Episode 59

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24th Aug 2021

Millennials Who Enjoy Working From Home, with Gaby Deimeke, Ep. 59

Gaby Deimeke is a freelance lifestyle photographer who is currently based in Austin, Texas, though she enjoys moving about every two years. Gaby studied abroad in London for a couple of years learning fashion photography and then spent another two years in New York City. She has specialized in concert photography and is now exploring wedding photography and some other markets; however, her main focus has been a series she has done with local businesswomen, first in New York, and most recently in Texas. She decided she wanted to network and learn from female founders and entrepreneurs; so, in exchange for them answering some questions and sharing business tips, she offered them a portrait they could use in their own marketing and promotional materials. The project took off, and dozens of women allowed Gaby to photograph them. Fortunately, just one week before the pandemic essentially shut down the city of New York, Gaby was able to host a networking event where she brought all of these women together and displayed over 50 of their portraits. She has since relocated to Texas and is working on her next set of images with her new local community in a project called #BadassWomenATX.

In this episode, Gaby speaks about her experience of moving from a small dorm room in London to sharing an apartment with others in NYC, including others who were working from home. There, she spent a lot of time working directly from her bed while working on editing images and her marketing when she was between photo shoots. She was working with the space that she had, with her photography equipment all around her bedroom. Now, in Texas, she has two roommates, including her boyfriend whose room/home office is just across the hall. Even though they work in entirely different fields, they can coordinate their lunches together and pop in and chat for a few moments in a way that a lot of people miss from being in an office setting. She has a little bit more space in this room. As someone who enjoys a peaceful environment, she is happy with how she's been able to decorate and use her space so that one-half of her room is dedicated toward her desk and workspace as well as neatly storing her work equipment, and the other half for her personal items. Gaby and her boyfriend are enjoying the freedom they have with their work-from-home lifestyle and anticipate continuing to relocate approximately every two years.

You can find Gaby on the following places:

Website: https://www.gabydeimekephoto.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gdeimz/?hl=en

Facebook: http://facebook.com/gabydeimekephotography/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/gdeimz

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Yes, I Work From Home
April Malone interviews people who work from home
Yes, I Work From Home is a community where people share stories about their work-from-home journey. April Malone is the host and interviews a wide variety of people who work from home in different capacities. Guests include entrepreneurs, freelancers, teleworking employees, and those managing a home-based business or remote team. April and her guests discuss how they started working from a home office, some of the challenges they've faced, benefits, and tips and tricks that might help others. Interview guests will talk about why and how they work from home, what they do, who they help, and how they balance work with household responsibilities. They'll also talk about how they manage staying connected with colleagues, clients, and work to maintain healthy habits and a social life. Listeners will be informed about upcoming WFH community events and hear about helpful physical products, digital tools, and services that April and her guests feel are worth recommending.

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April Malone is the founder of Yes, I Work From Home and the host of this podcast. She is an adult educator who helps people improve their work-from-home situation by cultivating a community of sharing and accountability for people who work from home. April has worked from home for 12 years in a variety of roles including as an employee of a major health organization, running an online store selling physical product, and she spent two years as a full-time online ESL teacher. April is in the USA and is originally from the northern state of Minnesota known for its lakes, mosquitos, and brutal winters; but she now lives with her husband and three children in Arizona, where the desert summers are incredibly hot but the winters are lovely.