Naomi Tyrrell is director of research consultancy business Research Your Way and founder of the Alt Ac Careers Facebook group.

Sarah and Naomi talk about

1. How coaching and thinking like a researcher helped her step into self-employment
2. Finding community on social media
3. Why she values the freedom of freelance life
4. The satisfaction she gets from helping charities and social enterprises

Read the full show notes on the podcast webpage https://sarahmclusky.com/naomi-tyrrell-research-consultant-episode-39

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