@AllanCaeg of RemoteCompass.com chats with Meryl Johnston, Founder & CEO of BeanNinjas.

Some highlights of this value-packed 20-minute conversation:

• "getting forced" into setting up as a remote team from the beginning and starting with building a location-independent business in mind
• growing a remote team of over 15 people across many different countries
• finding the best team members and the right culture fit (regardless of where someone's based)
• running team retreats to build rapport
• working with a weekly stream of job applicants by understanding culture fit, commitment, motivation, and ability to meet deadlines through online assessments
• meeting up with teammates and clients to build rapport (but staying productive via online collaboration)
• virtual summits are great for transferring knowledge, but they don't provide the same networking opportunities that you'd get from hallway conversations or lunch breaks spent together
• Find Meryl on Linkedin: https://au.linkedin.com/in/meryl-johnston-3a483728