As the world moves to a more remote workforce, businesses across industries and markets are having to adapt. We asked leaders who have experience with making remote work effective to share their stories, lessons, and insights with us.

Maia Brusseau

Left Hand Agency is made up of a fully remote workforce. We don’t have a main office, and our employees live in every time zone in the contiguous US. This set up works well for our agency. Aside from benefits like the lack of a stressful commute and fewer pop-ins from the “you got a second” people, this helps us better serve our clients. Many are located across the country and often have after-hours needs, and our dispersed team is able to provide quick responses and address needs no matter where they are located. Read more>>

Alice Speilburg

We have always been a remote-based company, from when it was just two agents, back before COVID, to now, when we have five literary agents. But I always knew that collaboration was a core value for Speilburg Literary Agency, so we’ve been careful to build in routines and technology that help us feel connected. Read more>>

Quill Kolat

My coworkers and I have all been working remotely since the beginning of the pandemic. I joined the Snowbright Studio team in April 2020, so in-person work wasn’t an option. As time passed, we realized it wasn’t cost-effective to have an in-person office space. We’re such a small team, and only 2 of us live in the Cleveland area. Everyone else is spread out all over the country. Snowbright Studio keeps in touch daily through voice and video conferencing and a private Discord server. Read more>>