Rob Biederman - Reimagining Work: Strategies to Disrupt Talent, Lead Change, and Win with a Flexible Workforce

ROB BIEDERMAN

PAT PETITTI

PETER MAGLATHLIN

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From Rob

Three key groups have been indispensable to HourlyNerd/Catalant's success. To our incredible team, who has bet precious unrecoverable time chasing this dream with us, thank you. To our investors, for your irrational faith in us and in the idea, we are eternally grateful. And, to our experts and customers, who share our audacious belief in a future of work that allows people to live life by their own design, we are honored to be on this journey with you.

Mom, Dad, and Brooke: each of you inspire me every day.

For all of the founders who've had doors slammed in their faces and been told by experts their ideas would never work: never, ever, ever, ever, ever give up.

From Pat

Starting a company is really, really hard and can't be done without an exceptionally supportive family willing to let you chase your dreams working long hours in the face of likely failure, incredible, dedicated and inspiring cofounders who push you to be your very best and pull you through the hard times, an amazing team that believes and perseveres when everything tells them not to, investors who give you the support to think big, make mistakes, and take bold risks, and users who push you to continually improve while understanding why things aren't always perfect.

We have been so fortunate to have all of the above and more, and for that I am eternally grateful.

From Peter

I'd like to thank my mother and father, Laurie and Peter Maglathlin, my two sisters, Caroline and Phoebe Maglathlin, and my fiancee, Caitlin O'Malley, for their unwavering support and encouragement. I'd also like to thank the faculty, students, and alumni of Harvard Business School for providing us the opportunity and the platform to make our dream a reality. Lastly, I'd like to thank our investors for believing in our vision when few others did, and for partnering with us on this journey.

Catalant connects companies to the world's best business talent, on demand. We believe that rapid advances in technology and remarkable changes in how professionals today are choosing to work has transformed the way companies and talent engage with each other. At Catalant, we have built a platform for these seekers and suppliers of talent to meet. Our global network includes 40,000+ independent professionals and subject matter experts who are available to work with enterprise customers on a range of business needs including research, strategy, marketing, finance, sales, and operations projects. There is a new way of working and Catalant is helping to drive the change. Based in Boston, Catalant serves hundreds of global clients, including more than 25% of the Fortune 100. For more information, visit www.GoCatalant.com

Rob Biederman is the cofounder and coCEO of Catalant, where he is responsible for sales and key enterprise relationships, marketing, global partnerships and finance in addition to shared governance of the company.

Prior to founding Catalant, Biederman was a private equity investor at Goldman Sachs and Bain Capital, where he focused on the health care and hightech industries. Biederman graduated from Princeton University and Harvard Business School.

Patrick Petitti is the cofounder and coCEO of Catalant and is responsible for the technology and product development, software enterprise relationships, HR and shared governance for the company.

Prior to founding Catalant, Petitti was a consultant at negotiation and conflict management consulting firm Vantage partners, and before that at Booz Allen Hamilton. Petitti received his BS from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and MBA from the Harvard Business School. He is a bornandraised Bostonian.

Peter Maglathlin is the cofounder and former CFO of Catalant Technologies.

Prior to founding Catalant Technologies, Peter worked at UBS Investment Bank in the Financial Institutions Group and Highbridge Capital Management in Corporate Development. Peter is also actively involved in the Big Brother Big Sister Organization of Massachusetts Bay. Originally from Connecticut, Peter is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Business School.

Right people, right place, right time. Working with partners, not always permanent employees.

A respondent at a Future of Work conference when asked, What does the Future of Work Mean to You?

We're sure there have been worse presentations in the history of business. But our first effort to sell the idea for the company we now call Catalant was memorably weak.