Leadership Anywhere Podcast

Actionable insights from remote leaders to remote leaders. Learn from industry leaders in HR, management, and business operations, as well as from entrepreneurs and startup leaders, to improve your remote leadership practice.

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My name is Peter Benei, founder of Anywhere Consulting. My mission is to help and inspire a community of remote leaders who can bring more autonomy, transparency, and leverage to their businesses, ultimately empowering their colleagues to be happier, more independent, and more self-conscious.

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EP054 - The state of distributed work in India with Shyam Nagarajan at GoFloaters

This episode explores the current state of distributed work in India, from offshore talent recruitment to the internal startup ecosystem and the current landscape of remote workers. To discuss this, we invited Shyam Sundar Nagarajam, founder of GoFloaters, one of the largest networks of coworking offices in the country and a solution provider for hybrid work.

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EP052 - The power of Middle Eastern remote teams with Marilyn Zakhour of Cosmic Centaurs

This episode focuses on a particular region, the Middle East. Our guest, Marilyn Zakhour, has been working and managing remote teams for decades and shares her insights on how to build productive remote teams in the region. We also discuss the power and secret sauce that this region’s workforce has and why it is a great addition to global teams if they want fast, creative production within their teams.

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EP051 - Marketing leadership best practices for the modern workplace with Kelly Schuknecht of Summit Virtual CFO

This episode focuses on marketing leadership best practices for the modern workplace. Leading a creative team online and in the office is inherently different. Our guest, Kelly Schuknecht, has been leading teams for decades and working remotely for the last 16 years. Her experience with remote leadership is filled with insights, learnings, and great stories that can inspire other remote leaders to operate a better-performing marketing department online.

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EP050 - Modern work practices for growing companies with Henry Poydar of Status Hero

This episode focuses on modern work collaboration principles for growing companies, mainly in the tech & software space. With the abundance of tools aimed at online collaboration, sometimes a distributed workspace can be even as distracting as an office. My guest, Henry Poydar addresses this challenge with his tool, Status Hero, which helps online teams collaborate better.

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EP048 - How to build remote into your company’s DNA with Darcy Marie Mayfield

This episode focuses on remote culture and, more importantly, creating a remote culture built into your company’s DNA. How you can match your people’s needs with the business's goals while keeping an engaged, loyal, and productive team in a remote environment. I sat down with Darcy Marie Mayfield, a remote experience designer who came a long way from Airbnb, TaxJar, and Stripe to becoming a source of help for remote teams worldwide.

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EP043 - A blueprint for managing distributed teams with Federico Maffini of Amazon AWS

This episode focuses on managing a globally distributed team in a massive organization like Amazon AWS. We will discuss how to operate a “startup” within a large organization, and how to keep people engaged and help them contribute by building out a supportive environment online. Federico Maffini, Head of Business Operations at Amazon AWS weighs in with his management experience and insights.

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EP038 - How to level up your sales skills as a leader with Stephen Steers of Steers Consulting

This episode focuses on sales as an essential leadership skill for founders of scaleups. Why do so many founders shy away from sales? How to be a more confident storyteller? When and how to hire a salesperson for your scaleup? How to manage sales teams? So many questions to talk about - to discuss, I invited veteran sales consultant Stephen Steers.

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EP037 - The future of consulting with Holly Marriott of Eigtheen O Four

This episode focuses on the consulting industry and how it is undergoing structural changes due to the tectonic shifts in how we work. How to provide flexible solutions for flexible needs? How to optimize projects & efficiency in a fragmented workplace? Why and how are the lines blurring between talent networks, consulting companies, and fractional roles? To discuss, I have Holly Marriott, who’s the founder of Eighteen-O-Four, a talent consultancy for the future of work.

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EP036 - What is fractional leadership with Karina Mikhli of Fractionals United

This episode focuses on fractional leadership. What is a fractional leader? How does it differ from a consultant or a part-time leader? Can you make an impact if you are fractional? Will this be the future of work for leaders? To discuss, I have Karina Mikhli, who founded a growing community of fractional leaders, the Fractionals United. She is also a fractional COO for growing companies.

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