Running Remote Conference

Sometimes the most valuable conversations at a conference happen away from the stage.

At Running Remote 2026, attendees had the opportunity to book 10-minute, one-on-one Office Hours sessions with leaders shaping the future of work.

No presentation.
No audience.
No generic advice.

Just focused conversations about the challenges, opportunities, and questions that matter most.

Here, Nick Francis of Help Scout sits down with an attendee for one of those discussions.

Because sometimes all it takes is 10 minutes and the right question to change how you think about work.

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Distributed work doesn’t scale by accident.
It’s designed.

At Running Remote 2026, Allison Vendt (Dropbox), Scott A. Aicher (CXC), Nawal Fakhoury (HubSpot), Gianna Driver (One Workplace), and Mikaela Cohen (Morning Brew) came together to discuss what it really takes to build distributed organizations that last.

The conversation went beyond remote work policies and flexibility.
It focused on the fundamentals:
• Clear ownership
• Intentional governance
• Thoughtful operating models
• Leadership systems that scale

One theme stood out:
The most successful distributed companies don’t leave culture, communication, or decision-making to chance.
They design for them.

Because flexibility isn’t the outcome.
It’s the result of building the right systems first. 🚀

Remote work connects people across cities, countries, and time zones.

But every once in a while, everyone ends up in the same place 💜

And somehow, those Slack messages, Zoom calls, and LinkedIn connections become something more.

That’s part of the magic of Running Remote 2026.