This week’s special guest is Michelle E. Dickinson. Michelle is a passionate mental health advocate, a TED speaker, and a published author of a memoir entitled Breaking Into My Life. After years of playing the role of child caregiver, Michelle embarked on her own healing journey of self-discovery and has since gone on to spend years working to eradicate the stigma surrounding mental health in the workplace. She does this by elevating compassion, initiating more open conversations, and fostering impactful change regarding how mental illness is understood in the workplace. Here to explore all that and more, join me in welcoming our guest Michelle E. Dickinson

Today’s special guest is my friend and yours, Ali Greene. Ali is a digital nomad, remote work advocate and founder of Cohana.io. Her mission is to educate, inspire and engage teams to create efficient, effective, and innovative frameworks for the future of work, regardless of where (or what) their ‘office’ looks like. She does this work by public speaking, appearing on podcasts, and contributing to numerous other activities in and around the remote work space. Here to talk about building communities, being intentional, bridging gaps between humans and technology and so much more, join me in welcoming our guest, Ali Greene.

Today we have special guest Frank Cottle. A timeless futurist with primary expertise on “The Future Of Work,” he is the founder of Alliance Virtual Offices, a company focused on building flexible workspace since 1992. Frank has dedicated his life to empowering new ways of working that unite three pivotal elements of the modern entrepreneur: people, place, and technology.

Here to share his visionary insights and experiences to help our listeners explore fresh perspectives on business, lifestyle, and new ways of working. Joining us today from Newport Beach, California, please welcome to the show Frank Cottle.

Today’s guest is Theresa Sigillito Hollema. Theresa is an experienced facilitator and consultant, who supports individuals and teams in developing the competencies to collaborate and succeed with colleagues and stakeholders across the globe. With a focus on leadership and organizational capacity in three primary areas: building cultural competence, developing high performance teams, and leading virtually across time and space she helps teams make improvements which result in creative solutions, increased collaboration, improved leadership capabilities, and more effective organizations.

In addition to her consultative efforts, Theresa is also the author of Virtual Teams Across Cultures: Create Successful Teams Around the World, the new book coming in July 2020. Here to discuss overcoming cultural differences across globally distributed teams and so much more, join me in welcoming our guest, Theresa Sigillito Hollema.

Today’s special guest is Erin Westover. Erin is the Market Lead for Europe at Upflex, a global co-working leader who combines technology, the largest network of workspaces, and a recognized workplace safety program to help businesses be agile, efficient, and safe — especially in these uncertain times.

In her role at Upflex, Erin helps companies transition their workforce from static and mundane to flexible and inspiring by hand selecting some of most unique and energizing spaces available, ensuring teams can access the perfect work environment, no matter where they are. She believes that in a world full of technology that has only enhanced our innate longing for connectedness, being a part of an industry that is building and curating communities that bring people together is extraordinarily impactful. Here, to talk about all that and more, join me in welcoming our guest, Erin Westover.

This week's special guest is none other than Betsy Andrews. Betsy is a career counselor and resume writer for FlexJobs, one of the best-known platforms on the web for finding remote work. In her role at FlexJobs, Betsy provides career coaching and resume writing services for job seekers from a broad range of backgrounds, experiences, and unique individual circumstances who are focused on finding fully remote and flexible working opportunities. Now in these uncertain times, her expertise and advice are more valuable than ever. Without further delay, join me in welcoming Betsy Andrews to the show.

This week we have special guest Rowena Hennigan. Rowena is a remote skills educator, keynote speaker, and project consultant currently based in Zaragoza, Spain. She began working remotely in 2007 but in the last three years specifically, she has refined her focus on remote skills education and best practices. Since that time, Rowena has co-founded and authored the Remote Skills Undergrad L8 Module for TU Dublin and most recently co-created Remote Worktree.com with fellow remote work advocate Robert Kropp. She is a regular guest on webinars and podcasts worldwide, and we are thrilled to have her with us today. Please join me in welcoming our guest, Rowena Hennigan.

Today's guest is Angelina Ebeling. Berlin-based Angelina is the founder and CEO of Acework, a premier online platform built exclusively for matching remote-ready candidates with vetted remote work. Her platform uniquely qualifies candidates and employers alike to facilitate a sort of virtual-handshake between the two. This "handshake" leads to quality connections in which suitable candidates are matched with the high-quality jobs they are looking for while employers are able to recruit only the most-qualified remote workers.

Angelina is an expert on the subject of remote work and a well-known speaker having delivered talks at both TEDx ESADE in Barcelona, Spain and at the Nomad City conference in the Canary Islands in 2019. Here to talk about hiring, and finding quality remote-work opportunities online, please welcome to the show Angelina Ebeling.

This week on the Teammate Apart podcast we have very special guest Laurel Farrer. Laurel is the CEO of Distribute Consulting and founder of the Remote Work Association. With a background in virtual Operations Management, and as a global thought leader on the topic of remote work, she collaborates with the world's top remote-friendly companies to strengthen virtual communication, streamline digital processes, and develop long-distance management strategies. Additionally, she writes about remote work for Forbes, is a subject matter expert for business education curriculum, and advises international governments, educational institutions, and industry associations on how to implement remote work processes to fuel socio-economic progress. Here for an exciting discussion on all that and more please join me in welcoming our guest, Laurel Farrer.

On this week’s show, we have special guest, Taylor Cashdan. Taylor is a Raleigh, North Carolina based multidisciplinary creative, community builder, and stress management expert. He is passionate about people, design, and all the intersections in between leveraging those tools to fuel a burning need for collaboration and team building. After overcoming a medical emergency brought on by overwork and stress while working remotely, Taylor has become an expert in helping others overcome similar issues all too common among distributed teams and freelance workers. He shares his message of hope and happiness with audiences small and large at conferences, in workshops, on podcasts and more. Here to talk about overcoming and working with stress, isolation, and other concerns is our guest—Taylor Cashdan.