More than 40% of the world's workforce will be engaged in gig work in the next few years! How do we ensure gig work is not just delivering things and instead, individuals can discover, leverage and create a professional career in the gig economy 👇 🤩 Super excited to share my recent chat on MyGigsters with Caleb Maru from EntryLevel. Caleb shared the journey of entry-level and their mission to empower 1 billion people to discover, reskill into, and nurture a meaningful career. In this pod,...
Great chat with LUMOS, an innovative business that helps local businesses with hyper-localised advertisements. Eric fan, CEO & Founder of Lumos joins me on the pod to share the story behind LUMOS and how they leverage the growing food delivery gigster network to reach local audiences. He shares how food delivery drivers can earn extra money without having to do anything extra. Each food delivery champ receives an attention-grabbing LED smart bag (at no cost) and can start earning ...
Great chat with KOBA, a leading and Australia's first 'pay per km' car insurer. Andrew Wong, CEO & Founder of KOBA joins me on the pod to share about the future of car insurance. We spoke about the need for specific insurance covering gig workers and how KOBA can help in that space. Andrew also shared a crazy deal for our listeners - 500 km free car insurance. 'listen to the episode for the promo code.' If you want to participate in building the next car insurance product - the...
Great chat with Naby Mariyam, CEO of Coverhero, about insurance for gig workers. Naby shared some powerful stories🔥 and insights behind 'Why gig workers need to think about protecting their biggest asset 'them' in this fast-evolving gig + creative + passion economy.' Check out CoverHero - website link --------------------------------------------- Become part of an amazing community of rideshare and delivery drivers here JOIN OUR COMMUNITY FOR FREE Or visit us online at https://w...
This episode is part of our financial wellbeing series. A coffee chat with Swami about the seven mistakes that gig workers should avoid. The mistakes that Swami and I have personally made in the past working in different gig platforms. I hope this episode helps you to avoid the same mistakes and become more financially secure. --------------------------------------------- Become part of an amazing community of rideshare and delivery drivers here JOIN OUR COMMUNITY FOR FREE Or visit us o...
Hi Gigsters 👋🏼 , This is a much-awaited podcast as part of the safety series in Oct. In this episode, we have got Trevor Butler from WorkSafe Victoria. Trevor shares his journey of working as an inspector and now as the director of an awesome team at Worksafe Victoria. There is a two-part interview and you now listening to the second part. Trevor shared his experience of being on the field helping vulnerable workers and emergency situations with workplace accidents. The discussi...
Hi Gigsters 👋🏼 , This is a much-awaited podcast as part of the safety series in Oct. In this episode, we have got Trevor Butler from WorkSafe Victoria. Trevor shares his journey of working as an inspector and now as the director of an awesome team at Worksafe Victoria. There is a two-part interview and you now listening to the first part. Trevor shared his experience of being on the field helping vulnerable workers and emergency situations with workplace accidents. The discu...
This is a new series focusing on the Safety of Gig workers In this episode, we got the opportunity to talk to Denise Cosmetatos, Executive Director and Co-Founder of RedBook Inspect, a leading vehicle inspection service for commercial passenger vehicles. Denise shares why safety is important for rideshare drivers and how to ensure the vehicle is kept safe for both drivers and riders. we also spoke about the trend in the industry with evolving regulations and the introducti...
🔐 Gig Workers our losing $$$ in Taxes | Ft. Saki Jameson - Founder of The Total Accounting Firm Welcome to the latest episode of Gigpod, where we will be delving deep into the world of gig work and taxes. Our expert accountant Saki Jameson, who is an associate of CPA of Australia and affiliated with the IPA, will be sharing his valuable insights on the top mistakes made by gig workers that can result in them losing thousands of dollars in taxes. In this episode, Saki will be discussing a ra...
🔐 Future of Music Gigs & Music Educators & AI | Ft. Pete Barter - Founder of SAMII The New Gigpod episode discusses the future of Music Gigs and music Educators in the AI Dominant world. The guest speaker is Pete Barter, founder of SAMII, an innovative and time-efficient way for Music educators to manage their administration. SAMii – interactive mobile solution and web-based software that manages the administration and paperwork of a creative music education business. Helps yo...
🔐 AI & Taxes Simplified for Film Crew Freelancers | Ft. Kirsty Stark, Founder of CrewHQ In this episode of MyGigsters, the host and CEO Benjemen Elengovan, dives deep into an engaging conversation with Kirsty Stark, the Emmy Award-winning Producer at Epic Films, Founder of CrewHQ, Co-Chair of The Mercury & 40 Under 40 recipient. This episode uncovers the challenges of the film crew gig sector and how CrewHQ is addressing the gap in connecting the right crew with the right ...
🔐 Unlock the correlation of income management and creative freelancing career | Ft. Amy Marshall, Founder of Create Crowd In this episode of MyGigsters, the host and CEO Benjemen Elengovan, has a conversation with Amy Marshall, who is the founder of Create Crowd. Create Crowd helps introduce Creative Freelancers, Small Businesses and Film Crews to agencies, production houses and clients! As a busy agency producer, founder Amy Marshall found herself with a valuable database of amazing freelanc...
🔐 Unlock the secrets of the gig economy, regulations, policies and Investment 101 for Drivers | Ft. Jonathan Matthews, Founder & CEO, The Courier App On this episode of MyGigsters, Benjemen, the host and CEO of MyGigsters chats with Jonathan Matthews. The Founder & CEO, of The Courier App Pty Ltd. Formed in South Australia in 2019, The Courier App is fast becoming a leader in express delivery services in South Australia and in 2023 we plan to launch in every capital city. ...
Are you struggling to break through your entrepreneurial dream? Stop. Look no further. On MyGigsters podcast, we bring to you the people behind entrepreneurial missions; who have walked similar paths and have great insights to share. So, you can take the desired actions. Benjemen, the founder of MyGigsters and podcast host, chats with Australia's leading EdTech professional, Christopher Hoffman, straight from the studios of Stone & Chalk, Adelaide, Australia. 👉🏻 This episode unpac...
This episode is all about becoming financially secure building resilience. Swami joins me in the conversation to discuss the different ways a gigster can build financial resilience and be prepared for any uncertain event. This episode is highly recommended for folks who are new to gig work and depend on gig earnings. Illion Bank Statements Sync - https://bankstatements.com.au/about/securityFree online skill-developing course - https://www.skillfinder.com.au/----------------...
Hey Gigsters 👋🏼 This episode is a recording of our product launch in August. We invited some fantastic people to our panel to talk about the life of a gig worker. On the panel, we had Emily Mclean - Senior Communication Manager, CPVV Riz - Expert Rideshare Driver Shiva - Expert Food Delivery Driver We spoke about various aspects of our daily lives a rideshare and delivery drivers. Want to watch the entire event - https://youtu.be/bDOF6xqTy7U maximise th...
Emily McLean from Commercial Passenger Vehicle Victoria is back on the podcast sharing some updates to rideshare drivers in Victoria. All rideshare drivers are required to have a QR code within their vehicle and ensure your riders check-in. Reference links QR Code Registration - https://cpv.vic.gov.au/passengers/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-covid-19-faqs2/service-victoria-qr-code-requirement-record-keeping Want to maximise your earning and be safe? Join our growing community of rideshar...
This is part II of Coffee with Sal, community champ, Gigster. In this episode, Sal shares how he manages smartly, which helps him maximise his earnings. He shares more about delighting the customer and providing an amazing customer experience. Without a doubt, there is lots of gold in this episode Make sure you also check part I too. P.S- we plan to bring some amazing rideshare and delivery drivers on the show to share their story, experience, tips, hacks and more... If yo...
Hear from another amazing community champ, Gigster - Sal Sal shares his story on why he chose rideshare and how smart and safe he is on the road. With an almost perfect customer rating, He shares the four questions that he asks riders Ask the name of the rider to confirm you have picked the right passengerConfirm the destination like the suburb or street nameProceed to ask, how are you? How has your day been? These questions will help you assess the rider b...
Brand new season on our podcast at MyGigsters Hear from our community champs Gigster - Riz Part II This is a continuation of part 1 Riz is sharing some amazing stories, tips and tricks to do rideshare smarter and safer. He also shares his view on using dashcams, talking to customers and handling unsafe situations. Without a doubt, there is lots of gold in this episode. Make sure you also check part II too P.S- we plan to bring some amazing rideshare and delivery dr...