Anja Simic – Deel and Growing with Remote Work

Anja Simic is the head of marketing at Deel, a company that offers streamlined compliance and easy onboarding. She is also a previous AIESEC member, a student association that helps you prepare students for their future.

In this wide range conversation, you will learn more about Deel, AIESEC and Anja’s story, from University to managing the marketing of one of the most well-succeeded startups in the remote work movement.

Show Notes:

01:28 – Who is Anja and what does Anja do for living
02:17 – How does Spanish help Anja nowadays?
03:30 – Role of Marketing in Anja’s work
05:19 – What is AIESEC, and why does it help preparing people for the future?
10:53 – The importance of speaking different languages and practice it
15:47 – Importance of e-mail to e-mail communication
16:28 – A little more about Anja’s work
20:28 – What is Deel and what is its role in fixing and to helping remote companies pay their employees, which is kind of an important part of remote work?
22:53 – How does it work for the companies? How is the process after a company decide to use Deel?
25:36 – What are the most too used countries that you have right now for the contract?
26:19 – Would a goal for the future be to work on hiring people locally?
29:07 – Is there any data on the percentage of full-time versus part-time contractors?
30:18 – Percentage of freelancers is growing
31:29 – Personalities test
33:40 – Free schedule – a must in being a freelancer
36:37 – What skills do people need to have to work remotely?
39:15 – Can we teach them to work properly and remote remotely?
42:01 – Why are remote workers and remote companies sharing the way they work, instead of just exploiting that for the self-advantage?
44:52 – What benefits exist in the growth of Deel?
46:19 – How will next year be, in terms of growth for Deel?
49:40 – Why is Deel hiring?
50:25 – How can people find more about Anja
51:40 – Could contractors also be one of the main promoters for Deel?
52:22 – What is the five-year mission? Where will Deel be in five years?
53:38 – Where will Remote Work go in five years? What do Anja think that will happen in the next 10 years?
54:52 – Can remote work help balance the income around the world?
57:29 – Final message from Anja

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