Remote Work Radio

In this episode of Remote Work Radio, our host Marta Nielson interviews Dr. Lendel Narine, the statewide evaluation specialist who developed the evaluation plan for the Rural Online Initiative. He explains how the ROI program is directly aligned to the statewide needs assessment he conducted in 2020 with over 1,000 subjects.

In this episode of Remote Work Radio our host Marta Nielson interviews Jeff Mottishaw with the Utah Governor's Office of Management and Budget. Jeff is leading the new Utah Works statewide telework program that is tasked with the rollout of converting 2,500 state jobs to remote by the end of 2020. Jeff shares findings from a pilot study and how implementing remote work will help improve everything from traffic and air quality to productivity, retaining talent, and saving tax dollars on the construction of new buildings. 

In this episode of Remote Work Radio, our host Marta Nielson interviews Greyson Fox, a business value consultant who works remotely from rural Utah. Greyson is a fan of the USU Extension's Rural Online Initiative program as well as an advocate for remote work and living a rural lifestyle. He shares how he and his team bridge the gap between space and time while all working from different locations.

In this episode of Remote Work Radio, our host Marta Nielson interviews Becky Newman from Washington County. Becky is a graduate from the Master Remote Work Professional certificate course and became a remote worker soon after. She utilized her skills in the Microsoft Office Suite to become an instructor for Brigham Young University - Idaho where she teaches word processing to students from all over the globe.

In this episode of Remote Work Radio our host Marta Nielson interviews Linda Gillmor the former director of the Office of Rural Development within the Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development. Linda completed the Master Remote Work Professional certificate course and speaks to the benefit this course provides for people who want to become remote workers. Marta also interviews Rebecca Dilg, a rural outreach manager for the Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development, where she discusses the Rural Economic Development Incentive (REDI) program that provides businesses with a tax incentive for hiring remote workers in rural Utah counties.

In this episode of Remote Work Radio our host Marta Nielson interviews Emily Laws from San Juan County. Emily was a graduate from the Master Remote Work Professional certificate course back in February of 2019 and became a remote worker soon after. She learned to become a web designer from home part-time and shares her experience working remotely as a mother from one of Utah's most rural communities.  

 

In this episode of Remote Work Radio our host Marta Nielson interviews a recently certified Master Remote Work Professional , Orin Hutchings. Orin is from Hurricane, Utah and is currently a full-time student at Southern Utah University. Orin was hired as a remote worker doing sales and marketing for a startup business only a few weeks after completing the Rural Online Initiative's course. 

In this episode of Remote Work Radio our host Marta Nielson interviews a recently certified Master Remote Work Professional , Orin Hutchings. Orin is from Hurricane, Utah and is currently a full-time student at Southern Utah University. Orin was hired as a remote worker doing sales and marketing for a startup business only a few weeks after completing the Rural Online Initiative 's course. 

On this episode of Remote Work Radio, Malcolm Nash sits down with our host Marta Nielson to discuss workforce development and business recruitment in rural counties. Malcolm is the Economic Development Director for Sevier County and shares how the Rural Online Initiative has already made a difference in helping to recruit a new business to Richfield, Utah.

In this episode of Remote Work Radio our host Marta Nielson interviews Laura Holmgren, a mother, web developer and social media marketing professional, and the wife of a farmer. Laura recently completed the Master Remote Work Professional certificate course and became a remote worker when she became a mother.