Transform Work

On this episode of the WORK. podcast we sit down with Jon Younger.  Most of us in the field know Jon as a Forbes contributor writing about the freelance revolution.  He is also an author of several books like “Agile Talent". He has taught at University of Michigan and Indian School of Business and is a social psychologist by background. Jon has been a helpful and important voice in these early years of the open talent movement. 

Jon Younger 

Exxon 

McKesson 

Li Jin 

McKinsey  

Paul Estes 

Adam Davidson 

The Passion Economy 

Denver University 

Freelancer.com

Roland Roseaver 

Hayden Brown 

Upwork 

Balaji Bondili 

Deloitte 

GLG 

Experfy 

Harpreet Sing 

University of Toronto 

Kolabtree 

LifeSciHub 

Sheila Mahoney-Jewels 

Matt Berrie 

Fiverr 

Gabe Greenberg 

G2i 

Wazoku 

Topcoder 

U.S. Green Building Council  

This edition of the WORK. Podcast features Chris Kneeland, Co-founder and COO of Communo and Co-founder and CEO of Cult Collective, one of North America’s premier engagement marketing firms.

Communo is a talent optimization platform that matches highly-vetted talent with advertising agencies and brands looking to staff projects or positions. Chris’s  professional passion is helping brands accelerate growth by helping leaders embrace proven marketing principles he’s discovered while working with the most iconic “cult-like” brands on the planet.

Show Notes

Chris Kneeland

The Cult Gathering 

Communo

Ryan Gill

Victors & Spoils

Harley Davidson

Frank Palmer 

DDB 

Accenture

McKinsey 

This episode of the WORK. podcast features Kirstin Hammerberg who is the  Global Vice President of Brand Innovation for the creative agency Sid Lee. She leads global business and experience design with a focus on brand innovation. Kirstin has authored growth visions and designed cultural programs that mobilize employees and has found ways to bring community and people into the heart of business design.

Kirstin Hammerberg

Sid Lee

Havas

Cognizant

Paul Hlivko

Wellmark Blue Cross & Blue Shield 

Patagonia

Tony Bond

Great Place To Work

Steve Rader

NASA

Mike Tushman

We Are Rosie

Toptal 

Braintrust

Communo

Whit Hiller

On this episode on the WORK. podcast we connect with Connor Heaney, Managing Director of CXC-Europe. He leads CXC for Europe, Middle East and Africa, and works to execute the CXC vision in shaping the future of work with a focus on solving clients’ contingent workforce problems and playing a part in their daily success stories. 

Having spent the majority of his career in resource and talent management, Connor has accumulated significant experience within solutions sales, product development and operational delivery for CXC, in the UK and wider EMEA. Connor has a proven track record of successfully growing revenues, profits and teams, with a passion for building and maintaining transformational relationships.

Show Notes:

Connor Heaney

CXC Global EMEA

Laboratory of Innovation Sciences at Harvard (LISH)

Barry Matthews

re-source 

Randstad

Twago

Sarah Tang

Freelancer.com

Roland Rosevear

Dror Gurevich

Velocity Network Foundation

John Healy

CXC Comply

GitLab

On this episode of the WORK. podcast we have an inspiring conversation with Tim Sanders. Tim is the Vice President of Customer Insights at Upwork where he helps businesses implement better ways of working through the adoption of flexible talent solutions. He is a best selling author, a top rated speaker and his research over the last few years has centered around speeding up innovation through wide collaboration.

Show Notes:

Tim Sanders, VP of Customer Insights

Upwork

Love Is The Killer App

Deloitte

Mike Morris

Topcoder

Gallup - Employee Burnout: The Biggest Myth

Singularity University

Virtasant

Lars Asbjornsen - Leader of Marketing

NASA

Harvard Business Review

Chaordix

Laboratory for Innovation Sciences at Harvard (LISH)

Jeff Davis

NASA Tournament Lab

Center for the Transformation of Work (CTW)

Flexera

 Workforce Ecosystems: A New Strategic Approach to the Future of Work

Jeff Schwartz

Passion Economy by Adam Davidson

Karim Lakhani, Harvard Business School

Github

Deloitte's Pixel (A): Consulting with Open Talent

Balaji Bondili, Head of Deloitte Pixel

Mike Tushman, Harvard Business School

Experfy

Sam Bright - Chief Product and Experience Officer, Upwork

Hayden Brown - CEO, Upwork

Melissa Valentine, Stanford

Matthew Mattola, author of The Human Cloud

Kevin Scott, Head of Technology, PGA of America

On this episode of the WORK. podcast John Winsor sits down with longtime entrepreneur and investor Doug Atkin. Doug is the Managing Partner at Communitas Capital and Co-Chairman of Z-Work Acquisition Corporation. Throughout his 25 year career, he has been an active investor, founder and senior executive  with an emphasis on financial technology, crowdfunding, marketplaces, blockchain and data-driven companies. 

This edition of the WORK. podcast features Roland Rosevear of Freelancer.com

Roland is in the enterprise solutions team at Freelancer.com and he works with individuals inside large enterprises who are passionate about transformational change.

He works with leaders who are willing to look beyond traditional resource models and have the ability to create a more agile and productive future for their companies. 

In this edition of the Work Podcast, John Winsor chats with Cynthia Hansen. Cynthia is the Head of the Adecco Group Foundation and Social Innovation at The Adecco Group where she drives strategy, delivery and impact. 

Prior to joining Adecco she spent 9 years with the World Economic Forum where she held a number of roles including Head of Content Strategy and Head of Chairmen Engagement and Role of Business in Society.

Show notes:

Adecco Group

Adecco Group Foundation

Action Planning

Elizabeth (Liz) J. Altman-Assistant Professor of Management, University of Massachusetts Lowell

The Future of Work Is Through Workforce Ecosystems

Ryan Gull-CEO, Communo

Communo

Strike

Screen Actors Guild

Barry Matthews-Founder, re-source

re-source

Steve Rader-NASA

Modis

In this episode of the WORK. podcast Open Assembly CEO  & Founder John Winsor checks in with longtime advertising visionary and strategist Rishad Tobaccowala.  For many years Rishad was the Chief Growth Officer at Publicis Groupe.  He now works closely with company leaders to increase productivity by unleashing the potential of their talent. Rishad has been named a top marketing and business leader by BusinessWeek and TIME magazine and he regularly presents keynote speeches at well-known global organizations, such as Kellogg's, IBM, Amazon, Google, and Facebook. Rishad is also the author of  “Restoring the Soul of Business: Staying Human in the Age of Data”. Additional writings can be found on the Re-Inventing blog. 

Show notes and links:

Rishad Tobaccowala

Restoring the Soul of Business: Staying Human in the Age of Data

Publicis Groupe

The Great Re-invention

WeWork

Harvard Business School

Laboratory for Innovation Sciences at Harvard

Jin Paik

Karim Lakhani

David Jones

Havas

Victors and Spoils

Rishad’s podcasts

Stephanie Nadi Olson

We Are Rosie

99designs

Vistaprint

Squarespace

Substack

Rishad’s Newsletter

Clubhouse

TikTok

WeChat

WhatsApp

Microsoft

Walmart

Domino's

In this episode of the WORK. podcast we chat with Paul Hlivko. Paul is the Chief Technology and Experience Officer at Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield. As CXO he leads the strategic direction and execution of experience strategy, user experience design, as well as digital channels and research. As CTO he leads the delivery of Wellmark’s application portfolio, API platforms, enterprise data management, enterprise architecture, software product management and strategy.

Show notes:

Paul Hlivko

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Anthem

Linkedin

Microsoft

Satya Nadella

Topcoder

Balaji Bondili

Deloitte

Deloitte Pixel

Michael Kearns

Dean Bosche

Virtasant

Dyan Finkhousen

Shoshin Works