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Ajay Rajani is an investor, entrepreneur, and author of Navigating the shift to a \u2018portfolio career\u2019 - How we should think about our professional identities\u200a\u2014\u200awhen they\u2019re designed to\xa0change. Brian Ardinger, Inside Outside Innovation founder, and Ajay talk about building and highlighting a portfolio career.\n\n\nAfter leading Nexxt, a digital remote accelerator that helps people take ideas and turn them into experiments, Ajay launched Mural. Mural helps people create portfolios based on skills and linked assets. It also makes it easy to curate versions of yourself for different people.\n\n\nDefining a Portfolio Career\n\n\nA portfolio career emphasizes passions, curiosity, and self-actualization. Types of jobs where a portfolio may apply: 1) Someone who wears multiple hats, 2) Someone who wears one hat, but in various contexts, 3) Someone who has different passions to highlight like copywriting and animal activist, and 4) Someone who is building a portfolio like VCs and freelancers.\xa0\n\n\nPortfolio Growth\n\n\nThe portfolio trend is increasing because we are adding new skills all the time and it\u2019s easier to share and collaborate online. For freelancers, a portfolio helps customers understand their products, services, frameworks, and templates. It also allows freelancers to productize the services they provide and create a level of trust and fit for customers.\xa0\n\n\nA Portfolio for Corporate Innovators\n\n\nFor corporate innovators, with tons of skills and know-how, a portfolio helps to unlock and curate examples of their best work. It can highlight 5 or 6 work assets and can help innovators think through what can they replicate, what are their experience and skills, and what are they comfortable sharing.\xa0\n\n\nFor More Information\n\n\nTo find out more about Mural or Ajay check out Muralapp.io/ajayrajani.\n\n\nIf you enjoyed this podcast, you might also enjoy:\xa0If you enjoyed this podcast, you might also enjoy:\xa0Ep. 117 \u2013 Nicole Rufuku, Author of Hiring for the Innovation Economy; Ep. 93 \u2013 Natalie Fratto w/ SVB; and Ep. 48 \u2013 Founders of Nex.tt\n\n\nFind this episode of\xa0Inside Outside Innovation at\xa0insideoutside.io. You can also listen\xa0on\xa0Acast,\xa0iTunes,\xa0Sticher, Spotify, and\xa0Google Play\n\n\n\n\nFREE INNOVATION NEWSLETTER\n\n\nGet the latest episodes of the Inside Outside Innovation podcast, in addition to thought leadership in the form of blogs, innovation resources, videos, and invitations to exclusive events. SUBSCRIBE HERE For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy