Robots are coming for your job, but everything's fine: An Interview with Jeff Wald

<p>In this premiere episode of <strong>TribePod</strong>, Courtney Lane, &nbsp;Principal Consultant of Proactive Talent interviews Jeff Wald. She is assisted by Jim Stroud, VP, Marketing at Proactive Talent. Together, they interview Jeff Wald, author of "<em><strong>The End of Jobs: The Rise of On-Demand Workers and Agile Corporations</strong></em>." The conversation centered around automation and how it will affect the workforce. Wald points out the history of technological advances and makes predictions on what we will likely see next. Wald also discusses how talent acquisition leaders can help companies through the eventual transition spurred on by technology.&nbsp;</p> <p>Don't miss out! Tune in now.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>ABOUT OUR GUEST</strong></p> <p><strong>Jeff Wald</strong> is the Founder of Work Market, an enterprise software platform that enables companies to efficiently and compliantly, organize, manage and pay freelancers (purchased by ADP). Jeff has founded several other technology companies, including Spinback, a social sharing platform (eventually purchased by salesforce.com). Jeff began his career in finance, serving as Managing Director at activist hedge fund Barington Capital Group, a Vice President at Israeli venture firm GlenRock and various roles in the M&amp;A Group at JP Morgan. He is an active angel investor and startup advisor, as well as serving on numerous public and private Boards of Directors.</p> <p>Jeff holds an MBA from Harvard University and an MS and BS from Cornell University. He also formerly served as an officer in the Auxiliary Unit of the New York Police Department. Jeff is the author of The Birthday Rules and The End of Jobs: The Rise of On-Demand Workers and Agile Corporations. He is also a Producer of the Tony Award Winning Best Musical A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Slava’s Snowshow and the full-length feature Inez &amp; Doug &amp; Kira which has won best picture at various film festivals. Jeff is a regular writer in Huffington Post and Forbes and speaks widely