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The Collaboration Superpowers Podcast348 - Create Healthy, Happy, and Productive Remote Teams with Kenneth HellemHow do you build a thriving remote workforce while maintaining a culture of engagement, well-being, and continuous learning? Kenneth Hellem, Chief People Officer at Ultimate Beauty, reveals his approach to leading a fully remote, people-first organization. Kenneth’s work sits at the intersection of operations and people management, and his insights offer practical advice for anyone looking to create happier and more productive remote teams. 🚀 Key Insights and Highlights: - The Role of Head of Remote: Why the position varies by company and how it bridges operations and people management. - Driving Change with Empathy: Kenne...2025-01-2726 min
Head of RemoteCreate Healthy, Happy, and Productive Remote Teams with Kenneth HellemHow do you build a thriving remote workforce while maintaining a culture of engagement, well-being, and continuous learning? Kenneth Hellem, Chief People Officer at Ultimate Beauty, reveals his approach to leading a fully remote, people-first organization. Kenneth’s work sits at the intersection of operations and people management, and his insights offer practical advice for anyone looking to create happier and more productive remote teams. 🚀 Key Insights and Highlights: - The Role of Head of Remote: Why the position varies by company and how it bridges operations and people management. - Driving Change with Empathy: Kenne...2025-01-2726 min
The Collaboration Superpowers Podcast345 - The Future of Work Starts Here: Exploring the Head of Remote RoleWelcome to the first episode of the Head of Remote podcast! In this series, we’ll explore one of the most transformative roles in the modern workplace: the Head of Remote. Remote work is more than a trend—it’s a permanent shift in how we collaborate and connect. But to make it work, organizations need dedicated leadership to guide the cultural, operational, and behavioral changes that come with flexibility. That’s where the Head of Remote comes in. In this episode, host Lisette Sutherland sets the stage for what’s to come, diving into the purpos...2025-01-2013 minHead of RemoteThe Future of Work Starts Here: Exploring the Head of Remote RoleWelcome to the first episode of the Head of Remote podcast! In this series, we’ll explore one of the most transformative roles in the modern workplace: the Head of Remote. Remote work is more than a trend—it’s a permanent shift in how we collaborate and connect. But to make it work, organizations need dedicated leadership to guide the cultural, operational, and behavioral changes that come with flexibility. That’s where the Head of Remote comes in. In this episode, host Lisette Sutherland sets the stage for what’s to come, diving into the purpos...2025-01-1313 min
The Remote Lab PodcastTransforming teams - navigating the future of workToday's episode is with remote and hybrid guru Kenneth Hellem! We had a lovely conversation and I really hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Kenneth walks us through his process with building a smart structure for Beleco and talks about what he has learned along the way, and we talk about challenges and opportunities that might present themselves. 2023-04-1844 min
The Future is Hybrid w/ Kenneth HellemTransforming Teams: Navigating the Future of Hybrid and Remote WorkIn a special crossover episode titled "Transforming Teams," Kenneth Hellem from "The Future is Hybrid" and Anna Rex from "The Remote Lab" join forces to explore the challenges and opportunities of transitioning teams from traditional office settings to thriving hybrid and remote work environments.
The Remote Lab Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/05DvkeJqkkYsCqPfSXDK2G?si=5ca1c1a6b3fb4766
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-rex-838b3a2/
About The Remote Lab and Anna Rex
The Remote Lab is a knowledge node within the future of work, and work in collaboration with research institutes, public and private companies...2023-04-1845 min
The Future is Hybrid w/ Kenneth HellemBuilding Remote w/ Job van der VoortIn this podcast episode of "The Future is Hybrid," host Kenneth Hellem welcomes Job van der Voort, CEO and co-founder of Remote.com - a platform for managing distributed teams. Job has been a remote work pioneer for over a decade and has a wealth of experience to share.
Van der Voort shares his experience building a remote-first company, discusses the benefits of remote work, and the challenges of transitioning from in-office to hybrid.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jobvo/
Summary of the podcast:
Van der Voort talks about his background and how his experience working remotely for GitLab...2023-04-1024 min
The Future is Hybrid w/ Kenneth HellemFostering Team Bonding w/ Florian JacquesListen to Kenneth Hellem in conversation with Florian Jacques, CEO of Midstay.
He founded a music festival in Belgium that reached 20k+ festival goers at the age of 23.
He has traveled the world to work with startup founders and helped them reach their business goals with innovative user experiences. San Francisco, New York, Australia, Barcelona, SEA... are some of the places where he has worked closely with Executives to help them design their products.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/florian-jacques/
Summary of the Podcast:
Midstay is a company that provides team retreats for businesses struggling to communicate their company...2023-04-0321 min
The Future is Hybrid w/ Kenneth HellemThe office of the future w/ Dave CairnsDave Cairns, Office Futurist, Senior VP at CBRE, and self proclaimed Homad.
Dave started off his career out of university as a professional poker player where he was ranked as one of the top 100 online tournament players in the world for a time. Along with his outstanding team, he focuses on working with high-growth companies in the tech sector, Space as a Service Operators (#SPaaS) and also with landlords representing each of them on their office leasing needs (which are increasingly becoming “non-traditional”).
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-cairns-5644a233/
Summary of the Podcast:
In t...2023-03-2227 min
The Future is Hybrid w/ Kenneth HellemThe Rockstar of Remote w/ Jordan CarrollListen to Kenneth Hellem in conversation with Jordan Carroll, the rockstar of the remote.
Jordan Carroll, The Remote Job Coach is also the author of the book “Remote for Life. How to find a flexible job and fast forward to freedom”
Check his book here - https://www.amazon.com/Remote-Life-Flexible-Forward-Freedom-ebook/dp/B0BKLX9P6D
You can also listen to him on his YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@JordanCarroll
More about Jordan: Jordan Carroll has worked remotely, consistently, upwards of 8 years for:
↳ A global Fortune 50 tech company with over 400k employees (IBM)
↳ A fully distributed, remote-first travel c...2023-03-2024 min
The Future is Hybrid w/ Kenneth HellemDigital Employee Experience w/ Christiaan LustigListen to Kenneth Hellem in conversation with Christiaan Lustig, Co-Author of the Digital Work Experience. He talks about how to succeed in with distributed team & shares learning from his book https://booksrun.com/9781471776748-digital-employee-experience-put-employees-first-towards-a-more-human-digital-workplace More About Christiaan: Christiaan supports organizations in the field of internal digital communication, services, and collaboration so that they can better facilitate work. He helps professionals to make good working agreements, with themselves and their colleagues, so that they experience headspace and heart space in hybrid organizations. And he ensures there's cohesion between digital systems to create a more efficient and effective digital workplace. LinkedIn...2023-03-0928 min
The Future is Hybrid w/ Kenneth HellemThe Future of Work (and Life) w/ Sebastian RudenstamVideo episode available on Spotify and YouTube.
Sebastian Rudenstam is the Founder and CEO of Beleco, providing Subscription Based Furniture for Office Spaces and Home Offices. In this episode, Sebastian shares his vision for how Hybrid and Remote work will have an equally big impact as the car had back in the 20s.
We discuss the recent Swedish #Hybridfight and aka #distansebråket, innovation adoption curves, and maturity models. And if you stay to the very end you'll get a sneak peek of what we've been collaborating on for the last couple of weeks. 2022-12-0922 min
The Future is Hybrid w/ Kenneth HellemThe Neuroscience of Hybrid Work w/ Ben HamleyBen Hamley, Work Futurist and Collaboration designer at JLL, strapped EEG to people's heads to learn what they're brians really thought about Hybrid Work.
The results are not what you might have expected. 2022-12-0129 min
The Future is Hybrid w/ Kenneth HellemDigital Detox w/ Nini FritzNini Fritz is the founder of The Work Happiness Project
As a Remote Team Building Coach, she wholeheartedly believes that when people thrive, organizations thrive! Therefore she is convinced that the freedom to work from anywhere shouldn't have to come at the sacrifice of our need for human connections & a sense of belonging.2022-11-2822 min
The Future is Hybrid w/ Kenneth HellemCo-Living @ Bunking.com w/ Steve CodySteve Cody the CEO of Bunking.com has a wealth of knowledge and truly understands the value of creating world class software, building stellar teams, and connecting communities around the world by providing everyone with equal access to online marketplaces.
Having accumulated over 30 years of experience in building and selling companies that have employed thousands and generated over $750 million in lifetime sales, Steve has had success in multiple industries including software, marketplaces, services, and rentals.
Link to Kenneth's Bunking Pod2022-11-2320 min
The Future is Hybrid w/ Kenneth HellemReturn to Office? w/ Henry O'LoughlinIn this episode, Henry O'Loughlin shares his experience building remote teams since 2014, and jokes about the bad advice given to companies forced to work remotely during the pandemic. We examine the most reason trend of companies wanting their people to return to office, and spoiler alert, we still believe the future is remote.
With his company Build Remote, he's helping small companies avoid the same mistakes he encountered, and accelerate their success in a remote world. 2022-11-1721 min
The Future is Hybrid w/ Kenneth HellemRock the Remote w/ Kekke HyvämäkiKekke Hyvämäki is writing a Master thesis about Remote work, and is the creator the invaluable Notion page: Rock the Remote.
Mentioned Episodes & Resources
🎙 Tony Jamous (https://spoti.fi/3hd1TL7)
🎙 Nicolas Cava (https://spoti.fi/3h36QWE)
📜 The Future of Work Newsletter (Hanna Larsson)
2022-11-1410 min
The Future is Hybrid w/ Kenneth HellemThe Sustainability of Remote w/ Peter du ToitThe COVID Pandemic and our response to it caught millions of businesses completely off guard. This does not have to be the case in the face of the unfolding climate crisis. We need to take all the lessons learned during the pandemic and apply them, especially in the ways we get work done from anywhere.
Peter du Toit is the founder of FutureWorkIQ, who assists leadership teams develop resilient workplaces to mitigate against the impact of the climate crisis.
In this crucial episode, Peter shines a light on the climate crisis and explains the impact...2022-11-1027 min
The Future is Hybrid w/ Kenneth HellemCoaching Remote Teams w/ Dannii MathersDannii Mathers has been in sales for over 20 years and has had her fair share of questionable bosses. After two decades of observations, she realized that the effectiveness and engagement of people at work is largely down to how a leader intentionally coaches, so she decided to become a coach (https://www.danniimathers.com)
Dannii now helps eliminate the gap between leaders and sales folks so that leaders become better coaches and salespeople get the coaching they deserve to thrive and feel valued.
In this episode, we discuss the differences (and similarities) between coaching remote...2022-11-0825 min
The Future is Hybrid w/ Kenneth HellemPakTalent & Going Viral w/ Alex OlthoffAlex Olthoff is on a mission to change the world through remote work. When he is not doing his day job, he is focused on supporting Pakistani talent or remote founders who want to build startups.
Listen to his inspiring story of why he focused in on Pakistani talent, and how he went viral by being authentic.
If you're looking to break into remote work and you are from Pakistan, check out his app: https://www.paktalent.app/2022-11-0323 min
The Future is Hybrid w/ Kenneth HellemLanding your Remote w/ Michelle CoulsonMichelle Coulson is the founder of Remote Rebellion
With over 8 years of recruitment experience, Michelle has seen thousands of CVs/resumes, and interviewed/hired hundreds of people in Marketing, Tech, Digital, Admin, and Design.
In this episode, she shares her story of how she founded Remote Rebellion and gives her advice on landing your remote job. 2022-10-3121 min
The Future is Hybrid w/ Kenneth HellemKenneth goes Remote - Interviewed by Anna FaberIn this Podcast takeover, Anna Faber takes the host role, and interviews Kenneth Hellem about how he became the Remote Evangelist.
We start by talking about Kenneth leaving his dream job at Google, to move to Spain. How the wrong job and a breakup left him feeling lost. And how using IKIGAI and 50 virtual coffees helped him find purpose.
Kenneth shares how he decided to become a Remote expert, by launching this podcast, and by getting to know the leaders of the industry. And how this has all been part of his (not so) hidden a...2022-10-2826 min
The Future is Hybrid w/ Kenneth HellemThe Story of Jobgether w/ Alex HernandezFirst ever Video episode on The Future is Remote podcast (Spotify only). Watch until the end to get a product walkthrough of jobgether.com
Jobgether was "born and raised" during Covid times based on the strong belief that the future of work will be flexible and the observation that the future is actually happening now.
Listen to Alex Hernandez talk about remote and the story of how they founded Jobgether.com
Referenced Episodes:
The Benefits of Remote w/ Tony Jamous
Humanizing Remote w/ Chase Warrington
2022-10-2726 min
The Future is Hybrid w/ Kenneth HellemCo-living w/ Andrew Williams (LinkedIn Live Recording)What is Co-living? And is it more than a dorm room for adults?
Listen to this special collaboration episode with Andrew Williams from Remote Tribe
Remote Tribe is a magazine and community that empowers people with knowledge to design a lifestyle around working remotely while traveling the world. We write about working spaces, travel, remote lifestyle, finance, and other things that will help you escape the 9-5 grind.
Check out this great article on the topic: https://www.remotetribe.life/coliving/best-coliving-communities-asia-usa-europe/
Follow Andrew and Remote Tribe on:
Website: https...2022-10-2622 min
The Future is Hybrid w/ Kenneth HellemDesigning a Remote-First Culture w/ Darcy BolesDarcy Boles is a "Dinosaur of Remote" - She was leading remote teams before it was “a thing.” She pulls her design architecture from global experiences and cultures from around the world, using positive psychology research to align company ecosystems with shared intrinsic values and experiences.
Her deepest why is that work doesn’t have to suck, and she has dedicated her career to ensuring that it doesn’t.
In this episode you'll learn how to build a remote-first culture, and the importance of being intentional, e.g. by putting in place a Head of Remote. ...2022-10-2418 min
The Future is Hybrid w/ Kenneth HellemHumanizing Remote w/ Chase WarringtonChase Warrington is the Head of Remote at Doist, the remote-first company behind Todoist and Twist, which collectively supports 25 million people globally. He is also a regular contributor to the leading remote-work organizations, conferences, and publications – earning him a spot on the 2022 LinkedIn Top Voices for Remote Work and in the 2022 Remote Influencer Report.
Chase has worked remotely for over 12 years, as one of Doist’s 100 employees in 35 countries. He is a regular Forbes contributor, instructor, and consultant to many of the leading remote work organizations, as well as the host of his own podcast, About Abroad.2022-10-1924 min
The Future is Hybrid w/ Kenneth HellemBuilding your Remote Work-Life w/ Kristin VierraIn this episode lifestyle coach, Kristin Vierra, shares her journey from ex-pat to "slowmad". She talks about how the pandemic helped her pivot her coaching practice to help others wanting to make the transition to remote, and what to think about if you are considering a remote lifestyle.
Read more about Kristin at www.kvierracoaching.com
2022-10-1718 min
The Future is Hybrid w/ Kenneth HellemThe Benefits of Remote w/ Tony JamousTony Jamous is the CEO and co-founder of Oyster, a leading global employment platform that aims to remove the barriers to remote work and distributed hiring.
In this episode, he shares his story of building Oyster and helping 1000s of companies "go remote". We explore the benefits of remote work, including the benefits for Business, People and Planet.
If you want to support the show, the number one thing you can do is share it on your social media, tagging me and the guest. That helps me get the word out and I'd really appreciate i...2022-10-1321 min
The Future is Hybrid w/ Kenneth HellemAsynchronous Work w/ Nicolas CavaIn this episode, Nicolas Cava, Engineering Manager at Zendesk shares how Async saved his life, and his lessons implementing asynchronous work at Zendesk.
To learn more, check out his content on LinkedIn and at https://www.nicolascava.com/
2022-10-1024 min
The Future is Hybrid w/ Kenneth HellemScaling a Globally Distributed Team w/ Erik OlssonErik Olsson, VP of Operations @ Omnipresent talks about how they scaled the team from 12 to >400 people, and the benefits of operating globally.
2022-10-0424 min
The Future is Hybrid w/ Kenneth HellemTrailer - The Future is RemoteOne-minute trailer, introducing the podcast to the world!2022-09-2700 min
The Future is Hybrid w/ Kenneth HellemThe History and Future of Work w/ Paula MelbourneTen thousand years ago we were hunter-gatherers. Later the Industrial revolution brought us to cities, and now we're trying to escape our cubicles.
In this episode, we discuss how work has evolved, and begin exploring the future of work. Paula Melbourne shares her journey as a global talent professional and reflects upon how the world has changed. 2022-09-2624 min
World of Wisdom36. Bullet journaling and the art of reflection with Kenneth Hellem36. Bullet journaling and the art of reflection with Kenneth Hellem by Nils von Heijne2019-04-0453 min
Ung FöretagsamhetLäxpodden 3 - Nätverk och mentorskapBygg ditt nätverk och ta hjälp av rätt personer och mentorer. Det är nyckeln till ett lyckat entreprenörskap. Medverkande Kenneth Hellem, SeedNordic, Fredrik Hagenius, Young Entrepreneurs of Sweden, Camilla Ljunggren, Pluring. Programledare Prescilia Haddad.
Podden produceras av Association och Ung Företagsamhet Sverige2015-01-2022 min