Jonathan Younger - The great (freelance) awakening
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Stories of Success Podcast
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- Him learning from an early age about productivity and freelancing, bettering processes in a factory
- How he defines freelancing and a portfolio career
- The variety of freelance job boards
- Differences in demand for consultants, marketing and tech workers
- His involvement in the space since 2012
- How the pandemic changed the freelance work even further
- 40% of US workers having a side gig
- How companies should appreciate those workers developing new capabilities and skillsets
- 'Freelancer Light' - the ones that still have a full time job
- The Great Awakening vs. The Great Resignation
- Survey on Freelancing and some key incomes
- The need for a portfolio for freelancers
- Challenges for freelancers to sell themselves
- Advantages for companies to employ top talent as freelancers
- Open Assembly
- The Center for the Transformation of Work
- Jon's profile on Forbes
- Jon's Linkedin
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