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🚨 AI Christmas Gift, New Global Freelance Laws, Big News! In this edition: 🎁 AI Gift - Unlocking your AI strategy with the right talent strategy 🚀 Tony Buffum - Joins Human Cloud as Head of Enterprise Strategy 🎅 Santa Challenge - Is Father Christmas freelance or fractional? 👀 Peeking Into 2025 - New freelance laws across the globe 🌶️ Chili Pepper Process - Your compliance secret 🇪🇺 Europe 2025 - Poised for flexible talent 🏆 Top 3 Pod guests of 2024 (Miles Everson, Hooman Radfar, Nuri Demirci Lopez) < 🔔 Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest insights on the Future of Work! >

Join us for the next Future is Freelance forum! We’ve got an all-star line up of special guests to help us figure out Why Enterprise Companies and Freelancers Need Each Other. Join me Matthew Mottola, Laura Gil Alcalde, Nuri Demirci Lopez, and Riley Kaminer for a collaborative conversation where we'll collectively explore the following questions: What are the barriers to flexible workforce adoption for larger enterprise companies? What are the barriers for freelancers to finding work with larger companies? How can the freelance ecosystem work to address this divide to ensure the growth of the freelance economy? Register now for free - link in comments.

We’re thrilled to share that Miles Everson, CEO of MBO Partners, hosted the #1 most-listened-to Human Cloud podcast episode of the year! 🎙️👏 The episode coincided with the release of the 2024 State of Independence in America research study – this year’s edition is packed with invaluable insights and strategies that are shaping the future of work. Matthew Mottola and Miles dive deep into their favorite findings from the study, shedding light on trends and opportunities you don’t want to miss. Catch up on the podcast and download the report to stay ahead in the ever-evolving world of independent work. https://lnkd.in/gvDP5dhY

Recent studies have shown a correlation between employees feeling trusted and empowered at work and their happiness, loyalty, and productivity. This has proven that productivity is much more about effective management than place. The future of hybrid work will continue to hinge on employees' value of flexibility. Leaders who want to retain quality talent will need to adapt their mindsets and policies to accommodate these preferences. Do you allow hybrid work at our workplace? If not, what's stopping you? #HybridWork #FutureOfWork #HybridWorkers

By engaging interim and fractional AI experts, companies gain fast access to specialized talent cost-effectively. Matthew Mottola of Human Cloud explores how business leaders are using agile workforce solutions to accelerate AI projects, enhance organizational agility, and scale strategies for growth. https://lnkd.in/ec9GBygc #AI #OnDemandTalent #Interim #Fractional #Leadership

HR expert Tony Buffum joins Human Cloud as Head of Enterprise Strategy, pioneering innovative flexible workforce solutions for global enterprises. Read the Latest full News - https://lnkd.in/e_nfcM_U #FutureOfWork #FlexibleWorkforce #HumanCloud #HRInnovation #WorkforceStrategy #TalentAccess #TonyBuffum #HRLeadership

🚨 LIVE NOW: Malt's Freelance Forward Panel joins us on the Human Cloud Podcast! Human Cloud partnered with Malt to lead the panel for the Freelance Forward Summit in Berlin and Munich. This episode highlights the Berlin panel, where we’ll learn from Belén Alomar Brutau, Chief Product Officer at Malt, Andreas Dölecke, CEO of Kerkhoff Consulting GmbH, and Daniel Zinner, Freelance HR & Global Mobility Consultant. Key takeaways: • Companies are increasingly integrating freelancers into their teams for long-term projects. • Freelancing can significantly reduce the time it takes to hire specialized talent. • The onboarding process for freelancers should be intentional and inclusive. • Over 40% of freelancers in Germany have been freelancing for more than seven years. • Freelancers spend an average of five hours a week upskilling themselves. • Mittelstand companies in Germany are increasingly recognizing the value of freelancers. • Freelancers need to adapt to a team-oriented culture rather than working in isolation. • Successful companies are using freelancers as part of their global talent strategy. • Freelancers should focus on personal branding and niche expertise to stand out. << 🎧 Link to the full episode in comments >>

🤩 This is exciting! I'm joining Human Cloud to lead the Enterprise Strategy and help bring the future of freelancing forward for companies of all sizes! Since I started partnering with Upwork back in 2017 while I was at SBD, through my time working for Upwork over the last three years, I've felt there remains a challenge in driving Implementation, Adoption and Scale of freelance programs at enterprises; something Matthew Mottola and I discussed regularly. This gap results in programs kicking off and then plateauing and fading away without integrating into the workforce strategy and planning. At Human Cloud we'll aim to support companies through all of the phases of these programs to ensure they meet their ROI and Talent goals. To that end, we're committed to delivering 3 key programs in 2025: 1. 📈 Advisory to design, build and scale Flexible Workforce Programs 2. 🎓 Introduce and deliver the first FWP Certification for enterprises, talent leaders and platforms. 3. ✈️ Spread the word! We'll take the show on the road to New York City, San Francisco, Singapore, London, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Atlanta (and maybe more!?). Reach out to me directly to learn more and get involved. 2025 is going to be groundbreaking in the freelance space. Let's get there together! 🥳 #TalentAccess #Freelance #FutureOfWork #FlexibleWorkforce

For companies that use freelancers, ensuring compliance and security is a top priority. At our Freelancing Forward event in Berlin, Marion Latreche, Senior Indirect Procurement Officer at Accor, shared her insights on this critical topic. She emphasized how her team prioritizes secure and compliant processes when working with freelancers and how platforms like Malt play a key role in achieving this. Curious to learn more insights? Dive into this discussion in our podcast episode, created in collaboration with Human Cloud. 🔗 Listen now: https://okt.to/JrNKb5

We have huge news. Today, Tony Buffum joins Human Cloud as Head of Enterprise Strategy: https://lnkd.in/ehPFXeyJ In this role, Tony will help every Enterprise tap into talent platforms and the future workforce. In Tony's words, "I couldn't be more excited to partner with Matthew Mottola and the Human Cloud team. My years in HR and, more recently, my time with Upwork meeting with HR and talent leaders at companies of all sizes and types, have shown me that there remains a critical gap in implementing and scaling flexible talent programs to maximize the value and ROI. This is a space Human Cloud has developed deep expertise and experience in, and I'm happy to partner with them to bring this to enterprises all over the world." Are you ready to build your future workforce? Reach out to [email protected] or our website today.