J Cheema

Freelancer
Written By Matthew Mottola
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Working in the Human Cloud

J is an experienced marketing & strategy leader with Chief of Staff experience at both a Fortune 100 company & a 2020-era tech unicorn. J uniquely understands how to partner with Principal’s to drive operational efficiency, create alignment, and lead cross-functional projects that need special care.

He has worked directly with the President of Nike, as well as a 26-person Leadership Team responsible for $4B in annual revenue. In his current role, he serves as Chief of Staff for a 300-person department with stakeholders in multiple US locations, as well as Israel.

And when he’s not doing that, he’s firing up the grill to make a perfect medium-rare ribeye, training to achieve that elusive six-minute mile, or answering questions about how he ended up a Jeopardy! Champion. 

Find him in:

  • Chapters 2,4

Connect:

Featured quote from Chapter 4, Why Changemakers Are Moving to the Human Cloud

Consider J Cheema, a designer based in Portland, Oregon, who left a lucrative role at Nike to work through the human cloud platform Upwork. Google his name, and you’ll get back a list of impressive reviews:

  • “J Cheema designed a VERY boring and complicated schematic in a clever and easy to understand way, in an animated PPT slide. Great strategic thinker!” – High-End Executive PowerPoint presentation to be the keynote at conference, $350

  • “Excellent and professional work done with thoughtful input and an eye for detail.” – Expertise in Graphic Designing for an Investor Presentation, $500

  • “I have been working with J for over 6 months. He is the first person I go to when I have a presentation I want to make excellent. He has great vision, very strong design and graphic chops, and he’s great to work with. A strong communicator and capable project manager.” – Startup Pitch PPT, $1,290

  • “J Cheema completed great work in a very tight deadline at a short notice. His communication skills were very good and was quick to reply. His skills and expertise were strong and followed the brief to the letter and on point.” – Fixing up design for Powerpoint, $250 

Click on one of these reviews, and you’ll also find tangible artifacts of the relevant and past presentations. 

Matthew Mottola

Matthew R Mottola builds the human cloud, the digital and remote model of work that over half the US workforce will transition to within the next seven years.

Matthew is the Co-Founder and CEO of Venture L, the leading platform for freelancers to run their business, and author of upcoming book The Human Cloud.

Matthew has led and transformed today’s leading companies.

At Microsoft, in joint partnership with Upwork, he built the Microsoft 365 freelance toolkit - the unlock for enterprises to embrace the human cloud at scale - bringing Microsoft from nascent to an industry leader in under two years. At Gigster, he built Ideation - a service that used freelance developers, data scientists, and product managers to consistently generate what should be built in the software development lifecycle. At Georgia Tech, he helped develop the entrepreneurship curriculum with Faculty of the Year awardee Arn Rubinoff and guest lectures.

Matthew is a recognized voice for leadership teams, public investors, and media. His work has been featured by Forbes and Fortune to name a few. He is an international keynote speaker, speaking at leading conferences Remote Work Summit and YPO’s Innovation Week to name a few. He is the author of StartUp Not StartDown, upcoming book The Human Cloud, and contributor to leading industry reports.

https://matthewrmottola.com/
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