{"id":10771,"date":"2024-12-27T07:22:43","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T23:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2025\/?post_type=wcb_session&#038;p=10771"},"modified":"2025-01-21T20:28:33","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T12:28:33","slug":"the-freelancers-evolution-into-entrepreneurship","status":"publish","type":"wcb_session","link":"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2025\/session\/the-freelancers-evolution-into-entrepreneurship\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking Barriers: The Freelancer\u2019s Evolution into Entrepreneurship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide wca25_multi_speakers_list is_wca25_multi_speakers has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><ul class=\"wordcamp-block wordcamp-post-list has-layout-list wordcamp-speakers\"><li class=\"wordcamp-post-list__post wordcamp-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wordcamp-speaker wordcamp-speakers__post slug-michael-drappin\">\n\t<h3 class=\"wordcamp-block__item-title wordcamp-speakers__title\" style=\"text-align:left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/michael-drappin\/\">Michael Drappin<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-container align-center\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/michael-drappin\/\" class=\"wordcamp-image__avatar-link\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"70\" height=\"70\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2024\/12\/5-Michael_Drappin.png?fit=70%2C70&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-70x70 size-70x70 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Avatar of Michael Drappin\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2024\/12\/5-Michael_Drappin.png?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2024\/12\/5-Michael_Drappin.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2024\/12\/5-Michael_Drappin.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 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