In this episode, I’m joined by one of the leading pioneers of building the human cloud. Matthew is the Co-Founder and CEO of Venture L, a freelancer-focused platform that offers them efficient business solutions. He is also co-author of the HarperCollins-published book The Human Cloud which takes a  look at how changemakers use AI and the freelance economy to transform work. During his previous stint in Microsoft, he spearheaded a partnership with Upwork that built Microsoft 365 freelance toolkit which allowed enterprises to embrace the human cloud at scale.The Forbes, Fortune, and Bloomberg-featured entrepreneur recently ranked as part of the Top 50 Remote Work Experts to Follow talks about:
His book The Human Cloud (as of writing, the book has been published and is available on Amazon)
The thesis of doing so much more for so much less by embracing this transformation to digital remote outcome-based models
Three ways to embrace the freelance economy and how to leverage the human cloud
His view that we need to move away from the resume model of success
The Amplification Effect that he wants to highlight in light of the effects of the pandemic to freelancing
Why we’re seeing a race to the bottom and what he sees as the solution to it
The Venture L business model that integrates, automates, and projects what freelancers should be doing
Why he says freelancers don’t need Venture L but their lives are going to get better with it
His career trajectory from Microsoft to building his personal brand
How he dealt with the big challenge of being deemed “too young” by a bureaucratic work environment
Where he finds inspiration and what his ultimate “Why” is
His personal mantra hinged on leaving the world a better place through the work he does and the reason he built a scholarship program in his hometown
Mentioned in this episode:My Brand Design Masters Guild: https://www.branddesignmasters.com/For more of Matthew’s work, head on over to his channels:Book: https://www.humancloudbook.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewmottola/ Newburyport Scholarship Grant: https://www.humancloudbook.com/newburyport Website: https://venturel.io/ Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the podcast, head on over to the following links for more of my work and some valuable resources to get you started on your own branding initiatives. Until the next episode!VISIT MY WEBSITE:http://www.philipvandusen.com JOIN THE BRAND•MUSE NEWSLETTER:  http://www.philipvandusen.com/muse JOIN THE BRAND DESIGN MASTERS FACEBOOK GROUP:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/branddesignmasters/SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL:http://www.youtube.com/c/PhilipVanDusen FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER:https://twitter.com/philipvandusen FOLLOW ME ON PINTEREST:https://www.pinterest.com/philipvandusen LIKE MY AGENCY ON FACEBOOK:https://www.facebook.com/verhaalbranddesignBring Your Own Laptop - Adobe Training with Daniel Scotthttps://www.byol.me/philip InVideohttps://bdmpodcast.com/invideoDiscount Code: “PHILIP50”____________________________The Brand Design Masters Podcast is targeted to entrepreneurs, designers, creative professionals and anyone interested in brand strategy, business planning, graphic design, personal branding, trends and marketing.Philip VanDusen is the owner of Verhaal Brand Design, a brand strategy and design agency based in New Jersey. Philip is a highly accomplished creative executive and expert in brand strategy, graphic design, marketing and creative management. Philip provides design, branding, marketing, career and business advice to creative professionals, entrepreneurs and companies on how to build successful brands for themselves and for the clients and customers they serve.