Introducing Events on Pulse

We’re excited to introduce Pulse Events, which gives independent workers access to experts, companies, service providers, and more! Each week we’ll invite one or more experts or celebrities in the space to answer your pre-submitted questions. See the upcoming events and guests below.

Want us to invite a particular expert? Leave a comment or email us.

Upcoming

Q&A on taxes with HippyChick

When: Submit questions on Pulse Thread by Thursday April 15 at 12 noon PST; HippyChick will respond starting at 12 noon PST.

How to submit questions: Submit them on the chat thread “🕚 What tax questions do you still have??” on Pulse (iOS | Android | Web)

Description: She’s already helped out the SherpaShare community with her unique insight into filing taxes and now she brings that expertise to Pulse. Q&A with @HippyChick! Ask her about her experiences ridesharing or about what she does to make sure she gets her taxes done corectly to maximize earnings!

Q&A with Sarah Kessler from Fast Company

When: Submit questions by Sunday April 17th on Pulse; Sarah will post responses by Wednesday April 20th.

How to submit questions: Submit them on the chat thread “🚀Ask Sarah Kessler about working in the gig economy” on Pulse (iOS | Android | Web)

Description: Sarah Kessler of Fast Company is one of the top journalists regularly covering the “gig economy” and is joining us exclusively on Pulse to answer your questions! Sarah regularly writes in-depth articles on issues of minimum wage, independent worker compensation, and how companies treat their workers. Take a look at a summary of some of her past articles below.

Past

Tax Filing with Derek from Sharedeconomycpa.com

See Derek’s responses to your questions!

When: TWO TIMES! Friday April 8 at 4pm PST | Monday April 11 at 12 noon PST

Where: ‘Live Tax Q&A with Derek’ group on Pulse

Description: Derek has already helped us out before when we wrote our blog post about filing taxes in 2016. He will now host a Q and A on Pulse where you can get all those last minute tax questions answered or gain new insight into habits you should adopt in order to maximise next year’s return. Space is limited. Join the official event group now!

“SLEDGEHAMMER Shannon” on THE PENDING UBER LAWSUITS**

See Shannon’s responses to your questions!

When: Tuesday April 12 at 12 noon PST** Postponed

Where: ‘LIVE Q&A with Shannon Liss-Riordan’ on Pulse

Description: In our most anticipated event, we speak to Shannon Liss-Riordan! Known as “the lawyer suing Uber” Shannon will be answering all your questions on SherpaShare Pulse. Space is limited. Join the official event group now!

How do I join the event group?

On the SherpaShare Pulse app (iOS), go under “Group” > “Discover” > “New” and search for the group name. Then request to join! If you’re an Android user, make a note of the time, and we’ll provide information on the regular chat feed during and after the event. And if you miss the event we’ll try to post all the transcripts on the blog.