Dancing to the Beat of Your Own Drum: Melanie Walker shares her journey as a freelancer

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Janet chats with Melanie Walker about being a freelancer and the joy of doing diverse projects along the way. Melanie tells us how she landed the job as presenter of Treasure Hunt - did you know she still has the outfit and it fits? We find out who inspires her and like the podcasts before, we hear what song she is dancing to at the moment.

You can listen to Melanie’s podcasts wherever you get your podcasts, or click this link to choose your platform:
Grounded - https://pod.link/grounded
The Reading Room - https://pod.link/read
SA People - https://pod.link/sapeople
30 May 2023 English South Africa Self-Improvement · Personal Journals

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