In this episode, Marleen Deleu, founder of the online knowledge platform Nextconomy, joins host Nigel Rawlins to discuss the growing freelance economy and its impact on talent management. Marleen shares her insights on how freelancing is transforming the world of work across various industries and age groups and how organizations can adapt to manage their entire workforce, including contingent talent, effectively. S he also explores the opportunities for older professionals, especially women, to transition into freelancing later in their careers, leveraging their financial stability and rich experience to pursue entrepreneurship and better work-life balance. Mentioned In the Podcast Hugo-Jan Ruts Exploring the future of work and the freelance economy and co-initiator of the NextConomy platform  https://hugojanruts.nl/ Ransted specializes in solutions for flexible work and human resources services. https://www.randstad.be/en/ Connect with Marleen Deleu Nextconomy https://www.nextconomy.be/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/marleendeleu/ Connect with Nigel Rawlins LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigelrawlins Website https://wisepreneurs.com.au/ Please support the podcast and buy me a coffee to help with the production costs. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wisepreneurs Sign Up for the Wisepreneurs Newsletter to keep up with news and podcast updates (13th Beach Marketing is my holding company) https://wisepreneurs-13th-beach-marketing-services-pty-ltd.ck.page/profile