Ep. 97: Lee Willoughby, CoFounder of Bubty, The Potential of a Corporate "Hiring Desk"

Leaders, Lee's Expert Insight covers both the teaching of where this industry is going and how software can disrupt the current state of the freelance industry. A bit on Lee, he represents the fresh blood of the freelance economy challenging norms yet surrounded by industry vets. He's freelanced himself for over 8 years, and been leading Bubty, a White Label Contractor & Freelance Management software platform for 4 years. In being young, there are a couple legacy standards that Lee accurately calls out. • The ownership dilemma - no one 'owns' freelancers, yet many processes are built to replicate ownership or mitigate a lack of ownership • The needed layers of the freelance economy Yet in being experienced, he'll show us couple ways software can disrupt this space: • Centralization of Freelancers • Bringing simplicity to engaging multiple marketplaces • Turning the freelance economy into a Hiring Desk rather than another marketplace Enjoy!