💪 Why Freelancers Are The New Competitive Advantage | The Independent Workforce | Matthew Dowling

“You don’t need a perfect system to hire freelancers—just a willingness to communicate, to be fair, and to invest a small amount of time in people who can transform your business.”


In this episode, we discussed enormous opportunities in building the future workforce by collaborating effectively with freelancers and agile talent, in particular:
👉 How freelancers bring speed, adaptability, and expertise.
👉 The biggest misalignments between company expectations and freelance realities.
👉 How blending employees, freelancers, and AI will define the next decade of work.


Join Yurii Lazaruk, an Executive Director of Strategic Partnerships at freelancermap, and Matthew Dowling, the Founder of Freelancer Club, a platform that’s been educating, elevating, and empowering the next generation of freelancers for over a decade, who also advocates for fair pay and freelancer rights from launching the #NoFreeWork campaign to leading initiatives like "Rise, Freelancer", with the goal to empower and support one million individuals by 2026.


Together, we explore the now and the future of work through the lens of temporary employment, and how companies can get the most out of such collaboration!


Connect with Matthew and Yurii on Linkedin:
  / dowlingmatthew  
  / yurii-lazaruk-community-consultant  


Whether you’re looking to hire top freelance talent fast or are a freelancer ready to find your next big project, freelancermap connects the right people with the right work 💪


Visit https://www.freelancermap.com/ and start building your next success story today!🚀


Timestamps:
00:00 Meet Matthew Dowling
01:27 Challenges and Triumphs in Freelancing
04:54 The NoFreeWork Campaign and Advocacy Efforts
07:38 Educating Freelancers and Clients
13:05 Ethical Hiring and Workforce Blending
19:58 Freelancer Integration and Company Benefits
29:27 Advice for Companies On Hiring Freelancers


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