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Human Cloud
Welcome to the Human Cloud, where technology-led talent strategies take organizations from human "resources" to human potential. Each week, Matthew Mottola, CEO of Human Cloud and 4x entrepreneur, and Tony Buffum, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Human Cloud and former CHRO, introduce you to the solutions, corporate leaders, and technologists powering today's world of work. If you run talent, procurement, or a contingent workforce, this show is for you. We cover talent platforms…
Episodes
Human CloudEp. 149: Miles Everson, CEO of MBO Partners, 2024 State of Independence In America, Proof That There’s No Talent Shortage, Rather A Talent Shift To The Independence Movement
Leaders, MBO Partners just released their 2024 State of Independence, a 14-year running report that’s been the backbone for most statistics and strategies…
Human CloudEp. 148: Angela Alberty, Co-Founder & CXO at myBasePay, The Tech Evolution of Contingent Talent Management
Leaders, How well do you know the contingent talent landscape? Enough to run a program? Enough to build a platform? I’m willing to bet that no matter how well…
Human CloudEp. 147: Bryan Hancock, Partner and Global Leader of Talent Work at McKinsey & Company, The Evolving Role of Middle Management and Unlocking Freelance Opportunities
Leaders, Today we’re joined by Bryan Hancock, Partner at McKinsey & Company, author of Power To The Middle, and podcast host of McKinsey Talks Talent. Our…
Human CloudEp. 146: Barbara Dondiego, CEO of AVOXI, Building a Global Workforce through Remote Work and AI
Leaders, Barbara Dondiego, CEO of AVOXI, highlights the company's commitment to a remote-first strategy and its advantages for global operations. She…
Human CloudEp. 145: Glen Hodgson, Founder and CEO of Free Trade Europa, European Policy and Legislation On Freelancing, Freelance Platforms, And The Future Of Work
Leaders, How are you navigating legislation? Are you turning a blind eye, hoping the tax collector will skip over you? Or are you burying your head in sand…
Human CloudEp. 144: Ursula and Barry, SIA, The $3.8 Trillion Freelance Economy And How Talent Is Now In The Driver's Seat
Leaders, Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) is the gold standard of research on staffing and workforce solutions. Founded in 1989 by staffing pioneer Peter…
Human CloudEp. 143: Dan Oron, EVP of Product at Fiverr, Fiverr's Transformation From A Marketplace To A Comprehensive Hiring Platform
Leaders, We’re at a pivotal moment in the world of work. While version 1 of the freelance economy was centered on marketplaces, the current phase, driven by…
Human CloudEp. 142: Tyler Denk, Co-Founder & CEO of Beehiiv, Powering the Newsletter and Solopreneur Movement
Leaders, today we’re joined by Tyler Denk, Co-Founder and CEO of Beehiiv, one of the leading and fastest growing newsletter software companies. Beehiiv raised…
Human CloudEp. 141: John Arms, Fractional CMO and Co-Founder of Voyageur University, Fractional 101
Leaders, We know this past month has been fractional heavy. The reason is that fractional is rapidly taking hold across the US, Europe, and Asia. In this…
Human CloudEp. 140: Quentin Cloarec, Co-Founder and CEO of Trees Engineering, The Power of Freelance Energy Engineers, Specialized Freelance Platforms, and the Southeast Asia Freelance Economy
Leaders, Today we’re joined by Quentin Cloarec, Co-Founder and CEO of Trees Engineering, South East Asia’s leading Engineering Talent Platform. We discuss why…
Human CloudEp. 139: Karina Mikhli, Fractional COO and Founder of Fractionals United, Navigating the Fractional Economy
Leaders, Karina Mikhli is a seasoned Fractional COO and the Founder of Fractionals United. Fractional is one of the most exciting aspects of the freelance…
Human CloudEp. 138: Rich Wilson, Co-Founder and CEO of Gigged.AI, Revolutionizing Freelance Tech, Venture Funding, and Enterprise Freelance Adoption
Leaders, Today, we have an exceptional guest, Rich Wilson, Co-Founder and CEO of Gigged.AI. Gigged.AI has been around for about three years, raising over $2…
Human CloudEp 137: Henning Schwinum, Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Vendux, Fractional Sales Leadership Insights & Industry Value
Leaders, In this episode, Henning Schwinum, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Vendux, discusses the challenges and opportunities of fractional sales…
Human CloudEp. 136: Colin McDonagh, Head of Enterprise Workforce Strategy at Worksome, Scaling Enterprise Freelance Adoption Through Embedded Compliance
Leaders, it’s no secret that Enterprise adoption is tough. Specifically, enabling large companies to scale their freelance spend similar to how external talent…
Human CloudEp. 135: Jeff Fenigstein, Founder of Market Growth, Former Woodruff Sawyer, How Freelance Adoption In The Enterprise Creates Dream Teams
Leaders, We all know Enterprise adoption is the biggest barrier facing the freelance economy today. While freelance as a talent source is globally recognized…
Human CloudEp. 134: Jonathan Wolfson, Chief Legal Officer and Policy Director at the Cicero Institute, Freelance Policy And Legislation
Leaders,In this episode, Jonathan Wolfson, Chief Legal Officer and Policy Director at the Cicero Institute, comprehensively analyzes the freelance economy from…
Human CloudEp. 133: Mike Wilner Founder & CEO Upside, Scaling Freelancers, Agencies, and Consultants through Peer to Peer Referrals
Leaders, the freelance economy is quickly growing from a marketplace dominated industry to a robust ecosystem with 10 different segments. One of the most…
Human CloudEp. 132: Liza Rodewald, Founder & CEO of Instant Teams, Innovating Customer Experience Through Military Spouses
Leaders, what if I told you there was a secret talent pool that could revolutionize customer experience? Instant Teams, a CX talent platform specializing in…
Human CloudEp. 131: Hooman Radfar, Co-Founder & CEO of Collective, Scaling Solopreneurship To The 1 Person, 1 Billion Dollar Company
Leaders, have you ever wondered what it would be like to meet Steve Jobs during his second stint at Apple? That’s what this meeting felt like, as Hooman is…
Human CloudEp. 130: Stephanie Nadi Olson, Founder & Executive Chair of the Board Of We Are Rosie, Pioneering Marketing As We Know It Through Innovative Flexible Talent Models
Leaders, Stephanie is one of the pioneers of our industry. If we had a Mount Rushmore, Stephanie would be front and center. She's the founder and chair of the…
Human CloudEp. 129: Elina Jutelyte Founder of Freelance Business Community, Creating Value in Freelance Communities
Elina Jutelyte, the founder of Freelance Business Community, discusses the challenges and opportunities of hosting events and running freelance-based…
Human CloudEp. 128: Ricky Willianto, CEO of Ravenry & Solos, Innovative Solutions for the Future of Work
Leaders, In this episode, we’ll learn from Ricky Willianto. Ricky is the CEO of both Ravenry and Solos. Ravenry is a market research freelance network, and…
Human CloudEp. 127: Charlotte Gregson, Country Head UK at Malt: Unleashing the Power of Enterprise Freelancing
In this episode, we’ll learn from Charlotte Gregson, the Country Head of the UK for Malt. Malt is the largest independent talent marketplace operating in…
Human CloudEp. 126: Christine Olivas, Founder & CEO of No Single Individual, The Power of Freelance Teams and Advertising
Agency and Freelance Leaders, Are you ready for a masterclass on how to win as an agency, how to scale a talent platform, and how to balance the cultural and…
Human CloudEp. 125: Miles Everson, CEO of MBO Partners, Crossing The Talent Chasm
Leaders, MBO Partners has been the industry gold standard for Enterprises scaling their independent workforce and data on the independent workforce through…
Human CloudEp. 124: Christian Moldenhauer and David Küpper, Founders of expertpowerhouse: The Power of Freelance Experts And Consultants
Today we’re joined by Christian Moldenhauer and David Küpper, Founders of expertpowerhouse, and both former BCG Consultants. Founded in 2016, expertpowerhouse…
Human CloudEp. 123: Jai Dolwani, Founder of The Starters, Case Study For Talent Platform Innovation Through The Starters, A Subscription Based E-Commerce Fractional Talent Platform
Leaders, talent platforms are amid massive disruption. What started as large, everything store marketplaces, are expanding into numerous different models, for…
Human CloudEp. 122: Nuri Demirci Lopez, Microsoft: How to Lead Remote, Global, Freelance Teams
Enterprise Leaders, why should you care about the freelance economy? Yes…over half the US workforce will be freelancing in the next 5 years. Yes…there are over…
Human CloudEp. 121: Calvin Sedao, Co-Founder & CEO of Awana: LATAM Tech Talent
Leaders, We’ve all been hearing about nearshoring, and the rise of technical talent from Latin America. In this episode we’ll learn from Calvin who built his…
Human CloudEp. 120: Q1, 2024, State of The Freelance Economy Powered by Human Cloud’s Freelance Trend Tracker
Human Cloud just released their Freelance Trend Tracker Quarterly Results for Q1 of 2024. Each quarter, Freelance Trend Tracker reports on how leaders are…
Human CloudEp. 119: Maulik Sailor, Founder of Innovify and CodeMonk.AI: Driving Agile Product Outcomes With A Freelance Workforce In Your Back Pocket
Leaders, a freelance workforce can be your secret weapon to drive agile product outcomes at scale. What does that mean? It means that rather than looking at…
Human CloudEp.118: Michael Morris, Co-Founder & CEO of Torc: LATAM Freelance Tech Talent
Leaders, Michael Morris has been a pioneer in the freelance economy, especially when it comes to software development. In 2002, he started TopCoder, the…
Human CloudEp.117: Ryan Bettencourt, Co-Founder, Growth Collective: Freelance Marketing As a Better Way To Drive ROI Positive Growth
Leaders, marketing can be tough. While we all know we need it, and while freelance marketing is nothing new, marketing is one of those areas that is tough to…
Human CloudEp 116: The Evolving Role of HR: A Strategic View with Bestselling Author & HR Expert, Paul Falcone
Leaders, Paul Falcone is a bestselling author, experienced HR Leader across several large companies including Time Warner, Nickelodeon, and NBCUniversal. Paul…
Human CloudEp. 115: Karina Rehavia, Founder & CEO of Ollo: The Rise of Full-Service Freelance Platforms
Karina Rehavia, Founder & CEO of Ollo, is an accomplished entrepreneur and business leader with over 20 years of experience and a proven track record of…
Human CloudEp. 114: Jason Posel, CEO of Greenlight.ai: Managing Compliance Risks in the Freelance Economy – Deep Dive into USDOL's New Worker Classification Rules
Jason Posel, CEO of Greenlight.ai, is a recognized leader in the Future of Work. He is an expert in managing contingent workforce payroll programs and…
Human CloudEp. 113: Gali Arnon, Chief Business Officer – Marketplace at Fiverr: How AI, Productization, and Technology Is Creating The Future of the Freelance Economy
Leaders, Gali Arnon, Chief Business Officer – Marketplace, at Fiverr explains why human relationships will become even more important in the age of AI and…
Human CloudEp. 112: Consulting 2.0: Insights from Catalant CEO Patrick Petitti
Leaders, Our guest today is Pat Petitti, Co-Founder & CEO of Catalant, the leader in independent management consulting. For over a decade, Pat has pioneered…
Human CloudEp. 111: Brett Trainor: Fractional Leadership Mastery
Brett Trainor is a fractional leader and the Founder of the Corporate Escapee Podcast. He is an expert in one of the fastest growing segments of the freelance…
Human CloudEp. 110: Rae Hames, Co-Founder and CEO of Teamera: Improving the impact of flexible teams
Rae Hames is the Co-Founder and CEO of Teamera, a pioneering insights platform revolutionizing how companies build and optimize hybrid teams. With an extensive…
Human CloudEp. 109: Unlocking the Future of Work: Joy Batra and the Rise of Executive-Level Freelancers
Joy Batra is the founder of Quartz Consulting, a freelance consulting firm that has advised start-ups, venture capital firms, and Fortune 500 companies. Joy is…
Human CloudEp. 108: Sundar Swaminathan, Fractional Growth Executive
Leaders, Sundar represents the fastest growing segment of the freelance economy...mid level top performers with impressive logos choosing to freelance or build…
Human CloudEp. 107: Asal Naraghi, Motivating HR To Drive The Freelance Economy Forward
Leaders, Asal is the definition of an HR Changemaker we want on our side. She was Phillips' Global Head of Strategic Priorities Delivery, What blew me away…
Human CloudEp. 106: Deep and Vikram: Credit, Tech, And How Technologies Like Credilinq Can Transform The Future Of Work
While many experts agree that the freelance economy is the future of work, access to credit is a leading barrier for solopreneurs, freelancers, and freelance…
Human CloudEp. 105: Arvind Ravishunkar, Remaining Relevant In The Next 5 Years: AI Disruption in Freelance Economy
Leaders, AI is all the buzz...but what is the practical application of AI for every leader? According to Arvind, GM at Wipro, a leading global digital…
Human CloudEp. 104: Rishon Blumberg, Co-Founder of 10x Management, a Leading Talent Agency Matching Clients to the Best Tech Talent Around the Globe.
Leaders, Rishon is one of the founders of 10x, which is one of the OGs operating as a talent agency instead of a marketplace. In 2012, Rishon and Michael…
Human CloudEp. 103: The Nuts and Bolts Behind Private Talent Clouds With Pavel Shynkarenko, CEO of Solar Staff
Leaders, Private Talent Clouds are all the rage right now, yet Pavel has been helping large companies build their Private Talent Clouds since 2014. Prior to…
Human CloudEp. 102 Steve Rader, Program Manager, NASA Tournament Lab and the Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation
Leaders, The freelance economy is more than just a staff augmentation or marketplace model. It’s a fundamental disruption in how we unlock the most important…
Human CloudEp. 101: Sean Ring, VP of On-Demand Talent Solutions at People 2.0, Ex CoFounder of Fulcrum, Decoding Enterprise Adoption
Leaders, Sean Ring is a window into the future, as he's been a founder and leader building one of the most important trends in our space, the shift to…
Human CloudHuman Cloud 100th Episode! Featuring 5 All-Star Guests
To celebrate the 100th episode of the Human Cloud Podcast, we gathered the top 5 guests from the first 100 episodes for a roundtable to discuss all things…
Human CloudEp. 99: Allen Larson, President and Chief Talent Officer of Civilized Rebellion: Staffing 101
Leaders, to deeply understand the current freelance economy, we must understand the origins of innovation first introduced by the staffing industry. Robert…
Human CloudEp. 98: Dan Curran, CEO of PowerPublish.io, Bridging Knowledge Gaps for Complex Brands
Dan Curran, without any predetermined master plan, found himself immersed in the freelance economy amid the Covid pandemic. Recognizing the opportunity, he…
Human CloudEp. 97: Lee Willoughby, CoFounder of Bubty, The Potential of a Corporate "Hiring Desk"
Leaders, Lee's Expert Insight covers both the teaching of where this industry is going and how software can disrupt the current state of the freelance…
Human CloudEp. 96: Rachel Renock, Co-Founder & CEO of Wethos
On this episode we had the opportunity to talk with Rachel Renock and discuss the rapidly changing landscape of the freelance economy. She sheds light on how…
Human CloudEp. 95: Linda Mann, Chief Product Officer at FlexC, Former PWC Talent Exchange & MBO
Leaders, Linda is our industry's superhero in building freelance programs at scale. She built PWC's Talent Exchange, she was MBO's Chief Experience Officer…
Human CloudEp. 94: Barry Matthews, CEO of Open Assembly, Future Of The Freelance Economy
Leaders, we need to talk about how organizations can scale their freelance usage. The freelance economy V1 & V2 was built for entrepreneurs and small…
Human CloudEp. 93: Angie Moody, CEO of Ruby Money, Formerly of Instagram, Visa, Capital One, Microsoft
Angie represents one of the sexiest shifts in our industry, the shift in the most talented corporate leaders choosing the freelance economy over the…
Human CloudEp. 92: Marc Clemens, Founder & CEO of CodeControl & 9am
On this episode we talk with Marc Clemens, CEO and Founder of CodeControl and 9am. Companies are recognizing the value of independent professionals, and…
Human CloudEp. 91: Ernie Park, Part Time Tech and The Future of Fractional Leadership
Leaders, Ernie is the epitome of the most exciting trend in the freelance economy...future VP's choosing to freelance over the corporate ladder. Ernie runs…
Human CloudEp. 90: Jeremy Johnson, CoFounder and CEO, Andela
Leaders, Andela is a leading marketplace for developers, engineers, product designers, and technology experts. Beyond the platform, Jeremy has spent over 15…