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Wisepreneurs Podcast: Independent Professionals Building Expertise

Independent professionals turning accumulated expertise into sustainable practice. For experienced professionals, particularly women, who want to work on their own terms, not retire from meaningful work.

Working lives now extend far beyond what anyone predicted. Organisations need people who can navigate complexity and ambiguity, and increasingly, these professionals are choosing independence over employment.

Hosted by Nigel Rawlins, Wisepreneurs features conversations with experienced professionals about what it actually takes.

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● AI tools that amplify rather than replace experienced judgment
● Navigating the transition from employment to independent practice
● Sustaining cognitive vitality for the long term

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Wisepreneurs Podcast: Independent Professionals Building Expertise

Marleen Deleu Bridging the Gap Between Freelancers and Organizations

March 29, 2024 • Marleen Deleu • Season 1 • Episode 37

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In this episode, Marleen Deleu, founder of the online knowledge platform Nextconomy, joins host Nigel Rawlins to discuss the growing freelance economy and its impact on talent management.

Marleen shares her insights on how freelancing is transforming the world of work across various industries and age groups and how organizations can adapt to manage their entire workforce, including contingent talent, effectively. S

he also explores the opportunities for older professionals, especially women, to transition into freelancing later in their careers, leveraging their financial stability and rich experience to pursue entrepreneurship and better work-life balance.

Mentioned In the Podcast

Hugo-Jan Ruts Exploring the future of work and the freelance economy and co-initiator of the NextConomy platform https://hugojanruts.nl/
Ransted specializes in solutions for flexible work and human resources services. https://www.randstad.be/en/

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Nextconomy https://www.nextconomy.be/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/marleendeleu/

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