46. Diane Mulcahy, author of The Gig Economy

Our guest today is Diane Mulcahy, a McKinsey alum and the author of The Gig Economy: The Complete Guide to Getting Better Work, Taking More Time Off, and Financing the Life You Want. Her book grew out of the MBA course at Babson that she developed titled "Entrepreneurship and the Gig Economy," which was names by Forbes as one of the Top 10 Most Innovative Business School Classes in the U.S. Diane's book is structured around her ten rules to succeed in the gig economy, and in this episode we discuss several of those, including #6: Take Time Off Between Gigs. Independent professionals almost inevitably have time off between gigs, at least occasionally, and in our discussion Diane details an exercise she recommends to develop a set of ideas on how to use that unbilled time productively. Pursuing the life of an independent professional requires us to rethink many of the assumptions that employed professionals can take for granted. Diane's book is a great guide for getting us to think about the life we want to lead. You can read more about Diane on her website: dianemulcahy.com