Running Remote
74 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsRunning Remote is a podcast about building and scaling effective, remote teams.
Join us as we dive inside the minds and processes of CEOs, managers, nomads, and dynamic entrepreneurs who are building impactful businesses and organizations through this new and innovative movement. They’ve thrown out the traditional rules and business textbooks, and are actively finding new ways of organizing their teams, driving productivity, and scaling their growth. www.runningremote.com
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Michael Mizrahi, Head of Operations at Levels
June 07, 2022 17:32 - 37 minutes - 51.5 MBToday we are talking to Michael Mizrahi who spent much of his career at Uber, beginning at the startup in New York in 2013 and continuing to build a globally scaled Community Operations organization out of San Francisco through 2018. Now, he is Head of Operations at Levels where he is running business operations, keeping finances in check, and managing people operations and culture initiatives. Michael will share Levels' asynchronous and remote principles which many other startups have learn...
Steve Hoffman, CEO of Founders Space
December 07, 2021 08:47 - 42 minutes - 16.2 MBSteve Hoffman is a 20-year remote leader and a creator of the leading startup accelerator. Founders Space was ranked the #1 incubator for overseas startups by Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazines. Hoffman is also a venture investor and author of several award-winning books. Outside of the Silicon Valley he is know as Captain Hoff. In this episode we discuss a number of various topics with Steve particularly diving into fostering trust in remote teams.
Nacho Rodriguez, the Founder of repeople & NomadCity
November 12, 2021 12:19 - 34 minutes - 48 MBThis week, we are talking to Nacho Rodriguez, the Founder of the repeople coliving and NomadCity conference. Nacho is a well-known innovator in digital nomad space and the ambassador of remote work on Gran Canaria islands. In this episode Nacho talks about one of the first remote work events after the onset of the pandemic.
Mariano Suarez-Battan, Co-Founder & CEO @ MURAL
October 18, 2021 10:59 - 45 minutes - 17.1 MBThis week Danny Page is talking to the Running Remote's veteran, Mariano Suarez-Battan who is building an imaginative cloud MURAL recently evaluated at $2B. In this interview, he talks about the company's hypergrowth in the past few years and how remote structure contributed to it.
Forest Key, CEO of Voodle
July 21, 2021 05:13 - 44 minutes - 17.9 MBThis week's guest, Forest Key is the CEO of Voodle, who wants to help teams build and share knowledge using short videos. Forest is a serial entrepreneur with a passion for innovation in UX, video, and storytelling software platforms. In this interview, he discusses his personal experience in transforming his company into a completely remote environment. He stresses that it is vital to make sure there is equity - making sure that workers are provided with the tools they need to ...
Karen Mangia, VP of Customer and Market Insights, Salesforce
June 16, 2021 10:11 - 43 minutes - 18.1 MBThis week, our guest is Karen Mangia, vice president of Customer and Market Insights at Salesforce. Karen published two books in 2020, “Listen Up: How to Tune in to Customers” and “Working from Home: Making the New Normal work for you.” In this podcast, Karen discusses various factors in determining policy regarding working remotely, including how the employer can collaborate with employees in creating a community to focus on common goals.
Till Pieper, Co-founder and CEO, CoScreen
May 19, 2021 11:00 - 36 minutes - 16.6 MBA well-known name in Running Remote circles and a star from our Running Remote event in November 2020, our guest today is co-founder and CEO of CoScreen, Till Pieper. The winner of the 2020 Hottest Remote Startup contest, CoScreen helps coworkers be more efficient, reduce misunderstandings, and, most importantly, get on the same page. In this episode, we talk about what the founders were trying to accomplish by designing their software and its development process. We also talk about less...
Ho Yin Cheung, Founder & CEO, Remo
May 10, 2021 12:00 - 42 minutes - 17.5 MBThis week, we’re happy to have one of the more reputable names in the remote work world as our guest. Ho Yin Cheung is the founder and CEO of Remo, the virtual event platform. In this episode, we talk about Remo’s past, how it came to pivot to what it is today, and its explosive growth in 2020—not just regionally, but also internationally. We go on to touch on a number of different issues that can arise when it comes to scaling remote companies. As Ho Yin is joining us from Taiwan, we us...
Rahul Aggarwal, Founder & CEO, Designhill
April 23, 2021 11:22 - 40 minutes - 14.2 MBOur guest this week, talking to us all the way from India, is Rahul Aggarwal, the founder and CEO of the freelance design platform, Designhill. If the future is freelance, Designhill is a company at the forefront of understanding what the future of work is like. In this episode, we talk about how the more than 200,000 designers and artists on Designhill from all over the world are really advancing freelancing globally, how trust in freelancers has evolved over the years, what the importa...
Carlos Escutia, founder and CEO, GroWrk Remote
January 06, 2021 13:00 - 35 minutes - 12.9 MBWith hundreds of millions of people working remotely for the first time, companies want to know if they’re doing this right. Our guest this week, will help you find out if you are. Carlos Escutia joins us from San Diego, California. He’s the CEO and founder of Growrk Remote, which launched operations in January, offering smart home office management for remote teams. In this episode, we talk about issues that are popping up with the home workplace, what companies should be considered in...
Sondre Rasch, Co-founder and CEO, SafetyWing (YC W18)
December 16, 2020 13:00 - 48 minutes - 18.1 MBOur guest this week is Sondre Rasch, co-founder and CEO of SafetyWing. SafetyWing offers travel, medical, and health insurance to nomads and remote companies around the world. Sondre and his team are innovators in the digital nomad space, offering global insurance to remote workers. In this episode, we talk about how the pandemic has affected their customers and nomads in general, how their product roadmap has evolved over time, and the importance of infrastructure in the remote world. ...
Wayne Richard, Partner and COO, Bean Ninjas
December 09, 2020 13:00 - 42 minutes - 15.4 MBOn the Running Remote podcast, we’ve talked to individuals from so many different areas of business. But, this is our first conversation with a finance nerd. Our guest this week is Wayne Richard, COO of Bean Ninjas, a Xero bookkeeping business for online businesses based in Tucson, Arizona. He jumped from a corporate role to building a company that works on asynchronous collaboration. In this episode, we talk about what financial support a small company needs, how Bean Ninjas began, what...
Aydin Y Mirzaee, CEO & Co-Founder, Fellow.app
December 02, 2020 13:00 - 46 minutes - 17.2 MBThis week, our guest is a worthy adversary, if you will, and a podcast host himself, Aydin Mirzaee, the host of the Supermanagers Podcast. More importantly, he’s focused on changing how companies conduct meetings worldwide via his company, Fellow.app, where he’s the CEO and co-founder. In this episode, we talk about what a supermanager is, what a high-performing team is (and how they’re created), and how meetings should and can run. Things are changing, so we need to look around and r...
Mike Grinberg and Gaby Israel Grinberg, Co-founders, Proofpoint Marketing
November 18, 2020 13:00 - 44 minutes - 15 MBOur guests this week are marketing wizards from the mid-west, business partners as well as life partners - Mike Grinberg and Gaby Israel Grinberg. Mike and Gaby are the co-founders of Proofpoint Marketing - an all remote B2B Digital Marketing Agency. In this episode, we talk about the ideal home setup for a family working from home, how to balance personal life and business life, and the transition that the marketing leaders must go through in these days of remote. Tune in to this epis...
Liam Martin, Co-founder & CMO, Time Doctor, Co-organizer, Running Remote
October 28, 2020 12:00 - 43 minutes - 16.7 MBThis week Danny interviews Liam Martin - co-founder and CMO of Time Doctor and co-organizer of Running Remote Conference. They discuss Running Remote’s survival and victory in this emergency situation when all their in-person events were cancelled. Running remote has always been able to gather absolute top innovators in the remote work space at their events. Here's what Liam talks about it in this interview - “That type of access is very, very rare. I remember interviewing Dimitri of...
Sahin Boydas, CEO & Founder, Remote Team
October 21, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 22.2 MBWe have a returning guest on our show today - Sahin Boydas, CEO & Founder of Remote Team - an all-in-one Remote OS that powers remote teams operations. This time, Sahin shares his own fascinating story - from selling a massive technology business in Turkey to arriving in Silicon valley with almost nothing in his pocket. Sahin talks about his last 10 year's experience in the Bay Area and how he sees companies are evolving in the remote age. Enjoy a high-energy conversation with one of the...
Daniel Ramsey, CEO, MyOutDesk
October 14, 2020 10:01 - 42 minutes - 58.4 MBDaniel Ramsey is the founder and CEO of MyOutDesk, a company with more than 13 years of experience helping CEOs and entrepreneurs around the world grow virtually. In this podcast, he discusses how a blended model can allow you to grow your business, save time, and lower operating costs through virtual solutions.
Sharon Koifman, Founder, DistantJob
October 07, 2020 12:00 - 50 minutes - 69.3 MBSharon Koifman is the founder of DistantJob with more than 15 years of experience in the tech, recruitment, & HR world. In this podcast, this interesting thinker will discuss the talent side of remote work and how to promote worker creativity and a better quality of life.
Peter Rooney, Chief Revenue Officer, Canadian Payroll Services
September 30, 2020 14:00 - 39 minutes - 53.8 MBPeter Rooney is the chief revenue officer for Canadian Payroll Services. This company was office based until COVID-19 came along and now works 100% remotely itself. In this podcast, Peter talks about the Canadian market in particular and how to make global hiring accessible.
Raj Singh, Co-founder and CEO, Loop Team
September 23, 2020 14:00 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBRaj Singh is the co-founder and CEO of Loop Team and has more than 20 years of experience building products. This Silicon Valley veteran sold his last company, Tempo AI, to Salesforce. This podcast focuses on how to create a remote work environment that facilitates the type of in-person interactions that lead to business growth.
Darren Murph, Head of Remote, GitLab
March 24, 2020 05:00 - 34 minutes - 63.5 MBWith over a decade of experience, Darren Murph joined GitLab to head up all things remote. With over 1200 people and no offices, Darren follows a "handbook first" approach to manage it all. Listen in as Darren dives deep into how GitLab manages their distributed team.
Frank Cottle, Founder of Alliance Virtual Offices
March 17, 2020 05:00 - 25 minutes - 46.1 MBAlways fascinating, Frank Cottle, the CEO of Alliance Virtual Offices has been working and running remote teams since the '80s. Frank has decades of experience and insight on the evolution of working remotely. Listen in as he details how he manages his team and what he does to create culture. www.runningremote.com
Kean Graham, Founder of Monetize More
March 10, 2020 20:22 - 27 minutes - 49.6 MBKean Graham, founder of Monetize More shares his insights in creating a very large distributed team all over the globe. Starting his career as a growth hacker, he eventually created a way to help companies monetize their web traffic. On a hike up Mt. Machu Picchu, Kean realized he wanted more freedom and came up with the idea for his company. Listen in as Kean tells his story and how he manages a large remote team. www.runningremote.com
Sahin Boydas, Founder of RemoteTeam
March 03, 2020 19:03 - 27 minutes - 49.5 MBSahin Boydas, the founder of RemoteTeam.com has a unique way of looking at all things remote and business. RemoteTeam is a backend software to help manage your remote team and Sahin has a great story. From hiring a comedian to write their website content to how they build culture, you won't want to miss Sahin's outlook on how he manages all things remote.
Amir Salihefendic, Founder and CEO of Doist
February 25, 2020 06:00 - 14 minutes - 26.1 MBAmir Salihefendic, founder of Doist, started Doist to as a remote first company. Not only does Doist have a remote team, but they support remote teams. Amir details how important hiring is for their team and why trust is the most important aspect of their hiring process. Listen in as Amir talks about hiring, process and the Doist culture. Read more at www.runningremote.com
Jon VerLee, Founder of Breeze
February 18, 2020 06:00 - 30 minutes - 55.3 MBWhen Jon VerLee created Breeze Church Management Software, he didn't realize the thrill he would get when watching his first remote employee succeed. Now with 70 employees, Jon feels tremendous honor stewarding his remote team. Listen in as Jon describes how he on-boards his team, the strategies he deployed to increase sales and how he builds company culture. Read more at www.runningremote.com
Jennifer Raines Loring, VP of People, Springboard Retail
February 11, 2020 16:55 - 27 minutes - 51 MBWhen Springboard Retail started the process of moving their in-house team to a remote team, VP of People Jennifer Raines Loring navigated the transition with a lot of iteration, feedback and fresh ideas. Listen in as Jennifer describes how employee feedback was the key driver in making the transition to a fully remote team a successful one. Read more at www.runningremote.com
Alex Kistenev, Founder of Standuply
February 04, 2020 06:00 - 17 minutes - 31.4 MBAlex Kistenev, CEO and co-founder of Standuply, has a fully distributed team to run his business. Based in Siberia, Alex describes how he collaborates with his team through multiple timezones as well as creating better communication amongst everyone. Download the episode now and learn more at www.runningremote.com
Shauna Moran, Founder of Operate Remote
January 28, 2020 06:00 - 27 minutes - 49.5 MBShauna Moran started her career at Shopify and noticed that the landscape of remote work was changing. A curious person, Shauna is very passionate about how emotional intelligence plays a big role in remote work teams. Now, Shauna works with companies to execute on their values, creating effective company cultures and helping teams align around their goals. Download the episode and check out more at www.runningremote.com.
Al Chen, Solutions Architect, Coda
January 21, 2020 06:00 - 18 minutes - 33.4 MBAl Chen was a superfan of Coda before he came onboard as a solutions architect for the company. As a founder, now a remote team member of Coda, Al tell us how remote work is helping him work for the company he loves and how the company he loves helps him work remotely. Download the episode and check out more at www.runningremote.com
Debbie Archangeles, Founder of The Offbeat Life
January 14, 2020 06:00 - 18 minutes - 33.6 MBDebbie Archangeles is the founder of The Offbeat Life helps people find remote work positions that work for them. Being location independent has always been very important to Debbie and she wanted to help others find the best way for them. Listen in as Debbie tells us her journey into remote work and how she helps others. Download the episode and check out more at www.runningremote.com
Hiten Shah, Co-Founder of fyi
January 07, 2020 06:00 - 29 minutes - 53.2 MBSerial entrepreneur, Hiten Shah, is the co-founder of several SaaS companies including FYI, Crazy Egg, QuickSprout and KISSmetrics. Listen in as Hiten describes how his 16 years of managing a remote team lends itself to some brilliant ways he's navigating the changing landscape of remote work. From setting expectations to defining the work environment - Hiten describes in detail his method for finding a great fit. Download the episode and check out more at www.runningremote.com
Karla Singson, founder of Proximity Placements
November 05, 2019 16:29 - 23 minutes - 43.4 MBKarla Singson started college at age 15 and graduated at 19. Building several businesses, Karla has perfected her skills in hiring a remote team. Her hands off approach is what she attributes to high trust within her team. Her company helps entrepreneurs and business owners find the best remote workers in the Philippines.
Cyle Patnode, founder of Your Online Advisors
October 29, 2019 05:00 - 20 minutes - 38.1 MBCyle comes from generations of entrepreneurs in his family - and he knew he'd follow in the same footsteps. As the founder of Your Online Advisors, Cyle is running his distributed team in a process driven way. By spending the time to create the right processes, Cyle has saved his company and team thousands of dollars and hours. Listen in as Cyle explains his methodology.
Lauren Gordon, Co-Founder Vivid New Media
October 22, 2019 05:00 - 20 minutes - 36.7 MBLauren Gordon left the little midwest town she grew up in with $500 and went to Australia. She now runs a few online businesses all with a remote team. Building culture is a top priority for Lauren as her team is scattered all over the globe. Listen in as she outlines her team culture - rooted in positivity.
Aimee Tariq, Founder of Life With Health
October 15, 2019 05:00 - 20 minutes - 37.8 MBAimee Tariq is the best selling author of the book A Life With Health. Battling a debilitating illness, Aimee had to become her own doctor to heal herself. From there, Aimee has dedicated her life to helping others with their health. With a particular love of helping entrepreneurs, Aimee and her distributed team work to bringing awareness of health to business owners.
Amiee Tariq, Founder of Life With Health
October 15, 2019 05:00 - 20 minutes - 37.8 MBAimee Tariq is the best selling author of the book A Life With Health. Battling a debilitating illness, Aimee had to become her own doctor to heal herself. From there, Aimee has dedicated her life to helping others with their health. With a particular love of helping entrepreneurs, Aimee and her distributed team work to bringing awareness of health to business owners.
Josh Forti, founder of The Think Different Theory
October 08, 2019 17:52 - 39 minutes - 71.6 MBJosh Forti created The Think Different Theory to help understand the mind and how it plays into our success or failure. With a focus on asking fresh and interesting questions - Josh shares his insights with his audience. Implementing his think different theory with his audience was natural, but he also uses it with his distributed team. Listen in as Josh shares how he onboards his employees and how he keeps everyone thinking differently.
Brianna Carney, Founder of CrewBloom
October 01, 2019 05:00 - 17 minutes - 32.8 MBBrianna Carney was traveling through the Philippines when she noticed that the workforce there was incredible. Her first hire became her co-founder after she realized that there were top performers all over the world. CrewBloom was created to shine a spotlight on the top outsourced talent all over the world to give companies top talent and create amazing lives for their seasoned workers.
Imran Tariq, Founder of Webmetrix
September 24, 2019 05:00 - 20 minutes - 37.4 MBImmy came to the United States from the UK and had to start over. Becoming a mentee of Bob Proctor, Immy started a career in marketing. Webmetrix is an SEO company that uses remote workers all over the world. Listen in as Immy talks about the number one reason he is successful: helping his team reach their dreams and goals.
Allyn Reid, Founder of Woomanity
September 17, 2019 14:48 - 26 minutes - 48.2 MBAllyn Reid founded a publishing house, a conference for entrepreneurs, a leadership development company and just launched a documentary film - all while having a remote team. Listen in as Allyn talks leading with our souls rather than our brains and how we can engage others to move our businesses further.
Cody McLain, Founder of Support Ninja
September 10, 2019 05:00 - 27 minutes - 51.2 MBAt the age of 14, Cody and a friend decided to start a hosting company. After losing his parents, going into foster care, starting and selling companies and authoring a book - Cody now has Support Ninja offering backend support for startups. Based in the Philippines, Cody tells us how he manages his remote team with intentional culture.
Kyle Sulerud, Founder of AdLeg
September 03, 2019 14:43 - 19 minutes - 35.5 MBFrom Junk Removal to Adwords - Kyle realized he was actually doing more marketing than junk removal and decided to help others with their marketing. That's how AdLeg was born. With his fully remote team, Kyle gives us a behind the scenes look at how he services clients while his team is fully distributed.
Ho Yin Cheung, Founder of Remo.co
June 04, 2019 05:00 - 23 minutes - 43.8 MBHo Yin Cheung started a social media growth company Riotly, and after attending the Running Remote Conference, was inspired to create Remo.co. Through having a distributed team, Ho Yin talks about the importance of empathy and connection with his remote workers so that company culture remains strong.
Founder of Meet Edgar, Laura Roeder
May 28, 2019 05:00 - 28 minutes - 52.8 MBLaura Roeder, founder of the social media scheduler Meet Edgar, chats with us from Brighton UK. Listen in as she outlines how they create a dynamic company culture while having a fully distributed team.
Founder of MaxCDN, David Henzel
May 21, 2019 05:00 - 18 minutes - 33 MBDavid Henzel, founder of MaxCDN, gives us a peek inside their company on how they create culture and clear communication. Anything from pushup challenges to hiring in pods, they have a 360 approach to their remote team.
Partner EOFire, Kate Erickson
May 14, 2019 05:00 - 26 minutes - 49 MBEOFire is a daily podcast hosted by John Lee Dumas, online courses and masterminds. Kate Erickson is the backbone of the business for all things systems, processes and organization. Running a multi-million dollar business with a team of 5 distributed all over the world is a big task - one she's mastered. Listen in as she describes how she and John have grown EOFire with a distributed team.
Co-Founder of Hope*Writers, Brian Dixon
May 07, 2019 04:30 - 35 minutes - 65.4 MBBrian Dixon, along with two other remote co-founders, run Hope*Writers, a membership community for authors. Brian tells us the interesting ways they work with their founding teams as well as the employees. With a focus on collaboration rather than competition, Brian and team are hyper-focused on culture. Brian's team works hard on the community culture and it helps to solidify their team culture. Listen in as Brian gives us some really different ways they cultivate their remote work cultu...
CEO of Eventual Millionaire, Jaime Masters
April 30, 2019 05:00 - 27 minutes - 49.9 MBJamie Masters has perfected the processes needed to create an efficient remote team. Her approach to leading a remote team is very much about personal responsibility. Every challenge she's faced with remote workers has been solved by taking responsibility for it and then creating creative solutions. Listen in to hear some fascinating insights from Jaime on how she cultivates culture within her team.
Doist Head of Marketing, Brenna Loury
April 23, 2019 05:00 - 26 minutes - 48.8 MBWith team members distributed throughout 25 different countries, Doist has an innovative approach to their remote work teams. From 40 holiday days to an involved hiring process, Brenna gives us a glimpse of how things are done inside the culture of Todoist.