private equity
For Portfolio Companies, the freelance economy unlocks speed and Cost efficiency

Every PE Group should bring you in for a presentation IMHO.

Jim Sachs
COO, Puroast Coffee

Matthew Mottola
Company Lead
Every PE Firm should have a shared talent cloud as part of their acquisition.
We've been fortunate to work with both PE leaders and portfolio companies. What's consistent across every engagement is increased valuation, 30-50% cost savings, and less of a surprise with employee churnpost acquisition.
TYPICAL RESULTS
Increase Valuation
In Under 12 months
7x Speed Increase
Hire & Onboard in 2-5 days
If done right, talent can start working in seconds.
30% Cost Reduction
Avg $300m annual cost savings
Unlock flex talent models (pay for the work, not the admin) and rid of agency margins.
Intelligence & Automation
Digital talent models unlock the Machine Cloud, which if architected correctly digitizes the information needed to leverage artificial intelligence and workforce automation.

Colgate hired freelancers through Gigster to build an app that would allow dentists to easily make Colgate product recommendations to their patients.
App Development

KPMG built a portal for the KPMG Assignment Select team for independent professionals interested in temporary or project-based work.
Access

Microsoft created the freelance toolkit to empower their customers to hire freelancers within M365.
New Product

Ikea aquired TaskRabbit to make it easy for their customers to hire freelancers for last mile assembly.
New Service

PWC built Talent Exchange, an independent worker marketplace. Their leader John Garvey has also spoken about their reasons for embracing the freelance economy.
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