# Remote Business Growth Podcast - Episode 6
## Guest: Sharon Kaufman
Sharon is a character - just full of beans (and knowledge). Don't miss this one!
He loves talking about remote work and is so passionate about what he does. You will definitely learn more about working and hiring remotely by tuning in to this episode. And not only that - he is also very entertaining!
Key topics discussed:
- The early challenges of selling clients on the concept of remote work 15+ years ago
- How Distant Job has grown to over 60 employees, all based on initially working with 1% of the market
- Understanding cultural differences in hiring globally and where to look for certain skills
- Educating managers to effectively lead remote teams
- Building trust and a mistake-friendly culture for remote employees
- Trends in asynchronous work and the importance of human connection
- Sharon's book "Surviving Remote Work" and resources at ThinkRemote.com
- The future of remote work technologies and infrastructure to better support workers
Here is the full transcript:
RBG Episode 6 Sharon Koifman
SUMMARY KEYWORDS
remote, remote workers, work, company, office, years, focus, employees, managers, sharon, trust, distant, amazing, book, clients, create, build, business, tech, remote management
SPEAKERS
Paul Urwin, Sharon Koifman
Paul Urwin 00:01
Welcome to remote business growth, your go to source for all things remote work and business growth. Join us as we delve deep into the strategies, insights and success stories that will help you thrive in the remote work landscape. Whether you're an entrepreneur, a remote team leader, or simply curious about how to grow your business, this podcast is your gateway to unlocking your full potential. So get ready to embark on a journey of innovation and success. This is episode six of the remote Business Growth Podcast. I'm Paul Urwin and today I'm talking with Sharon Kaufman are fantastic guest we really have an amazing conversation about remote work sure on is just super enthusiastic, super knowledgeable. A decades of experience, one of the pioneers really off of working in the remote space and definitely within the area of remote recruitment. So that's Sharon coifed coming up in just a second. If you'd like to hire a virtual assistant or remote worker to help grow and scale your business, then check out www.thereistalent.com. Right, let's get on with a conversation with Sharon Sharon Kaufman is all about remote management. He has over two decades of experience running three companies 100% from his computer and at times with two toddlers in the room. He is the president of distant job a remote recruitment agency that focuses on soliciting full time remote workers worldwide. Along with a rapidly expanding new media company think remote. Chevron's organization has also created a successful podcast featuring interviews with tech industry professionals about remote management and leadership. During the wake of the COVID crisis. Shawn wrote a best selling book in multiple Amazon categories, surviving remote work, his goal was to help businesses thrive in this new environment, Kaufman has studied and researched not just how to operate remote companies, but also how to establish an exceptional work culture, one, which people love to work in. Sharon, welcome to the show!
Sharon Koifman 02:04
Our pleasure. Thank you for having me, Paul. Really,
Paul Urwin 02:08
really looking forward to this really looking forward to talking some more about remote work. What an exciting what an exciting topic. So Shawn, kick us off and tell us a little bit about you, please? Well,
Sharon Koifman 02:20
so I have been working from my computer for the past 20 years. But back then it was not considered remote, who was just considered being lonely. But Joke aside, I'm saying 20. But I've been saying for five years. So it's probably 25 years,
