We asked leaders who’ve made remote-work effective at their organizations to share their stories, lessons, and insights with us below.

Taneaka Robinson

Working remotely has changed my life significantly. I realized that working remotely does not have to be restrictive. I am able to assist my clients from anywhere I am – whether I am at home, on vacation or out to lunch with family or friends. This is attainable because my clients are in control of how many hours I commit to them or their business each week. Read more>>

James Chandler

At Laundry On Demand, we strive to create a personalized level of care for our customers by allowing for open communication between customer and Laundry Pro. We thoroughly vet our Pros in an effort to provide continuity of service no matter where you are or who’s processing your laundry. One of the great things about working with us is that our Pros enjoy a lot of flexibility. They choose which orders to accept, how far they want to travel to pick up orders, and which days/times they’re available to work. Read more>>

Blake Aaron

When we started our firm, we agreed time was one of our most valuable assets. Driving to Dallas took approximately 2 hours of our day removed ourselves from family, hobbies and even clients. The amount of time on the road throughout the year was exponential and we decided the time could be associated elsewhere. During COVID, remote work allowed us to spend more time with family and take care of tasks otherwise set aside for the weekend. Read more>>

Derek Hales

Remote work has been ingrained into our company culture from the very beginning. About half of my team is located in and around Phoenix, Arizona. However, the other half is spread out across the US and the world. With the vast majority of our team working from home we’ve always had to be just as productive and effective in the home office as in our HQ. When it comes to making WFH work we’ve tried to keep it simple. Email, chat, and video conference are the primary ways we communicate across the team. Beyond that, collaborative documents are a major factor in our success. Whether it’s product testing notes, content drafts, scripts, graphics, photographs, or videos, we typically have multiple rounds of drafting, editing, and QA before our work is published to NapLab. Read more>>

Christy & Kemper Kaliana

In a industry like ours, on-location work is, while rewarding, taxing on the physical, energetic, and mental body, so it is advisable and never too early to make plans for “graduating yourself” to another level of management, responsibility, and (hopefully!) income. When I, Christy, was at the beginning stages of this leg of my professional life, I was in Miami firing on all cylinders and burning the candle at both ends, promoting myself solo and getting booked on a LOT of production and wedding gigs. Read more>>