Martijn Arets - collaborative economy expert

Kavita Nadan, a pharmacist with 20 years experience, decided to start Locumate. The idea was built from her own frustration at how outdated and opaque it was to engage locums for her own pharmacy. Through locumate they make it easier for pharmacists and locums to find each other, and get paid. Join us for this episode as Kavita shares her story.

In this episode we meet Andreas Eliasson the CEO and co-founder of Beatly, one of the Nordics leading influencer marketing platforms. We talk about how Beatly was started, influencer marketing has changed over the last 6 years, what trends are emerging and how it has been navigating the changing environment during this time.

In this episode we meet with Tomas Grönqvist, founder of MIOO - a marketplace which provides local bike fixing on demand. Tomas is an elite cyclist turned entrepreneur, so we discuss synergies between that prior life and running and scaling your own startup. We speak about MIOO’s plan for the future, their culture, and how the pandemic has had some positive effects for cycling as a form of mobility, as a whole.

In this episode I am joined by Claes Hemberg and Gustav Malmqvist who present the 2021 Swedish Gig Economy report. Gigapay commissioned Claes Hemberg to complete the report as an independent observer. Hemberg spent the last 4 months completing 48 interviews with players from the government, business and unions, and presents his findings in this comprehensive report, which is available to download here: https://gigapay.co/se/claes-hembergs-gigrapport/

In this episode we are joined by Givar Shabani, CEO and founder of Gigital.

In this episode we are joined by author, speaker and expert within the collaborative economy space. Martijn shares his learnings gained over the years of advising governments, trade unions and platforms on the nuances on how the new economy can participate sustainably in the wider economy. Join us for this thrilling 30 minute segment.

Like any fast growing phenomena the gig economy has received a lot of backlash from different players in the market. That's why we've chosen to collaborate with the well-known economist and writer, Claes Hemberg to investigate the state of affairs in our home market, Sweden. In this episode we discuss the scope, which areas will be investigated and why such a report is important, right now. You can read more about why Claes has chosen to engage in this topic on his website here: https://claeshemberg.se/skriver-rapport-om-gig/ We will be talking again with Claes early next year to discuss findings and thoughts, as the report takes shape. 

We first learnt about Skillbreak when our CEO, Raiha, attended a perfume making workshop through the platform. It was a unique and memorable experience, that it made bringing Skillbreak's founder, Matilda Hannäs a natural choice for the podcast. This episode was recorded in May, 2020, during the first wave of Covid. Like many other businesses, Skillbreak rethought their business offering and as a result now offer many of their bespoke courses to an online audience. Listen to this episode as Matilda speaks about her journey to starting Skillbreak, what drives her and the team, and how they see the future. 

We've long admired Sharetribe's position in the Marketplace space. They're the go-to for many businesses looking to start, as they make it easy to get started by providing an easy to use platform and have great tools to use as they scale. In this episode we sit down with Sjoerd Handgraaf, Sharetribe's CMO. Hear Sjoerd story, and how he got involved with Sharetribe, and how this Finnish startup has developed to become what they are today.  Check out the book mentioned in the podcast here: https://theleanmarketplace.com/ and look at Sharetribe's other amazing resources for startups here: https://www.sharetribe.com/academy/

In this episode we meet with Mario Rueda, CEO and co-founder of BASA (Book a Street Artist); a leading marketplace for brands to find unique artists, curated by Mario and his team. Mario shares their origin story; how Covid has helped them to rethink their business model and strategy; and we learn what a "Zebra" is and why more startups are looking to achieve this status.  Go here to find out more about their virtual experiences, or to find out more about BASA visit their website.