Sustainability and Collaboration in the Freelance Era with Laura Hunter

[00:11 - 02:49] How Laura took a humanities degree and applied it to service and sustainability

[02:50 - 05:52] The creative side and storytelling of sustainability

[06:00 - 09:01] How teams are coming together in the sustainability industry

[09:04 - 10:59] The concept of greenwashing creative work without the sustainability action, jumping on the marketing bandwagon

[11:01 - 13:28] The Now Work, building better connectivity for sustainability professionals to connect

[13:30 - 14:38] A place for deep subject matter experts

[14:40 - 16:46] Privilege and DEI in sustainability

[16:46 - 17:40] What attracted Laura to independent work

[17:41 - 20:26] Control as an excellent motivator for people

[20:26 - 22:12] By 2027, almost half the US labor market is expected to be freelance

[22:12 - 24:30] Different shades of full-time and part-time work

[24:31 - 26:42] Discussing building teams and what to look for

[27:11 - 29:20] Technology as an enabler of seamless work

[29:21 - 31:29] A framework for solving problems with technology

[31:29 - 33:56] Fractional work and getting the opportunity to dig deeper into other industries

[33:58 - 36:30] A development component of Laura's SaaS platform, The Now Work

[36:31 - 39:54] Seeing impact in the fashion and creative industries

[39:53 - 43:11] Emerging focuses in fashion around sustainability, living wages, and de-growth

[43:13 - 47:29] A history of fossil fuels and coal, thinking about the challenges of sustainability

[47:30 - 48:39] Get ahold of Laura