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About Us
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Freelance models will become the majority of the work in the next 10 years. When we say freelance, we are defining direct, independent contractor relationships where clients always have access to the white’s of the person doing the works eyes. Freelance talent typically is sourced through talent marketplaces, and can be managed alongside existing VMS and MSP relationships.
For companies, freelance models already unlock transformational breakthroughs in speed to hire, quality of talent, and cost efficiencies. For talent, freelance models are becoming the preferred way of working. Combine these two advantages, and it’s obvious leading brands need to scale their freelance workforce to compete for the next 30 years.
LEADING BRANDS LEANING IN
Study Groups
Your go to for where to look, who to listen to, and what not to do.
Typical outcomes:
- Strategic support
- Workshop support
- Collateral support
- Leadership support
Insights
You need stats, case studies, and quotes from your peers to justify investment, mobilize leadership, or motivate an audience.
We give you GLG level insights at a fraction of the cost and at the touch of a button.
M&A
We’re the first person founders call when looking to sell their marketplace.
We’re also the best at scaling marketplaces & freelance solutions within enterprises.
This gives us the pipeline to make sure there’s a win-win outcome.
WHY FREELANCE TALENT
The Business Case Is clear
Freelance workforce models unlock 30-50% cost savings compared to traditional external hiring processes by using cutting edge workforce technology to:
1: Replace human and manual processes with software.
2: Increase visibility and reduce inefficiencies within the VMS, MSP, and talent marketplace technology stack
3: Replace 6-12 month SOW’s with 1-3 month SOW’s since freelancers can do more with less time.
- Freelancer network aggregation and management
- Intelligent Matching
- Automated Classification
- Automated Background Checks
- Virtual Desktop Integration
- Existing Onboarding Processes
If done right, the right freelancer can be hired in seconds.
The freelance economy unlocks transparent merit measurement.
While the typical best practice is ratings/reviews, we enable our clients to fundamentally re-structure their data in ways that optimize the right talent, working on the right problems, at the right time.
WHAT CAN GO WRoNG...
The Process Is Messy
Like any complex system, small decisions at the start can have large consequences as you scale.
Leaders turn to us to see their blind spots, get in the trenches, and convert the chaos into clarity of how they’re organization should uniquely embrace the freelance economy.
Unfortunately…if done wrong…
- $100m classification lawsuit?
- Tax bill from India?
- Security breach?
What Needs to go right
Long-Term Strategic Partner With Your Best Interest
Freelancers programs are like startups having to stay under the corporate radar while building company wide support.
You need:
- Early traction
- An org specific business case
- Technical feasibility and requirements analysis
- Company wide support across product, marketing, procurement, legal, and HR
- Deep partnerships with talent marketplaces, compliance & payroll providers, and remote technology solutions like VDI capabilities
We are there for you every step of the way.
Engagement Roadmap
Each organization is unique. What works for Microsoft won’t work for Deloitte and vice versa.
- Freelancer network aggregation and management
- Intelligent Matching
- Automated Classification
- Automated Background Checks
- Virtual Desktop Integration
- Existing Onboarding Processes
If done right, the right freelancer can be hired in seconds.
The freelance economy unlocks transparent merit measurement.
While the typical best practice is ratings/reviews, we enable our clients to fundamentally re-structure their data in ways that optimize the right talent, working on the right problems, at the right time.
- Sourcing
- Compliance
- Security
- Payroll
- Onboarding
- Management
More than relationships, we can deploy 6-18 month transformations with the necessary partners.
plus... a trusted Partner ecosystem that gives our clients access to 1,000+ talent channels
TEAM
LEADERSHip
Jon Younger PhD
Research & Insights
As the “Godfather of the freelance economy”, Jon has been the leading voice for the freelance revolution through his Forbes column, advising, and research with the University of Toronto. A former Head of HR and Chief Talent, Jon is the go to for every marketplace executive.
Eryn Peters
Talent Platform Strategy
Eryn is a talent marketplace expert who has successfully scaled a number of companies from Series A investments to multi-billion dollar valuations. She serves on the board for a number of companies, is the founder of Startup Consortium, and has been named Top Women Leaders in SaaS by the SaaS Report.
ADVISORY PARTNERS
Mina Bastawros
Airbus, VP Creative & Digital Marketing
Liane Scult
MicroFirst Ever Freelance Program Manager
Preston Mossman
Koch Industries, Product Leader - AI Talent Marketplace
Morten Bruun
Investor, VP, Worksome
Brad Collins
Investor, Ex VP, Velocity Global
Tony Buffum
CHRO
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Compliance, legal, and security requirements
Unfortunately when engaging freelancers you are always a couple wrong decisions from a multi-million dollar lawsuit, bill from the government, or nightmare PR. Everything is solvable. Whether VDI capabilities, or the right onboarding process.
Cross Company Collaboration
Going from $200,000 to $1m requires cross company collaboration.
You will need executive support from multiple working teams, legal, procurement.
Partner Prioritization & Integration
Beyond $1m you will need multiple partners integrated within your existing infrastructure.
There are over 1,000 freelance related solutions and many of the work you'll need to do is already done by partners. However choosing the wrong partner can be catastrophic, and not integrating partners within your existing infrastructure can be equally devastating.