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Become an IDOL 30: Freelancing and Finding Clients during the Pandemic with Leslie Marquez

podcast Apr 29, 2021

Guest: Leslie Marquez, Instructional Designer & eLearning Consultant

In this episode, I'll be chatting with Leslie Marquez. She is a member of the eLearning Freelancer Bootcamp and a freelance instructional designer and eLearning developer. Her business is Inspire Learning Design, and she's noticed quite a few changes in the learning industry when it comes to acquiring and working with new clients during the COVID pandemic.

Leslie is uniquely qualified to analyze your training needs and design a plan that works for you.
She is interested in full freelance in the early days.
She had a 6-month contract project form, which she opt-out from the corporate world and entered into the freelance world.
She has designed engaging and effective training in many different industries, including healthcare informatics, IT, sales and services enablement, government contracting, and higher education.
She has many long-term contracts too.
She is 15 years in the field of learning and development.
She collaborated with translators to adapt an entire course of study into 7+ languages.
She conducted extensive research and testing to recommend and implement appropriate Learning Management Systems for clients.

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