
Transform Work
The Transform Work podcast, hosted by John Winsor and presented by Open Assembly, is your front-row seat to the revolution reshaping how work gets done. Each episode features candid conversations with leading thinkers, bold organizational leaders, innovative platforms, and forward-thinking academics—all united by a shared mission: to advance the practical application of open talent strategies.Guided by John’s vision and experience at the forefront of the open work movement, this podcast offers more than just ideas—it’s a collaborative space for fresh insights, real-world stories, and powerful connections that are redefining the future of work.
Latest episodes

Mar 2, 2022 • 36min
WORK. with Mike Morris, Co-founder & CEO of Torc
This episode of the WORK. podcast welcomes back Mike Morris. Mike is the Co-founder and CEO of Torc. Torc is a new platform connecting the most productive software engineers with great companies all while pioneering the use of data to understand and measure developer productivity.Show Notes:TorcDave MessingerAdam SandlinChris DeLaurentisMike CardilloFrank D’SouzaJosh MillerRob BiedermanKarim LakhaniCatalantCognizantTopcoderVelocity NetworksBarry Matthews

Feb 2, 2022 • 25min
WORK. with Shoba Purushothaman, Co-founder of Hardskills
This episode of the WORK. Podcast features Shoba Purushothaman. Shoba is the Co-Founder of Hardskills, a corporate learning platform that helps enterprises train their workforces in the hard-to-teach behaviors, skills, and mindsets needed for the new world of work.Shoba PurushothamanHardskills

Jan 25, 2022 • 42min
WORK. with Neil Carberry, CEO of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation
During this WORK. podcast we welcome Neil Carberry, the CEO of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation which is a leading membership organization for recruitment and staffing firms based in the UK. The Recruitment and Employment Confederation helps UK's professional recruiters have a lasting impact on the economy as well as candidates' lives - making great work happen everyday. Neil CarberryThe Recruitment and Employment Confederation LISHNASADeloitte Upwork Zurich InsuranceTikTokSimon Senek Green Bay Packers

Jan 19, 2022 • 54min
WORK. with Jeff Schwartz, VP Insights and Impact at Gloat
This episode of the WORK podcast features future of work expert Jeff Schwartz. Jeff is a Senior Advisor in the Future of Work at Deloitte Consulting, author of the book WORK DISRUPTED, an Adjunct Professor Columbia Business School and last year was named the Vice President of Insights and Impact at Gloat. Gloat is the first-ever Internal Talent Marketplace that helps enterprises democratize career development, unlock skills, and future-proof their workforces leveraging AI to facilitate internal talent mobility and access.Jeff SchwartzDeloitte Work DisruptedColumbia University Graduate School of Business GloatMIT SMR-Deloitte Workforce Ecosystems ResearchHeather Long, Washington Post - It’s not a ‘labor shortage.’ It’s a great reassessment of work in America.Center for the Transformation of WorkTopcoderJeff DavisSteve RaderNASA COECISusan Cantrell - Beyond the jobDror Gurevich-Velocity FoundationSteve KingMBO Partners - Creator Economy ResearchJohn HagelJohn Seely Brown (JSB)Dr. Elizabeth J. AltmanMIT Sloan Management Review The Technology FallacyOpportunity Marketplaces: Aligning Workforce Investment and Value Creation in the Digital Enterprise Workforce Ecosystem: A New Strategic Approach to the Future of WorkFramers: Human Advantage in an Age of Technology and Turmoil Gillian Tett

Nov 2, 2021 • 33min
WORK. with Mark Hannant, Co-founder of Magenta
This episode of the WORK. podcast features Mark Hannant. Mark is the Co-founder of Magenta, a creative agency specializing in B2B thought leadership, and the Co-founder of Indigo Premedia, a pioneer of remote work and outsourcing to agency clients. Mark is passionate about the open talent economy and the role it will play in the future of work.Mark HannantMagentaJon YoungerMark's TEDx talk: Work: A thing you do not a place you goJohn HealyWiproTopcoderSubha TatavartiPaul HlivkoNASADeloitteHarvard Business PressAlex BoguskyCrispin, Porter and Bogusky

Oct 13, 2021 • 20min
WORK. The Merger of Open Assembly and Re-source
Open Assembly, the global authority on open talent and open innovation, announces the merging of Re-source, one of Europe’s leading open talent and human cloud advisors, into the organization. The collaboration adds consulting expertise to Open Assembly’s thought leadership and convenings, and strengthens Open Assembly as the industry’s go to location for businesses’ adoption of open talent including freelancing, crowdsourcing, open innovation, and the gig economy.The partnership marks Open Assembly’s expansion of its consulting services as well as growth into the European market. This serves as a major expansion milestone as the merged entities develop additional services in research, benchmarking, training and digital products in 2022.As part of the merger Open Assembly’s founder John Winsor becomes Chairman and Barry Matthews, Re-source’s, founder becomes CEO. The team is joined by Bryn Barlow who will lead the consulting business and Eleanor Matthews who will lead Research and Membership Services. The new management team has an impressive track record of business success including the formation, growth and exit of multiple research based consulting businesses.

Oct 11, 2021 • 37min
WORK. with Dror Gurevich, CEO of Velocity Network Foundation & Velocity Career Labs
This WORK. podcast features Dror Gurevich, the Chief Executive Officer of Velocity Career Labs and the Velocity Network Foundation. These organizations co-exist to reinvent how career records and credentials are shared across the labor market, empowering individuals, businesses and educational institutions through transformational blockchain technology. Show notes:Dror GurevichVelocity Career LabsVelocity Network LabsJohn HealyTechstarsBraintrustUpwork FiverrHarvard Business PressLaboratory for Innovation Sciences at HarvardJin PaikKarim LakhaniJosh Bersin World Employment Confederation - Blockchain Task Force

Sep 30, 2021 • 30min
WORK. with Jon Younger, Founder of Agile Talent Collaborative
On this episode of the WORK. podcast we sit down with Jon Younger. Most of us in the field know Jon as a Forbes contributor writing about the freelance revolution. He is also an author of several books like “Agile Talent". He has taught at University of Michigan and Indian School of Business and is a social psychologist by background. Jon has been a helpful and important voice in these early years of the open talent movement. Jon Younger Exxon McKesson Li Jin McKinsey Paul Estes Adam Davidson The Passion Economy Denver University Freelancer.comRoland Roseaver Hayden Brown Upwork Balaji Bondili Deloitte GLG Experfy Harpreet Sing University of Toronto Kolabtree LifeSciHub Sheila Mahoney-Jewels Matt Berrie Fiverr Gabe Greenberg G2i Wazoku Topcoder U.S. Green Building Council

Sep 16, 2021 • 38min
WORK. with Chris Kneeland, Co-founder & COO of Communo
This edition of the WORK. Podcast features Chris Kneeland, Co-founder and COO of Communo and Co-founder and CEO of Cult Collective, one of North America’s premier engagement marketing firms. Communo is a talent optimization platform that matches highly-vetted talent with advertising agencies and brands looking to staff projects or positions. Chris’s professional passion is helping brands accelerate growth by helping leaders embrace proven marketing principles he’s discovered while working with the most iconic “cult-like” brands on the planet.Show NotesChris KneelandThe Cult Gathering CommunoRyan GillVictors & SpoilsHarley DavidsonFrank Palmer DDB AccentureMcKinsey

Jun 28, 2021 • 45min
WORK. with Kirstin Hammerberg, VP of Global Business and Design Experience at Sid Lee
This episode of the WORK. podcast features Kirstin Hammerberg who is the Global Vice President of Brand Innovation for the creative agency Sid Lee. She leads global business and experience design with a focus on brand innovation. Kirstin has authored growth visions and designed cultural programs that mobilize employees and has found ways to bring community and people into the heart of business design.Kirstin HammerbergSid LeeHavasCognizantPaul HlivkoWellmark Blue Cross & Blue Shield PatagoniaTony BondGreat Place To WorkSteve RaderNASAMike TushmanWe Are RosieToptal BraintrustCommunoWhit Hiller