In this episode, we catch up with Tony Jamous, the CEO and Co-founder of Oyster, a unicorn and hyper-growth company that empowers businesses to hire, pay, and care for team members globally.
Over the past decade, Tony has built and scaled Oyster into a global employment platform valued at over $1 billion. He has raised a total of $230 million, grew the team to over 600 people across 60+ countries, and achieved B Corp status. Tony is passionate about the future of work and the evolution it brings to create better lives worldwide. He has helped over 4,000 people get certified as Remote Ready and has built Oyster publicly to showcase how they work remotely.
Tony opens up about his journey from experiencing burnout to founding a company with a strong mission. He highlights the value of sustainable leadership and the need for empathy in the workplace. Tony also dives into the challenges and advantages of remote work, especially when it comes to managing and supporting a fully remote team. He shares how Oyster’s initiatives are helping to empower emerging economies and reduce inequality, offers insights into building a company transparently while staying true to its mission, and much more.
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Key Takeaways:
- Practice sustainable leadership by prioritizing your own well-being and creating space for recovery.
- Remote work done well requires a commitment to flexibility, freedom, and a sense of mastery for employees.
- Encourage a culture where saying no to the CEO is encouraged to foster open communication and growth.
- Building in public can attract top talent and inspire other companies to adopt mission-driven practices.
- Empower emerging economies by making global hiring as easy as local hiring, reducing brain drain and reversing inequality.
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