How Culture & Talent Can Drive ROI | Episode #3
RemoFirst x Diversio
Discover how RemoFirst CRO David Hughson builds innovative culture across a truly global workforce, earning recognition as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies of 2025.
In How Culture and Talent Can Drive ROI, we invite leaders from Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies of 2025 to talk purpose, people, and performance.
In this fascinating episode, Diversio CEO Laura McGee and David Hughson, Chief Revenue Officer at RemoFirst, explore the unique connection between people strategy and innovation across borders, languages, and time zones. With 150 team members spanning 30 countries, RemoFirst offers a masterclass in how people-centric approaches drive the innovation that earns Fast Company recognition.
Key takeaways
- Inside a Truly Global Team: How a 150-person company operates across 30 countries and why that diversity fuels both innovation and empathy
- Hiring Without the Resume Bias: Why throwing out traditional hiring norms helped unlock unexpected talent and career mobility
- Culture Without Borders: The ongoing challenge and opportunity of building cohesion, mission alignment, and belonging across languages and borders
- Growth Through Diversity: Why a rapidly evolving industry and even faster-moving tech landscape makes openness to new voices more critical than ever
Featured speakers
David Hughson leads revenue strategy at RemoFirst while helping shape the company’s globally distributed innovation culture. His insights bridge commercial success with inclusive leadership practices that drive the innovation recognized by Fast Company.
Laura McGee is the Founder and CEO of Diversio, leveraging data and AI to help organizations build inclusive workplaces. A former McKinsey consultant and leading voice in people culture and tech ethics.
Ready to unlock innovation through people? Contact our team to learn how people-first practices can expand your innovation capacity and drive recognition.
FAQ
Who is Diversio?
Diversio is a leading people and culture analytics platform designed to measure, track, and improve workplace culture, inclusion, and learning. By combining advanced artificial intelligence (AI), robust data analytics, and insights from experienced subject matter experts, Diversio identifies key challenges, benchmarks your organization against peers, and delivers actionable strategies to achieve your people and culture goals. With a presence in over 51 countries, Diversio drives meaningful impact by empowering organizations to create thriving, inclusive workplace cultures.
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