The Life-First Solopreneur

Joe Rando, Carly Ries

Booking Overview

This is a twice-weekly interview-led business show focused on solopreneurship, life-centered business design, and practical systems, featuring working solopreneurs and experts who help one-person businesses operate sustainably. Agencies could credibly pitch experienced solopreneurs, consultants, virtual-assistance and delegation specialists, practical marketers, and experts in AI-enabled business operations; booking difficulty is likely low because the show favors accessible practitioners over high-profile celebrities.

Metrics

Episodes: 338

Frequency: Multiple_weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Instagram: 1 followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

carly@lifestarr.com

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Host

Joe Rando - Co-host and co-author of Solopreneur Business for Dummies, focused on helping solopreneurs design businesses around the lives they want.

Carly Ries - Co-host and co-author of Solopreneur Business for Dummies, focused on practical strategies for building life-centered solo businesses.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low

Typical Credentials:

Working solopreneurs, founders of small service businesses, and practical experts who help one-person businesses with marketing, delegation, operations, technology, or sustainable business design.

Required Achievements:

Built and operated a successful solopreneur or small service business, Created a practical framework, service, or resource for solopreneurs, Developed substantial professional experience in a specialized area relevant to one-person businesses

Recent Guest Discussions

George B. Thomas - AI Second Brains, AI Agent Teams, Automation, Human Oversight, And Using AI To Give Solopreneurs Back Time.

Polly Pollock - Sustainable Marketing, Adhd-informed Business Practices, Podcast Guesting, Guest Teaching, Strategic Partnerships, And Avoiding Burnout From Trend-driven Marketing.

Rachael Davila - Hiring And Managing Virtual Assistants, Delegation, Documenting Processes, Evaluating Support Providers, And When Human Assistance Is Preferable To Ai.

Recent Topics

Business, Entrepreneurship, Solopreneurship, Work-life Balance, Delegation

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

The Life-First Solopreneur

Back By Popular Demand: The Life-First Solopreneur Manifesto

October 01, 2026

You left corporate to gain freedom, so why does your business feel like the most demanding boss you've ever had?In this episode, Joe walks Carly through the brand-new Life-First Solopreneur Manifesto: a short, no-nonsense framework built from everything they've learned working with thousands of solopreneurs across 300+ episodes.They dig into "the ownership trap": what happens when you build a business around your skills instead of the life you actually want to live. The result? A business tha...

Why Most Solopreneurs Are Doing PR Completely Backwards

September 30, 2026

Most solopreneurs think PR means getting into Forbes. PR strategist Haley Raymond says that belief is exactly why so much publicity effort goes nowhere.In this episode, Haley joins Carly and Joe to break down what public relations actually looks like for a business of one. She explains why the old "I only want someone with the best contacts" mindset is outdated, why a promise of guaranteed coverage is a red flag, and why your story and strategy now matter more than anyone's rolodex.You will h...

Encore! Why Your Solo Business Isn't Giving You the Life You Wanted (And How to Fix It)

September 24, 2026

A re-release of a popular episode from earlier this year!If your solopreneur business feels like it's running you instead of the other way around, you've fallen into the Ownership Trap. In this episode, Carly and Joe break down the three root causes behind why so many solopreneurs end up building a business that controls their life rather than supports it.In this episode:What the "Ownership Trap" is and why almost every solopreneur falls into itWhy this is a design problem, not a motivation p...

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carly@lifestarr.com

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