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March 14, 2023 | The Human Cloud Podcast

# The Human Cloud Podcast Ep. 86: Kelvin Wetherill, CEO & Founder - Supportwave

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Leaders, our industry is in the midst of a massive transformation away from broad horizontal marketplaces and towards skill specific platforms. Take Paro for finance/accounting, or Catalant & Graphite for management consulting, the future of our industry belongs to marketplaces that can use technology and freelancer first practices to ensure a consistent, low friction, high quality experience.

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