--- description: Find out why Upwork was selected for the list title: TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2022: Upwork image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4e57af387aa37c03/698a3082656a3fb746bdc60d/Hayden_Brown_1810-v2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Mar 30, 2022 # Upwork Finding flexibility by [Alison Van Houten](/author/alison-van-houten/) ## Alison Van Houten Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  Upwork CEO Hayden Brown Upwork CEO Hayden BrownUpwork Amid [the Great Resignation](https://time.com/6106322/the-great-resignation-jobs/ "undefined"), millions of workers have [fled their jobs](https://time.com/6051955/work-after-covid-19/ "undefined") in search of flexibility and agency. [Upwork, an online marketplace](https://time.com/5879292/remote-work-hayden-brown/ "undefined") that connects clients with freelancers for a fee, is helping such workers discover new opportunities, as well as giving employers a way to find talent. The company recently launched new features for users on both sides of the hiring table, including Project Catalog (which lists prepackaged opportunities with defined scopes and rates) and Talent Scout (which curates the cream of the applicant crop for hiring managers and HR). Upwork now boasts nearly 800,000 clients, a 22% year-over-year increase. _A weekly newsletter featuring conversations with the world’s top CEOs, managers, and founders._ [_Join the Leadership Brief_](https://cloud.newsletters.time.com/signup?nln=leadership&source=100companies "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-companies-2022/6159444/upwork/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-companies-2022/6159444/upwork/"},"headline":"Upwork","datePublished":"2022-03-30T10:23:17.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T05:09:06.563Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/time100-companies-2022/6159444/upwork/","keywords":["TIME100 Companies","T100Companies2022","sponsorshipblock"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4e57af387aa37c03/698a3082656a3fb746bdc60d/Hayden_Brown_1810-v2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alison Van Houten","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alison-van-houten/"}],"creator":"Alison Van Houten","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4e57af387aa37c03/698a3082656a3fb746bdc60d/Hayden_Brown_1810-v2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-companies-2022/6159444/upwork/","name":"Upwork"}}]}] ```