Wisepreneurs | Women Entrepreneurs Over 50 Monetizing Expertise

By Nigel Rawlins

Listen to a podcast, please open Podcast Republic app. Available on Google Play Store and Apple App Store.

Image by Nigel Rawlins

Category: Entrepreneurship

Open in Apple Podcasts


Open RSS feed


Open Website


Rate for this podcast

Subscribers: 1
Reviews: 0
Episodes: 89

Description

For women entrepreneurs over 50, expertise monetization is the path to independent practice that lasts.

Working lives now extend far beyond what anyone predicted. Organisations need people who can navigate complexity and ambiguity, and increasingly, experienced professionals are choosing solopreneurship over employment. Wisepreneurs features real conversations with experienced professionals — particularly women — about what that transition actually takes.

What we explore

● Expertise monetization: turning professional knowledge into visible market presence
● Building solopreneur practice through partnerships and collaborative networks ● AI tools that amplify rather than replace experienced judgment
● Navigating the transition from employment to independent practice
● Sustaining cognitive vitality for the long term

85+ episodes. Real conversations. No motivational fluff. Your accumulated expertise is your competitive advantage. This podcast shows you how to systematically position it.

Hosted by Nigel Rawlins
Find transcripts and more: wisepreneurs.au
Connect on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/nigelrawlins/
Subscribe to the newsletter: wisepreneurs.com.au/newsletter/


Episode Date
Janine Garner Commercialising Expertise: How Women Build Independent Consulting Practices
Apr 23, 2026
Ella Zhang Professional Operating Systems for Experienced Consultants
Apr 09, 2026
Ben Legg Portfolio Careers for Independent Professionals: From Google COO
Mar 26, 2026
Michael Zipursky Consulting Success: Why Conversations Beat Marketing for Independent Consultants
Mar 12, 2026
Dante St James The Generalist Advantage: Building Systemised Independent Practices
Feb 26, 2026
Miklós Pohl OAM Professional Longevity: Music, Medicine, and Sustained Practice Beyond 70
Feb 12, 2026
Darren Waldron Solopreneur AI Automation: How a Carpenter Built an Independent Technology Practice
Jan 29, 2026
Melisa Liberman Solopreneur Business Development for Experienced Consultants
Jan 01, 2026
Meredith Fuller OAM Invisible Expertise: How Introverted Professionals Articulate What They Know
Dec 12, 2025
Mark Trinham Sustainable Creative Practice: 30 Years of Independent Work Without Business Training
Nov 28, 2025
Jon Younger Professional Relevance: Positioning Expertise When AI Does the Routine Work
Nov 14, 2025
Mayumi Kataoka Forest Therapy: Cognitive Recovery for Independent Professionals
Oct 30, 2025
Anna Burgess Yang Business Automation for Independent Solopreneur Practice
Oct 16, 2025
Michael Best Career Reinvention at 80: Complex Research and AI Tools After Five Decades in Medicine
Oct 03, 2025
Robert Vlach Professional Reputation: Why Your Good Name Beats Personal Branding
Aug 28, 2025
Amy Alkon Menopause and Cognitive Performance: Protecting Your Professional Edge Through Science
Jul 31, 2025
Sönke Ahrens How to Take Smart Notes: Knowledge Systems for Experienced Professionals
Jul 17, 2025
Sue Ellson Starting a Business After 60: LinkedIn, Financial Security, and Career Reinvention
Jul 03, 2025
Laetitia Vitaud Career Reinvention After 60: Why Your 150 Relationships Beat Startup Capital
Jun 19, 2025
Laurie Smale Digital Storytelling at 79: From School Dropout to YouTube Creator Through Mentorship
Jun 05, 2025
Tomáš Baránek Deep Reading as Professional Edge: Why Books Still Build Expertise in the AI Era
May 22, 2025
Kim Watty Retirement by Design: How Professional Women Plan Beyond Finances
May 09, 2025
Filip Drimalka The Future of No Work: AI-Powered Career Independence for One-Person Businesses
Feb 14, 2025
Michal Novotný Preventive Wellness: Physical Foundations for Sustained Independent Practice
Dec 13, 2024
Anna Burgess Yang Solopreneur Workflow: Airtable, Zapier, and AI for Freelance Content Writing
Nov 29, 2024
Krisna Hanks Metabolic Sparks: Why Movement Breaks Beat Exercise for Sedentary Professionals
Nov 08, 2024
Tonianne DeMaria Personal Kanban: Visual Workflow Systems for Independent Professionals
Sep 27, 2024
Peter Compo Emergent Strategy: A Design Framework for Independent Professionals Managing Uncertainty
Sep 20, 2024
Gail Greatorex Product Safety Consulting: From Government Regulation to Independent Practice
Sep 13, 2024
Eliška Šestáková Building Smarter Knowledge Systems for Independent Professional Practice
Sep 06, 2024
Leanne Shelton AI for Independent Professionals: Keeping the Human Edge
Aug 30, 2024
Cedric Chin Testing Business Ideas Against Evidence: Pattern Recognition for Independent Professionals
Aug 23, 2024
Karen Wickre Freelance Career Independence: Professional Connections in Your 70s
Aug 16, 2024
Danielle Joworski Business Visibility for Women Entrepreneurs: Overcoming Ageism and Building Confidence
Aug 09, 2024
Jane Hudson L&D Consulting After Corporate: Regulatory Training, Pricing, and Remote Teams
Aug 02, 2024
Peter Hatherley Semantic SEO and AI Tools: How Authored Intelligence Serves Independent Professionals
Jul 26, 2024
Dr Holly Whelan Sustainable Health Habits for Experienced Independent Professionals
Jul 19, 2024
Debbie Jenkins Writing Short Books for Credibility: Why Concise Books Build Professional Authority
Jul 12, 2024
Natasha Ginnivan Aging Stereotypes: How Cultural Attitudes Undermine Experienced Professionals
Jul 05, 2024
Emma Williams PhD Career Transitions: From MRI Research to Coaching STEM Professionals
Jun 27, 2024
Michael Greenberg Digital Operations: AI Workflows, Automation, and Outsourcing for Independent Professionals
Jun 19, 2024
Annette Densham Business Awards and Storytelling: How Audacious Agency Builds Professional Visibility
Jun 13, 2024
Kate Toon SEO and Copywriting: Building an Independent Online Presence as a Solopreneur
Jun 06, 2024
Gill Andrews Conversion Copywriting: Websites That Generate Inquiries for Independent Solopreneurs
May 31, 2024
Fiona Allman-Treen Website Strategy: Building Independent Solopreneur Business-Generation Sites
May 23, 2024
Debra Zahay-Blatz Digital Marketing for Independent Solopreneurs: Data, Branding, and Organisational Learning
May 17, 2024
Hazel Edwards OAM Building a Sustainable Independent Practice Through Writing
May 09, 2024
Anna Molnár Women Entrepreneurs Pricing Confidence: Charging What You're Worth as a Solopreneur
May 02, 2024
Tomáš Baránek Knowledge Management: Building a Second Brain After Burnout
Apr 25, 2024
Úna Herlihy The Indie List: Freelance Community for Independent Solopreneurs
Apr 19, 2024
Melisa Liberman Independent Consulting Business: The 14-Step Roadmap from Corporate to Solopreneur
Apr 12, 2024
Robert Vlach Freelance Pricing Strategies: How Independent Professionals Set Rates That Reflect Experience
Apr 04, 2024
Marleen Deleu Freelance Economy Evolution: Professional Reinvention for Women Over 50
Mar 29, 2024
Michelle Kvello Navigating the Corporate to Consulting Transition
Mar 21, 2024
Sue Ellson LinkedIn Specialist and Gigster: From Corporate Banking to Independent Career
Mar 14, 2024
Sandra McGuire on Mastering Financial Literacy
Mar 08, 2024
Charlotta Segerlund-Darnell Psychological Strength for Independent Professionals
Feb 29, 2024
Paula Ronan Independent Marketing Consultant: From Corporate to Freelance
Feb 23, 2024
Connie Malamed Instructional Design Expertise for Independent Professionals
Feb 15, 2024
Mash by Tash, Tash Menon Brand Innovator
Feb 08, 2024
Valentine Gatard Work Life Narratives
Feb 02, 2024
Andrea Chase Digital Marketing Insights
Jan 26, 2024
Tracy Enos on Mastering LinkedIn
Jan 19, 2024
Mastering Executive Support with Amanda Reeves
Jan 12, 2024
Terri Connellan Professional Reinvention: Self-Leadership for Career Independence
Jan 05, 2024
Meredith Fuller OAM Psychologist on Relationships & Career Insights
Jan 02, 2024
Elina Jutelyte Crafting Connections in the Freelance World.
Dec 15, 2023
Professor Martin Hyde Aging and Employment: Ageism, the 100-Year Life, and Professional Longevity
Dec 05, 2023
Gabrielle Sun on Integrating AI in Learning and Development
Nov 20, 2023
Alison Grade The Freelance Bible: Independent Professionals in Film and TV
Oct 27, 2023
Laetitia Vitaud Future of Work: Why Productivity Obsession Fails Older Professional Women
Oct 19, 2023
Salina Yeung Linkedin Lead Generation Strategist
Oct 03, 2023
Mark Elliott Business Coaching for Experienced Solopreneurs Starting Over 50
Sep 14, 2023
Lisa-Marie Cabrelli Returns: Career Independence from Actress to PhD and the Heroine's Adventure
Sep 03, 2023
Lisa Ross-Marcus Executive Coaching for Experienced Women Professionals
Aug 10, 2023
Matt Dowling Freelancer Club: Building Community for Independent Professionals
Jul 18, 2023
Krisna Hanks Metabolic Health After 60: Strength, Nutrition, and Career Pivot from Dance
Jun 18, 2023
Jon Younger Freelance Advice for Experienced Independent Professionals
May 28, 2023
Suzanne Noble Professional Reinvention: Serial Entrepreneur and Solopreneur
May 03, 2023
The Bookkeeping Guru Every Entrepreneur Dreams Of: Meet Mary-Clare Switz
Apr 26, 2023
Lisa-Marie Cabrelli Professional Reinvention: Laptop Life Lisa on Career Independence
Oct 24, 2022
Mark Goulston Surgical Empathy: How Listening Builds Trust for Independent Professionals
Jul 18, 2022
Karen Wickre Taking the Work out of Networking for Independent Professionals
Mar 30, 2022
Laetitia Vitaud on The Future of Work from a feminist perspective
Feb 22, 2022
Jane Hudson Professional Reinvention: Broadway Musician Builds Independent L&D Practice
Jul 28, 2021
Meredith Fuller on careers, work and self employment
May 26, 2021
Anthea Green Career Independence: From Canberra Public Service to Board Leadership
Jul 03, 2020
Meredith Fuller
Jul 03, 2020
Gail Greatorex
Jul 02, 2020