The On-Demand Economy Ventures to Westeros, Part 2

More Weddings Gone Wrong: The Perils of Poor Seating Arrangements Yesterday, we considered the ill-fated wedding of Joffrey Baratheon and Margaery Tyrell. But they weren’t the only ones who had their share of issues on their big day. The same…

The On-Demand Economy Ventures to Westeros

We all love HBO’s Game of Thrones and the A Song of Ice and Fire novels for the sex, action and gore, but the thing that makes the story especially engaging is that politics and economics connect the realm to…

Three Fathers…A Lifetime of Lessons

Father’s Day is right around the corner…and it got us to thinking. Our fathers have taught us so much, from the tangible skills of how to ride a bike to the general shaping of our lifelong values. In honor of…

Traditional vs. On-Demand Staffing: So What’s the Difference?

It’s a fact. New technology is cropping up at a record pace, turning established industries upside down in an instant. Exhibit A: Uber and the taxi industry. Exhibit B: Airbnb and the hospitality industry. And, as Exhibit C, staffing. The…

Community in the 21st Century: A New World at Your Fingertips

As a kid, if I wanted to hang out with friends, I would run across the street to a friend’s house and ring his doorbell. He’d tell his mom he was going outside, and we’d run around the neighborhood getting…

On-Demand Staffing Delivers for the Booming E-Commerce Sector

As consumers’ buying behavior continues to shift from brick and mortar shopping to online, e-commerce is one of the fastest-growing industries.  As a result, in the past few years, giant brick and mortar retailers like Target and Walmart have invested…

I Want to Be Like Don Beebe

Last month, I watched an ESPN "30 for 30" on the Buffalo Bills. I'm admittedly not a big sports on TV guy, but this documentary sucked me in. It was both heartwrenching and inspiring. Beyond the bigger story of what…

W-2. 1099. All in One On-Demand Staffing Platform.

When we launched Wonolo in January 2014, we jumped headfirst into the on-demand economy. We approached businesses with a proposition: what if you didn’t have to screen hundreds of resumes, interview dozens of candidates, or pay staffing agencies fees to…

Work, Life, and Love: One Mom’s Story

It’s a fact. Being a mom is a full-time job itself. That’s why we’re so very inspired by the many hard-working Wonoloer women who are balancing their busy family lives with work. In honor of these amazing women, here’s one…