When we think of creativity and innovation, it’s often expected that the process of idea development is a simple black and white framework. Companies tend to approach creative thinking with the mindset that there’s a problem that needs to be solved, while overlooking the steps needed to reach solutions. This process is where Gamestorming excels, …
It’s no surprise that Cardiologs collects a lot of feedback around their team retreats. Cardiologs is a medical technology company that uses AI to improve cardiac diagnostics. The team is largely based in Paris, although some members work remotely in Boston. Linda Koenig organizes the company’s annual retreat. In 2019, the team joined Surf Office …
Remote companies know that culture is important. But few companies spend as much time investing in culture as 15Five. Shane Metcalf, the company’s Co-Founder and Chief Culture Officer, believes that personal development and professional development are the same things. In today’s episode, we talked to Shane about building a culture that values individuals and how …
It’s not all poolside meetings and taking calls on the beach: remote work is serious business for this week’s podcast guest. On this week’s episode of More Beach Meetings, we spoke to Laurel Farrer, a Remote Work Strategist and Consultant. Laurel works with some of the top remote-friendly companies in the world. She helps them …
How do you manage a physical product while remote? That’s what we get into here on this week’s episode of More Beach Meetings. Our guest this week is Fred Perrotta, co-founder and CEO of Tortuga, a remote company specializing in travel products like their award-winning Setout Backpack. ? Listen More Beach Meetings on iTunes or Spotify. …
“Remote work” and “coaching” are often mentioned in the same breath. But, on today’s More Beach Meetings episode, it won’t be in the manner you expect. Our guest is Monica Zeng, the human resources expert at Aragon One. Aragon One is an offshoot of the Aragon Project, an organization founded to empower freedom by building …
What do you do when you have a successful SaaS company with 15 team members, serving 250,000 customers around the world? You close down your only office and go fully remote, of course. At least that’s what today’s guest did with his company. We sat down with Wences Garcia, CEO and Head of Culture at …
Laila is a designer at Hanno.co, a digital product design team all over the world. We spoke with Laila about remote work, where she sees the industry heading, and her awesome & growing ‘remote workshops’ project. ? Subscribe to Surf Office Show on iTunes or SoundCloud. So let’s jump straight in. Can you tell …