#43: Recruiting, Managing, and Growing a Remote Marketing Team
In this episode, we are talking about how to recruit, grow and manage your remote team. I’m talking with Kari Nemiro, who manages a 20-person team with members across the US. She has cultivated a remote marketing team that supports a larger organization.
Even if you have a one- or two-person remote team, managing a team on its own is difficult but then managing a team that isn’t in the same office as you have its own unique challenges. Kari’s approach believes in a solid foundation of trust, honest communication, and respect. She’s got some great tips to keep you and your team on track.
Here are a few highlights:
What are the qualities to look for when recruiting for a remote team? 7:31
What other industries do you recruit from that may have similar skillsets? 11:50
How do you collaborate when your team is spread out? 14:00
How do you hold your team accountable? 19:30
Kari Nemiro, Marketing Director, Tetra Tech
Throughout her 15-year career, Kari has worked at small and large A/E/C firms and held various positions from marketing coordination, business development coordinator, and marketing manager to her current position as the marketing director at Tetra Tech. There she leads a nationwide marketing team of 25 talented professionals spanning coast to coast in support of an annual sales goal of $220M. Kari has learned and grown in her career through trial and error and by following in the footsteps of some great mentors. She is passionate about innovation and team success while focusing on goals, communication, and cohesiveness. She is driven by logic, lists, and staying solution-oriented. She is also a humble mom of two sweet little boys.
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