Iwo Szapar

Hybrid Work Expert

🚀 Remote-First Activist | Top 50 Remote Influencer | Since 2017, shaping the future of remote-first world

Aloha, I'm Iwo Szapar! Over the years, I've helped transform how over 3,000 companies approach work, leading to more efficient and enjoyable professional lives. 🌍

Key Achievements:

▪️Co-created the AI Maturity Index with Harvard researchers, democratizing access to enterprise-grade AI readiness insights
▪️Advised Ministry of Communications and Technology of Saudi Arabia on AI up-skilling for startups
▪️Launched world's first certification program for remote workers: Remote-how Academy, back in 2018.
▪️Established strategic partnerships with 150 companies, including Asana, Deel, Remote, and Safetywing.
▪️Created an expert community of 250+ consultants from companies such as GitLab, Netflix, and Hubspot.
▪️Co-organized 3 editions of Remote Future Summit, reaching over 11,000 attendees and featuring 140 speakers.

Born in Gdansk, Poland, I've embraced the 'slowmad' lifestyle, living in various countries while working remotely. This journey has enriched my perspective and fueled my passion for innovation. When I'm not working, you can find me reading history books, following international affairs, or indulging in my hobbies as a dog lover, amateur surfer, and DJ.

Connect with me to explore how you/your company can work smarter! 🚀

🚀Remote Work Advocate & Co-founder

Remote-how helps companies make remote & hybrid work, work. Since 2017. 

🤓 Remote-how Marketplace - the world’s leading remote & hybrid work experts marketplace. Work on your consulting and advisory projects with 200+ pre-vetted practitioners from top distributed companies. 

🚀 Remote-how Campus - a community where leaders of hybrid teams come to connect, learn and grow together with access to live leadership development programs, mentoring services, and more.

🚀 Our AI Maturity Index got acquired by ISG (Information Services Group).

Didn’t think a random virtual coffee with a stranger would turn out this way...

18 months ago, Eryn and I started talking about AI adoption chaos.

Everyone had opinions.
Nobody had data.

We launched this as a research project.

It evolved into a diagnostic tool.
Using AI to assess… AI maturity in under 15 minutes.

Our system interviewed 6,000+ professionals across 75 countries.

The data was clear:
• 92% of companies are increasing AI investment
• Only 1% consider themselves AI-mature

Companies weren’t struggling with AI tools.

They were struggling with knowing where to start.

ISG noticed.
They partnered with us.
Then became our biggest client.

Today, they acquired us.

That’s not how acquisitions usually work.
But maybe it’s how they should.
They knew the product deeply.
We knew their vision.
The fit was obvious.

ISG brings research capabilities we couldn’t build alone.
Global reach to take this from thousands to millions.
Resources to turn our platform into enterprise infrastructure.

I’m genuinely excited about what we’ll build together.

Now, zooming out for a second.

It’s been 8 years of building.

First Remote-how.
Then Remote-First Institute.
Now AI Maturity Index.

Many mistakes.
Many lessons.

And now — first exit.

I’m relieved before I’m excited 😅

Eryn — you made this possible.

That “virtual coffee stranger” became an incredible co-founder who pushed me, challenged me, and helped me grow fast.

Thank you. Truly. ❤️ 

Fun fact: we met only twice in real life. 
Once in Lisbon (where we decided to launch the company together - see picture), and second time in Saudi Arabia.

This entire journey was 100% remote.

To the 6,000+ people who took the assessment and trusted us with their data:
You made this possible. Every benchmark came from you.

To Steven, Hannah, and the entire ISG team: You believed in the platform long before the acquisition. That partnership gave us confidence this would work. Thanks a bunch!!!

And to everyone who thought:
“Just another AI survey” — fair skepticism.
We had to earn trust with data quality.

Now we close the 92% / 1% gap.

At scale.

With resources that matter.
Companies investing in AI need to know where they stand.
We’re building the infrastructure to show them.

PS. Yes — I am VERY excited. Like… a lot.

PS2. Full press release → link in comments 👇

Co-Creator of AI Maturity Index (Acquired by ISG) 🤙 Vibe Worker

Andréa Bensaid

CEO at Eskimoz | Building the Future of Digital Marketing

My friends and family will tell you that when they call me, I never hang up until I've delivered my best advices.

Perhaps this comes from my 10+ years in the strategy consulting industry, but this habit also points to the qualities that have made me a reliable partner.

I am driven to find the best possible outcome for my clients, partners and collaborators, and my ability to analyze the big picture allows me to make decisions that lead to optimal results. I am able to leverage my consulting and investment experience to develop business models, conduct due diligence, and build strategic plans that create long term value. And I strive to build productive teams and to empower others in their strengths. I enjoy helping individuals pursue their potential, and aim to inspire growth through positivity and collaboration.

My motivation lies in striving toward the next goal on the horizon, and I look forward to the next opportunity to help businesses reach their potential.

Experienced Founder. Skilled in operations management, internal process modeling, international strategy, strategic ventures, M&A. Tech enthousiast, graduate of EDHEC.

LinkedIn, nouvel eldorado pour la visibilité sur les IA ? 😱

C’est officiel : LinkedIn est devenue la deuxième source la plus citée par les IA génératives, juste derrière Reddit.

Ce n’est pas un hasard. Selon une récente étude, les articles publiés sur LinkedIn Pulse se retrouvent systématiquement mis en avant dans les réponses des IA - et ce n’est pas sans raison.

La structure même de LinkedIn change la donne : chaque contenu est porté par un profil identifiable, avec un historique professionnel clair et vérifiable.

Résultat : une vraie crédibilité perçue... que les robots semblent avoir compris avant tout le monde !

Concrètement, ça veut dire quoi pour les marques et les experts ? 

❄️ Publier des analyses détaillées, sourcer ses propos, soigner son profil - tout ceci devient stratégique pour exister aux yeux... des IA.

❄️ LinkedIn s’impose comme LE nouveau terrain de jeu de l’influence digitale, bien au-delà du simple networking.

La question à se poser : est-ce qu’on va assister à une course à l’expertise Linkedin, où chaque post devient une arme de visibilité algorithmique ?

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