116 - How to quit your job and completely fail as a PM contractor

Thinking about going contractor ? Kate and Kim share how they each left corporate and made the leap—two very different stories (burnout vs acting early) with the same core truth: contracting is built on relationships, reputation, and value … not job boards and commodity rates. We cover how to know if you're ready, why sales is part of the job, what to watch out for (hello, 2008), and how to avoid racing to the bottom. Want us to teach the full process with scripts + steps? Head to

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116 - How to quit your job and completely fail as a PM contractor is an episode from Project Management Happy Hour by Kim Essendrup and Kate Anderson.

This episode is 40:06 long.

This episode was published on Jan 15, 2026.

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