David Shriner-Cahn appreciates being able to talk with a person who is sitting in the room with you. You can read their body language and see how they’re responding to what you’re saying. But he also values being able to reach more people more often through technology. That’s why the founder of the business growth… Read more »

As an athlete, Taylor Jacobson understands the power of relying on others for accountability. Whether you want to run a mile or a marathon, having a system to check in with someone is a great motivator to hit the pavement. He’s adapted the concept to help remote professionals get more done with Focusmate, a video-based… Read more »

From a home office in Alexandria, VA, Susan Mamber works with women at 130 college campuses and oversees a team of eight scattered throughout the country as the national philanthropy director for Alpha Xi Delta coordinating fundraising efforts for Autism Speaks. Her role sometimes requires conference calls at 8:30 p.m. to accommodate schedules across time zones,… Read more »

  Beth Carter launched Carter Consultants Ltd. in 1991 after two lay-offs. She positioned the executive recruiting company apart by working on an hourly basis. She and her team work with clients around the world to fill leadership roles. In 2008, Beth started Beth Carter Enterprises providing executive, business, and career coaching and speaking. She… Read more »

When Candy Corley, a health and wellness coach, lived in Rhode Island, she split her time between five locations traveling to meet with people to work with them on setting and meeting their wellness goals. Then she moved to North Carolina. Now, she does what she used to do only without the traffic. Rather than… Read more »

Bill Corely, chief engineer for Excerra, thought he didn’t like his job until he started working remotely. He discovered that what he didn’t like was the commute. Now he works with people all over the world without having to leave his home office. RNP: How long have you been a remote professional?  I’ve been working… Read more »

Lisa Shea Mundt is a senior marketing proposal specialist with AOC Key Solutions, Inc. (KSI) She is part of a shift in the proposal industry that has paved the way for more remote work. RNP: How long have you been a remote professional?  I’ve been working for KSI for 2 years as a Proposal Consultant.… Read more »

Paro started with a simple concept of matching highly qualified freelance finance professionals with companies in need of expert support. Companies would have access to the specialists they needed without the expense of hiring them full time. The professionals would be able to use their skills while having the flexibility to work remotely or on-site It… Read more »

For an entire semester, students from Boston University’s Questrom School of Business worked on business plans for companies in China relying on Google to keep their shared notes and documents. It worked well until they landed in Beijing in January to find that the Google search engine and Google Docs were blocked. There was momentary… Read more »

Erin Gipofrd is the creative designer who makes Remote Nation by Sophaya look great. She started freelance designing in January of 2016. By November, she had a rock-solid client list that allowed her to make it a full-time business in her home office. Some of her clients are just down the street, but she’s set up to take… Read more »