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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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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.
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.
EP049 - How to collaborate async-first remote teams with Sumeet Gayathri Moghe at Thoughtworks
This episode focuses on async-first collaboration techniques within remote teams. Our guest, Sumeet Gayathri Moghe, is an agile enthusiast and a published author of The Async-First Playbook. He blogs weekly on his site, Async Agile, and helps software teams collaborate better at Thoughtworks.
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.
EP047 - Happiness is a metric that builds better teams with Dr. Raúl Antón Cuadrado of Automattic
This episode focuses on happiness. I sat down with Dr. Raúl Antón Cuadrado, the people analytics lead to one of the most renowned fully remote companies, Automattic, makers of WordPress, and many other amazing tools. We know when we are happy. But how do we measure happiness since it directly impacts team productivity?
EP046 - Solving leadership challenges remotely with Daria Rudnik
This episode focuses on remote leadership challenges and how to solve them. How do we create engaged teams with purpose and intention? How can you engineer a team structure that allows remote productivity? To discuss, I have Daria Rudnik, who's helping businesses as a team architect and leadership coach.
EP045 - Building authentic connections online with Dave Cairns and Chris Moeller at Inspired People Inspired Places
This episode focuses on authenticity and how to build authentic connections online. Dave and Chris are building great events in the metaverse where honest and engaging conversations happen within their community. They share their insights on the why and the how in the episode.
EP044 - How to manage IT infrastructure for distributed teams with Carlos Escuita at GroWrk
This episode focuses on the ever-present infrastructure that allows all of us to work remotely. Carlos Escuita, CEO of GroWrk, shares great insights on how to build a globally distributed team and keep them connected with a secured IT infrastructure. Carlos also shares his experience and his tips on building his company fully remotely.
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.
EP042 - How to build workplace communities with Todd Nilson and Ilker Akansel of TalentLed
This episode focuses on how to build workplace communities to boost employee engagement, and loyalty, and reduce churn. We dive deep into the nuances of building a professional community with Todd Nilson and Ilker Akansel, co-founders of TalendLed.
EP041 - How to boost employee experience with transparency with Adam Horne of Open Org
This episode focuses on how to boost employee experience with more transparency. The more open a company is, the higher the level of trust is within teams. With distributed teams, transparency is given and preferred in terms of operations to ensure clarity and efficiency. To discuss this, I invited Adam Horne, the co-founder of Open Org.
EP040 - How to manage a team asynchronously with Chase Warrington of Doist
This episode focuses on how to manage a distributed team asynchronously, and how to build a best-in-class team culture while everyone is working remotely. To discuss, I have Chase Warrington, head of remote at Doist, maker of async-first productivity apps like Todoist and Twist.
EP039 - How to work more efficiently online with Adam Nathan of Almanac
This episode focuses on how to create workflows, processes, and better operations for teams that collaborate online a lot. We will talk about documentation, automation, workflow management, and the best tips for better productivity. To discuss this, I invited Adam Nathan, Almanac's co-founder, and CEO.
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.
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.
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.
EP035 - Why do you need a story for your company with Brad Bogus
This episode focuses on activism - why should companies have a mission or a vision for their future and frame a story around their product or offers? We dive deep into mission statements, corporate storytelling, and fractional leadership as well. To discuss, I have Brad Bogus with me, who is helping cannabis brands to push forward with fractional marketing leadership and storytelling.
EP034 - What is digital leadership with Ilona Brannen of Slate Digital
This episode focuses on digital leadership and how it differs from traditional leadership styles. While many companies transitioned to either fully remote or hybrid in the last years, leadership is yet to experience a level-up in their skills for the newly changed environment. I’ve sat down with Ilona Brannen, a leadership consultant from the UK, to discuss how leaders can adapt to the future of work.
EP033 - What minimalism can teach us in business with Reneé LaTour of Fancy Nomad
This episode focuses on a more personal journey: how can we make the best out of remote business operations with a minimalist mindset? If our life is minimalistic, how can we translate this to our business? What is more important, doing every part of the business or focusing on where we can have the maximum impact? To discuss this, I sat down with Reneé LaTour, who helps others to create a lifestyle of freedom through minimalist business operations.
EP032 - How to implement remote-first operations with Juraj Holub of Remote People
This episode focuses on remote operations and how to implement them for companies. We will discuss the change management required to influence new meeting policies and practices, the need for a company hub, and the habit of asynchronous documentation. I have Juraj Holub, co-founder of Remote People, discuss these topics with me.