Remote Is A Powerful Growth Driver For Freelancing: 32 Platform CEOs Explain Why

“You can’t start a fire without a spark” sang Bruce Springsteen in his classic ballad “Dancing in the Dark.” Well, for digital talent platform CEOs and thought leaders participating in this survey round of freelance revolution during Covid-19, the spark that’s lighting up a wave of freelancing growth is the remote movement driven by the Pandemic. 

For platform CEOs and thought leaders in the freelance space, companies like Twitter, Facebook and others offering remote as a career alternative contains a larger message: remote freelancing will be a big winner of the change. As One Circle HR CEO Emma El Karout of Dubai and South Africa put it, “Permanent employees working remote are a gateway to broader acceptance of flexible work in general, improving acceptance of freelancers.” Emergent Research partner and freelance expert Steve King reminds us, “Organizations learn freelancers are just as easy to manage and integrate into teams as remote employees.”

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