{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"What Works","title":"EP 220: Managing A Team From The Road With Kinetics Consulting Co-Founder Kate Leese","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2642,"description":"\n\n\n\n\nThe Nitty-Gritty:\n\n\n\n* Why Kate Leese and her husband decided to travel full-time in an Airstream while building Kinetics Consulting* How the logistics of running a business from the road have impacted their approach and operations* The tools and method she uses for managing their team—all full-time travelers themselves!* How Kate’s leadership style has evolved since starting the business and adapting to a new way of working\n\n\n\n\n\nA few months ago, I got a little idea. It seemed a bit absurd at first.\n\n\n\nBut finally, I was able to give it a voice.\n\n\n\nI said to Sean, “What if we spent a month in Montana this summer?”\n\n\n\nI think his response was something like, “Wouldn’t that be nice?”\n\n\n\nA response like that is all I need to start the actual process of scheming something into reality.\n\n\n\n“Yes, it would be nice, and here is my 9-part plan for making it happen!”\n\n\n\nIn order to spend a month on the road, I knew we’d need to keep working.\n\n\n\nI’d have some masterminds to facilitate, emails to write, and podcast episodes to share.\n\n\n\nOnce I determined the things I’d have to keep doing throughout the summer, I could look at what I could get done well in advance. Little by little, I worked my way through the check list so that I could work a maximum of 3-4 hours, 4 days per week and stay on track while we were gone.\n\n\n\nWe leave July 18. It’ll take 6 days to drive out so that we can stop at a bunch of National Parks and get Junior Ranger badges with my daughter. We’ll be in the Flathead Valley for just over 2 weeks. And then we’ll take our time coming home.\n\n\n\nIt’s not exactly a month in Montana—but it is a month outside the comfort of my home office.\n\n\n\nMy guest today hasn’t just figured out how to run her company from the road for a week or a month at a time. She and her husband travel permanently.\n\n\n\nBut here’s the kicker—they only work with people who do the same.\n\n\n\nKate Leese is the co-founder of Kinetics Consulting, which helps electric and gas utilities create...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/AmfGeDL96-fhMaeOcqmX7TK_eWrvTLco6OJj2QpZtZI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80NGUx/OWY5ZDg1M2E5MmU3/ZjEwOWVmNDM3MWVh/ZjZlOS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}