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

Nicole Packin

Implementing remote work was a must for me after my husband, and I relocated to Dallas, Texas, to be closer to family. By splitting up my prior role into two, I hired a Director of Operations to manage the day-to-day and a Director of Customer Experience whose role is to take care of all our client needs. Running a business remotely has been successful for Miami Pet Concierge for a few reasons. Number one, our systems and processes were in place before I considered remote work. Read more>>

Monique YeeFoon

I started out being remote. When I launched my business back in 2018, having a brick and mortar store front was not financially feasible for me and I am a big techie so it made sense to utilize my tech resources as much as possible, I also referred my clients to utilize cloud based products that would allow me access without having to meet as much in person. In today’s environment people are busy with life and rarely can manage an in person meeting. So virtual meetings work for my clients. When the pandemic hit I didn’t miss a beat because I was already established working virtual and remotely. Read more>>

Erin Jones

I have been incredibly fortunate to be in an industry that was an early adopter of remote work, both in my own work and the current agency I work with. I have had clients all over the continent, and colleagues all over the globe. I love that digital marketing has been at the forefront of online collaboration. Currently, at Sterling Sky, we have team members, industry partners, and clients throughout the US and Canada. Read more>>

Anna Bock Bastien

The last two years have been challenging. During the pandemic I really didn’t do as many photo shoots in the field. I transition my business to do social media management for clients which turned out to be very successful and I was able to work from home. I was able to still give them photography content and creatively make their media stand out without being exposed as much. This intern was such a great add to my business as well as made it where I was able to work from home. The great thing about this is I turned a negative into a positive, my husband and I had a baby in 2021. Read more>>

Fred Willis

I discovered that my company has already existed as remote first when the pandemic hit. I have been on red carpets across the country, I’ve played numerous concerts of all sizes in all types of venues across the world, but I have found the greatest level of comfort in my workspace at home. As a digital media entrepreneur, most of what I have contributed was completed at home. I can truly say that I thrive in a remote work environment and that I don’t only work from home, I do most of my best work at home! Read more>>