The Yonder Podcast: Recent Episodes
Jeff Robbins
The Yonder Podcast features interviews with people thinking about distributed teams, remote work, and how to create happy, productive, free-range workers.
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.
Jeff Robbins interviews Jeremie Kubicek about all things culture, communication and trust building in this interview.
Jeff Robbins interviews repeat guest Daron Robertson about the shifts that are going on currently around remote work during this Coronavirus pandemic.
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.
Yonder's Jeff Robbins and TEN7's Ivan Stegic give an introduction to remote work for workers social distancing during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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.
Jeff Robbins interviews Jerad Bitner about the potential of virtual reality in remote work environments and other virtual communication topics.
Jeff Robbins interviews Aaron Weiche about working how you work best, expressing passion in a virtual environment, and amplifying productivity through remote work.
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.
Jeff Robbins interviews Andy Tryba about the future of work, this idea of a cloud wage, building company culture, and radical candor.
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.
Jeff Robbins interviews Michael Ly about tax and employment law, company get-togethers, and transitioning legacy professions from brick-and-mortar to remote roles.
Jeff Robbins interviews Wences Garcia about culture and the role that plays for company leaders and CEO’s, employment regulations, and language barriers.
Jeff Robbins and Rebecca Corliss delve deep into Owl Labs’ annual state of remote work report for 2019.
Jeff Robbins interviews Wayne Turmel about richness and scope in communications, productivity optimization, and tips for remote managers and leaders.
Jeff Robbins interviews James Carrier about agile working, diversity and inclusivity, changing company culture, and transitioning a company by going remote first.
Jeff Robbins interviews Emma Heuston about legal issues, workplace health and safety, and policies and procedures related to remote work.
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.
Jeff Robbins interviews Tim Burgess about remote work salaries, international employment law, distributed team culture, and how flexibility is the future of work.
Jeff Robbins interviews Chris Neumann about starting and growing a distributed company, remote management best practices, and hiring top talent for remote companies.
Jeff Robbins interviews Matt Westgate about overcoming the early and modern challenges of running a distributed company and bringing humanity into the remote workplace.
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.
Jeff Robbins interviews Yann Toutant about transitioning a 300-person company to a distributed model and how innovation is enabling remote work.
Jeff Robbins interview Roberta Sawatzky about remote work competencies based on her latest research study.
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.
Jeff Robbins interviews Frank Cottle about the history of remote work, where the industry is headed, and virtual reality in the workplace.
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.
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.
Jeff Robbins interviews Danny Page about results-oriented company cultures, the future of work, and timezone empathy.
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.
Jeff Robbins interviews Tammy Bjelland about helping remote workers develop core competencies, training remote leaders, and the nuances of creating curricula for remote workers.
Jeff Robbins interviews Chris Patrick about remote career development, salaries and compensation, and management tactics.
Jeff Robbins interviews Evelin Andrespok about the ins-and-outs of managing a distributed team across cultures and countries.
Jeff Robbins interviews Roberta Sawatzky about the necessary skills and competencies for remote work in today’s evolving workplace.
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.
Jeff Robbins interviews Arielle Tannenbaum about creating a vibrant company culture, foundational team values, and community building at Buffer.
Jeff Robbins interviews Ankur Gupta about the value of over-communication and transparency to remote teams and using a life coach for employees.
Jeff Robbins interviews Nacho Rodríguez about coworking spaces, the perks of co-living, and how to stay productive while traveling.
Jeff Robbins interviews Hassan Osman about managing virtual teams, the future of work, and enhancing productivity through remote work.
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.
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.
Jeff Robbins interviews Daron Robertson about making remote work 'work' in the highly regulated healthcare industry.
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.
Jeff Robbins interviews Liam Martin about solving distributed company problems, developing a thriving company culture, and hiring productive remote employees.
Jeff Robbins interviews Chloe Oddleifson about establishing remote work routines, improving communication at work, and the remote hiring process.
Jeff Robbins interviews Dr. Laura Hambley about leadership and team management within a co-located environment.
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.
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.
Jeff Robbins interviews Michael Moradzadeh about remote meetings, attracting top talent, and scaling a distributed company.
Jeff Robbins interviews Evan Varsamis about how empathy plays a role in building a successful remote company.
In this episode we interview Ken Weary of Hotjar . Ken Weary is the Vice President of Operations. We discuss the life of a remote worker and the advantages of being location independent.
In this episode, we interview Lawrence Mandel of Shopify who is the Director of Production Engineering. We discuss managing remote teams and team communication within a distributed company.
Jeff Robbins interviews Mike Hostetler about the life of a remote worker and the advantages of being location independent
In this episode, we interview Jeremiah Smith of Simple Tiger. We discuss the inspiration behind launching Simple Tiger, how corporate companies are stuck in the industrial revolution and the freedom behind working remotely.
Jeff Robbins interviews Claire Lew about the challenges and benefits of remote leadership.
Jeff Robbins interviews Jeffry Harrison about the remote hiring process and matchmaking remote jobseekers with employers
Jeff Robbins interviews Kate Lister of Global Workplace Analytics and Dr Heejung Chung about the future of work
In this episode we interview Fred Perrotta of Tortuga. We discuss the process of designing a backpack, and life as a digital nomad.
In this episode we interview Laïla von Alvensleben at Hanno. We discuss the process of Design thinking and the best tools for team collaboration.
In this episode we discuss what are remote meetings and how are they different that a traditional office meeting.
In this episode we interview Austin Smith & Bridget McNulty of Alley Interactive to discuss the operation of running a fully distributed company.
In this episode we have a roundtable discussion with Rodolph Dutel, Darren Buckner, and Robin Zander to discuss the future of remote work.
In this episode we interview Ryan Szrama of CommerceGuys. We discuss how Ryan went from being the sole employee of a remote team to the leader of an entire distributed company
In this episode we interview Erin Murray of eHospitalHire. We discuss the process of recruiting medical applicants, recruiting remote recruiters, and selling clients on the idea of hiring remote workers. Enjoy.
In this episode Jeff & Laurel discuss the importance of the company retreat. Yonder has just launched https://GetTogethers.Co, a service to help companies organize and plan their retreats.
In this episode we interview Ryan Carson of Treehouse. We discuss the future of work, education and the challenges of running a remote company.
In this episode we Interview Mike Arnesen, the founder of Upbuild to discuss how he left his day job to start a fully distributed digital agency.
In this episode we dive deep into the freelance world as we interview 3 prominent leaders to discuss the freelance economy.
Zapier’s Meghan Gezo joins Jeff Robbins to talk about the company’s “delocation” program, Air-b-n-onboarding, and hiring without resumes.
Baremetrics founder, Josh Pigford, joins Jeff Robbins to talk about growing his distributed ecommerce analytics company. Josh talks about running a company without email and very few meetings.
CEO and Co-founder of Four Kitchens, Todd Ross Nienkerk, joins Jeff Robbins to talk about growing his digital agency and transitioning from brick-and-mortar to fully distributed – and the pitfalls of a hybrid company. He talks about Four Kitchens favorite tools, equipment, and how to get rid of a kegerator.
Human Made’s Noel Tock joins Jeff Robbins to talk about managing a global team, renting a castle, and the Out of Office Conference.
Summit CPA founder Jody Grunden joins Jeff Robbins to talk about the financial and tax implications of remote work, transitioning his employees to a distributed workforce, and a big huge fish tank.
the value of face-to-face, building culture, and the idea of “bringing your whole self to work”
Distributed design collaboration, growing a 300 person distributed company, and the importance of unstructured time
Managing communication, culture, and productivity for GitHub's team of over 600 employees
Jeff Robbins talks to Dan Mall about the Hollywood model, building freelance teams, and apprenticeships.
Lullabot’s COO, Seth Brown, joins Jeff Robbins to talk about Lullabot’s communication, hiring, culture, sales, and the financial implications of being a distributed company.
Flexjobs’ Director of Content and Career Specialist, Brie Reynolds joins Jeff Robbins to discuss hiring remote workers and Flexjobs' own distributed team.
Jake Goldman is the founder of 10up. Since 2011, they've grown a distributed team of over 130 employees. Jake talks about 10up's history, their upcoming company summit, and his philosophies around remote work.
Jeff Robbins talks with Lullabot's Creative Director, Jared Ponchot. Jared runs Lullabot’s design department. He has done a lot of thinking about creative collaboration for remote designers in a distributed company and he shares many of his ideas.
In 1998, Johnny LeHane was working at AOL. He and some friends were sitting around at a bar and they began lamenting the fact that kickball wasn't more popular as an adult sport. That moment launched the World Adult Kickball Association (WAKA) which now resides at Kickball.com. Over the past 18 years, Johnny has been bringing kickball to the masses. Now called ClubWAKA, they have 35 full-time employees and 200 part-timers and they've never had a central office. Jeff Robbins talks to Johnny about building the company and managing his distributed team.
Buffer.com's Rodolphe Dutel talks about remote work and Buffer's status as a distributed company.