The Remote Show · Tyler Sellhorn, Matthew Hollingsworth

Valerie Krämer and Rebecca Görres, Co-Founders at Remi

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Valerie debunks the office myth and introduces Remy as a guiding light for remote culture.

Tyler Selwyn opens with Remy's core problem. Valerie explains that remote and distributed teams have a harder time connecting when trust and belonging are not helped along by a shared office. The pandemic plays a part, but the bigger problem is follow-through. Plenty of teams understand culture in theory. Fewer keep doing the small things that make people feel connected. Remy is built for that gap. Valerie describes it almost like another teammate, holding a team's hand and giving people a nudge toward better ways to gather. That makes remote culture feel less like a vague company value and more like a habit people keep returning to. The activity piece stays practical. Remy is not pretending every virtual event works. It helps teams sort through the messy pile of options and find the ones that actually fit. Rebecca adds the more human part. Without a water cooler creating casual contact, companies have to pay closer attention to who their people are and what they need. That changes the culture job. Connection cannot depend on everyone being in the same place at the same time, because that moment has to be made on purpose. Individuality becomes part of the product problem. Remy is already seeing early signs that extroverts may connect more easily, which gives the team a way to think about different employee needs over time. The conversation stays warm, clear, and useful for teams trying to make remote work feel less fragile. The close points listeners to the waitlist, Remy's site, the co-founders' social channels, and WeWorkRemotely for remote jobs or hiring.

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Remote culture is treated as something teams have to build on purpose, not just announce.

The episode looks at a practical remote-work problem: how teams build trust and a sense of belonging when they are not in the same room. Valerie Kramer and Rebecca Goris present Remy as a culture-building tool for remote and distributed teams, one meant to nudge people toward…

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If your remote team feels connected on paper but not in practice.

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