Running Remote

With 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. 

Always 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 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, 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 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  

When 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

When 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, 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 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 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 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

Serial 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.   

Immy 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 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.