The demands of the workforce are changing, and to remain a relevant employer in the future, you'll need to think outside the traditional 9-5. This podcast provides you with future of work solutions that have been successfully implemented internationally. I am Karin Tischler, a research-focused professional with a master from Oxford University. Join me when I talk biweekly with global experts, corporate leaders and practitioners about job-sharing, 4-day weeks, 5 hour days, returnships, father organizations, skill transfer from unpaid care work and much more. Whether you want to retain your talent, diversify your candidate pool or learn about these innovative methods for your own career path, this podcast is for you.
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episode 18: Sophie Smallwood: Co-founder of Roleshare
Sophie Smallwood is the co-founder of Roleshare.com, the smart matching site for shared roles.
As Sophie shares on her LinkedIn profile, she believes in equal opportunity for flexibility, where all people are encouraged to do what they love, aligned to their strengths with fulfilling flexible careers in a diverse workforce. And regardless of the reason they are free to have balanced lives and personal time, with career growth.
Prior to Roleshare, Sophie worked for Facebook and Ebay. She has over 16 years of direct experience in advertising, ecommerce PaaS (Platform as a service) and workplace SaaS (Software as a service) across the US, Europe and the Middle East.
Sophie received a BA with honours in Communications with an advertising emphasis from San Diego State University.
How to connect with Sophie:
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophiegonin/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/roleshare/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roleshare/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/roleshare
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/roleshare
What we talked about:
4:14 History of Roleshare
7:01 Roleshare at the Websummit in Lisbon
9:44 Why do people roleshare/ jobshare?
12:10 Interview with male jobsharer
12:52 Jobsharing example at Microsoft
20:16 Advice for business leader who wants to trial jobsharing
22:48 Jobsharing in 3 words
How to connect with Karin Tischler, host of Job Sharing and Beyond and founder of Emily's Path Consulting (EPC):
Website: https://emilyspath.ca/
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