Big Ideas: “Skill Sharing; share your skill amongst multiple businesses and locations.” with Hyr COO Erika Mozes

As a part of my series about “Big Ideas That Might Change The World In The Next Few Years” I had the pleasure of interviewing Erika Mozes. Having experienced the struggles of hourly paid shift work first hand, as well as working in a corporate environment where access to labor was an increasingly pressing issue, Erika looked to solve the gap and co-founded Hyr in 2015. Prior to jumping headfirst into startup life, Erika had an extensive career in the public and private sectors. She was a public affairs executive with experience representing multinational corporate brands including McDonald’s, GlaxoSmithKline, and Coca-Cola. Erika also served multiple senior communication and issues management roles in government and on campaigns. In this capacity, she also acted as a political pundit for national TV, radio, and print.

Thank you so much for joining us! Can you tell us a story about what brought you to this specific career path?

Thank you for having me! My career has been more of a jungle gym than a ladder. Prior to co-founding Hyr, I was a political staffer turned lobbyist. I like to think being in politics is the best training to start your own company, since as a staffer there are no jobs too little or too big, and you get very…