In this episode, Madrona Managing Director, Hope Cochran talks with three companies with distributed workforces to better understand their experiences with building a culture of trust, hiring remotely, and the right level of communication. With the onset of COVID-19, Barry Wark, CEO at Ovation.io, Carlos Vega, CEO at Tesorio, and Kara Hamilton, Chief People and Culture Officer at Smartsheet share how they have already been able to make working distributed work for their company and employees.  They talk about the importance of connecting with your employees and being there for them – especially if working remotely is a new experience.