The Remote Show · Tyler Sellhorn, Matthew Hollingsworth

Raul Galera, Chief Advocate at ReferralCandy

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Raul Galera explains why remote workers must stop thinking they're paid for time and start focusing on performance.

Remote friendly is the operating claim. Tyler Selhorn brings Raul Galera into a steady conversation about ReferralCandy, e-commerce referrals, and what a company has to show when it says remote work is real. Raul starts with ReferralCandy's work in e-commerce partnerships. The intro describes ReferralCandy as an app for e-commerce brands that helps companies set up customer referral programs. Tyler gives the context: the platform has been around for more than 10 years and has helped over 30,000 brands use word of mouth. Then the conversation moves toward hiring. Raul describes a culture that tries to be remote friendly, meaning strong candidates can stay where they are if the team believes the fit is right. He does not stretch that into remote first, and that restraint makes the answer more useful. The evidence sits in the work habits. Slack, and earlier HipChat, sit next to documented processes and public chats so work does not depend on everyone being in the same office. The pandemic becomes the test. Because those habits were already normal, Raul says the in-office team could move fully remote without hurting the way they usually worked. The human upside is time. Former office-based employees came to like remote work, especially the commute they got back. Tyler keeps translating that for candidates. He hears the hiring signal in Raul's story and brings it back to people trying to judge how serious a company really is about remote work. The close stays practical. Raul shares his ReferralCandy email and invites conversations about marketing, e-commerce, or remote work, while Tyler sends listeners back to WeWorkRemotely.

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A steady, practical look at how remote work holds together.

Raul Galera keeps the conversation on The Remote Show grounded in how distributed work actually holds up day to day. He focuses on clear communication, written processes, public chats, and the trust it takes to let people do the job without hovering over them.

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You want a grounded remote-work conversation about trust, tools, and team habits.

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