Alain Guillot Show | Personal Finance And Entrepreneurship

039 Julian Haber, A Field Guide for Freelancers in the Gig Economy

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http://www.alainguillot.com/julian-haber/ Julian has been a photographer for 15 years. His experience as a gig economy worker led him to write Gigonomics: A Field Guide for Freelancers in the Gig Economy. Julian feels that the media and politicians portrait the gig economy in an unfavorable light and for him, working as a freelancer, has been a very positive experience which he wants to share. Julian was on track to having the typical 9 to 5 cubical lifestyle. He had an MBA and he worked in the corporate environment for about 3 years, and he quickly realized that the normal 9 to 5 life was not for him. During his time as an employee, Julian took photography as a hobby. After a while, he started to exhibit his photos and eventually, he started taking clients, photographing small weddings, cocktail parties, and other events. Julian's employer was having financial difficulties and laid him off. This was the opportunity that Julian took to become a freelance photographer. His income took a big drop. He went from