The Aspiring Solopreneur

Joe Rando, Carly Ries

carly@lifestarr.com

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Booking Overview

The Aspiring Solopreneur is a life-first business show for one-person operators who want systems, boundaries, and sustainable growth without sacrificing their personal life. Each episode blends practical guidance with conversations featuring solopreneurs and experts who help others build Life-First businesses.

Metrics

Episodes: 302

Frequency: Multiple_weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Instagram: 1 followers

Contact Information

carly@lifestarr.com

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Host

Joe Rando - Co-host of The Aspiring Solopreneur with Carly Ries. Co-author of Solopreneur Business for Dummies and an advocate of designing solopreneur businesses around life—using clear boundaries, energy-awa...

Carly Ries - Co-host of The Aspiring Solopreneur with Joe Rando. Co-author of Solopreneur Business for Dummies and a Life-First Movement leader focused on helping solopreneurs create, run, and evolve one-person...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Solopreneurs and/or practitioners with recognized expertise in life coaching, burnout/mental health coaching, productivity and scheduling for independents, sustainable business models, and/or digital marketing rooted in values (often with personal experience building a one-person business).
Required Achievements:  
Certified coaching credentials (e.g., life/burnout coaching), Built and marketed a coaching or digital program, Demonstrated thought leadership through training/content (e.g., social media following), Authored or publicly packaged frameworks/tools for life-first business design

Recent Guest Discussions

Alyssa Rogers - Building A Coaching Business While Working A 9-to-5; Types Of Burnout; Comparison Culture; Value-based Business Design; Personal/business Audit; What Online Programs Get Wrong About Mentorship/community; Authentic Use Of Ai; First Steps When Burnout Hits

Recent Topics

Solopreneur, Life First, Burnout, Productivity, Coaching

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Aspiring Solopreneur
:

Commitments vs. Communication: The Mindset Shift Every Solopreneur Needs

May 28, 2026

Ever open your inbox on a Monday morning, spend two hours responding to everything, and realize you haven't actually moved your business forward? You're not alone.In this episode, Carly and Joe break down the crucial difference between communication and commitments, and why confusing the two is quietly killing your productivity as a solopreneur.You'll learn the simple three-part structure (What + Who + When) that turns vague promises buried in email threads into trackable, actionable commitme...

The Hidden Cost of Not Trademarking Your Solo Business Name

May 27, 2026

Think forming an LLC protects your business name? Think again.In this episode of The Aspiring Solopreneur, trademark attorney Joey Vitale, founder of Indie Law, breaks down why trademarks are the number one legal risk facing every small business and why most solopreneurs don't realize it until it's too late.Joey shares real stories of entrepreneurs blindsided by cease and desist letters (including one who had to rebrand her podcast in 14 days while on vacation in Hawaii), explains the critica...

Why Saying Yes Is Costing You the Solo Life You Designed

May 21, 2026

This episode tackles one of the biggest struggles solopreneurs face: the guilt that comes with saying no. Carly and Joe dig into why so many solopreneurs feel overwhelmed, not because they lack time, but because they keep saying yes to things that don't serve the life they've designed. They introduce a simple but powerful filter for every opportunity that comes your way: Does this serve the life I designed? Not "is this a good opportunity?" or "can I handle this?"They walk through three commo...

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