Saturday, November 28, 2015 @10am
Our Guest:
Katy Tynan
Managing Partner
Mind Bridge Partners
Free Agent: The Independent Professional’s Roadmap to Self-Employment Success –
Katy Tynan is the author of practical guides to career transitions, as well as a speaker and consultant in how work is evolving. She advises organizations on how to leverage the free agent workforce and integrate independent professionals with internal teams.
Katy is an expert in how the employer/employee relationship is changing, and how individuals, businesses, and educational institutions need to adapt to the evolving landscape of work. Over her 20 year career in IT and operations consulting, Katy has advised hundreds of organizations on how to find practical, sustainable solutions leveraging technology and human capital for competitive advantage.
Katy has been part of multiple successful startup exits including Winphoria Networks (acquired by Motorola in 2003) and Thrive Networks (acquired by Staples in 2007). In 2013, Katy founded MindBridge Partners to provide strategic advice and guidance to organizations and educational institutions as they manage through business model transitions and organizational growth. Katy is the author of Survive Your Promotion! The 90 Day Success Plan for New Managers, and her most recent book Free Agent: The Independent Professionals Roadmap to Self-Employment Success. When shes not working, Katy can be found traveling, kayaking, sailing, or reading. Katy, her son, and her dog live near Boston, Massachusetts, and she is a proud graduate of UMass Amherst.