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Episode 57: Revolancer: How Karl Swanepoel is Changing the Freelancing Industry

In this episode of Be Your Own Boss, we have a special guest, Karl Swanepoel1, who is an award-winning entrepreneur, founder of Revolancer2, and an influential figure in the freelancing industry. Karl shares his story of how he started his entrepreneurial journey at the age of 15, when he became the youngest-ever brand ambassador for Britain’s largest business conference, the Business Show3. He also tells us how he sold his first business, a freelancing platform, at the same age. He reveals how he came up with the idea of Revolancer, a platform that helps independent professionals and freelancers barter their skills to build their service businesses. He explains how Revolancer works, what benefits it offers to its users, and what challenges he faced in launching and growing it. He also gives us some valuable tips on how to succeed as a freelancer, how to raise funding for your startup, and how to balance your work and life.