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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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EP015 - How to gamify learning and development with Dan Paech of Loumee
This episode focuses on gamification in learning and development. Providing services in learning and development is a challenging task as it is. Adding remote-first setups on top of it makes it even more challenging. I invited Dan Paech from Loumee to discuss how their company is tackling these challenges through gamifying the learning experience for teams.
EP014 - How can we create more trust within teams with Jan van der Spoel of Grip on Trust
This episode focuses on trust. We don’t understand how trust works in general. Especially when it comes to business. I invited Jan van der Spoel, creator of the 360 Trust Compass and trust consultant, to discuss how organizations and businesses can establish a trustworthy environment. With trust, a company can blossom. Without trust, all can go into the bin. But what are the exact and practical steps to have more trust within our teams?
EP013 - How to employ anyone, anywhere with Andrea Carlon of Lano
This episode focuses on global employment. Undoubtedly, remote work's main benefit is tapping into the global talent pool and hiring anyone from anywhere. But when it comes to employment, the picture gets blurry: freelance contracts, on-site employment, or something else. So I invited Andrea Carlon from Lano, a global employer of record company, to discuss the topic.
EP012 - Remote work: the past, the present, the future with Mitko Karshovski of That Remote Life
This episode’s main topic is the evolution of remote work. How did we evolve from digital nomads to titles like the head of remote? How did we evolve from solopreneur freelancers to full-time remote workers? What is the future of remote work? How will we solve asynchronous interplanetary collaboration in the next century? I invited Mitko Karshovski for a chat from the That Remote Life podcast.
EP011 - Managing remote teams with web3 principles with Tyler Sellhorn of Polygon
This episode focuses on how web3 influences the operations and the management of distributed remote teams. How can transparency be a default for companies? How will distributed workforce shape our future as people? How the way we work is leading to our internal culture? To discuss this, I invited Tyler Sellhorn, Business Operations Manager and former Head of Remote at Polygon Labs.
EP010 - Head of Remote - A new way of remote leadership with Valentina Thörner the Empress of Remote
This episode focuses on remote leadership - specifically, the newly emerging title, head of remote. We cover the evolution of the title, the principles of remote leadership, the differences between business operations and people operations, and the intersections between remote processes and HR. To discuss this, I invited Valentina Thörner, remote leadership expert and head of remote at Klaus.
EP009 - How web3 and DAOs transform the future of work with Cory Hymel of Gigster
This episode focuses on a booming innovation, web3. With the introduction of blockchain technologies, DAOs emerged. The way they work and organize incentivized value generation already started to influence how we work together. I invited Cory Hymel, VP of product at Gigster to discuss the topic.
EP008 - How to upgrade your event experience with Carolene Méli of Carolene Meli Consulting
This episode focuses on event experiences. Now that the pandemic allowed most of us to work from home, moving out from home to an event is totally different. We are selective with our choices and we don’t like to attend boring conferences anymore. But how can we upgrade our event experience? How can we use the world of entertainment to shake up the grey corporate events? I invited Carolene Méli, founder of Leveraged Events Lab who previously served 10-years as en event experience manager for Cirque du Soleil, to discuss the topic.
EP007 - Creating memorable remote team retreats with Matthew Young of Nomadic6
This episode focuses on remote team retreats. How can we build memorable remote team retreats that connects people together and unplugs them from work? Why your growth edge is at the edge of your comfort zone? Why do we need to focus on building memories and experiences? I invited Matt Young, founder of Nomadic6 and remote team retreat expert, to discuss the topic.
EP006 - How to build a remote company culture with Nini Fritz of Work Happiness Project
This episode focuses on remote team building. How can we build a thriving work culture when our team is remote? What remote team culture means, and how it impacts our lives? I invited Nini Fritz, founder of The Work Happiness Project and remote culture expert, to discuss the topic.
EP005 - How to be a better leader during crisis with Dr. Jonathan H. Westover of Human Capital Innovations
This episode focuses on leadership during challenging times. How owners and co-founders should approach leadership? Can we learn leadership skills, and how? Finally, how should leaders respond to challenges? I invited Dr. Jonathan H. Westover, author, professor of Organizational Leadership and department chair at the Woodbury School of Business, and leadership consultant at Human Capital Innovations, to discuss the topic.
EP004 - How to approach innovation within your company with Chris Kalaboukis of Ideate+Execute
This episode focuses on innovation. How does innovation work for companies? How to implement an effective innovation process? What is strategic foresight? To discuss the topic, I invited Chris Kalaboukis, the optimistic futurist. We also discuss why we can't learn from the past and why all futurologists are like meteorologists. And where are all the Tamagotchis?
EP003 - How to adapt your company to remote work with Iwo Szapar of Remote-How Academy
In this episode, we discuss remote work and how a company can adapt remote work policies to ensure remote work is a viable option for their employees. To discuss this, I invited Iwo Szapar from Remote First, a company specializing in remote work training for companies.
EP001 - Building a global remote team with Rodolphe Dutel of Remotive
In this episode, We dive deep into how you can shift from a traditional working structure to a new one. We also discuss the best practices for finding the best talents out there. We also provide insights into successful remote management tactics. I invited Rodolphe Dutel from Remotive, a company specializing in remote hiring.