In this episode of the Remote Work Tribe podcast, we chat with Carrie Kerpen, Founder of The Whisper Group. We discuss remote culture, agency culture, moving from in-person to remote, selling an agency, and more.
Episode timestamps:
- Interesting projects Carrie is working on. (1:30)
- How did Carrie know she was ready to sell her agency? (2:53)
- The impact of the pandemic on her decision to sell the agency. (4:52)
- Moving from in-person to remote overnight. (6:47)
- Processes that continued after going remote. (10:31)
- How did she communicate to her team she was selling the agency? (12:26)
- Earnout and the transition from business owner to employee? (16:16)
- What did she do the first few months of the earnout to make the transition smoother? (18:10)
- How was the process of acquiring another agency? (21:05)
- Things she learned from evaluating multiple digital agencies. (22:11)
- Intangible traits that agency owners may overlook that facilitate selling an agency. (23:06)
- Effects of the earnout on culture. (24:38)
- How confident was Carrie in leaving the company after the earnout? (25:35)
- Was burnout a determinant factor for selling it? (27:01)
- Lightning round questions. (28:42)
We hope you enjoy it!
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