{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60f1b90e4e2f8b00121f8d9d/66b3d7beec20c36e8e225c17?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Remote Work Tribe Podcast: Carrie Kerpen","description":"<p>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.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Episode timestamps:</strong></p><ul><li>Interesting projects Carrie is working on. (1:30)</li><li>How did Carrie know she was ready to sell her agency? (2:53)&nbsp;</li><li>The impact of the pandemic on her decision to sell the agency. (4:52)&nbsp;</li><li>Moving from in-person to remote overnight. (6:47)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Processes that continued after going remote. (10:31)</li><li>How did she communicate to her team she was selling the agency? (12:26)</li><li>Earnout and the transition from business owner to employee? (16:16)</li><li>What did she do the first few months of the earnout to make the transition smoother? (18:10)</li><li>How was the process of acquiring another agency? (21:05)</li><li>Things she learned from evaluating multiple digital agencies. (22:11)</li><li>Intangible traits that agency owners may overlook that facilitate selling an agency. (23:06)</li><li>Effects of the earnout on culture. (24:38)</li><li>How confident was Carrie in leaving the company after the earnout? (25:35)</li><li>Was burnout a determinant factor for selling it? (27:01)</li><li>Lightning round questions. (28:42)</li></ul><p><br></p><p>We hope you enjoy it!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Links mentioned on the podcast</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.wearethewhispergroup.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">wearethewhispergroup.com</a></li><li><a href=\"http://carriekerpen.com/the-exit-whisperer-podcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">carriekerpen.com/the-exit-whisperer-podcast</a></li><li><a href=\"http://linkedin.com/in/carriekerpen\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">linkedin.com/in/carriekerpen</a></li><li><a href=\"http://theremoteworktribe.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Theremoteworktribe.com</a></li><li><a href=\"http://newsletter.theremotetribe.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">newsletter.theremotetribe.com</a></li><li><a href=\"http://jessicamalnik.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jessicamalnik.com</a></li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"Jessica Malnik"}