Creating and scaling a company culture in the office is difficult, but Zapier has achieved their success while being 100% distributed and remote since day one.
For the last decade, this remote-first company has scaled from 10 to nearly 700 people across 17 time zones and 38 countries and now are eager to share just how they’ve done it.
In this Q&A series, Zapier’s Chief People Officer, Brandon Sammut, will answer questions regarding the difference between working remotely and remote-first culture, how to create and scale culture remotely, and the best tips and tricks for doing so.
Zapier is the leader in no-code automation, making it easier than ever to automate workflows and move data across 5000+ apps. They work with what you work with, across your apps and tech stack, so you can make magic happen, regardless of your IT infrastructure.
They power over 5 million customers, from startups to Fortune 100, and have been doing it for over a decade. They are committed to advancing the way everyone gets stuff done, so automation can truly work for everyone.
Brandon Sammut started out in recruiting at Teach for America. After earning a Stanford MBA, he dove right into hyper-growth startups. He served as the Chief People & Culture Officer at LiveRamp, a SaaS platform that he helped grow to over 1,300 employees across 13 offices around the world.
Recently he’s moved on to become the Chief People Officer at Zapier, the $5 billion automation startup that pioneered distributed work at scale.
Running Remote conference & community is focused on sharing stories and practices to thrive in a world of distributed work.
