Barbara J Winter is a pioneering self-employment advocate, writer and teacher who has spent the last thirty years pondering the question, “Why aren’t we all self-employed?” Helping others discover the Joyfully Jobless life is her favorite occupation.

To readers of Winning Ways newsletter, the longest-running self-employment publication of its kind, she is editor/publisher. Readers of Making a Living Without a Job, a book that’s been in print since 1993, know her as the author. Participants in Barbara’s seminar of the same name know her as a passionate teacher. She also leads retreats to help small business owners bring creative thinking and fresh ideas into their work.