Why Gig Work Is The Future Of Work & How To Lead A Virtual Team
Today my guest is Sondre Rasch. Sondre is co-founder and CEO of SafetyWing, a membership-based global social safety net for remote workers and teams.
Gig Work
Ever Thought About Becoming a Gig Worker/Freelancer? Here’s My Advice
Have you ever wanted to be a gig worker/freelancer? If so, this video is just for you! I will be giving some high level information, tips, and advice from my 10+ years in this space.
The Gig Economy Smackdown
This week’s conversation is all about the gig economy. Listen in to find out how big the gig economy actually is, what the skills gap is and how we can fix it and how individuals and organizations can adapt to a rapidly growing gig economy. […]
A Look Back on 2016: Six Valuable Lessons Learned From Interviewing 53 Business Leaders
We are moving into a new year and I am excited to see what podcast guests we will have and the things we will learn about the future of work. I wanted to take a moment to look back over the 53 published podcasts of 2016 to discuss six lessons I learned from my guests this past year. […]
What The World’s Leading Organizations Are Doing About The Gig/Freelance Economy
The Senior Vice President and General Manager of Kelly Services talks about the gig/freelance space, how it is changing the future of work and what companies and individuals need to do to ensure they succeed. […]
The Changing Nature of Work: New Norms for How Work Gets Done
Now that the freelance workforce is growing, how can we supplement the benefit safety net that was provided by traditional employment in the past? Natalie Foster, the advisor to the Aspen Institute Future of Work Initiative, discusses ways to overcome this issue and how our work norms are changing. […]
Should We Embrace A Sharing Economy?
Arun Sundararajan is the author of The Sharing Economy: The End of Employment and the Rise of Crowd-Based Capitalism. He is a professor of business at the Stern School of Business at NYU. He is interested in researching how digital technology brings about change in our economy and he has published over 50 scientific papers and over 30 op-eds on subjects related to this research. […]
What is the Definition of Gig Work?
When asked for an operational definition of a Gig worker or a Freelancer compared to entrepreneurs who start consultancies, I really do not have an answer. The fact is, there are many different ideas and opinions about what Gig workers are or what they do. To prove my point, just look at how many different names and titles there are for these types of workers. You have freelancers, gig workers, entrepreneurs, consultants, contract workers, independent workers, and so on. […]
The Past And Future Of Jobs And Paychecks
This week we are discussing the past and future of jobs and paychecks with Dr. Lawrence “Larry” Mishel. Larry has been a labor market economist for 30 years and is now the President of The Economic Policy Institute, a Washington based think tank. EPI is focusing on how our current economy is affecting low and middle income Americans, what policies are needed to restore the middle class, and how to generate robust wage growth for everyone so they experience a growing standard of living. […]
Entrepreneurship In The Age Of the Freelancer Economy
Amway was founded on an entrepreneurial spirt principle. Starting in 1959, the founders, including Doug’s own father, believed in a business model that people could have an accessible business of their very own. With over 21,000 employees in over 100 countries and territories, Amway also has Independent Business Owners that can work full and part time inside their own enterprises. Amway is able to provide many things inside of their company, such as manufacturing, research and development, and forecasting. Doug describes his family’s background with Amway, and how the foundation of Amway applies to the future of work, now, more than ever. […]