Matthew Knight is the Chief Freelance Officer at Freelancing Support.
He has been freelancing for over 30 years, and spent the last decade supporting fellow freelancers through projects including Leapers and Outside Perspective, building community, resources and advocacy for independent workers.
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Matthew has been self-employed since 1995, in roles from freelance consultant to business owner. For many years he has worked as an independent strategist with organisations including Google, Accenture, Innocent, LEGO, and Klarna, alongside running projects that support freelancers and businesses who work with freelancers, through The Independency Co.
That mix of client work and community work enables him to understand both sides of the relationship: how independent people work well, and how teams get the best from collaboration with independents.
Matthew is the founder of Leapers, an award-winning project focused on the mental health of freelancers and the self-employed. Since 2017, Leapers has supported over 250,000 people through research, resources, community, and advocacy.
A selection of places Matthew has written or spoken about freelancing, mental health at work, and how organisations can work better with independent talent.