Sep 9, 2026 · 1 hr 40 min · 12 segments
Mel Barfield turned "just a career advisor with a knack for words" into a Women in Marketing Award, a copywriting agency, and a LinkedIn following that recognizes her in the wild. Her whole playbook…
Melanie BarfieldGuest
Philip OakleyHost
Today's guest spent years as a career advisor, elbow deep in the dark arts of career theory, guiding others into their dream jobs while secretly longing for her own, before discovering her own black magic talent in the world of copywriting.
She exploded onto the social media scene in 2021 after launching her freelance writing career and hasn't looked back.
during that time she won a women in marketing award for tone of voice became a partner of the no fluff but funny and ai free copywriting agency copy or die written columns for freelancer magazine graciously accepted loads of fans and followers like the actor ryan reynolds and once influenced a linkedin friend into scoring pancake riot an early aughts inspired rock song about the true story of an argument with a russian guy while on holiday over pancakes Aside from being a talented copywriter, she's also a wonderful speaker and host of Indie Business Club, a podcast for independent creatives, founders, and business owners.
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Today's guest spent years as a career advisor, elbow deep in the dark arts of career theory, guiding others into their dream jobs while secretly longing for her own, before discovering her own black magic talent in the world of copywriting.
She exploded onto the social media scene in 2021 after launching her freelance writing career and hasn't looked back.
during that time she won a women in marketing award for tone of voice became a partner of the no fluff but funny and ai free copywriting agency copy or die written columns for freelancer magazine graciously accepted loads of fans and followers like the actor ryan reynolds and once influenced a linkedin friend into scoring pancake riot an early aughts inspired rock song about the true story of an argument with a russian guy while on holiday over pancakes Aside from being a talented copywriter, she's also a wonderful speaker and host of Indie Business Club, a podcast for independent creatives, founders, and business owners.
