E460 Michelle Coulson: Remote Work Isn’t the Goal. Freedom Is.

<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/remoterebellion/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Michelle Coulson</a> is the CEO and Founder of Remote Rebellion (RR). She helps people to design their dream lives with more freedom and flexibility by getting a remote job that they can do from anywhere.</p><p>Before RR, Michelle spent 7 years working in the corporate world as a recruiter in London, Singapore and Australia.</p><p>She was so busy in her city life that she didn’t notice how unhappy and lonely she was. Then, when the pandemic forced everyone to work remotely, her friend invited her to Bali whilst the office was closed. </p><p>2 months later,  her boss called… “The office is opening, you need to come back to London.”</p><p>She didn’t want to go back to that life, but her request to work from Bali was declined for no good reason and she was angry that her freedom and community were being taken away. </p><p>So she quit and decided to stay in Bali, despite the risk that she had no idea how to find a remote job!</p><p>After a lot of scrolling on LinkedIn, finding only fake remote jobs,  and sending lots of applications for remote roles, she realised how tough it is to find a 100% remote job and was so frustrated!</p><p>Then she switched tactics and created a proper strategy using the knowledge she’d gained from 7 years in recruitment.</p><p>Soon after, she landed 2  freelance recruitment jobs, helping remote first startups to attract top talent.</p><p>But then she realised something... Instead of helping companies to hire, this strategy could help others to find their ideal remote job, work from anywhere and break free from the 9-5 office life like she did. </p><p>She has since helped hundreds of people to land a fully remote job that’s enabled them to live a life THEY design, with absolute freedom and flexibility!</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>