Transform Work

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Transform Work

The Transform Work podcast brought to you by Open Assembly features the best and brightest thinkers leaders, organizations, platforms, freelance workers, and academics devoted to advancing the thinking and practical application of open work strategies. Here you will find thought leadership, connections, and content in a collaborative effort to transform work.

Episodes

WORK. with Toptal Chief Economist Erik Stettler

During thus episode we spoke with Erik Stettler, the Chief Economist at Toptal. Erik is also a founding partner of Firstrock Capital which ultimately led him to his current position at Toptal . Toptal is an exclusive network of the top freelance software developers, designers, finance experts, product managers, and project managers in the world. Leading companies around the globe hire Toptal freelancers for their most important and challenging projects. As Chief Economist for Toptal, Erik utiliz...

Dec 08, 2020•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast

WORK. with Communo CEO & Co-founder Ryan Gill

Welcome to another episode of the Open Assembly Podcast. In this episode we have a really great conversation with Ryan Gill Co-founder and CEO of Communo . Communo is a community of advertising and marketing professionals who give and get work from each other via Communo’s platform. It's for creative professionals looking for work or agencies looking to hire contingent workers for a specific project. Communo is many more things, too. Ryan is a serial entrepreneur who had his hand in the mar...

Nov 30, 2020•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast

WORK. with 99designs CEO & President Patrick Llewellyn

In this edition of the Open Assembly Podcast, John Winsor peaks with Patrick Llewellyn, CEO and President of 99designs . 99designs is a global creative platform that makes it easy for designers and clients to work together to create designs they love. From clients who need custom design, to designers who want quality projects, people around the world rely on the 99designs creative process to do amazing design. The company just recently launched two new products for corporate clients. 99designs S...

Nov 18, 2020•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast

WORK. with NASA Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation Steve Rader

Welcome to the Open Assembly Podcast. In this episode John Winsor chats with Steve Rader, the Deputy Director for the Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation at NASA. He is also one of the world’s top evangelists for using open talent to solve problems. In his role he helps facilitate and promote the use of collaborative innovation platforms such as crowd-based communities, challenges and crowdsourcing for supporting development projects across the United States government. It seems th...

Nov 15, 2020•21 min•Transcript available on Metacast

WORK. with Verblio with CEO Steve Pockross

Welcome to another episode of the Open Assembly Podcast with host John Winsor. In this episode John talks with Steve Pockross, the CEO of Verblio . Verblio is a multimedia content creation platform that powers modern content marketers and SEO agencies. They have created tens of thousands of pieces of unique content for their clients across the globe. We love Steve’s energy and passion for his work. Please enjoy this conversation with Steve Pockross, CEO of Verblio....

Nov 09, 2020•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast

WORK. with Maven CEO & Co-founder Wyatt Nordstrom

During this episode of the Open Assembly Podcast John Winsor checks in with Wyatt Nordstrom, co-founder, chairman and CFO of Maven . Maven is a global network and marketplace of industry professionals, thought leaders, and experts who share their knowledge through Maven’s unique “microconsulting” platform. Some of their many clients include Home Depot, Siemens, Microsoft and NASA.

Nov 02, 2020•20 min•Transcript available on Metacast

WORK. with former Kelly Future of Work VP & Managing Director John Healy

In this episode of the Open Assembly podcast John Winsor gets into it with John Healy, former Vice President & Managing Director, Office of the Future of Work at Kelly . John has accomplished many amazing things at Kelly, but one of his main roles was disrupting new and existing markets by improving the ways that people connect and do work. We met John about a year ago and his enthusiasm and positivity about the open economy and what modern work could be is infectious....

Oct 27, 2020•21 min•Transcript available on Metacast

WORK. with Catalant Co-founder & Co-CEO Rob Biederman

Welcome to the Open Assembly Podcast. In this episode we chat with Rob Biederman, Co-founder and Co-CEO of Catalant Technologies. Rob founded Catalant while at the Harvard Business School. It was one of those ideas for a school project that has blossomed into a very successful business. The Catalant software platform helps companies execute work and align the right people to a strategy. This could be both full-time employees and outside experts or a combination of both. The platform offers visib...

Sep 22, 2020•19 min•Transcript available on Metacast

WORK. with Business Talent Group Co-founder & Co-CEO Jody Miller

In this installment of the Open Assembly Podcast host John Winsor had the honor and privilege to talk with Jody Miller, the Co-founder and co-CEO of the Business Talent Group . Business Talent Group was founded in 2007 is one of the pioneers for hiring on-demand talent and to this day are regarded as the premier marketplace for companies seeking high-end expertise. Jody has an impressive resume with a proven track record and is a driving force in the open economy. Please enjoy this podcast with ...

Sep 16, 2020•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast

WORK. with The H Hub Founder James Cole

In this episode we introduce you to James Cole, founder of a really unique platform called The H Hub . The H Hub platform is a tool which allows companies of all sizes as well as individuals hire the best photographers in seconds. They have worked with top brands such as Allbirds, Kashi, Brooks Brothers, Vistaprint and more. We connected with James a few months ago through our weekly Open Assembly calls and have had the pleasure to learn more about him and The H Hub. We all know how expenditures...

Sep 01, 2020•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast

WORK. with Topcoder CEO Mike Morris

Topcoder is a one of the world's leading platforms with a network of 1.5 million designers, developers, data scientists, and testers from around the globe that help Topcoder customers solve real-world problems. Topcoder’s list of clients is impressive and a few names you’ll recognize are T-Mobile, Zurich Insurance and Wellmark. For some, on-demand talent, crowdsourcing and the open economy are a new way of doing things, but Topcoder was founded way back in 2001 and essentially paved the way...

Aug 31, 2020•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast

WORK. with Wazoku CEO & Co-founder Simon Hill

In this episode Open Assembly CEO John Winsor caught up with Simon Hill, the founder and CEO of Wazoku . Wazoku is an idea management software that enables businesses to gather, manage, develop, analyze and implement ideas that creates solutions to their problems as well as identify new opportunities. This approach can achieve both innovation and strategic objectives. Simon is one of the brightest thinkers in the open innovation space and always has great things to say. Please enjoy this podcast...

Aug 26, 2020•20 min•Transcript available on Metacast