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!

Links mentioned on the podcast

• wearethewhispergroup.com
• carriekerpen.com/the-exit-whisperer-podcast
• linkedin.com/in/carriekerpen
• Theremoteworktribe.com
• newsletter.theremotetribe.com
• Jessicamalnik.com

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