V.OLT Weekly

A slightly more personal episode this week: after months of waiting, I didn’t get the funding I’d applied for. Along with the disappointment came a huge wave of relief, and questions about growth, working at my own pace, and having room to adjust.It brought up a bigger question: what does success mean to me, beyond growth targets and other people’s expectations?So this time, I’m turning the listener question around: what does success mean to you? More income, stability, time, a team, or something else entirely? Send me a message or a voice memo back. I’d love to hear from you!Mentioned in this episode:Watch back: Open Circle with Pittogramma on ⁠Youtube⁠Join: Open Circle⁠ on Nov 12: ⁠Sign-up here⁠⁠Thanks to Female Finance Connect, organized by Goldrausch e.V.More info about the ⁠Business Health Check or SparringMore info about the Tax Advisor Match Making Guided or Full ServiceConnect with me:⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠This podcast is not tax, legal or financial advice.General info based on my own experience, not tailored advice for your specific situation.Thanks for listening! 🐚🌀

This week might help you find ways to stay encouraged when you're just starting out and don't have many clients or a support network yet. You might also get a better understanding of why a passion project can work like a business card that opens doors and how to find a good balance between projects.Mentioned in this episode:⁠KW40: Interview with PittogrammaKW39: Introducing PittogrammaOpen Circle Recording with Mario & Andrea on YoutubeOpen Circle⁠ on October 22nd (in German): Sign-up here⁠Podcast with Behind the Scope: Financial Confidence as a CreativeMore info about the Business Health Check / Business Health SparringConnect with me:⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠This podcast is not tax, legal or financial advice. General info based on my own experience, not tailored advice for your specific situation.Even though I put this together carefully, I can't guarantee it's fully accurate or complete, so please double-check anything relevant to your specific situation.Thanks for listening! 🌀🐚

This week might help you understand what a business consultant for creatives does day to day, and how sorting and translating your numbers can make them feel less scary. And maybe it's a relief to hear that many creatives were simply never taught the basics of running a business.Mentioned in this episode:⁠Pittogramma interview: "Structure enables creativity: bringing financial literacy into design" (6 October 2026): Read it here!⁠Open Circle⁠ on October 22nd (in German): Sign-up here!Connect with me:⁠⁠Website⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠, ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠This podcast is not tax, legal or financial advice. General info based on my own experience, not tailored advice for your specific situation.Even though I put this together carefully, I can't guarantee it's fully accurate or complete, so please double-check anything relevant to your specific situation.Thanks for listening! 🌀🐚

This week might help you understand which tax prepayments are usually relevant for solo self-employed people (specifically freelancers, or “Freiberufler” in the German legal sense) and when they are usually due. You might also get a better sense of why joining the Open Circle with Pittogramma could be worth it, and how a software tool might help if you have a limited company registered in Germany.Mentioned in this episode:Open Circle x Pittogramma (Oct 8, English)Open Circle (Oct 22, German)mika accounting software*Previous episode KW32 on VATPrevious episode KW36 on preliminary profit overview (BWA)Previous episode KW38 on choosing a tax advisorWebsite, Instagram, Linked, TikTok*Referral code: REFERRAL_V.OLT (we both get 10% off for six months, yay!)This podcast is not tax, legal or financial advice. General info based on my own experience, not tailored advice for your specific situation. Even though I put this together carefully, I can't guarantee it's fully accurate or complete, so please double-check anything relevant to your specific situation.Thanks for listening! 🌀🐚

Not really a Podcast, more like a "Sprachi" ;)This week I talk about starting to set up FAQs for my own practice, a networking event around the attention economy, Open Circle group call #6, and a question I get asked often: are you a tax advisor, or can you recommend one?Feel free to join the next Open Circle! It's a free group call for freelancers and self-employed people in Germany and beyond to talk about the business side of their creative practice, especially everything around the financial, operational or accounting side.Next one: Oct 8 at 5pmCome and join, it's freeee!Sign up ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🐚Connect with me 🔗⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠This podcast is not tax, legal or financial advice, nor do I claim completeness. General info based on my own experience, not tailored to your specific situation.Thanks for listening! ✨Curious about the Business Health Check? Book yours ⁠⁠here⁠⁠!