Earlier this week, WeWork Chief Design Officer Ebbie Wisecarver spoke on a panel at Running Remote—the fastest growing conference on flexible work. During a discussion with executives from Zoom and Twilio, she emphasized that the most impactful workplaces are those that aren’t just well designed, but also intentionally activated. This means spaces that foster an experience that draws people in and facilitates productivity, collaboration and employee engagement.

Just wrapped up Running Remote — a conference where I met some of the brilliant humans I previously only knew as pixels on a screen (cc Sarah McLamb, Kasia Triantafelo, Meaghan Williams to name a few!) The sessions were refreshingly actionable: Data driven research with clear takeaways (cc Prithwiraj Choudhury, Nick Bloom), honest use cases of what’s actually working (and not working) in the world of distributed work, AI, and experimentation (cc Karine MATHIEU, PMP®, Bretton Putter, Alina Jesien and “JJ” Jessica Reeder). I've got many pages of insights to process but a main takeaway: Organizations that prioritize digital-first, distributed teams are better equipped to handle AI transformations and build the Future of Work. Instead of performative lectures, I got a collective peek under the hood of how others are iterating the future of work, transparent conversations with colleagues and tactical insights from experts. Can't wait to return to this one next year! If we chatted during the conference or just sweated next to each other in the Austin, TX heat — let’s keep the conversation going. DMs are open 🚀

Breakthroughs can happen when we realize that we're humans first, peers/colleagues second. Everyone is facing a battle we know nothing about. My heart and mind are still buzzing from my time at Running Remote. I'm grateful for this community sharing new ideas and iterative approaches to building world-class operational/cultural infrastructure for distributed teams. The conversations that left the biggest imprint were those about life. The health challenges at home, the grieving behind the shiny presentation deck, the celebration of being on the positive side of a diagnosis. Keep pushing for robust documentation. Keep pushing for project management tools to organize work. Keep pushing for workplace systems that improve the flow of communication. But most of all, keep pushing for margin. That's where innovation is found. That's where the world's healthiest organizations put down roots.

Had a great time representing Triple-A at Running Remote in Austin. The event brought together brilliant speakers covering everything from AI automation to employee engagement. My key takeaway for payments: global remote workers are still underserved when it comes to payroll. Many leaders I spoke with want to pay contractors and employees in stablecoins, but lack a compliant, plug-and-play solution. That gap limits hiring or forces companies to build payroll capabilities in-house. That’s where providers like Triple-A come in, handling the back end so remote-first companies can focus on hiring the best talent, wherever they are. Already looking forward to next year! #remote #payments #stablecoins #austin #digitalassets #digitalcurrency #crossborder #futureofwork

Roundup of my favorite slides from Running Remote 2025! Here are some of the biggest takeaways of last week's event. Each of these talks & topics deserves a deep dive. Which one(s) do you want to know more about? 1. Flexible work has become the new normal - Brian Elliott via Flex Index. 2. 25% in-office time is ideal, according to Prithwiraj Choudhury's study at Harvard Business School 3. A recession wouldn't reduce overall WFH rates, per Nick Bloom's study at Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research 4. In any organizational transformation, expect some form of J-Curve - Brian Elliott 5. The building blocks for effective AI adoption - Bretton Putter 6. Async work makes these things harder - Zach Boyette 7. Key factors influencing remote engagement - Dr. Adora Ikwuemesi, DBA 8. The surprising impact of workplace noise - Sharath Abraham 9. A new framework for decoding culture in distributed teams - Ebony Frelix Beckwith 10. An argument for self-leadership (I’m going to have to blog about this to add more detail!) - Brian Robertson 11. Evergreen reminders for remote-work leaders & managers - Justin Harlan #remotework #distributedwork #futureofwork #runningremote #hybridwork #flexiblework #workplaceinnovation #iopsych #engagement #culture #asyncwork #collaboration #leadership #transformation #changemanagement

Running Remote was more than a conference: it was connection, inspiration, and vision. Being part of this global community of remote-first leaders reminded us of our “why”: 🔗 Empowering companies through delegation 🌎 Uplifting Latin American talent 🚀 Building bridges between vision and execution To every founder, talent, and ally we met: thank you for being part of our story. We’re already counting the days to 2026! ✨ Want to learn more about how Latam Doers can support your team? #LatamDoers #RunningRemote #RemoteWorkCulture #StartupSupport #VirtualTalent

Just got back from Running Remote in Austin last week and my heart is full. ❤️ There’s nothing quite like being surrounded by people who genuinely care about making distributed work work : not just through tools or perks, but through intentional operations, strong culture design, and human-first (sometimes AI first!) thinking. Being at the conference reminded me why I love what I do: building operational systems and automations that support not just productivity, but people. From thoughtful sessions to conversations before and after the talks, it was a joy to reconnect with so many like-minded folks who are shaping the future of work with purpose. So glad to have reconnected with some people I’ve shared the remote journey with like you Ryan Anderson, Chase Warrington, Sacha Connor, Brian Elliott, Darren Murph, Ali Seyedmehdi and Mark Cruth. It’s always a pleasure to see you again! And a special thank you to the incredible new people I had the chance to meet and dive into thoughtful conversations Noel McNulty 🌈 Meaghan Williams Zach Boyette Leigh Staub Georgie Roberts “JJ” Jessica Reeder Sarah Hawk (Hawk) Kerris Hougardy, MBA Minwoo (Chris) Nam Frederic Tshidimba Lou Larochelle Emily Kaija Sophie Wade Karrah Phillips Each of you brought insight, energy, and perspective that truly stayed with me. You are all the light that energizes me every day! To everyone reading…if we met, let’s keep in touch. If we missed each other, let’s change that and start a conversation! #RunningRemote #RemoteWork #AsyncOperations #FutureOfWork #PeopleFirst

Just landed back in Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 yesterday after an incredible week in Austin for Running Remote. Here are a few highlights, and a testament to the beauty of this virtual world we live and work in. While the conference takeaways were powerful (more on those below), what stood out was the magic of in-person connection after years of virtual collaboration and friendships. Connection Highlights: ✨ Meeting up with Mitchell Cohen (who helped with the launch of my first local/foreigner connection event in Buenos Aires 2 yrs ago), and connecting IRL with Jordan Carroll, who had virtually introduced us back then. Full circle moment: the three of us finally meeting in person for cold plunges, sauna, and great conversations in Austin. ✨ Finally meeting Paige Goldstein at a fun local Austin café after years of virtual connection, sharing about our global lifestyles, growth abroad, and shared passions. It felt like we’d known each other forever. 💓 ✨ Connecting with Minwoo (Chris) Nam of Insured Nomads IRL after years of virtual collaboration, and a fun feature on their podcast while I was living in Rio 🇧🇷. Running Remote Highlights: 💡 More awesome virtual-to-IRL connections, including people I’ve followed and respected their work in the remote space for years, like Chase Warrington! 🎤 Engaging talks, panels, and conversations with folks from all over, learning more about the evolving landscape of remote and hybrid work. 🧠 Inspiring conversations by HR leaders that reminded me of my own time in HR, and my long-standing passion for improving employee happiness and engagement. Now, I get to support clients in finding happiness and fulfillment in the roles and the work environments they choose. So cool to see this evolution. A theme that stood out: the power of connection and intentionality. Two things I also advocate for as a coach. Both are possible in the remote space, but they don’t happen by accident. It was refreshing to hear leaders share how they’re intentionally fostering both through in-person retreats, virtual connection practices, and cross-cultural strategies. And another big theme: flexible work is here to stay. It’s continuing to evolve, but what stands out to me is the beauty of choice, employees having the ability to select the work model that best supports their fulfillment and happiness, whether that’s remote, hybrid, or in-office. Big thanks to the Running Remote team for a great first conference experience in Austin! Loved the community feel at this event! ➕ Added Bonus: After the conference, I took a few days offline to be fully present with my sisters (who flew in!) and to spend time with our cousin who lives in Austin. So special, especially living across the globe from most of my loved ones. WHAT A WEEK. I’m now getting back in my Buenos Aires routine: refreshed, inspired, and excited to share more insights with my clients and community. Stay tuned! #RunningRemote #FutureofWork #RemoteWork #GlobalCommunity

𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 1 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 2019... 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯 2025. That’s the power of the Running Remote conference and community. 🌹 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 The magic was in the moments before, after, and between the sessions. ✅ 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. At my first Running Remote in 2019 in Bali, I only knew one other person (Anne Bibb!) Now? I feel part of a true community. And I got to introduce my longtime friend & colleague Kyra de St. Paer - Caskey to it. Grateful for the continued conversations with Brian Elliott, Chase Warrington, Justin T., Prithwiraj Choudhury, John O'Duinn, Sophie Wade, Sarah McLamb, Nick Bloom, Leigh Staub, Ryan Anderson, Jordan Carroll, Jeff Frick, Phil Kirschner, Bryan Kline, Justin Harlan, Grayson Harris, Alina Jesien, Danny Page, Daphnée Laforest. ✅ 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. Each year I get to meet new people with who add to the community and the conversation. It was great to talk to Erin Bloom, Lisa B., Rebecca Davis, Sharath Abraham, Kevin Adams, Kristen Schneider, Noel McNulty 🌈, Jaycee Mey, and Erin Grau. ✅ 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴. What a privilege to facilitate a panel on the 𝘙𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘌𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬 with Darren Murph, Lauren DeYoung, and Karrah Phillips! 𝘖𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘥: the parallels between distributed work and AI adoption (Brian Elliott); multiple speakers calling out the gap in distributed work skills development; creating a digital-first knowledge hub (“JJ” Jessica Reeder); the real data behind WFH vs RTO (Nick Bloom); key takeaways from his new book "The World is Your Office" (Raj Choudhury) and so much more! ✅ 𝗔 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆. It was my first time in Austin, and a highlight was touring the Atlassian office. Thank you Mark Cruth, Ric Wang, and the WE team for sharing a behind-the-scenes look at your space and strategy. 🌵 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗻? There just wasn’t enough time for all the conversations I wanted to have. [Julie A. - how did we not run into each other?!] Thanks to the Running Remote team for your work to build this community and this event. Kasia Triantafelo, Liam Martin, Egor Borushko, Rachel Yenko-Martinka #RunningRemote

Returned last week from Running Remote 2025 and feeling energized. It was so good to be in person with people who care deeply about flexibility, digital-first practices, and building thoughtful cultures in distributed environments. A few themes that are sticking with me: 💡Remote work isn’t going anywhere. The data backs it up, and smart companies are investing in it intentionally. 📍Offices aren’t destinations - they’re tools. When used strategically, they can create meaningful moments of connection and alignment. Seeing Atlassian's approach first-hand at their office was especially inspiring. 🤝In-person gatherings matter, but they take real operational work to do well. It’s not just about how often we meet, but how well we design those moments. 📚AI came up in nearly every conversation. No one has it fully figured out, but a culture of documentation puts companies ahead. 🎯 And the reminder I shared in my lightning talk: the best way to engage employees is by supporting the managers who lead them - remove friction and engagement will follow. Grateful to have learned from and connected with such generous, thoughtful people: “JJ” Jessica Reeder, Nick Bloom, Ryan Anderson, Brian Elliott, Karine MATHIEU, PMP®, Darren Murph, Mark Cruth, Shelby Wolpa, Sacha Connor, Meaghan Williams, Chase Warrington, Sasha Franco, Sheryl Samson, Alina Jesien, Drew Fox, Daphnée Laforest, Sarah McLamb, Karrah Phillips, Phil Kirschner, Sam Rosen... and so. many. more! Special shoutout to Kasia Triantafelo and many others for building such a strong community and experience!

That's a wrap for Running Remote 2025! 🚀 Empleyo had an incredible time connecting with visionary leaders who are shaping the future of remote work. Representing us at the event were our very own Chief Inspiration Officer, Frederic Tshidimba, and Strategic Sales and Marketing Expert, Chesca G.. A huge shoutout to the Running Remote team for hosting such a powerful gathering! More and more organizations—across all scales—are embracing remote work. It's no longer just a trend; it's the future. We are here to help companies do remote right—with care, compliance, and global expertise at the core. 💼🌍 Let’s connect: 👉 empleyo.net #GlobalEOR #Empleyo #RemoteWork #EOR #HR #Payroll #Compliance #RunningRemote #RR2025

Sightly is 100% DISTRIBUTED. My last post said Sightly was REMOTE - and I learned something new - so I need to update how I speak about it. 🤔 🎓 What I learned at the Running Remote conference, and from Perplexity, is that “remote” describes an individual and “distributed” describes the company. A company is distributed if there is no “central office”. So, we are a distributed company with remote employees. 🫶 ‼️ ‼️ Where this gets REALLY exciting is when you talk about being distributed and it includes your AI agents and AI tools. Howard Lerman from Roam spoke about this on stage at RR and connected the dots for me: the future of work incorporates AI agents, and being distributed already puts us ahead of the game - especially if we continue to move fast with incorporating AI into our practices - Let’s GO!! 🤖 🤍 This remote/distributed focused community is so welcoming and I am happy to be a part of it! I met so many great people at the conference (Ana Maria Bennett, Kasia Triantafelo, Funmentum Labs, Justin Solis, Jared Kleinert, Matthew Young, Danny Page) and got to spend some quality time with some ATX favorites (Shelby Wolpa and Mindy Honcoop, HR Innovation Partner). #futureofwork #runningremote #RR2025 #remote #distributed #alwayslearning

On April 29 and 30, Outsourced proudly attended the 2025 Running Remote Conference in Austin, Texas, the premier gathering for distributed and hybrid teams. Our Head of Strategic Partnerships, North America, Jhoan Jimenez Molin represented Outsourced on the floor and engaged with peers at our booth to demonstrate how we drive productivity and cohesion across global teams. When we bring these insights back to our clients, we refine our solutions, streamline collaboration, and deliver even stronger outcomes for your distributed workforce. Contact us today to discover how we can power your teams: lnkd.in/g_XxK2ks #runningremote2025

Just wrapped an incredible few days at Running Remote—what an energizing experience! Huge kudos to the organizers for creating such a thoughtful, welcoming, and high-caliber event. 🙌 It was an honor (and a little nerve-wracking!) to take the stage and share some lessons from our journey at Ergeon on integrating AI across teams. The real highlight, though, was getting to connect with so many people building the future of work, curious and pushing boundaries in all the right ways. There was so much great conversation around the why behind AI in the workplace—why it matters, why it’s urgent, and why it’s changing the game. I’m excited to see even more voices (and sessions!) digging into the how in the months ahead. If my talk added a small piece to that puzzle, I’m grateful. Already looking forward to next year. Until then, let’s keep learning from each other. #RunningRemote #FutureOfWork #AI #RemoteLeadership

I’ve had the privilege of attending Running Remote’s conference in Austin, Texas this year! Not only am I hugely grateful to Zillow and my leaders for supporting my development, but I am in awe of the incredible talent and thought-leaders that I’ve connected with and learned from this week in the distributed work space. I’m coming away with so many ideas for tackling the wild, wild West that is AI, driving change at all levels of the organization, and finding ways to continue to innovate and iterate. Never have I been so excited for what’s ahead! Can’t wait to share my learnings with the team!

I met so many great people this week who were interested in real connection and not surface conversation. I joked that it’s because we are all at home all the time and sick of petting our cats. But, honestly, I thinks it is because Running Remote has created a real community of people full of curiosity who genuinely are willing to help each other. It’s back in Austin next year, and in the words of The Terminator “I’ll be back!” (As long as Ai doesn’t turn into an actual terminator and destroy us all before April 29, 2026)

My head is still swirling with ideas from this year's Running Remote in Austin, y'all! I had the absolute pleasure of moderating two panels with some of the most thoughtful, creative leaders: 📣 Crystal O'Neill and Travis McAshan lead B-Corp certified organizations, but our discussion was about so much more than the certification process; it was about purpose, transparency and human-centric leadership, the responsibility of organizations through a polycrisis, and how to codify your values and reinforce them every day. 📣 Chris Patrick, Sarah Walker and Vinícius Coelho — I think I speak for the entire audience when I say that I’m so grateful for your promising practices, tool recommendations and philosophical approaches to work, from AI bots and AI coach ride alongs to channel-first communication and remaining "people-centric but business first." I captured some insights in today’s Charter Pro digest, too, including: 👉 Nick Bloom predicts WFH levels will remain stable during a recession, with most companies maintaining remote policies for cost efficiency. Looking ahead 5-10 years, he sees remote work increasing as technology improves, assuring a packed room: "Work from home is very much here to stay." 👉 "Bots will separate human capital from the human," noted bestselling author Prithwiraj Choudhury, enabling an unprecedented scaling of human capital. He also shared a fascinating project he worked on with Zapier CEO Wade Foster where they created a personal bot for Wade trained to impersonate him in content and style, and asked employees to guess if Wade’s answers came from Wade or his bot, which they correctly guessed 59% of the time. However, if an employee thought the answer came from a bot, they thought it was less helpful, which scholars call “algorithm aversion.” 👉 Digital-first knowledge management gives companies a competitive advantage in AI implementation. “JJ” Jessica Reeder laid out a compelling argument that remote-first organizations with robust documentation have a head start because they've already solved the fundamental "garbage in, garbage out" problem. She said, "Knowledge management is a boring solution, but it’s something that will truly make a difference." 🔗 And there’s more in today’s newsletter. Ryan Anderson and Brian Elliott—thank you for creating space for building community. 👋 Phil Kirschner, Sophie Wade, Sacha Connor, Darren Murph, Nick Bloom, Lauren DeYoung. Thank you Egor Borushko, Ana Maria Bennett, Kasia Triantafelo and the entire Running Remote team for including me. And Anna Muñoz Brown, my thought partner, Waymo companion, and early morning yoga buddy: where to next?

Our first-ever booth. Our first-ever conference. And one of our most meaningful moments yet. Running Remote 2025 wasn’t just an event—it felt like stepping into a room full of people we built Grapevine for. We created this platform for remote and distributed teams navigating scattered tools, lost updates, and disconnected workflows. And this week, we saw those exact people light up when they saw what Grapevine could do. Here’s what we experienced: ✅ Drove real brand awareness ✅ Collected powerful customer feedback ✅ Made meaningful connections—with future partners, advocates, and maybe even lifelong friends ✅ Got more booth engagement than a certain competitor (cough cough z👀) ✅ And captured it all on video—coming soon 🎥 But what we’ll remember most? Hearing “I found my people” —because we felt the same way. Grapevine didn’t just show up—we showed what’s possible when you build for the right people, at the right time. Let’s keep the momentum going. If we met, reach out. If we didn’t—let’s make it happen. #RunningRemote #GrapevineHQ #FutureOfWork #DistributedTeams #InternalComms #RemoteWork #BuildWhatMatters

Yesterday at the Running Remote Conference was such a blast! I joined Melinda Stallings, SHRM-SCP, CPPC, Karine MATHIEU, PMP® and Ryan Anderson for a panel conversation on the future of work. We discussed all kinds of fun topics around how the way we work is changing and how organizations can prepare themselves for the future. Thank you to Running Remote for hosting us – the day was full of critical discussions and actionable strategies. What’s one change your organization is making to future-proof the way you work?

I’m still on a high from my awesome experience at this year’s Running Remote conference in Austin, Texas! 🤩 It was inspiring to meet so many amazing people who are leading the way in building and advocating for strong, flexible remote workplace cultures - like the one we’ve built at XWP 💙 A few of my favourite moments from this week: 📍Touring Atlassian’s new Austin office building with Mark Cruth to learn how they’ve optimized their workspaces for intentional gatherings 📖 In depth discussions with author Bretton Putter about how to leverage AI in hybrid and remote work environments (go check out his books on culture!) 🥰 Meeting my newest open-source bestie, Daphnée Laforest, and geeking out about all things WordPress and the advantages of an asynchronous culture 🌴Exploring ideas and locations for in-person meetups with Matt Young from Nomadic6 events 🌮 Some of the best tacos and barbecue I’ve ever tasted 😋 I’m still salivating over Terry Black's Barbecue 👑 Sharing hugs and a few laughs with the RR community queen herself, Kasia Triantafelo This conference reinforced for me how remote work can make such a positive impact in people’s lives - and why I’m so privileged to be working in People and Culture 😊 I can’t recommend this event enough! I’m already looking forward to returning to Austin for the next Running Remote 🙌 #hookedonrunningremote #remotework #peopleandculture