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You've probably seen Kenyon Phillips work in Forbes and Adweek, but it's made in much humbler settings. Phillips works on a simple laptop in the bedroom corner of his East Village apartment. He is a prime example of the new creative culture, of people doing high-end work without the trappings of high-end corporate life. He has maximum creative freedom but minimum job security.

"It's now a bit of a Wild West environment, in that I get jobs from huge advertising agencies that are outsourcing to independents, little guys like me," says Phillips. You fly by the seat of your pants, job to job, project to project."

Now, Julie Ruvolo and Meghan Paul are part of a team hoping to harness the energy of folks like Phillips, through the company Solvate. The definition of the company's name provides a window into the company's mission.

"'Solvate' in the chemical world means to transform or to catalyze," says Ruvolo.

"First we're looking for established, independent professionals and business consultants who can work, whether it's from home or an office space that they have," says Paul.

Solvate then matches the freelancers with clients and projects, as part of a process the company is calling "in-sourcing."

"We're trying to tap into these people who have so many different skill sets and help them access work," says Ruvolo.

Much more than a referral service, Solvate has also streamlined the process to match creative companies and projects with people who can deliver the right words, images and vision.

"Solvate is running at the same pace as I am. By keeping up with each other, it means that we can get after the clients who matter and we are doing bigger and better work," says Phillips.

Experienced professionals who would like to explore this opportunity at no cost should visit www.solvate.com.

"The way we work together in this country is absolutely changing," says Ruvolo. "Solvate's mission is to build trust and relationships between companies and independent professionals."

This can ensure that freelancers make the most of the recovering economy, one gig at a time.