Remote Talks: Episode 9 with Allison Barr Allen - Hybrid Remote and Women in Leadership

04/19/21 • 19 min

Allison Barr Allen, co-founder and COO of Fast, joins the show this week to talk about Fast Flex, hybrid remote workplaces, and how to create more inclusive workplaces from the top down.

Allison Barr Allen, co-founder and COO of Fast, joins the show this week to talk about Fast Flex, hybrid remote workplaces, and how to create more inclusive workplaces from the top down.

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Transcript

What was your journey like to becoming a co-founder at Fast?

Allison: I sort of happened upon the area when I was at Uber. I started in an operational role, and I was helping drivers, mostly in the Chicago market. I would do everything from weekly payments, to designing incentive programs, to managing tons of special events, anything that you can imagine related to drivers.

We had this support center that I would work in a couple of days a