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Welcome to Degree Free! It’s our job to share fundamentals we’ve discovered and the mistakes we’ve made while self educating, getting work, building businesses, and making money. We’ll tell you how to make it happen, no degree needed!

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Robyn Samuels Altucher is an accomplished entrepreneur and podcaster who has lived all over the world. She built one of the largest salons and spas in Austin, TX in the 1990s.

Robyn lived in Ghana for three years, China for six years, and Kuwait for three years while raising three amazing children. She has produced and appeared on dozens of episodes of the successful podcast, "The James Altucher Show" and is a co-founder of the website NotePD.com, the social network of ideas.

In this episode, we talked about Robyn's degree free journey and how she went from an apprentice to having a successful services business with 70+ employees.

We also talked about the importance of mastering soft skills and body language, and how it permeated through other areas of her life. Finally, we also talked about parenting and how you can teach your kids about alternative paths to college and how they can be free thinkers!

Hope you all enjoy this fun conversation and value-packed episode!

To keep up with everything Degree Free check out our website: https://degreefree.co

Get the guide on how to: Teach Yourself. Get Work. Make Money. No Degree Needed.: https://degreefree.co/workbook

Sign up for our free weekly newsletter and get exclusive tips and tricks to make great money without a college degree! https://degreefree.co/signup

Like, subscribe, write us a review, and if you have a question or want some advice email us at [email protected]

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08/31/22 • 91 min

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Your work and your job are not the same things! Here's why tying your work and purpose to your job is risky for you.

In this episode, we talk about:

How you can protect yourself and be more future-proof by separating your work from your job.
- How employers and employees are in a constant dance for power.
- Why giving an employer a chokehold over the way you value yourself, your happiness, or your life’s purpose is a great way to expose yourself to having those things threatened or taken from you.

Ryan and Hannah also talk about why it's important to remind yourself that you can still do work you love without doing it at the job you have now.

Hope you all enjoy the episode!

To keep up with everything Degree Free check out our website: https://degreefree.co

Get the guide on how to: Teach Yourself. Get Work. Make Money. No Degree Needed.: https://degreefree.co/workbook

Sign up for our free weekly newsletter and get exclusive tips and tricks to make great money without a college degree! https://degreefree.co/signup

Like, subscribe, write us a review, and if you have a question or want some advice email us at [email protected]

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08/24/22 • 26 min

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Learning how to sell completely changed the trajectory of our lives! Here's why everyone should learn how to sell!

In this episode, we talk about:

How Ryan and Hannah learned how to sell and how they used their sales skills to create a successful business, grow their career and change their life.
- Why learning sales gives you invaluable soft skills and why it can be useful pretty much anywhere in your life.
- What are books and resources that you can use to learn how to sell.

Ryan and Hannah also shared their own sales stories!

Hope you all enjoy the episode!

To keep up with everything Degree Free check out our website: https://degreefree.co

Get the guide on how to: Teach Yourself. Get Work. Make Money. No Degree Needed.: https://degreefree.co/workbook

Sign up for our free weekly newsletter and get exclusive tips and tricks to make great money without a college degree! https://degreefree.co/signup

Like, subscribe, write us a review, and if you have a question or want some advice email us at [email protected]

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08/17/22 • 38 min

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Due to Covid and the last couple of years, a lot of people are being left with work history gaps in their resumes. Today, we’re going to talk about some things you can do to address them!

In this episode, we talk about:

Why a work gap is a big deal and what are the different ways you can do to address them?
- The different strategies you can do to focus on the value you can provide when you're asked about your work gap, whatever the reason is!
- What should you do if you're currently in an employment gap?

Ryan and Hannah also share some books that you can read if you wanna do some soul searching!

Hope you all enjoy the episode!

To keep up with everything Degree Free check out our website: https://degreefree.co

Get the guide on how to: Teach Yourself. Get Work. Make Money. No Degree Needed.: https://degreefree.co/workbook

Sign up for our free weekly newsletter and get exclusive tips and tricks to make great money without a college degree! https://degreefree.co/signup

Like, subscribe, write us a review, and if you have a question or want some advice email us at [email protected]

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08/10/22 • 25 min

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Joel Bein is a Writer and Head of Growth at The Daily Job Hunt(Careerhackers.com), an email to over 200,000 subscribers with daily tips on how to supercharge your job search!

His experience in pitching companies directly allows him to land interviews 80% of the time. Joel has written 500+ blog posts and as a classically trained musician and conductor, is also the Founder of New Orleans Chamber Players.

He's also the author of Do It Now: a finished book.

We talked about a variety of topics: his experience in conducting an orchestra and how it helped in his day-to-day life, how you can stand out in your job search by using video pitches, and more!

Please enjoy this fun conversation with Joel Bein!

To keep up with everything Degree Free check out our website: https://degreefree.co

Get the guide on how to: Teach Yourself. Get Work. Make Money. No Degree Needed.: https://degreefree.co/workbook

Sign up for our free weekly newsletter and get exclusive tips and tricks to make great money without a college degree! https://degreefree.co/signup

Like, subscribe, write us a review, and if you have a question or want some advice email us at [email protected]

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08/03/22 • 59 min

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Costs are going up everywhere, and we’re paying more to live. But what if you could get paid to live somewhere?

In this episode, we talk about:

What are the 6 US cities that'll pay you $10,000 to work from home there!
- Why these cities are paying people to move to their cities and work remotely.
- Why it can be a good idea to move to these cities to leverage your remote work salary and the low cost of living.

Ryan and Hannah also talk about a city that will also give you a mountain bike along with the cash incentive just to move there!

Hope you all enjoy the episode!

To keep up with everything Degree Free check out our website: https://degreefree.co

Get the guide on how to: Teach Yourself. Get Work. Make Money. No Degree Needed.: https://degreefree.co/workbook

Sign up for our free weekly newsletter and get exclusive tips and tricks to make great money without a college degree! https://degreefree.co/signup

Like, subscribe, write us a review, and if you have a question or want some advice email us at [email protected]

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07/27/22 • 36 min

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Audio engineer Jay Yow is behind The James Altucher's Show for 8 years. He watched it grow from a living room experiment to a podcast featuring the likes of Mark Cuban, Peter Thiel, Tony Robbins, Tim Ferriss, William Shatner, boasting millions of downloads.

Jay is a very passionate person when it comes to music and all kinds of media, especially sound.

We talked about a variety of topics: His audio engineering journey and how you can become one without a degree, all about podcast production, cryptocurrency investments, and also gaming!

Please enjoy this fun conversation with Jay Yow!

To keep up with everything Degree Free check out our website: https://degreefree.co

Get the guide on how to: Teach Yourself. Get Work. Make Money. No Degree Needed.: https://degreefree.co/workbook

Sign up for our free weekly newsletter and get exclusive tips and tricks to make great money without a college degree! https://degreefree.co/signup

Like, subscribe, write us a review, and if you have a question or want some advice email us at [email protected]

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07/20/22 • 78 min

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You’ve seen this a million times on job descriptions. You’re led to believe that if you have more experience, you’ll get paid more. If you have less experience, then you’ll get paid less. This is a lie. Let’s talk about it!

In this episode, we talk about:

How companies use "salary depends on experience" as a tactic to get you the lowest price possible and make it harder to negotiate.
- How to prepare for a negotiation and how to overcome this tactic.
- How to properly research salary so that you can get paid what you deserve.

Ryan and Hannah also talk about the importance of knowing how much you get paid now and how much they’re about to pay you are not related.

Hope you all enjoy the episode!

To keep up with everything Degree Free check out our website: https://degreefree.co

Get the guide on how to: Teach Yourself. Get Work. Make Money. No Degree Needed.: https://degreefree.co/workbook

Sign up for our free weekly newsletter and get exclusive tips and tricks to make great money without a college degree! https://degreefree.co/signup

Like, subscribe, write us a review, and if you have a question or want some advice email us at [email protected]

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07/13/22 • 34 min

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James Quandahl is an entrepreneur, author, performance coach, and host of The James Quandahl Show: helping you live your life to the fullest, be present and connect deeply with others, and build the life of your dreams.

Quandahl has led teams for nearly two decades including two at Fortune 1000 companies and has coached hundreds of driven individuals to success.

James’s agencies help natural product brands sell more on Amazon and support authors in producing and launching best-selling books.

We talked about a variety of topics: interview tips, how James knew within 45 seconds if he's gonna hire somebody, podcasting, selling on Amazon, you name it, we talk about it!

Please enjoy this wide-ranging conversation with James Quandahl!

To keep up with everything Degree Free check out our website: https://degreefree.co

Get the guide on how to: Teach Yourself. Get Work. Make Money. No Degree Needed.: https://degreefree.co/workbook

Sign up for our free weekly newsletter and get exclusive tips and tricks to make great money without a college degree! https://degreefree.co/signup

Like, subscribe, write us a review, and if you have a question or want some advice email us at [email protected]

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07/06/22 • 90 min

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A lot of the job market is filled informally. Where do we find jobs that aren’t listed on job sites?

In this episode, we talk about:

Where to find jobs that aren’t listed on job boards and beat the job competition
Why 80% of people are competing for the 20% of jobs that are listed on job boards
Why letting your network know that you’re looking for a job is the best and first thing you should do if you're job hunting.

Ryan and Hannah also talked about why it’s better to apply directly to the company’s website instead of using the job listing.

Hope you all enjoy the episode!

To keep up with everything Degree Free check out our website: https://degreefree.co

Get the guide on how to: Teach Yourself. Get Work. Make Money. No Degree Needed.: https://degreefree.co/workbook

Sign up for our free weekly newsletter and get exclusive tips and tricks to make great money without a college degree! https://degreefree.co/signup

Like, subscribe, write us a review, and if you have a question or want some advice email us at [email protected]

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09/11/22 • 25 min

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FAQ

How many episodes does Degree Free have?

Degree Free currently has 127 episodes available.

What topics does Degree Free cover?

The podcast is about Podcasts, Education, Business and Careers.

What is the most popular episode on Degree Free?

The episode title 'Robyn Altucher, Master of Soft Skills - How to Go From Apprentice to Having 70+ Employees - Ep. 60' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Degree Free?

The average episode length on Degree Free is 44 minutes.

How often are episodes of Degree Free released?

Episodes of Degree Free are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of Degree Free?

The first episode of Degree Free was released on Jun 25, 2021.

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