Freedom, Happiness, and Autonomy for Remote Workers with Steven Kapor

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08/19/20 • 27 min

Conscious Culture: The Evolving Future of Work

Welcome everyone to this episode of the Conscious Culture podcast with Sarah Riegelhuth, CEO and founder of Grow My Team!

"If the values are clear, the decisions are easier"

Today, I am joined by Steven Kapor. I met Steven through the Entrepreneurs Organization at MIT in Boston. In this episode, we talk about how he has created such a happy work environment for his remote employees.

Steven Kapor is the president of FUNDRIVER. A system that helps the non-profit community administer endowment funds in a more efficient way.

"Really it's putting employees first, over anything else, that leads to everything else working"

In this episode, we explore:

Freedom for remote workers
4/10 scheduling
Recruiting remote workers
Creating happy companies
Monitoring engagement with remote workers
The importance of having a happy team
Putting employees first
Steven's journey as a leader
Creating an effective environment for remote workers
Alignment of team values
Focusing on the "why"
Autonomy in remote work

“By working remotely, you have a lot of autonomy, and if you have good culture and good values it really facilitates being able to work autonomously”

Connect with Steven

FUNDRIVER

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Welcome everyone to this episode of the Conscious Culture podcast with Sarah Riegelhuth, CEO and founder of Grow My Team!

"If the values are clear, the decisions are easier"

Steven Kapor is the president of FUNDRIVER. A system that helps the non-profit community administer endowment funds in a more efficient way.

"Really it's putting employees first, over anything else, that leads to everything else working"

In this episode, we explore:

Freedom for remote workers
4/10 scheduling
Recruiting remote workers
Creating happy companies
Monitoring engagement with remote workers
The importance of having a happy team
Putting employees first
Steven's journey as a leader
Creating an effective environment for remote workers
Alignment of team values
Focusing on the "why"
Autonomy in remote work

“By working remotely, you have a lot of autonomy, and if you have good culture and good values it really facilitates being able to work autonomously”

Connect with Steven

FUNDRIVER

Thanks for listening to this episode of Conscious Culture: The Evolution of Work. A podcast for conscious leaders, brought to you by Grow My Team.

For more information about remote work, check out more of Grow My Team here.

Or email Sarah directly to have a chat about remote work, how it’s done and how it can benefit your company: [email protected].

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Previous Episode

Transitioning to remote work and reevaluating team structure with Peter Moriarty

Welcome everyone to this episode of the Conscious Culture podcast with Sarah Riegelhuth, CEO and founder of Grow My Team!

"If you set up an office in a city of one million people, you are restricting yourself to 1% of the talent pool"

Today I'm joined by Peter Moriarty. Pete and I have connected through a number of conferences and mutual friends, and I'm excited to finally have him on the podcast.

Pete is an expert in Small Business Cloud Computing and has been ranked as one of Australia’s top 10 entrepreneurs under 30 four times by SmartCompany and Australian Anthill publications. He has also been featured in the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Australian Financial Review and Sky News Business advising on Business Cloud Technology.

I think that's a good principle for life... deciding what you want, and then going and getting it.

In this episode, we explore:

Freedom for employees
Questioning “traditional” ways of running a team
Working with younger teams
Putting your team first
Flexibility in team structure
Freedom of remote work
Making your own schedule
Team health and productivity
Face to face time with remote teams
Co-work spaces
Transitioning between work and personal time
Practical tips for remote workers
Working with employees who are new to remote work

*Stay tuned until the end for the "bonus material" where Pete expands on the value of a fully remote company

“It is not the responsibility of the business owner to come up with all the plans and strategies... your team knows best what they need to do in their area of the business”

Connect with Peter

itGenius

YouTube Channel

Thanks for listening to this episode of Conscious Culture: The Evolution of Work. A podcast for conscious leaders, brought to you by Grow My Team.

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Next Episode

Developing a New Model for Chronic Disease with Seth Conger

Welcome everyone to this episode of the Conscious Culture podcast with Sarah Riegelhuth, CEO and founder of Grow My Team!

“Lifestyle is going to cover about 80% of chronic diseases”

Today, I am joined by my friend Seth Conger. Seth is the Co Founder & CEO of MIOS Health, where they offer care for individuals with pre-Alzheimer’s. Behind the scenes, MIOS Health is developing the new model of care and operating system to make chronic disease optional.

Seth has been an innovator in the Functional Medicine field since 2013 and was published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and Parkinsonism as a co-author and the only non-doctor on a landmark paper: Reversing Cognitive Decline – 100 Patients.

“Seth is the visionary behind MIOS Health a co-founder and has brought together a dream team of thought leaders, medical experts, implementers and system designers to focus on one thing: the desired health result of our clients.”

We dive into what his company is doing to prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s, as well as how he has built a company based on the values of trust, connection, and ownership.

“Your brain is wired for survival”

In this episode, we explore:

The genesis of Seth’s company and how Alzheimer's touched his life
Examining lifestyle first when it comes to chronic disease
The problems with our current pharmaceutical system
Being proactive and taking control of your health
Why we are so attracted to a “magic pill”
The importance of trust, connection, and ownership with team members and clients
Understanding the culture of your organization
Customizing your business to work for you
Finding our way out of “survival mode”
Regenerative agriculture and it’s ability to impact our long term health

“It’s amazing how relatively small of an impact we need to make, to make a massive one”

Connect with Seth:

Mios Health

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

Farmers Footprint

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