Ep 22: Talent Marketplaces - The Three Trillion Dollar Future Of Work
In this interview\xa0Matt Alder speaks to\xa0Stephane Kasriel CEO of Upwork.A recent report published by McKinsey indicates that the digital talent marketplaces driving the \u201cgig economy\u201d could play a significant role in increasing global GDP by $2.7 Trillion by 2025. Upwork is currently the biggest talent marketplace place in the world and I was delighted to get the chance to speak to Stephane Kasriel their CEO for this week\u2019s podcast.The topics we discuss include:\xa0\xa0\xa0 \u2022\xa0\xa0\xa0 The merger of Elance and oDesk that created Upwork\xa0\xa0\xa0 \u2022\xa0\xa0\xa0 How a talent marketplace actually works\xa0\xa0\xa0 \u2022\xa0\xa0\xa0 The huge diversity of skills represented on the platform\xa0\xa0\xa0 \u2022\xa0\xa0\xa0 Remote working and dynamic corporate talent pooling\xa0\xa0\xa0 \u2022\xa0\xa0\xa0 Solving the global digital skills crisis\xa0\xa0\xa0 \u2022\xa0\xa0\xa0 What the future of work will look likeStephane also talks about Upwork\u2019s experience of having an employee base that is 70% freelance and distributed across the worldLinks from this episode:The Future of Work, published by Faster Future Publishing\n\nMcKinsey Report: Connecting Talent With Opportunity In The Digital Age\n\n\xa0\n\nSubscibe to this podcast in iTunes