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 look after group members globally.
Over the previous decade, Tony has constructed and scaled Oyster into a world employment platform valued at over $1 billion. He has raised a complete of $230 million, grew the group to over 600 folks throughout 60+ international locations, and achieved B Corp standing. Tony is obsessed with the way forward for work and the evolution it brings to create higher lives worldwide. He has helped over 4,000 folks 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 relating to managing and supporting a completely distant group. He shares how Oyster’s initiatives are serving to to empower rising economies and scale 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 area for restoration.
- Distant work completed effectively 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 development.
- Constructing in public can appeal to high expertise and encourage different firms to undertake mission-driven practices.
- Empower rising economies by making international hiring as simple as native hiring, lowering mind drain and reversing inequality.
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