Iwo Szapar is a leading expert on remote work, reimaging the future of work with pioneering ideas on virtual business. Working with world-class organisations, from Microsoft to Walmart and Prezi, Iwo passionately advocates the benefits of remote working, travelling the world to spread his concepts. Co-Founder and CEO of Remote-how, Iwo is on a mission to increase the number of businesses that support remote and hybrid work. Booked as a speaker for a range of corporate clients, Iwo is highly popular for his speeches on virtual leadership, remote work operations and hybrid-remote operations.
Iwo began his successful career as the Business Development Manager of Poland for Shopgate Inc. Progressing to become the General Manager of Poland and the VP of Research and Sales Strategy Europe for Shopgate Inc, Iwo was then given the opportunity to leave his native Poland and move to Austin, Texas. Taking on the role of Senior Director of Sales Operations for North America at Shopgate Inc, Iwo came to realise the luxury of remote and hybrid working, asking why people are not given the freedom of choice of where and when they work. Realising his passion for remote work, Iwo became the Co-Founder of Remote-how and most recently, the Co-Founder and Head of Remote of Remote-First.Institute.
Having travelled across 44 different countries, Iwo pushes the importance of remote and hybrid working. Opening businesses' eyes to the remote working revolution, Iwo is also the author of Remote Work Is The Way, in which he details the positives of remote working. Iwo is also the Co-Host of the Remote Future Summit, and has worked as a Hybrid Work Expert and Remote Work Advisor for Microsoft, ING and Walmart. Having also been a Virtual Presentation Innovator for Prezi, Iwo has also been featured on the BBC and in Business Insider and Forbes.
Having built a community of 25000+ people across 128 countries, Iwo sits at the helm of the world’s leading platform for remote working professionals. Now booked as a speaker for corporate events, Iwo is sought for his expertise in virtual leadership, hybrid-remote strategy and remote work operations. Supporting the largest workplace transformation process ever, don’t hesitate in booking Iwo Szapar when looking to transport your business to a remote or hybrid organisation.
Books
Remote Work Is The Way: A Guide To Making The Most Of Our Office-Operational Future
How to hire Iwo Szapar
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Iwo Szapar's official speaking topics are listed below:
- How to make remote working work for your team
- How to effectively manage Teams in a hybrid work environment
- How to successfully implement remote-first rituals for your company
- Hybrid work transformation - how to do it right
- How to thrive in a hybrid work environment
- 5 essentials every manager should know about distributed teams
- Managing projects across 12 time zones
- Boosting digital collaboration in your workplace
- Top 5 productivity tips for distributed teams
- Decentralized Autonomous Organizations - is DAO the future of work?
- 2022 - Co-Founder & Head of Remote for Remote-First.Institute
- 2022 - Virtual Presentation Innovator for Prezi
- 2021 - Hybrid Work Expert for Microsoft
- 2021 - Remote Work Advisor for ING
- 2021 - Remote Work Advisor for Walmart
- 2019 - Author of Remote Work Is The Way
- 2018 - Co-Founder & remote work advocate for Remote-How
- 2018 - Co-Host of the Remote Future Summit
- 2017 - Senior Director of Sales Operations North America for Shopgate Inc
- 2015 - VP of Research and Sales Strategy Europe for Shopgate Inc
- 2013 - General Manager Poland for Shopgate Inc
- 2012 - Business Development Manager Poland for Shopgate Inc