53 min
She runs a 100% remote company The Woke Salaryman Podcast
-
- Education
Juliana Chan is a scientist and scholar turned business owner. Today, she runs Wildtype Media Group, managing a 20-member team — based in Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines and India — with 30 to 40 regular freelancers around the world.
In this episode, we talk to her about how she took her company remote, and the impact it has had on morale and productivity.
0:00 Intro: The road to 100% remote
5:00 Productivity will suffer
14:14 The types of employees that are suitable for remote work
18:58 How do you know everyone is working?
27:26 What about hiring locals and protecting local jobs?
31:36 Where in the world are her colleagues working from?
35:55 What's the competitive advantage of someone from Singapore?
41:37 Singapore's a great place to start a business
46:00 How you can keep Gen Zs
51:14 Concluding plugs
Juliana Chan is a scientist and scholar turned business owner. Today, she runs Wildtype Media Group, managing a 20-member team — based in Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines and India — with 30 to 40 regular freelancers around the world.
In this episode, we talk to her about how she took her company remote, and the impact it has had on morale and productivity.
0:00 Intro: The road to 100% remote
5:00 Productivity will suffer
14:14 The types of employees that are suitable for remote work
18:58 How do you know everyone is working?
27:26 What about hiring locals and protecting local jobs?
31:36 Where in the world are her colleagues working from?
35:55 What's the competitive advantage of someone from Singapore?
41:37 Singapore's a great place to start a business
46:00 How you can keep Gen Zs
51:14 Concluding plugs
53 min