Transform Work
The Transform Work podcast, hosted by John Winsor and presented by Open Assembly, is your front-row seat to the revolution reshaping how work gets done. Each episode features candid conversations with leading thinkers, bold organizational leaders, innovative platforms, and forward-thinking academics—all united by a shared mission: to advance the practical application of open talent strategies.
Guided by John’s vision and experience at the forefront of the open work movement, this podcast offers more than just ideas—it’s a collaborative space for fresh insights, real-world stories, and powerful connections that are redefining the future of work.
Episodes
80 episodes
Transform Work Audio Article with John Winsor: Meet Your New Freelancers: AI Agents Ready To Work
Now available as a podcast episode, listen to John Winsor's article “Meet Your New Freelancers: AI Agents Ready To Work.” published on
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Transform Work Audio Article with John Winsor: Meta’s $14 Billion Message: The Undervalued Power Of Open Talent
Now available as a podcast episode, listen to John Winsor's article “Meta’s $14 Billion Message: The Undervalued Power Of Open Talent” published on
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Transform Work with Rem Koning , Associate Professor at Harvard Business School
In this episode of the Transform Work podcast, host John Winsor sits down with Rem Koning, associate professor at Harvard Business School and co-director of the Tech for All Lab at the Digital, Data, and Design Institute. Together, the...
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Transform Work Audio Article with John Winsor: The Quiet Revolution Reshaping Work
Now available as a mini podcast episode, listen to John Winsor's article “The Quiet Revolution Reshaping Work” published on Forbes.com on June 11, 2025. You can read this and more articles by John Winsor
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Transform Work with Graig Paglieri, Chief Executive of Randstad Digital and Mike Morris, Co-founder and CEO of Torc
In this episode, John Winsor sits down with two key leaders shaping the future of talent and technology.Graig Paglieri, Chief Executive of
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Transform Work Audio Article with John Winsor: Brilliance Is Everywhere, But We’re Still Wasting It
Now available as a mini podcast episode, listen to John Winsor's article “Brilliance Is Everywhere, But We’re Still Wasting It” published on Forbes.com on June 4, 2025. You can read this and more articles by John Winsor
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Transform Work Audio Article with John Winsor: Why Every Staffing Company Needs an Operating System
Now available as a mini podcast episode, listen to John Winsor's article “Why Every Staffing Company Needs an Operating System” published on Forbes.com on May 28, 2025.
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Transform Work with Diane Gherson, Former Chief People Officer at IBM and Lynda Gratton, Professor of Management Practice at London Business School
On this episode of the Transform Work podcast by Open Assembly, host John Winsor sits down with two influential voices shaping the future of work: Diane Gherson and Lynda Gratton.Diane, former Chief People Officer at IBM and current Seni...
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Transform Work with Miles Everson, Business Builder and Author, Free Birds Revolution: The Future of Work & the Independent Mind
In this episode of the Transform Work Podcast, we welcome Miles Everson, CEO of MBO Partners, and business builder and author of
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Transform Work with Jeff Nugent, Co-Founder of Independently
This episode of the Transform Work podcast features Jeff Nugent, the Co-Founder and CEO of Independently, as well as the Co-founder of the Contingent Workforce Institute. Independently is a compliance-as-a-service platform that lev...
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Transform Work with Raphael Ouzan, Founder & CEO of A.Team
This episode of the Open Assembly Transform Work podcast welcomes Raphael Ouzan, the Founder & CEO of A.Team.A.Team is a platform that connects companies with highly skilled freelance product builders, engineers, and designers to cr...
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Transform Work with Shib Mathew, Founder YunoJuno and Freedom Unscripted
This episode of the Transform Work podcast welcomes Shib Mathew. Shib is the founder of YunoJuno, a platform that revolutionizes the way businesses source and manage their highly-skilled freelancers. After successfully exiting YunoJuno in...
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Transform Work with Iman Fadaei , Founder at TalentPools
This Transform Work podcast episode welcomes Iman Fadaei, founder of TalentPools. TalentPools lets anyone launch their online talent pool in just one day to make better use of their candidate databases. Organizations of any size can build their...
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Transform Work with Adam Jackson, Co-Founder at Braintrust
Welcome to the Transform Work podcast, presented by Open Assembly. In this episode, John Winsor is joined by Adam Jackson. Adam is the co-founder of Braintrust, the world's first user-controlled talent platform that eliminates intermediaries, r...
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Transform Work: Benjamin Plummer, CEO at Invisible Technologies
This Transform Work podcast episode features Benjamin Plummer, the CEO of Invisible Technologies.Invisible is the operations innovation company transforming how companies are built and run. Leveraging their unique process orchestration p...
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Transform Work: Bharath Vasudevan, Chief Capability Officer BPS & Dhananjay Deshmukh, VP Crowdsourcing at Tech Mahindra
This edition of the Transform Work podcast welcomes Bharath Vasudevan, Chief Capability Officer, Business Process Services at Tech Mahindra, and Dhananjay Deshmukh, Vice President, Crowdsourcing at Tech Mahindra. Tech Mahindra, a le...
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Transform Work: Lee Willoughby, Co-Founder of Bubty
This episode of the Transform Work podcast features Lee Willoughby, Co-Founder at Bubty.Bubty is a white-label external workforce technology, that consolidates a company's resources into a custom-built talent pool platform built fo...
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Transform Work: Jeremy Johnson, CEO and Co-Founder at Andela
This episode of the Transform Work podcast features Jeremy Johnson, the CEO and Co-Founder at Andela.Andela is a global talent marketplace that connects companies with vetted, remote technologists spanning six continents. Leading compani...
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Transform Work: Manuel Meurer, Founder and CEO of Uplink.
The first Transform Work podcast of 2024 features Manuel Meurer, Founder & CEO at Uplink.Uplink is a platform that connects professional IT freelancers with high-quality IT projects by offering fair and transparent job postings and a...
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Transform Work: Michael Contreras, Founder of Ensemble
On this episode of the Transform Work podcast, John Winsor checks in with Michael Contreras, the Founder of Ensemble. Ensemble is a digital transformation agency powered by open talent that delivers innovative solutions to some of the m...
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Transform Work: Agnieszka Porebska, CEO of Talent Alpha
This edition of the Transform Work podcast welcomes Agnieszka Porebska, the CEO at Talent Alpha.Talent Alpha is an IT talent marketplace with more than 50,000 experts, based mostly in Central and Eastern Europe, providing rapid access to...
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Transform Work: Miles Everson, CEO of MBO Partners
This Transform Work episode welcomes Miles Everson , the CEO of MBO Partners. MBO Partners is a direct sourcing platform that enables independent professionals to do business safely and effectively with enterprise organizations. Its unmatched e...
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Transform Work: Maari Casey, Founder and CEO of Uncompany
This Transform Work podcast episode features Maari Casey, Founder and CEO of Uncompany.Uncompany is a hybrid between a creative agency and a creative staffing firm, connecting clients with high-level freelancers. They provide freel...
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Transform Work: Úna Herlihy, Co-founder, The Indie List
This Open Assembly Transform Work podcast edition features Úna Herlihy, Co-founder and curator of The Indie List. The founding story of The Indie List is fantastic, and she and her co-founder Peter McPartlin are creating something special. ...
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