Evo Nordics #631 - Integrating Freelancers - Building Belonging And Ownership

Host Rachel Owen speaks with Alyona Gurshchenkova (Senior Engineering Manager at Ecosia), Nadja Nechaeva (Engineering Manager at Epassi), Hannu Arvila (Product Development Team Lead at SOK), and Jarno Tenni (VP Engineering at LeadDesk) about successfully integrating freelancers into engineering teams. They explore fostering a sense of ownership and belonging among external contributors, managing hybrid teams, and creating strong team culture in distributed environments. Learn practical strategies to enhance collaboration, drive productivity, and support a flexible, inclusive engineering ecosystem.