Gig Economy Expert Marion McGovern, Author of Thriving in the Gig Economy

Today on The Neil Haley Show, Sureal Segment, The Total Tutor Neil Haley and Sara Bella will interview Gig Economy Expert Marion McGovern, Author of Thriving in the Gig Economy.

So when it comes right down to it, Marion McGovern is a proud member of the Gig Economy. The short story is I have had a tremendous career in the human capital space, where I was able to grow a company, rebuild it after the tech wreck, sell it and return in an interim role. When I left the operating role, I taught business school, facilitated peer education with the CEO Alliance and developed residential real estate. I have had the tremendous opportunity to sit on several boards, both corporate and philanthropic. I often say that my career right now is like dim sum – there are a lot of plates on the table, and those plates are my gigs. So it is understandable that I am now writing my second book, Thriving in the Gig Economy.

I am proud to be the founder of M Squared Consulting, an innovative human capital company I founded with a partner, Paula Reynolds, in 1988. Ironic that we created a gig economy company, before the term had ever been coined. We created a network of independent consultants and matched them to project and interim assignments. We did this, I might add, before the internet – and I know I am dating myself.

The idea came to me while I was at Booz Allen and Hamilton, a prominent consulting firm. It occurred to me that a team of smart MBAs who might not know a lot about a client’s business may not be the only way to achieve results; a senior individual who had actual experience in the industry or situation could offer an interesting option for companies in need of real time assistance.