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>> IT'S TIME TO GO INSIDE
INNOVATION.
SHE'S A HOOSIER, FREELANCER AND
TECH ENTREPRENEUR WHO NEEDED
CHANGE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
COVID-19 PANDEMIC. SO, SHE LEFT
HER 9-5 JOB AND CREATED A NEW
APP CALLED WEDO. IT HELPS
SIMPLIFY THE TRANSITION FROM
TRADITIONAL JOBS TO FREELANCE.
I'M PLEASED TO WELCOME TO THE
SHOW FOUNDER AND CEO INDIANA
GREGG ABOUT WHY SHE CREATED THE
APP. WELCOME!
SHE IS GOING TO TALK WHY IT IS
GAINING TRACTION.
INDIANA, WELCOME TO THE SHOW.
>> THANK YOU.
GREAT TO BE HERE.
>> YOU ARE A NATIVE OF TERRE
HAUTE, YOU ARE AN ENTREPRENEUR,
BY HEART, I THINK.
THE WE DO APP GETS TO THE FACT,
ESTIMATED ONE IN FOUR AMERICANS
PLAN ON QUITTING THEIR JOBS IN
2022, MANY GOING INTO THE
FREELANCE WORLD.
THIS APP IS ABOUT MAKING THAT
TRANSITION EASIER.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
WE'RE PROVIDING TOOLS FOR PEOPLE
TO EMPOWER THEM TO DO THEIR SIDE
HUSTLE OR CREATE A NEW BUSINESS
FOR THEMSELVES.
AND MOST PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
WORKING FROM HOME, AND THAT
GREAT RESIGNATION IS REALLY
HAPPENING, WE KNOW BY 2027 IT
COULD BE OVER HALF THE GLOBAL
WORKFORCE WORKING IN FREELANCE.
>> Gerry: AS WE WERE TALKING,
FREELANCERS SOMETIMES DON'T GET
THE ATTENTION THEY NEED TO.
THIS APP GETS TO THAT FACT.
TALK ABOUT WHAT THE APP IS ALL
ABOUT, HOW IT WORKS AND HOW IT
REALLY BENEFITS THOSE LOOKING
FOR THAT FREELANCE CAREER.
>> WELL, THERE'S A BARRIER TO
ENTRY FOR A LOT OF FREELANCE.
THE RISK IS THAT YOU SPEND A LOT
OF MONEY TO GET YOUR BUSINESS
STARTED.
WE RELIEF THE FRONT END PAYMENT
POINT.
SO WE DON'T CHARGE A SASSE.
WE PROVIDE TOOLS THAT ALLOW
PEOPLE TO MANAGE THEIR CALENDAR,
THEY CAN CREATE COMMUNITIES, OR
ONE-TO-ONE FACE-TO-FACE MEETINGS
AND TAKE PAYMENTS IN REAL-TIME,
TAKE PAYMENTS IN ANY CURRENCY,
INCLUDING CRYPTO, DOLLAR, POUND,
EURO, ET CETERA.
THAT GLOBALIZES YOUR ABILITY AND
YOUR REACH AS A FREELANCER.
THEN IT IS VERY INTERESTING FOR
SMES WHO ARE HIRING VERY
SPECIFIC SKILLSETS TO BE ABLE TO
DO THAT SEAMLESSLY IN ONE
APPLICATION VERY EASILY.
SO YOU'RE INVOICING,
CONTRACTING, PAYROLL IF YOU HIRE
PEOPLE IN A SMALL BUSINESS OR AN
ENTERPRISE SITUATION ON THE
OTHER SIDE OF THE MARKET.
SO, YEAH, THAT'S WHAT WE DO.
IT IS REALLY SIMPLE, IT EMPOWERS
YOU TO TAKE PAYMENTS WITHOUT
HASSLE.
>> Gerry: TIMING IS EVERYTHING
IN THE WORLD OF
ENTREPRENEURSHIP, IF YOU WILL.
CERTAINLY THE PANDEMIC IS A
CHALLENGE FOR EVERYONE.
BUT FOR YOUR BUSINESS MODEL, I'M
SURE IT'S BEEN A REALLY POSITIVE
BOOST.
>> YES, IT'S BEEN HELPFUL.
IT'S SPED UP THE PROCESS TO SOME
EXTENT.
BUT THE J-CURVE IN THE MARKET,
WE KNOW FREELANCING WAS AND IS,
AND ALWAYS HAS BEEN A THING, BUT
NOT QUITE AS BIG AS THIS
MOVEMENT WE'RE SEEING NOW, I
THINK THE PANDEMIC HAS GIVEN US
WIND BEHIND THE SAILS, FOR SURE.
I THINK THAT'S CONTINUING.
PEOPLE REALIZE THAT YOU SPEND SO
MUCH OF YOUR LIFE IN WORK.
YOU SHOULD BE DOING SOMETHING
AND USING YOUR SKILLS FOR
YOURSELF AND NOT ALWAYS FOR THE
MAN.
IT'S ABOUT EMPOWERING MORE
PEOPLE.
>> Gerry: YEAH, AND YOU'VE
RAISED SOME MONEY, CLOSED ON A
$2.3 MILLION ROUND.
RAISED $3 MILLION IN TOTAL.
FOR FEMALE FOUNDERS, WELL
DOCUMENTED THE CHALLENGES FEMALE
FOUNDERS HAVING IN RAISING
MONEY.
THAT'S A POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT.
>> YEAH.
IT'S TOUGH, ONE OF THE 2% RAISE
FUNDS THROUGH THE -- IN THE PAST
YEAR, AND THAT NUMBER NEEDS TO
CHANGE.
AND WOMEN ARE OUT THERE CREATING
WONDERFUL TECHNOLOGIES.
I FEEL LIKE THE WORLD IS MISSING
OUT ON PERHAPS CATASTROPHIC
BREAKTHROUGHS THAT THEY WON'T
SEE IF THEY DON'T INVEST IN
WOMEN.
I'M PLEASED TO KIND OF HIT THE
GLASS CEILING AND BROKE THROUGH
A LITTLE BIT THERE.
>> Gerry: ALL RIGHT.
INDY GREGG, WE DO APP THAT
REALLY TARGETED FREELANCERS, A
TERRE HAUTE NATIVE, A HOOSIER
NATIVE, INDY, BEEN A PLEASURE TO
TALK WITH YOU, GOOD LUCK WITH