In this Best Of episode, we’re talking to Topcoder members, freelance trailblazers, and people who are making it easier for gig economy workers to enjoy the freedoms of freelance life with the same security enjoyed by the traditional workforce.由Uprisor

Microsoft recently put out a great article about the future of work: The Next Great Disruption Is Hybrid Work—Are We Ready? It’s an awesome piece, AND there’s more to the story. We explain why it’s crucial to push beyond hybrid work to hybrid workforce—an actual new way that work is structured. We also cover how our model solves many of the problem…

How will human capital management change in the future of work? We look at some of the best lessons and insights our guests have shared in the areas of talent strategy and HR.由Uprisor

Emily Leach is a pioneer in the world of freelancing, focused on helping other freelancers have equal access to the opportunities afforded to other workers in the traditional labor market. She joins Uprisor to discuss the importance of mentorship, collaboration, and human connection among freelancers, and the most important skills freelancers need …

Phil Simon is a recognized collaboration and technology expert and author. He joins Uprisor to talk about his newest book, “Reimagining Collaboration: Slack, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and the Post COVID World of Work”. The conversation delves into the advantages collaboration hubs provide over standard communication channels, and the most necessary sk…

Part 2 of our series looking at how to make a world class commercial without an agency focuses on feedback. Why is giving clear feedback so important and how do you do it? Topcoder’s head of content interviews Uprisor’s usual host, Clinton Bonner, and Topcoder’s Creative Director, Trevor Gerring. They discuss how to gather, refine, and provide crys…

Jeff Tennery is COO at AlefEdge, the 5G Edge API company. He joins Uprisor to discuss Edge computing and why it matters to the enterprise, the convergence of 5G and Edge, and the power of open communities to drive innovation.由Uprisor

How do you make an amazing commercial with a distributed network of creatives? Topcoder recently made a live action commercial with the talent from Tongal, a creative community and platform focused on video. Hear from Topcoder’s Creative Director and VP of Marketing about what the experience was like, what made the project successful, and the surpr…

Tim Proehm is a future of work expert, literally designing and delivering next-generation digital solutions to access on demand talent. As VP of Digital Product Architecture at Kelly®, he’s using technologies like AI, analytics, blockchain, RPA, and chat bot automation to create the next-generation of talent attraction models. He joins Uprisor to t…

Jon Younger is an HR thought-leader, author, advisor, board member, and early stage investor in HR tech startups. He joins Uprisor to discuss agile talent, HR’s role in architecting a workforce, and why the freelance revolution isn’t a threat to organizations, but instead a liberation of organizations and talent.…

Chris DeLaurentis is the global director of innovation at Topcoder and leads efforts to bring cooler, newer edge technology to our community. He joins Uprisor to explain what NFTs are, how you can create new value on top of them, and the things we’re working on at Topcoder including community trading cards and self-sovereign identity wallets.…

Larry English is an expert in remote workforces and virtual collaboration. He’s the president and co-founder of Centric Consulting, which he founded 20 years ago as a fully virtual company, and author of “Office Optional: How to Build a Connected Culture with Virtual Teams.” On the episode, Larry shares strategies for creating engagement and connec…

A true trailblazing, freelance rockstar, Julie Cortes joins Uprisor to talk about what it means to freelance professionally. What are the risks and rewards of choosing the lifestyle? What makes good client relationships and communication? When she’s not creating amazing content or ad campaigns for her litany of clients, Julie teaches the art and sk…

Are employees who return to the office more engaged than those that stay home? Topcoder CTO Dave Messinger discusses WeWork’s controversial comments and the future of work, employee engagement, and traditional offices post-COVID.由Uprisor

Azariah Lehman is the Chief Administrative Officer at iWorker Innovations, which creates, negotiates and delivers insurance, benefits, services and resources designed to support independent workers. iWorker focuses on making it simpler and more effective for freelancers to work without putting their families or their finances at risk. Azariah joins…

Luis Millan is a Venezuela-based UI/UX designer who has been part of the Topcoder global community for nearly a decade. He shares his experience as a Topcoder community member, what the future of work looks like from his unique vantage point, and the benefits and experiences the gig economy has brought to his life.…

Murat Mutlu is co-founder and CEO of Marvel, a modern collaboration design platform. Murat joins Uprisor to talk about the inspiration behind Marvel, why the app is really a productivity platform, and how the simplification of prototyping has changed the whole product design process.由Uprisor

Sheila Mahoney-Jewels is a Life Sciences R&D Independent Workforce Advocate and co-founder of life sciences and R&D marketplace LifeSciHub. She delves into the deep-rooted reasons humans are locked into hierarchies, and how evolutionary biology impacts gig economy adoption.由Uprisor

Author and business leader Jody Thompson joins Uprisor to discuss the Results-Only Work Environment (ROWE). Jody shares why she created ROWE, how work culture and policy combine to resist change, and why mindset is even more important than technology in shifting people to new ways of work.由Uprisor

Nigel Watson is CIO of Northumbrian Water Group, a water company out of the U.K. Nigel and Clinton discuss the creative ways NWG is using technology to interact with its customers and build user engagement. Plus, how the best co-creation happens when you’re brave and humble enough to put out a half-baked idea.…

John Winsor, the founder and CEO of Open-Assembly and executive-in-residence at Harvard Business School’s Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard (LISH) explains why the open talent model is successful and how companies can (and must) drive innovation and avoid “passion deserts.”由Uprisor

Topcoder VP of Security, John Wheeler, joins Uprisor to discuss common security concerns about using on-demand talent. How can you trust people in the community? How do you protect your IP? And what does the future of work hold for identity and skills verification across talent platforms? If you’ve ever considered using on-demand talent and crowdso…

Steve Whitty is the Director of Wipro Digital, where he oversees many of Wipro’s customers’ largest digital initiatives, and has an angle towards banking and finance. Topcoder VP Clinton Bonner talks with Steve about large-scale digital transformation initiatives, team dynamics on big complicated programs, evolving old principles, and how to use on…

Alexander Chekspir is one of Topcoder’s most prolific contributors and design competition co-pilots, and on this episode, he talks about the risks, opportunity, camaraderie, and lifestyle of working as a gig freelancer. Based in Chile and known by his handle Chekspir on the platform, he’s worked with companies like Macy’s and IBM, and on projects f…

Matthew Mottola is Co-Founder and CEO of Venture L and author of The Human Cloud: How Today’s Changemakers Use Artificial Intelligence and the Freelance Economy to Transform Work. On the episode, Clinton and Matthew discuss the role freelancing has in maximizing cost efficiency, the difficulties and opportunities leadership faces in pivoting to a h…

This episode is all about Fan Controlled Football League—the first sports league controlled by fans. Steve Adler, CTO of the league, joins Topcoder VP Clinton Bonner to discuss the growing intersection of sports with business innovation, real-time crowdsourcing, and even blockchain technology. Then Clinton chats with Patrick Dees, FCF’s Chief Gamin…

In this episode of Uprisor, We talk with Topcoder CTO Dave Messinger about Fast Company’s take on 7 reasons why this year will be even bigger and better for remote workers. They talk the tools, trends, and new norms for work in 2021.由Uprisor

Today on Uprisor we have James DeJulio. James is the CEO and co-founder of Tongal, a virtual studio that assists their clients in video production and amplifying in-house productions. Their partners include LEGO, PayPal, and Sesame Street--just to name a few. On the podcast, James discusses how current remote opportunities for creativity are advanc…

Chris DeLaurentis used to be a crowdsourcing skeptic, and now he is the Global Director of Innovation at Topcoder. He offers invaluable insight into the practical nuts and bolts of working with crowdsourced talent to get technology projects done.由Uprisor

Paul Estes is the Chief Community Officer of Mural and author of Gig Mindset: Reclaim Your Time, Reinvent Your Career, and Ride the Next Wave of Disruption. He joins Uprisor to talk about the digital transformation of traditional staffing, why companies who want diversity and inclusion should embrace virtual workforces and build teams that include …

This episode is extra special, featuring Jessie D’Amato Ford, Topcoder’s own Senior Director of Community. Jessie leads the global community team and manages the annual Topcoder Open design and programming tournament. Jessie shares why she’s so passionate about the future of work, and how on-demand talent is shifting how managers and team leaders h…

We talk about the passion economy as those who self-select into freelance work, and this episode is a special keynote presentation by Topcoder CTO Dave Messenger, recorded in November, 2019 at the Topcoder Open 2019, in Houston, Texas. Dave highlights how the modern SDLC has evolved, and why it is so smart to lace on-demand talent into the SDLC.…

Renaissance man Jonathan Lipps joins Uprisor to discuss his predictions for the future of open-source technology, and why he’s made it his personal mission to educate developer communities on best practices that are centered on testing automation and artificial intelligence. Jonathan is the architect and project lead for Appium, a cross-platform la…

Hugo Finkelstein is the Co-founder and CEO of Rise, a digital freelance marketplace focused on design and content writing, with over 1,000 professionals in their talent network. On this episode, Hugo describes how he’s applied his background in blockchain to his work at Rise, and why cryptocurrencies can be a powerful tool that opens up opportuniti…

Originally trained as a scientist, Jarah Meador now serves as the Director of Open Innovation Programs for the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), overseeing Challenge.gov. Jarah and her team use prize competitions and challenges to engage the general public into solving the government’s most pressing problems. In this episode, Jarah shares…

Former partner and head of Northern Europe at ISG, Barry Matthews joins Uprisor to share what he’s learned over 20 years of experience in IT consulting. Barry is an expert in change spotting, focusing his energies on future workforce strategies and teaching enterprises how to plan and thrive in this new world.…

Mark Searle is a lecturer and industry fellow at UC Berkeley College of Engineering’s Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and the managing director of the Innovation Acceleration Group. Clinton and Mark explore Mark’s concept of “intentional serendipity”, the importance of business model innovation, and what a future of flexible work looks like.…

Marni Baker Stein is Provost and Chief Academic Officer for Western Governor’s University. She has spent more than 20 years developing, implementing, and evaluating innovation for higher education programs and curricula with a focus on promoting skills-based education and talent acquisition. She joins Uprisor to discuss how a shift to skills-based …

You know about the war for top tech talent—maybe you feel it at your organization—but what if you didn’t have to? Neutrinos are subatomic particles that essentially ignore other forces that dictate so much of our observable universe, and you can be like one.由Uprisor

Topcoder CTO Dave Messinger joins Uprisor to talk through the recent acquisition of Slack by Salesforce and what it means for the future of work and remote workforce collaboration.由Uprisor

HR and human capital thought leader Emma El Karout joins Uprisor to discuss the changing role of HR and how it intersects with crowdsourcing and on-demand talent. Emma spent over 20 years leading organizations with human resources capabilities and services. Now she helps companies access vetted HR experts on demand through her company One Circle. E…

The CDC’s Carlos Siordia and Stephen Bertke join Clinton to discuss their philosophy, their work, and why they choose to take problems to the crowd when they have brilliant minds within the CDC’s four walls. Carlos is a socio-spatial epidemiologist who uses machine learning and crowdsourcing to explore data, and Stephen is a mathematical statistici…

How do you get an organization—especially a large, multinational firm—to embrace open talent? Gavin McLafferty, founder of innovation consultancy 1981 Ventures, shares his experience using crowdsourcing and open talent to solve problems in the oil and gas and renewables market. Gavin and Topcoder VP Clinton Bonner discuss the gift of flexibility, t…

Why do Chief Innovation Officers have the shortest tenure of any C level person? What’s the real tension incumbent organizations have with adopting open talent? Open Assembly’s John Winsor shares what he’s learned pioneering crowdsourcing throughout his career, and how no matter what you do, you will be disrupted.…

Steve Rader, deputy director for the Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation, aka CoECI, at NASA, joins Clinton to share what he’s learned over a decade of helping government agencies adopt open talent to execute on innovative work. They explore why crowd is an amazing way to find the best starting point on projects, the value of out fiel…

How do you teach college students about risk taking? Enjoy an Uprisor Innovation Discussion focussed on how to encourage productive risk-taking and the continuing evolution of remote work. Paul Roben, vice-chancellor of the Innovation Program at UCSD, at Clinton Bonner, VP at Topcoder, discuss how being able to handle uncertainty and risk are core …

Michael Vollmer, GM of Interactive Experience at Wipro, shares how he leverages the crowd for rapid technology exploration, proof of concepts, and cutting edge design and development work.由Uprisor

There’s real competition for developer eyeballs and hearts, and real benefits to growing a community of devoted developers around a specific platform or tech stack. Clinton talks with Meredith Hasset, lead developer advocate at Wix.com, about her work making Corvid by Wix a developer focused product.…

Clinton talks with Steve Pockross, CEO of Verblio, a content creation marketplace platform. They discuss how the crowdsourcing mentality has evolved, what it takes to build trust and consistency into marketplace platforms, how open feedback models create better outcomes, and the most famous musicians to have come out of a tiny liberal arts college …

Dave Messinger, CTO of Topcoder, joins VP Clinton Bonner to take a deep dive into Gartner’s recent article— “9 Future of Work Trends post COVID-19.” We agree with most of what Gartner puts forth, but one item on their list jumped out as antithetical to the others. Clinton and Dave discuss what rings true and what doesn’t sit right, and explore alte…