{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/688bc7cdc6d705dd3a5a5431/688bc7ecc6d705dd3a5a6c16?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How to Find a Sense of Belonging in the Freelance World","description":"<p>While the recent trend of professionals leaving traditional jobs for freelancing offers greater freedom, many are discovering they miss the built-in sense of community and belonging that comes with traditional workplace environments, which Joy Batra explores in her book \"The Freelance Mindset\" along with strategies for building new professional connections as a freelancer.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>SPARKED HOT TAKE WITH:</strong> Joy Batra | <a href=\"https://joybatra.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Website</a> | <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/joybatra/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn</a></p><p>Joy Batra is founder of Quartz Consulting, a freelance consulting firm that has advised start-ups, venture capital firms, and Fortune 500 companies.&nbsp;She previously worked at Goldman Sachs, Gunderson Dettmer, JioSaavn, and briefly as a Bollywood actress (<a href=\"https://joybatra.medium.com/but-you-went-to-harvard-6b78e6a6498b\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">long story</a>). Joy spends her days as Head of Legal at Syndicate Protocol and her free time freelancing in the arts. Joy has lived or worked in India, Indonesia, South Korea, Thailand, the UAE, and the UK. She currently splits her time between NYC and Boston. Joy holds a JD/MBA from Harvard University.</p><p><strong>AND HOSTED BY:</strong> Jonathan Fields</p><p>Jonathan is a dad, husband, award-winning author, multi-time founder, executive producer and host of the <a href=\"https://www.goodlifeproject.com/podcast/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Good Life Project podcast</a>, and co-host of SPARKED, too! He’s also the creator of an unusual tool that’s helped more than 650,000 people discover what kind of work makes them come alive - the <a href=\"https://sparketype.com/sparketest/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sparketype® Assessment</a>, and author of the bestselling book, <a href=\"https://sparketype.com/book/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">SPARKED</a>.</p><p>More on Sparketypes at:<a href=\"https://sparketype.com/assessment/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Discover You Sparketype</a> |<a href=\"https://sparketype.com/book/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> The Book</a> |<a href=\"https://sparketype.com//\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> The Website</a></p><p><br></p><p>Read more on the <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/sparked-work-purpose-6902049708835966976/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sparked Newsletter on LinkedIn.</a></p><p>Connect with <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanfields1/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jonathan Fields on LinkedIn.</a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Jonathan Fields"}