On this episode, we meet up with Tony Jamous, the CEO and Co-founder of Oyster, a unicorn and hyper-growth firm that empowers companies to rent, pay, and take care of crew members globally.
Over the previous decade, Tony has constructed and scaled Oyster into a worldwide employment platform valued at over $1 billion. He has raised a complete of $230 million, grew the crew to over 600 individuals throughout 60+ international locations, and achieved B Corp standing. Tony is captivated with the way forward for work and the evolution it brings to create higher lives worldwide. He has helped over 4,000 individuals get licensed as Distant Prepared and has constructed Oyster publicly to showcase how they work remotely.
Tony opens up about his journey from experiencing burnout to founding an organization with a robust mission. He highlights the worth of sustainable management and the necessity for empathy within the office. Tony additionally dives into the challenges and benefits of distant work, particularly in the case of managing and supporting a totally distant crew. He shares how Oyster’s initiatives are serving to to empower rising economies and cut back inequality, affords insights into constructing an organization transparently whereas staying true to its mission, and rather more.
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Key Takeaways:
- Observe sustainable management by prioritizing your individual well-being and creating house for restoration.
- Distant work completed properly requires a dedication to flexibility, freedom, and a way of mastery for workers.
- Encourage a tradition the place saying no to the CEO is inspired to foster open communication and progress.
- Constructing in public can entice high expertise and encourage different corporations to undertake mission-driven practices.
- Empower rising economies by making international hiring as straightforward as native hiring, lowering mind drain and reversing inequality.
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