{"id":8198,"date":"2018-07-10T10:33:39","date_gmt":"2018-07-10T17:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kinsta.taskrabbit.com\/?p=8198"},"modified":"2024-08-21T11:08:51","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T18:08:51","slug":"tasker-spotlight-eric-b-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taskrabbit.com\/blog\/tasker-spotlight-eric-b-los-angeles\/","title":{"rendered":"Tasker Spotlight: Eric B., Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>At Taskrabbit, we\u2019re proud to help people make a meaningful living on their own terms. From finding flexibility to pursue other passions, to building a business, to saving money for a life goal, Taskers join our community for a diverse range of reasons. In our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taskrabbit.com\/blog\/category\/tasker-connection\/\">Tasker Spotlight<\/a> series, we highlight the people at the heart of Taskrabbit.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For someone who&#8217;s broken over 20 bones, you wouldn&#8217;t expect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taskrabbit.com\/blog\/profile\/ericjbeck?utm_source=org_soc&amp;utm_medium=blg&amp;utm_campaign=0&amp;utm_content=taskertues&amp;utm_term=taskereric\">Eric B.<\/a>&#8216;s handshake to be so firm. But the avid motorcycle and bike lover has survived dozens of accidents with his spirit and ambitions intact. 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He joined Taskrabbit in 2014 after his most recent two-wheeled accident. \u201cI had some income gaps to fill when I came back to auditioning for acting roles,\u201d he told us. \u201cSomeone mentioned Taskrabbit to me, and after I researched it online, I very much liked what I saw.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the years since, Eric has completed over 200 tasks in moving, minor home repairs, mounting, yard work,\u00a0and\u2014yep, you guessed it\u2014entertainment. \u201cThe flexibility of tasking is a perfect fit for me,\u201d he told us. \u201cIt allows me to make my auditions. And if I booked an acting gig, the flexibility of the platform allows me to have my shoot days free.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most rewarding part of tasking, Eric says, is understanding that, more than any other work he&#8217;s taken on, &#8220;I have more of a say in my destiny than I thought. 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