Listen "The Remote Work Tribe Podcast: Carrie Kerpen"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode of the Remote Work Tribe podcast, we chat with Carrie Kerpen, Founder of The Whisper Group. We discuss remote culture, agency culture, moving from in-person to remote, selling an agency, and more.Episode timestamps:Interesting projects Carrie is working on. (1:30)How did Carrie know she was ready to sell her agency? (2:53) The impact of the pandemic on her decision to sell the agency. (4:52) Moving from in-person to remote overnight. (6:47) Processes that continued after going remote. (10:31)How did she communicate to her team she was selling the agency? (12:26)Earnout and the transition from business owner to employee? (16:16)What did she do the first few months of the earnout to make the transition smoother? (18:10)How was the process of acquiring another agency? (21:05)Things she learned from evaluating multiple digital agencies. (22:11)Intangible traits that agency owners may overlook that facilitate selling an agency. (23:06)Effects of the earnout on culture. (24:38)How confident was Carrie in leaving the company after the earnout? (25:35)Was burnout a determinant factor for selling it? (27:01)Lightning round questions. (28:42)We hope you enjoy it!Links mentioned on the podcastwearethewhispergroup.comcarriekerpen.com/the-exit-whisperer-podcastlinkedin.com/in/carriekerpenTheremoteworktribe.comnewsletter.theremotetribe.comJessicamalnik.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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