For decades, large organizations believed that competitive advantage came from owning talent. But in today’s fast-moving markets, that assumption is quietly breaking down. In Episode 20 of The Independent Workforce, we spoke with Tony Buffum – Head of Enterprise Strategy at Human Cloud – about what’s really happening behind the scenes inside big...
Startups don’t fail because they lack ideas. They fail because they hire too slowly or hire the wrong way. In a recent episode of The Independent Workforce podcast with Nir Melamud – Head of Partnerships and Investments at ThinkUp, Managing Partner at Tech Investor Club, Founder of FreshStart – we explored how freelancers are no longer just “extra...
The way we work has changed – quietly, steadily, and now irreversibly. In this episode of The Independent Workforce, we sit down with flexible workforce specialist Jack Spencer, – founder of Freeflexer and co-founder of Club Redundo – to unpack what’s really holding companies back from working successfully with freelancers. From missing ownership...
What’s really stopping enterprises from working with freelancers? Is it trust, process, or simply… vocabulary? In a recent episode of The Independent Workforce, we sat down with Rich Wilson, CEO and Co-Founder of Gigged.AI, to talk about the past, present, and future of freelance collaboration — especially inside enterprise environments...
What happens when someone spends over two decades living, breathing, and shaping the freelance economy, long before it became cool? In this episode of The Independent Workforce, we sat down with Robert Vlach, freelancing entrepreneur, consultant to top professionals, author of The Freelance Way, and founder of two of the largest freelance...
There’s a moment in some conversations where everything gets uncomfortably simple. Not simplistic. Not motivational-poster simple. But truth simple. That happened when John looked at the future of work—freelancers, contractors, fractional experts, AI, remote collaboration—and framed it in a way that left no room for corporate denial: “If companies...
2026 is shaping up to be a transformative year for freelancers and self-employed professionals. With technological breakthroughs, regulatory shifts, and evolving client expectations, the freelance landscape is changing faster than ever. Let’s dive into what’s already happened, what changes are on the horizon, and which trends will...
Did you know that LinkedIn is more than a job board? As one of the largest business networks in the world, the platform is also used for marketing, employer branding, as a learning platform and of course for networking itself. In this article, you'll learn how you can leverage LinkedIn for freelancers.
When a major project is on the horizon but the internal team is already working at full capacity, quick and practical solutions are needed. Tobias Mulack knows such situations well. As Head of Digital Development at Sellwerk, he is responsible for the technical development of the customer platform and knows how quickly things can move. ...
The world of work is evolving, and for many forward-thinking companies, freelancers and independent experts are no longer a backup option, but a strategic advantage. On a recent episode of The Independent Workforce podcast, we sat down with Benjamin Walker, Co-CEO of nemensis AG, to talk about what makes freelance collaboration succeed or fall...