The Life-First Solopreneur (formerly The Aspiring Solopreneur)

Joe Rando, Carly Ries

Booking Overview

This twice-weekly solopreneurship show combines host-led episodes with interviews featuring solopreneurs and practical experts who help one-person businesses operate more sustainably. Agencies could credibly pitch founders, CEOs, consultants, and authors with tested expertise in delegation, productivity, business design, or work-life integration; booking difficulty is likely low.

Metrics

Episodes: 314

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-author of Solopreneur Business for Dummies and co-host focused on life-first business practices for solopreneurs.

Carly Ries - Co-author of Solopreneur Business for Dummies and co-host focused on life-first business practices for solopreneurs.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low
Typical Credentials:  
Solopreneurs, founders, CEOs, consultants, and experts with practical experience helping one-person businesses improve their systems, productivity, delegation, or life-centered business design.
Required Achievements:  
Founded or led a business serving solopreneurs or small-business owners, Developed practical frameworks, systems, or services for sustainable business operations

Recent Guest Discussions

Claire Giovino - Attention Design, Energy Audits, Delegation, Automation, Themed Workdays, And Sustainable Productivity For Solopreneurs.

Recent Topics

Solopreneurship, Business Design, Delegation, Productivity, Work-life Balance

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Life-First Solopreneur (formerly The Aspiring Solopreneur)
:

Stop Benchmarking Your Solo Business Against Someone Else's Highlight Reel

July 09, 2026

You're having a great week. Clients are happy, work is steady, and you took the afternoon off. Then you open your feed and see another solopreneur bragging about their 50K month and their brand-new contractor. Suddenly, your good week feels like a failure.In this episode, Carly and Joe unpack the comparison trap and why solopreneurs are uniquely vulnerable to it. With no colleagues, no performance reviews, and no external benchmarks, it's easy to measure your real life against someone else's ...

The 3-Step System That Buys Back 50 Hours a Month for Solopreneurs

July 07, 2026

Most solopreneurs think delegation is something you earn after hitting a revenue milestone. Claire Giovino, co-founder and CEO of 50hrs.com, says that belief is exactly what's keeping you buried in your inbox.In this episode, Claire breaks down "attention design," the practice of building your business around your energy, not just your time. She walks us through the energy audit you can start today (no budget required), why your inbox should be one of the FIRST things you delegate (even thoug...

The Counterintuitive Key to a Life-First Solopreneur Business

July 02, 2026

We obsess over income minimums (rent, bills, the baseline we need to survive) but treat the top end as infinite. In this episode, Carly and Joe challenge the "always more" mentality and make the case for setting an income ceiling in your life-first business.They dig into why more money almost always comes with strings attached, and why "enough" isn't a number, it's a measure of what each next level of income will cost you in time, health, and relationships. Carly shares a practical way to cal...

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