💯 The Truth About Freelancers Inside Big Corporations | The Independent Workforce | Tony Buffum

“If you only hire full-time employees, you’re building a workforce for yesterday’s economy.”

In this episode, we discussed how enterprises really hire freelancers today, what blocks adoption internally, and why access to skills (not ownership of employees) defines the future of work, in particular:

👉 Why “talent access” is replacing traditional talent acquisition.

👉 Who owns freelance hiring inside corporations.

👉 What companies risk if they ignore the independent workforce shift.

Join Yurii Lazaruk, an Executive Director of Strategic Partnerships at freelancermap, and Tony Buffum, a transformational HR leader and Head of Enterprise Strategy at Human Cloud, who works with global enterprises, investors, and governments to design flexible workforce programs and unlock the power of independent talent.

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 Tony and Yurii on Linkedin:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tony-buffum-hrexecutive/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/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 Tony Buffum

(01:12) The Role of Freelancers in Large Enterprises

(04:03) Market Dynamics and the Shift to Independent Work

(08:24) Challenges and Solutions in Hiring Freelancers

(09:30) A Tug War Between Departments

(14:10) Start Small and Share Success Stories

(19:03) What Blocks Working With Freelancers

(23:46) Benefits of Hiring Freelancers

(28:41) Navigating the Freelancer Hiring Process

(36:50) Building Trust in the Freelance Marketplace

(40:36) Advice for Freelancers and Enterprises

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