Modern Work: a podcast about how we work today

Episodes

1. 16

   Dustin Johnson, Software Engineer + Chief Software Architect

   Dustin Johnson is a software engineer and cofounder who started his career working at the Space & Missile Systems Center in California, Boeing, a drone company & the government, and then his startup — which recently closed a Series C and is now valued at a half billion dollars.

   Aug 5, 2021

   2h 16m
2. 15

   Jessica DeWitt, Art Director + Designer

   Jessica is a brand alchemist, working to advance the goals and vision of companies through brand stories that resonates both internally and externally. Jessica has worked with nonprofits and design agencies, and she freelanced remotely while traveling with Remote Year in 2016. She now works at an...

   Jul 21, 2021

   1h 47m
3. 14

   Martin Smith, Principal Engineer

   Martin Smith is a Site Reliability Engineer for HashiCorp, a remote-first company that solves development, operations, and security challenges in Cloud infrastructure. Martin previously worked in software engineering at Rackspace and the University of Florida. In 2016, with his remote job at...

   Apr 29, 2021

   1h 48m
4. 13

   Maya Yette, Operations & Project Manager

   Maya Yette is a recovering lawyer turned operations and strategy professional. She grew up in a suburb of Washington DC, studied communications and journalism, and has a law degree from Harvard University. After working at a DC corporate law firm, she traveled with Remote Year and worked at…

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   Mar 10, 2021

   1h 20m
5. 12

   Jono Lee, Product Designer + Founder

   Jono Lee is a product designer and engineer who enjoys building products people love. Jono has been working with computers since he was a teenager, founded 2 startups after college, was a product designer at Disqus, and has started another company, Wanderium, a smart all-in-one travel assistant.

   Mar 7, 2020

   1h 12m
6. 11

   Tarryn Marcus, Director of Demand Generation

   In this episode, I talk to Tarryn about her work in digital marketing. She’s been interested in business, marketing, and entrepreneurship since high school — and she’s really good at it. I first interviewed Tarryn over 2 years ago while we were working remotely & traveling together with Remote...

   Dec 6, 2019

   1h 23m
7. 10

   Rebecca Rubin, Marketing Coach

   Rebecca Rubin is a feel-good marketing coach for women entrepreneurs and runs her own business, The Pursuit of Fabulous. In this interview, we discuss what a marketing coach is, how Rebecca built her business up from side hustle to full-time, and how she works with her clients remotely - both…

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   Sep 13, 2018

   36m
8. 9

   Spring 2018 Update

   Hello from Medellin, Colombia! A brief update about the podcast and what I've been up to for the past few months. First, a story about how this podcast helped change someone's life. And a request for you to let me know what you want to hear. Second, the status on more episodes to come and who...

   Apr 18, 2018

   8m
9. 8

   Arestia Rosenberg, Director + Executive Producer + Writer

   Arestia Rosenberg is a filmmaker and writer with 10+ years experience in major motion pictures/television, advertising, and creative direction in media. She was a member of Remote Year’s third group, Cousteau, and is working on a new documentary about Tiny Toones, a hip hop school for at-risk…

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   Dec 14, 2017

   44m
10. 7

    Katy Fowler, Freelance Translator

    Katy Fowler is a freelance translator, working from German and Italian into English. She was a member of Remote Year’s second group, Battuta, and lives in Hampshire, England. She studied languages and translation & interpretation, worked at a bird park and as a tour guide throughout Europe, did...

    Nov 28, 2017

    47m
11. 6

    Oh, The 52 Places You Could Go With The New York Times

    The New York Times released a job posting: a writer to visit the destinations listed in their 52 Places to Go in 2017. Their Facebook post announcing it went viral, and thousands of people must have applied. But it isn’t the dream vacation it appears to be at first glance.

    Nov 16, 2017

    12m
12. 5

    Laura Hansen, Graphic Designer

    Laura Hansen is a freelance graphic designer & owner of LaHa Design. She was a member of Remote Year’s second group, Battuta, and now lives in Columbus, Ohio. In this interview, we discuss her education at SCAD, her work at advertising agencies in Dallas and New York, going freelance and founding...

    Nov 8, 2017

    1h 11m
13. 4

    Jason Piersialla, Programs Team Manager at Remote Year

    Jason travels the world with Remote Year, helping to ensure a seamless journey for their Remotes. He was the Operations Manager for Battuta, Remote Year's second group, from February 2016 - January 2017, and is now a Programs Team Manager. Outside of work, he enjoys traveling to new places, going...

    Oct 28, 2017

    1h 02m
14. 3

    Alondo Brewington, Independent Software Developer

    Alondo Brewington is an independent software developer, currently focused on mobile and Mac applications. In this interview, we discussed his education, career, developing mobile apps, experience on Remote Year, travels, the digital nomad lifestyle, and more. Alondo has been exploring the…

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    Oct 20, 2017

    1h 17m
15. 2

    Chrissy Barnum, Management Consultant at Accenture

    Chrissy Barnum is a consultant at Accenture, where she's focused on strategy consulting for large nonprofit organizations. Outside of Accenture, Chrissy writes about social entrepreneurship on her blog, Impact Beacon. She was also a member of Remote Year in 2016.

    Oct 11, 2017

    59m
16. 1

    An Introduction to Modern Work

    This introduction episode features clips from interviews from upcoming episodes conducted with various remote workers & digital nomads.

    Oct 3, 2017

    6m