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Host Angelo Mendoza talks with OdeCloud community member and NetSuite expert Ben Rogol about his company, SuiteQuest Solutions, as well as his continued part-time work with SuiteRep. They discuss his experience being his own boss and the benefits (not to mention, the problems) that come with owning one's own company.

OdeCloud TV host Angelo Mendoza talks shop with the CEO and founder of Caffeine & Inkwells, Alex Jeongco. They discuss the benefits of being your own boss, the problems associated with operating your own business, as well as some of the best media sources for business advice (ex. podcasts, books, etc.).

OdeCloud just recently hired a new senior marketing specialist in Joey DiGangi III. Learn about who he is and what he's done over the course of his career as a marketing freelancer.

Check out Joey's "Business Intelligence Podcast" here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-intelligence-podcast/id1528232978

NetSuite consultants that join the OdeCloud community each have a different reason for doing so. 

Whether they’re looking for more opportunities for high-paying gigs or simply looking to exponentially expand their network, our community always works to find what benefits each individual the most. 

For NetSuite veteran Cassius Kellogg, one of his primary foci with the community has always been the exchange of high-level NetSuite knowledge and expertise. 

He specifically mentions the benefit of having such a diverse group of NetSuite experts that are capable of explaining and demonstrating a wide range of both technical and functional NetSuite skills. 

“This community offers someone that doesn’t have a lot of expertise in one area or multiple areas inside of NetSuite to now have access to that expertise,” Cassius said. “And whether you want to pull in a member of the community to work on on a project that you’re on, or if you just want to get trained by someone that’s in the community, a lot of of the people are just doing training opportunities where they’ll coach you through various subject matters that you want to learn. 

“And I think that’s been fantastic. I’ve gotten a lot of helpful hints.” 

On the flip side of that coin, Cassius very much enjoys the opportunity to share his knowledge when need be. He finds a great deal of value in the reciprocative nature of the community, which ensures that every member continues to grow together. 

“I’ve also been able to collaborate the opposite way, so it’s kind of a give-and-take relationship, which is what you want in a community. You don’t want to be just the guy absorbing and asking questions nonstop,” Cassius added. 

“Definitely been the one that’s asked questions; also thankfully been the one that’s given answers to other people’s questions. So I think just that collaborative environment with some really, really smart individuals — and that’s just been building and building.” 

Also of note: Cassius mentioned how excited he was to see a new OdeCloud community member whom he recognized from blog posts he had read previously. In regards to our ongoing efforts with providing more value to the community, it’s actually one of my biggest hopes to create a space that naturally invites some of the most renowned names in NetSuite. Hearing about well-known NetSuite bloggers joining the community makes me that much more optimistic about the possible scope of the community, so cheers to building this community to new heights in 2021!

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Continuous Scale CFO and OdeCloud community member discusses how important it is to be as authentic as possible with your clients and build meaningful, long-term relationships.

Becoming a freelancer and leaving your corporate job can be a harrowing decision to make for the majority of people out there. While a 9-5 offers a greater sense of stability when compared to freelancing, the primary drawback is the fact you often find yourself stuck in that schedule with little-to-no flexibility.

Additionally, corporate jobs will often have a set salary when it comes to pay, starting you at a specific rate with select opportunities for a raise. Your cash flow is thereby placed under the whims of a corporate giant, and you essentially become another zero in the system.

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If achieving better work-life balance is something you find yourself constantly striving for, then freelancing is most definitely the way to go. Freelancing not only allows individuals to retake control of how much time they have and how they spend it, but also their very livelihood.

For OdeCloud community member and expert NetSuite consultant Patrick Olson, becoming a freelancer is all about making more time for his family. As his 4-year-old son continues to grow, Patrick simply wants to be there for all of it.

“That’s a big thing for me with this idea going into freelancing, that — not to make it about money, but hopefully my bill rate can be a little higher so I can work fewer hours and (not have to) to grind out and make as much money as possible. I want to be able to enjoy my life and be able to punch out in the middle of the day and be able to play with my kid if I want to — and not feel guilty about it,” Patrick said.

Patrick explains that by committing to a salary with a company, he felt that he was committing to a set number of hours and responsibilities — which he certainly was. By becoming a freelancer, he feels much more empowered to do what he actually wants to do now that he’s the one setting his own work hours and pay rate.

And while he mentioned a number of different hobbies he has and a couple passion projects he’s undertaken (aka “pandemic projects”) such as learning how to play guitar and grow mushrooms (the legal kind), his heart and soul truly is his family, and I honestly don’t think I’ve had a consultant give a reason to freelance that was more pure and heartwarming.

“I’m really into being a dad. We spend a lot of time together. I like hanging out with him and my wife,” Patrick said, smiling.“As he’s gotten older now, we do a lot of hiking. He’s gotten to the point where he can go on a couple-mile hike with us and he just learned how to ride a bike with no training wheels so we’ve been biking around town. Just really have a lot of fun playing with him.”

OdeCloud's NetSuite Community Podcast is back, and sitting in with host Angelo Mendoza is OdeCloud CEO Osar Iyamu, COO Ahad Arain and CTO Vanielle Lee. They discuss topics such as how they've grown their NetSuite clientele over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, what steps they're taking to create an internal technology platform that will cater to their expert consultants' needs, and the steps they've continued to take in order to make the OdeCloud NetSuite community the best tech community in the West.

State of the Cloud episodes are meant to break down the "corporate" feel of OdeCloud's business side and give everyone a completely transparent look at everything the core executive team has going on behind the scenes. We discuss sales, tech, community growth and overall business strategy, reporting on every necessary update.

We want everyone in the NetSuite space to get involved, so shoot us any questions or suggestions you may have for our next State of the Cloud episode. 

Expert NetSuite consultants and OdeCloud co-founders Osar Iyamu and Ahad Arain sit down with host Angelo Mendoza and OdeCloud community member Derek Brown to discuss their experiences at Oracle SuiteWorld 2021 in Las Vegas this past October. They also discuss possible plans for more involvement in their next outing.

OdeCloud co-founders Osar Iyamu and Ahad Arain sit down for discussion with independent NetSuite consultant and OdeCloud community member, Patrick Olson. They discuss how he got into NetSuite consulting, his experience with the OdeCloud NetSuite community and why he continues to pursue a NetSuite career outside of a corporate job.