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Built by Independents for Independents to navigate the journey from first project to total freedom from the traditional 9-5.


Bootcamp

Making freelancing accessible for all! ✨ A bi-monthly community program designed to kickstart independent careers.
Community Slack 👥

Ask questions, share resources, find opportunities, and cultivate relationships with other independents.
The Contrarian 📝

Tips on working with Independents, how to make the best of Contra, and resources on flexible and remote work — from Contra and our global community globe 🌐
Better together! 🤝

Our extended team of independents work on Contra-related projects big and small.
Independent Fund

All independents deserve to win. We’re here to help supplement your independent journey.
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47
Team Members
10
Countries
12
Time Zones
2
Company Retreats
1
Mission
47
Team Members
10
Countries
12
Time Zones
2
Company Retreats
1
Mission



Ben Huffman
San Francisco, CA, US
Co-founder / CEO

Gajus Kuizinas
San Francisco, CA, US
Co-founder / CTO

Erin Horner
Boulder, CO, US
Head of Creative

Zoë Colivas
San Francisco, CA, US
Head of Operations

Allison Nulty
San Francisco, CA, US
Head of Product

Doug Schlenker
Ottawa, ON, CA
VP of Engineering

Ry Magno
Los Angeles, CA, US
Head of Product Design

Samantha Taylor
Columbus, OH, US
Head of Social Strategy

Madi Pignetti
San Francisco, CA, US
Head of Community

Richelle Stewart
San Francisco, CA
Head of Client Success

David Roeske
New York, NY, US
VP of Finance

Daniel Rearden
Lynchburg, VA, US
Lead Backend engineer

Julio Gudino
Porto, Portugal
Senior Frontend Engineer

Henry Ollarves
Barcelona, Spain
Senior Backend Engineer

Alex Brown
Indianapolis, IN, US
Senior Product Designer

Kulshekhar Kabra
India
Lead Frontend Engineer

James Sheldon
Calgary, AB, CA
Senior Frontend Engineer

Lee Mulvey
Calgary, AB, CA
Senior Frontend Engineer

Mike Roelens
Toronto, ON, CA
Senior Backend Engineer

Matt Colivas
Vancouver, BC, US
Associate Product manager

Julio Merisio
Brazil
Senior Frontend Engineer

Lillian Farnkopf
Berkeley, CA, US
People Ops

Olivia Jones
Herndon, VA, US
Community Operator

James Crosslin
Las Vegas, NV, US
Frontend Engineer

Vicki Chen
Rancho Cucamonga, CA, US
Product Designer

Jared Brown
Indianapolis, IN, US
Lead Frontend Engineer

Sergey Radzishevskii
Istanbul, Turkey
Senior Backend Engineer

Jeannie Kho
Los Angeles, CA, US
Lead Visual Designer

Luke Bailey
London, United Kingdom
Senior Creative Engineer

Sevan Gatsby
Brooklyn, NY, US
Senior Product Designer

Carol Oliveira
Brooklyn, NY, US
Executive Assistant

Josh Sperling
Seattle, WA, US
Senior Product Manager

Daniel Cruz
Los Angeles, CA, US
Creative Project Manager

Kalin Otto
Montreal, QC, CA
Backend Engineer

Nick Scheifler
Austin TX, US
Senior Data Engineer

Jason Obeid
Toronto, CA
Software Engineer

Ben Olsen
Chicago, IL, USA
Senior Data Analyst
Work the way you want
The best is yet to come
Freedom from the 9 to 5
It’s not a race to the bottom
Work the way you want
The best is yet to come
Freedom from the 9 to 5
It’s not a race to the bottom

The future of workis remote
We are defining a new age of freedom. Flexible work is here to stay and it’s essential that we empower Independents and bring back autonomy to work the way we want.