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The Yonder Podcast

by Jeff Robbins

The Yonder Podcast features interviews with people thinking about distributed teams, remote work, and how to create happy, productive, free-range workers.

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Episodes

  1. Ep. 88 - Running Remote's Egor Borushko

    Jeff Robbins interviews Egor Borushko about the current state of remote work, the current state of conferences, and the gamut of all the things that have changed around the pandemic.

  2. Ep. 87 - GiANT's Jeremie Kubicek

    Jeff Robbins interviews Jeremie Kubicek about all things culture, communication and trust building in this interview.

  3. Ep. 86 - Daron Robertson of Bhive and BroadPath

    Jeff Robbins interviews repeat guest Daron Robertson about the shifts that are going on currently around remote work during this Coronavirus pandemic.

  4. Ep. 85 - TaxJar's Mark Faggiano

    Jeff Robbins interviews Mark Faggiano, CEO of TaxJar, with over 160 employees all of whom are working remotely. The company tripled in size last year, and Mark has a lot of great insight into culture, growth, and transparency.

  5. Ep. 84 - Remote Work During A Pandemic

    Yonder's Jeff Robbins and TEN7's Ivan Stegic give an introduction to remote work for workers social distancing during the COVID-19 outbreak.

  6. Ep. 83 - DuckDuckGo: Ali Greene

    Jeff Robbins interviews Ali Greene about culture, vulnerability, and intentionality. They also discuss what it’s like building diversity on a remote team and battling isolation through community support.

  7. Ep. 82 - Lullabot's Jerad Bitner

    Jeff Robbins interviews Jerad Bitner about the potential of virtual reality in remote work environments and other virtual communication topics.

  8. Ep. 81 - GatherUp's Aaron Weiche

    Jeff Robbins interviews Aaron Weiche about working how you work best, expressing passion in a virtual environment, and amplifying productivity through remote work.

  9. Ep. 80 - LiveOps’ Greg Hanover

    Jeff Robbins interviews Greg Hanover about what it’s like to work in a virtual call center, the value of physical get togethers, education and virtual learning, and how managers can measure results for remote workers.

  10. Ep. 79 - Crossover.com's Andy Tryba

    Jeff Robbins interviews Andy Tryba about the future of work, this idea of a cloud wage, building company culture, and radical candor.

  11. Ep. 78 - Planetary's Joshua Gross

    Jeff Robbins interviews Josh Gross about where to hire specialized remote workers, the value of over-communication and tricks for competing with conventional companies during the sales process.

  12. Ep. 77 - Reconciled's Michael Ly

    Jeff Robbins interviews Michael Ly about tax and employment law, company get-togethers, and transitioning legacy professions from brick-and-mortar to remote roles.

  13. Ep. 76 - Marketgoo's Wences Garcia

    Jeff Robbins interviews Wences Garcia about culture and the role that plays for company leaders and CEO’s, employment regulations, and language barriers.

  14. Ep. 75 - Owl Labs' Rebecca Corliss

    Jeff Robbins and Rebecca Corliss delve deep into Owl Labs’ annual state of remote work report for 2019.

  15. Ep. 74 - Remote Leadership Institute's Wayne Turmel

    Jeff Robbins interviews Wayne Turmel about richness and scope in communications, productivity optimization, and tips for remote managers and leaders.

  16. Ep. 73 - The World of Work Project's James Carrier

    Jeff Robbins interviews James Carrier about agile working, diversity and inclusivity, changing company culture, and transitioning a company by going remote first.

  17. Ep. 72 - The Remote Expert's Emma Heuston

    Jeff Robbins interviews Emma Heuston about legal issues, workplace health and safety, and policies and procedures related to remote work.

  18. Ep. 71 - The Superfan Company's Abby Downing

    Jeff Robbins interviews Abby Downing of The Superfan Company about the process of “not having a process,” engaging with clients “where they’re at,” and finding your personal cadence for productivity each day.

  19. Ep. 70 - Shield GEO's Tim Burgess

    Jeff Robbins interviews Tim Burgess about remote work salaries, international employment law, distributed team culture, and how flexibility is the future of work.

  20. Ep 69 - Cro Metrics' Chris Neumann

    Jeff Robbins interviews Chris Neumann about starting and growing a distributed company, remote management best practices, and hiring top talent for remote companies.

  21. Ep 68 - Lullabot's Matt Westgate

    Jeff Robbins interviews Matt Westgate about overcoming the early and modern challenges of running a distributed company and bringing humanity into the remote workplace.

  22. Ep 67 - Netguru's Wiktor Schmidt

    Jeff Robbins interviews Wiktor Schmidt about the role of company culture, what it means to be “remote first,” and how to scale trust in a larger company.

  23. Ep 66 - Econocom's Yann Toutant

    Jeff Robbins interviews Yann Toutant about transitioning a 300-person company to a distributed model and how innovation is enabling remote work.

  24. Ep 65 - Remote Work Competencies with Roberta Sawatzky

    Jeff Robbins interview Roberta Sawatzky about remote work competencies based on her latest research study.

  25. Ep 64 - BELAY’s Shannon Miles

    Jeff Robbins interviews Shannon Miles about how she and her husband built their company, how their company culture works, and the importance of in-person communication for distributed teams.

  26. Ep 63 - Frank Cottle

    Jeff Robbins interviews Frank Cottle about the history of remote work, where the industry is headed, and virtual reality in the workplace.

  27. Ep 62 - Remo's Ho Yin Cheung

    Jeff Robbins interviews Ho Yin Cheung about making interactions on distributed teams more human, using various mediums for communication, and leading remotely without micromanaging remote workers.

  28. Ep 61 - Shopify’s John Riordan

    Jeff Robbins interviews John Riordan about managing remote customer support teams, transitioning from co-located to distributed models, and helping remote workers and teams be successful.

  29. Ep 60 - StudySoup's Danny Page

    Jeff Robbins interviews Danny Page about results-oriented company cultures, the future of work, and timezone empathy.

  30. Ep 59 - Celerative's Juan Salas

    Jeff Robbins interviews Juan Salas about building trust and transparency, working with freelancers across time zones, and giving teams tools and feedback to improve productivity.

  31. Ep 58 - Workplaceless’s Tammy Bjelland

    Jeff Robbins interviews Tammy Bjelland about helping remote workers develop core competencies, training remote leaders, and the nuances of creating curricula for remote workers.

  32. Ep 57 - Zapier's Chris Patrick

    Jeff Robbins interviews Chris Patrick about remote career development, salaries and compensation, and management tactics.

  33. Ep 56 - Toggl's Evelin Andrespok

    Jeff Robbins interviews Evelin Andrespok about the ins-and-outs of managing a distributed team across cultures and countries.

  34. Ep 55 - Remote Work Research With Roberta Sawatzky

    Jeff Robbins interviews Roberta Sawatzky about the necessary skills and competencies for remote work in today’s evolving workplace.

  35. Ep 54 - Lemonly's John T. Meyer

    Jeff Robbins interviews John T. Meyer about crafting a company culture, designing an awesome place to work, and how to communicate effectively as a hybrid company.

  36. Ep 53 - Buffer’s Arielle Tannenbaum

    Jeff Robbins interviews Arielle Tannenbaum about creating a vibrant company culture, foundational team values, and community building at Buffer.

  37. Ep 52 - Axelerant's Ankur Gupta

    Jeff Robbins interviews Ankur Gupta about the value of over-communication and transparency to remote teams and using a life coach for employees.

  38. Ep 51 - CoworkingC's Nacho Rodríguez

    Jeff Robbins interviews Nacho Rodríguez about coworking spaces, the perks of co-living, and how to stay productive while traveling.

  39. Ep 50 - Cisco's Hassan Osman

    Jeff Robbins interviews Hassan Osman about managing virtual teams, the future of work, and enhancing productivity through remote work.

  40. Encore: Ep 49 - Remote Work Research

    Jeff Robbins interviews Kate Lister of Global Workplace Analytics and Dr Heejung Chung, a professor in social policy, and sociology about the current state of the working economy.

  41. Ep 48 - Lullabot's James Sansbury

    Jeff Robbins interviews James Sansbury about how building culture interacts with productivity, who you need to hire, and how to hire remote workers to create a cohesive distributed team.

  42. Ep 47 - BroadPath's Daron Robertson

    Jeff Robbins interviews Daron Robertson about making remote work 'work' in the highly regulated healthcare industry.

  43. Ep 46 - Hiring Remote Workers

    Jeff Robbins facilitates a remote work roundtable discussion where we discuss how each company hires their distributed employees, overcoming communication challenges, and creating a productive (and happy) remote work environment.

  44. Ep 45 - Time Doctor's Liam Martin

    Jeff Robbins interviews Liam Martin about solving distributed company problems, developing a thriving company culture, and hiring productive remote employees.

  45. Ep 44 - Dribbble's Chloe Oddleifson

    Jeff Robbins interviews Chloe Oddleifson about establishing remote work routines, improving communication at work, and the remote hiring process.

  46. Ep 43 - Work EvOHlution's Dr. Laura Hambley

    Jeff Robbins interviews Dr. Laura Hambley about leadership and team management within a co-located environment.

  47. Ep 42 - Dell’s Jennifer Newbill

    Jeff Robbins interviews Jennifer Newbill about the importance of trust for remote leaders, how remote work happens at Dell, and developing remote work team culture.

  48. Ep 41 - Virtual Distance with Dr. Karen Sobel Lojeski

    In this episode, we interview Karen Sobel Lojeski of Virtual Distance. Virtual Distance International has the world's first Software-as-a-Service-based predictive analytics and solutions to reduce Virtual Distance to enable and empower workplace transformation.

  49. Ep 40 - Rimon Law's Michael Moradzadeh

    Jeff Robbins interviews Michael Moradzadeh about remote meetings, attracting top talent, and scaling a distributed company.

  50. Ep 39 - Gadget Flow's Evan Varsamis

    Jeff Robbins interviews Evan Varsamis about how empathy plays a role in building a successful remote company.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

The Yonder Podcast features interviews with people thinking about distributed teams, remote work, and how to create happy, productive, free-range workers.

HOSTED BY

Jeff Robbins

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The Yonder Podcast features interviews with people thinking about distributed teams, remote work, and how to create happy, productive, free-range workers.

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