Clearing the Table for the Unexpected
I opened myself up to the possibility that doing something completely new and unexpected might actually be a great fit with my other projects and areas of work.
Peri Pakroo
Peri Pakroo is the founder, Publisher and Editor of Pyragraph. Outside her work with Pyragraph, Peri is a business author and coach, specializing in creative and smart strategies for self-employment, small businesses and nonprofits. Her focus is on helping people build structure for their passions to find success on their own terms. Peri is the author of several top-selling Nolo titles on small business and nonprofits including The Small Business Start-Up Kit, The Women’s Small Business Start-Up Kit and Starting & Building a Nonprofit. From 2012 to 2021 she produced and hosted the Self-Employed Happy Hour podcast.
Peri accidentally started her first band The Moist Towelettes at the age of 40 with her husband Turtle O’Toole. Since then she has played in a number of bands including The Directory, Bellemah and her own downer-country project, Peri & the FAQs.
In 2012, Peri saw the need for a resource featuring the voices of a wide range of creative workers and the many different career paths they take. She founded Pyragraph to fill this need. Here’s the Pyragraph start-up story.
It’s a Very Special Summer Because This Mom Can Finally Work
Having both my kids in a summer program for the first time ever is a big reason why I’m riding a wave of productivity and plowing ahead with Pyragraph stuff AND new podcast episodes. Whoo, momentum!
Burning Questions for Barney Lopez
Barney Lopez shares: “I think one of the greatest aspects of theater for the kids to learn is how to complete a large project. There are many moving parts. It’s not gonna be finished in one lesson.”
Music Licensing Agreement for Use in a Film/Video: Template Kit
The info and agreement template in this Licensing Kit are aimed at helping filmmakers and musicians execute an agreement for a song to be included in a film or video.
1,000 Posts and I’m Crying About David Bowie
I was happily writing this post sometime around midnight on Sunday and in striking range of finishing it off. I took a little break and got on Facebook. Big mistake (as usual). I saw David Bowie had died.
Burning Questions for Damian Taggart, Founder of Mindshare Studios Inc.
I interviewed Damian Taggart, Mindshare’s founder, to find out more about his projects and glean some of his insights in working with tech and small biz.
Burning Questions for Andrew Dhuey, Lawyer in Monkey Selfie Case
When I saw that Andrew was representing British photographer David J. Slater in the Monkey Selfie case, I had to hit him up with some burning questions.
Google Maps Is Driving Me Crazy
Google Maps makes it so dang hard to create and save maps these days, and to access old ones I created a few years ago. Ugh! I’m trying to figure it out.
The Dam Breaks: An Overdue Catch-Up on All (er, Many) Things Pyragraph
The library of experiences catalogued here is really becoming an awesome thing. It’s super exciting to see Pyragraph grow into the rich resource it is.
Check Yourself: Are You Too Checked Out?
I need a lot of quality zone-out time to push ideas forward, and it can be really hard to get it with little kids and general life tugging at my sleeves.
Starting A Business With Young Kids Is Not Crazy
I think that life craziness just ebbs and flows all the time, regardless of whether you have kids.
Podcast Party for Pyragraph’s 2nd Birthday
What better way to celebrate our 2nd birthday than welcome ourselves as guests on Self-Employed Happy Hour? That’s exactly what we did.
Invoice/Income Tracking Spreadsheet
Having your hours, invoices and related info organized and easily accessible prevents you from being a hot mess with important money-related recordkeeping.
Dear Readers: A New Year, Pyragraph Premium & You
While we mostly run on fumes, we do have costs. Please help us set a foundation for sustainability in 2015 by subscribing to Pyragraph Premium.
How to Improve Your Financial IQ
Stop avoiding your numbers. There’s nothing to be afraid of and everything to gain.
Things I Learned from My Crispin Glover Interview
I don’t interview for-real famous people very often so it has been an exciting week. I learned a few things during my prep and during the interview.