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This morning I had the privilege of being interviewed by Colleen Rice Nelson for 45 minutes on her Blogtalkradio show, Freelancer Forum. Colleen is a great interviewer who lives and breathes freelancing. We could have talked for hours! She runs the Los Angeles Freelance Meetup Group, and the Freelancer Forum, a resource site for all things freelance, small business and solopreneur. How does she find time to run her own business AND do all that? I don’t know. But I’ll have what she’s having.

The highlight of our chat by FAR for me was listening to her describe how LA Biznik members have decided put their own stamp on Biznik. Did you hear that? Hello world: Here comes Biznik LA. The Inaugural L.A. Biznik Happy Hour is being hosted by none other than Colleen Wainwright (who many of you may have met on her trip to Seattle last fall) in Marina del Rey on Jan. 21.

There are currently 596 members within 50 miles of LA. Here’s a couple highlights that jumped out at me as I was browsing Biznik LA:

Do you want outrageous, sexy, luxury green living or working spaces that will change the way you want to live?” asks Rex Beasley, an environmental designer who spends his time between Venice and Morongo Valley, California. His architectural designs quite literally turn structure inside out.

“I invite all potential clients, interior designers, builders, entrepreneurs, kitchen & bath manufacturers, developers, gaming companies, furniture manufactures, investors, home theater companies, realtors, politicians, environmental engineers, activists, poets and lovers of the light, stars, music and outrageous living and work spaces to visit me in Morongo Valley, California. My next open house is late January and you are invited! Send a message and I will send you an invitation. Drive or fly in from anywhere and spend a day in the future.”

Elizabeth Alraune asks: “Just heard about this site from BTR, it looks promising, and this looks like a great event. I wish I could attend, but given where I live, it might take me an eternity to get there. Does anyone live in the I.E.? Maybe we could do something out this way? Perhaps one day, if I get adventurous, I will head out your way. Have a great event, and thanks Colleen for introducing me to this site.”

Terra Vita is moving to LA. The Seattle Biznik member is going to be heading south and plans to begin hosting events in the Palm Desert area on her arrival later this winter.

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