Hello!

My name is Jenny MacLeod aka Jenny Girl Friday. I'm here to help women in Seattle (and beyond!) become self-employed, and/or stay self-employed.  

I LOVE my job.  I think happy people make the world a better place.  And I think the route to happiness is a combo of being yourself, enjoying your work, and living in balance.  It takes courage, a little know-how and time. 

You are my heroes and it's my pleasure to support you!

Work + Book

I’ve been working 1-on-1 with self-employed folks for 10+ years.  Now, I’m on a new mission to make business chores easier and even fun……for every single self-employed woman in Seattle.  

Most of my clients and readers are healers, artists, creative professionals. See a few stories at: jennygirlfriday.com/happy-clients. When I can, I also write. I have one book out now: How to Become Self-Employed in Seattle: A Guidebook, Companion, and Reference. And…hopefully more to come!

Now available! (For the first time in years!)
1-on-1 help with taxes, number tracking, and biz chores. Go over to jennygirlfriday.com to check out Biz Chore Sessions, or Friendly Tax Consults.

Or, join us for Book$ Club! Once a month, in person in Ballard.
Work on bookkeeping, taxes, and other biz chores in a Happy Hour setting.

Hobbies and Interests

Currently:  Table top games (Scythe, Agricola, Terra Mystica), Crossfit, exploring the meaning of life while sharing classic cocktails with a friend, doing a puzzle while watching 30 Rock, Depth Psychology class (through the Imago Center for Soulful Living), laughing with my college-aged kids, foraging for morels with my husband, Alex, hanging out with the Old Time community.....and sometimes, traveling to see art history.

Hope to do more: Letterpress, painting, going out to see friend's concerts, flower gardening.  : )

Life in Seattle + Alaska Grown

I live in Green Lake in a half-finished house, with my husband, Alex—a poly-hobbyist—cat, and occasionally our kids, when they come home to visit. I try to live a country paced life in the city, I just got my first ever cell phone (in 2022), and dream of living in Hawaii part-time … :)

I've been here since 1995 and think Seattle is the most amazing city to be in.  I have loved it here.  (Though have many concerns about its current growth.)

I grew up in Alaska with my mom in the city, and my dad in the wilderness.  My mom often handed me self-improvement books to read, while my dad taught me to use an ax and cut fish.  Both were good at math and very resourceful, so I was set up at an early age to be a Jill-of-all-Trades.

 Read more at jennygirlfriday.com/media-kit or jennygirlfriday.com/my-story