The Next Pro Gig Podcast

What is a Professional Gig Worker?

Episode Summary

Framing up what it means to be a Professional Gig Worker, the Pros/Cons of Pro Gig Life and an introduction to a framework that will help you maximize your career as an independent consultant. (Music by Sway Wild)

Episode Notes

In Episode 1 we discuss the broader Gig Economy including historical context, current size, COVID-19 implications, and growth predictions.

We then work our way down into the two key components that define the Professional segment within the broader Gig Economy:

(1) Preferred Choice / Primary Income

(2) High Level Skillset Roles / Projects

We go on to explore the primary function of the Gig Economy labor marketplace (matching task with skillset) from both the client / hiring party and gig worker perspective before sharing the common attributes of Pro Gig Workers and how critical it is to be a "Practitioner" versus an "Advisor" in the Gig Economy.

As we wrap up we explore the top Pros and Cons of working as an independent consultant before laying out the framework we will follow through Season 1 on how to thrive as a Pro Gig Worker:

Self-awareness around your skillset and what you want to get out of gig life
Developing a sound business development strategy
Closing your first / next engagement including economics and on-boarding
Engagement best practices to deliver high ROI and develop deep trust
Engagement wrap up and transition

Thanks for Listening!

Roger (roger@nextprogig.com)

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Links mentioned in Episode Intro:

Next Pro Gig Podcast Community on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12409252/
Sway Wild on Spotify: Comin' & Goin'

Links mentioned during Episode

MBO Partners: https://www.mbopartners.com/state-of-independence/
UpWork: https://www.upwork.com/research
Freelancers Union: https://www.freelancersunion.org/resources/freelancing-in-america/
McKinsey Study: https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/employment-and-growth/independent-work-choice-necessity-and-the-gig-economy#
"The Gig Economy" by Diane Mulcahy: https://www.dianemulcahy.com/gig-economy/

Email us with any questions or comments: roger@nextprogig.com