-term profitable relationships from a place of integrity, service, and commitment to excellence.

Angelique Rewers is a small business growth expert, and CEO of BoldHaus®, recognized as an Inc. 5000 company. With 25+ years of experience, she's widely recognized for her no-nonsense approach in helping small and diverse businesses to win corporate clients. Angelique's expertise has earned her recognition as "the undisputed champion at helping small businesses land big clients" in Inc. Magazine and a "Fierce Champion for Small Business Owners" on the cover of Business Digest Magazine. She's been featured in major media outlets such as Forbes, Entrepreneur, and CNBC, and has appeared on major networks like ABC, NBC, and CBS. Under Angelique's leadership, BoldHaus has trained 10,000+ small businesses in 72+ countries, and its groundbreaking global conferences have brought entrepreneurs together with Fortune 500 brands to help them work more effectively together. Angelique is also a humanitarian and has trained and consulted for organizations like USAID, National Geographic, and The Smithsonian. She sits on the Advisory Board for Space for Humanity and the committee for the United Nations' Women's Peace & Humanitarian Fund. Learn more at BoldHaus.com.

In this session, Tom will talk about the Six Pillars of 6-Figure Freelancing, which are essential skills and strategies for freelancers in the creative and IT industry who want to achieve six-figure success. He'll cover topics such as personal branding, time management, networking, sales and pricing, skill development, and portfolio and online presence, and share his experiences and best practices for achieving success in each area.

But Tom's coaching approach isn't just about making money. He also believes in the concept of the "Value of Life per hour", and his approach to life and career is based on Stoic and Zen principles. In his TEDx Talk, Tom talked about the importance of aligning your work and life with your values and living a meaningful and fulfilling life as a freelancer.

During the session, you'll have the opportunity to ask Tom questions and get personalised advice and guidance on your own freelancing journey. Whether you're just starting out or looking to take your career to the next level, this mastermind session will give you the insights and strategies you need to succeed as a freelancer.

Some of you might be thinking how you can free up time to concentrate more on business or how to start delegating tasks that takes lots of time. You surely heard about virtual assistants, but perhaps don't know if you can afford one or don't have a clue what they can help you with. Or perhaps you would like to start a virtual assistant business yourself?

We have scheduled this session to:

1) talk about virtual assistants work, learn what can be delegated
2) types of virtual assistance
3) how to budget for an assistant
4) how to start your business as virtual assistant and what are the possibilities
5) where to find clients

Welcome our guests:

• Annelies Delmoitié, Freelance Administrative Miracle, Business Coach, Teamleader Addict and Sales Agent Amazonas GmbH, UNIZO Starter of the year
• Astrid Van den Maagdenberg, Virtual Assistant aka your Online Octopus.

Freelance platforms. Upwork, fiverr, toptall. The number of platforms is growing every year.

• Do they work?
• Is it realistic to get assignments via the platforms?
• What is the future of the platforms?
• Should I bother to register on a freelance platform?

Join this discussion to learn:

1. Best practices of working via platforms
2. Available tools
3. How to promote yourself on a platform
4. How to select a platform for your own needs and sector

We will interview Robert Vlach about his newly published book The Freelance Way.

The Freelance Way is THE business book for independent professionals. It presents the best available and fully up-to-date freelance know-how, compiled from hundreds of quality sources, including surveys, the latest market data, advice from world-class experts, as well as real-life experiences and stories from hundreds of professionals in different fields and countries, which makes the book highly relevant to freelancers worldwide.

In our talk will cover:

• best practices for beginning freelancers,
• advanced career strategies
• practical tips for greater productivity and successful teamwork,
• smart pricing for freelance projects
• powerful business negotiations,
• bulletproof personal finance,
• effective marketing, and much more.

We have all been there, you're starting an assignment and you need to sign the contract that goes with it. You start reading and quickly feel uncomfortable signing it, because all obligations lie with you and the rights with the client.

Ian de Swart (Co-Founder at ChariPickers) roots for balanced, fair and transparent contracts. Ian is a Contingent Workforce Specialist and helps companies build fair contracts towards freelancers/consultants so that both parties feel comfortable putting their signature on this very important piece of paper.

In this masterclass, we will discuss:

• What is the difference in working directly with a Client or through a Contractor or Subcontractor?
• How are contracts set up from a client (Contractor/Subcontractor) point of view and how does this relate to you?
• Are you compliant with the Belgian law?
• How can I protect myself from liabilities on a project?
• How does the new B2B-legislation affects me as a freelancer?
• What are the do´s and don'ts in a contract negotiation?
• What do I do in case of a conflict?
• Q&A