Freedom Files

The NO.925 interview series. Real people, real places, no scripts.

Freedom Files

Quinn Mitchell of QEM Estates during his NO.925 Freedom Files interview

Freedom Files: Quinn Mitchell Left a Steady Pay...

Quinn Mitchell worked for other people for years before opening QEM Estates. Here is what he told us about fear, discipline, and betting on yourself.

Freedom Files: Quinn Mitchell Left a Steady Pay...

Quinn Mitchell worked for other people for years before opening QEM Estates. Here is what he told us about fear, discipline, and betting on yourself.

Freedom Files: Richard Moore Is Building CashMap While Still Working Full Time

Freedom Files: Richard Moore Is Building CashMa...

Richard Moore still works a full time job while building CashMap, a finance app for his hometown. Here is what he told us about starting before you quit.

Freedom Files: Richard Moore Is Building CashMa...

Richard Moore still works a full time job while building CashMap, a finance app for his hometown. Here is what he told us about starting before you quit.

Fatima Jalloh speaking during her Freedom Files interview

Teaching AI With Purpose: Fatima Jalloh on Buil...

Freedom Files sits down with Fatima Jalloh (@mstimaj), who runs mstimaj.com, on using AI as an accelerant not a crutch, and why identity is not your career.

Teaching AI With Purpose: Fatima Jalloh on Buil...

Freedom Files sits down with Fatima Jalloh (@mstimaj), who runs mstimaj.com, on using AI as an accelerant not a crutch, and why identity is not your career.

Joe Murphy, owner of PureJunk Media, speaking during his Freedom Files interview

It's a Hard Road, But You Reach the Top: Joe Mu...

The second Freedom Files interview. Jabari sits down with Joe Murphy, owner of PureJunk Media, to talk about twenty years in corporate construction, five years of building his own lane,...

It's a Hard Road, But You Reach the Top: Joe Mu...

The second Freedom Files interview. Jabari sits down with Joe Murphy, owner of PureJunk Media, to talk about twenty years in corporate construction, five years of building his own lane,...

Jabari interviews Ms. Irma Taylor at Wise Man Brewing for the first Freedom Files conversation

Freedom I Have Never Known: Ms. Irma Taylor on ...

The first Freedom Files interview. Jabari sits down with Ms. Irma Taylor at Wise Man Brewing to talk about what freedom feels like when the schedule finally belongs to you.

Freedom I Have Never Known: Ms. Irma Taylor on ...

The first Freedom Files interview. Jabari sits down with Ms. Irma Taylor at Wise Man Brewing to talk about what freedom feels like when the schedule finally belongs to you.

Interviewer in a My Own Lane hoodie talking with a laughing woman outside a brick taproom

Freedom Files: Interviews With People Who Own Their Time

Freedom Files is the NO.925 interview series. We sit down with people living on their own schedule: a retiree who finally owns her mornings, a remote worker three time zones from the office, a family that treats outside as the default. Short conversations, real places, no scripts. Every interview runs as video with the full transcript underneath, so you can watch it or read it. These are the people this brand is actually for.

About the Series

What is Freedom Files?

Freedom Files is the NO.925 interview series. Short, unscripted conversations with people who built lives that run on their own clock. Each entry is a video interview filmed somewhere real, published here with the full transcript so you can watch it or read it in a minute or two.

Who gets interviewed?

Regular people, on purpose. Retirees describing what mornings feel like after the last shift. Remote workers and makers. Parents raising kids outside. Van lifers and homebodies alike. Nobody is famous and nothing is rehearsed, which is exactly why the answers are worth hearing.

When do new interviews drop?

New conversations drop as we film them. The video goes up on our social channels first and the full interview lands here with the complete transcript. If you want them without checking back, the email list below gets every new one.

Can I suggest someone, or be interviewed myself?

Yes. If you know somebody whose story belongs here, or you are living a life that fits, email crew@no925.co with a few sentences about them. We read everything and we book interviews from these suggestions.

Are these interviews sponsored or paid?

No. Nobody pays to appear and nobody is paid to say anything. The conversations exist because the stories are real, and that only works if they stay unbought.

Where else can I watch?

Every interview also runs on our YouTube channel and across Facebook and Instagram at @no925. This page is the permanent home: the video plus the complete transcript, together.

Why does NO.925 make an interview series?

Because the brand is built for people who left the default path, and proof beats marketing. The clothing carries the message; the interviews show the lives behind it. Ten percent of net profit also goes to vetted nonprofits through Project 925, chosen with the same community in mind.