Villages as a Service, Working Async-First, and Biggest Opportunities in Remote Work with the Founder of Remote-How Iwo Szapar

That Remote Life | Interviews with Digital Nomads and Location Independent Entrepreneurs

Today on the podcast Mitko (@mitkoka) is joined by Iwo Szapar (@IwoSzapar), the founder and CEO of Remote-How the world's leading marketplace for remote & hybrid work experts, and Co-founder of the Remote-First Institute.

Since 2017, Iwo has advised over 600 companies (including Walmart, ING Bank, and Microsoft) to help them optimize their distributed workforce. He is also the author of “Remote Work is The Way: A Guide to Making the Most of Our Office-Optional Future” and has been featured in publications like Forbes, BBC, and Business Insider.

💬 Topics Discussed:

• Do you still need to live in big cities in order to get big work opportunities as a remote worker?
• The “Village as a Service” concept
• The problems with nomad hotspots and nomad accommodation sites
• How to find the right community for you?
• Are nomad families going to become a significant factor in the digital nomad lifestyle?
• Purchasing and owning properties as part of a community
• How did Iwo get his start in remote work?
• Attracting and retaining your remote workforce
• The early 2010’s landscape of remote work
• Helping companies adjust to a remote-first environment
• The pushback of companies and certain government agencies against remote work
• How to adapt to the largest change in the way people work in the last century?
• The growing number of people that expect work flexibility
• Focusing on outcomes instead of procedures as a company
• Moving from a synchronous to an asynchronous work environment
• The efficiency of a well-thought-out async work system
• The driving forces for the promotion of remote work
• What are some current opportunities in remote work?
• Building and growing your personal brand and network
• Outcome-based work
• Productizing services

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🎒 Resources:

• https://www.iwoszapar.com/
• https://remote-how.com/
• https://remote-first.institute/
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