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Fiftythree
Grado Labs
LG

Tia knows what it’s like to not get paid - and it turns out she’s not the only one. What started as a small group designed to discuss non-payment issues quickly grew into the world’s largest community of freelance women. Freelancing Females is now a safe haven for all who identify as women to share their wins, losses, fears and knowledge in our ever-growing gig, project-based, and freelance economy.

Tia’s work first started managing events at JetBlue where she learned the ins and outs of client services, large-scale event planning, and the perfect placement of blue streamers. Next, Tia managed community at tech startup FiftyThree where she grew their Instagram by 450% and managed a community of 25 million artists, creatives and makers. 

After working in social media for these brands and others (click here for her full CV if you are really interested) Tia channeled her experience into building Freelancing Females from the ground up in May 2017. Working as a solopreneur with only passionate volunteers and a few freelancers to help her, Tia raised more than $31,000 in a crowdfunding campaign in 13 days, and grew the group to 25K members in less than two years. 

Now Freelancing Females is 40K members strong, all of whom are vetted active freelancers. Tia keeps a hands-on role in executive leadership of the group, while also consulting for brands, speaking publicly, and offering one-on-one mentorship for the next generation of young women who want to work for themselves.

If you want to find Tia, check any dog-friendly Brooklyn coffee shop. She loves to travel, spoil her Affenpoo dog Mango, sample every chai latte available to womankind, and basically just live her best freelance life.