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

Meagan Glenn

Founding Member

User Success @ Lavender | Mentor 🤝 | Helping startups create exceptional user experiences.✨

Ever shipped something you were proud of and then had no idea how to talk about it?

That was me. I built a portfolio during my job search and was too nervous to send it anywhere. Not because the work wasn't good. Because I didn't know if it would land.

Would a hiring manager see the impact? Would they get how I think? Or would they scroll past and forget me?

That's why Santiana and I built 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐨™. We know what it's like to have great work and zero confidence in how to show it. Your work doesn't speak for itself. You have to translate it.

I'm also a fractional product lead for early-stage startups. I've helped teams increase activation by 92%, save 25+ hours a quarter in CS workload, and build roadmaps tied to revenue.

And I cohost 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐏𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐭, where we talk to PMs about pivots, lessons, and the stuff that doesn't make it to the highlight reel.

If you're a PM figuring it out or a founder in the weeds, my DMs are open.

📧 meagan@prodfolio.io
🔗 justfractional.co | 🔗 prodfolio.io

Senior Program Manager, Success and Product 

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭:
Focusing on customer feedback to shape our product roadmap. 
Collaborating closely with engineering and design to guide product development.
Monitoring product performance and refining the product to meet customer needs.
Goal = build a product our customers want! 

🏅 Milestones 
⚡️ Created a quarterly Gantt chart for Product initiatives 
⚡️ Co-led a daily standup initiative to increase communication and efficiency
⚡️ Worked with the team to user-test a new design system
⚡️ Conducted user interviews and live testing 

𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬:
Leading a team of CSMs and Success Specialists. 
Helping to develop new strategies, increase retention, and reduce churn. 
Oversee CS Ops.
Goal = keep customers, build new processes, and expand key accounts.

🏅 Milestones 
⚡️ Led the implementation of a CSP, Vitally (In progress)
⚡️ Merged a CX/CS team to create one aligned department
⚡️ Led a daily standup initiative to increase communication and efficiency
⚡️ Developed a Sales > CS handoff process that includes collecting success metrics

Meagan Glenn 💜

New year = new website. 

Between the podcast, Prodfolio, and fractional work, I finally built a proper LP for the work I love most: fixing activation problems.

Here's what's there:
↳ A free activation playbook I actually use (ungated)
↳ Free activation audits (ongoing, but limited spots for Q1)
↳ Hands-on help, I'm taking 1-2 new fractional clients over the next 90 days

So if you're a seed to Series A founder (or even pre-revenue, I like messy stuff) and you're losing users after signup, check it out. 

👉  https://justfractional.co/

fractional product lead | cofounder @ prodfolio.io | cohost @ the product pivot | helping PMs tell their stories

🚨 New feature for Prodfolio™ users! 

We just launched analytics so you can stop guessing what's working.

Here's what you can track:
- Which case studies get the most views (lead with those in interviews)
- Where traffic comes from (double down on what's working)
- What actions people take (resume downloads, email clicks, video plays)
- Week-over-week trends 

Our goal is to make this an actionable resource for you. 

If one case study is getting 60% of views, that's your new opener for "walk me through your work." If LinkedIn is your top traffic source, lean in. 

Your portfolio now talks back. 😉

We'll be collecting feedback over the next few months while this feature is in beta. Join Prodfolio for free to test it out!

#pmportfolio #productmanagement

One of the biggest reasons Santi and I started Prodfolio was the fear that came with sharing a PM portfolio.

The work of a PM is rarely linear, visible, or easy to communicate and we all suffer from imposter syndrome. Yeah, even the VPs.

When I was trying to share my portfolio back in 2024, I was shitting bricks thinking about someone reading it. Even worse, I got ghosted the one time I shared it with a hiring manager.

I never wanted someone else to feel that way, so it's something I've kept top of mind as we've continued to build.

This week, I've had over 100 views on my personal portfolio. I haven't felt scared or embarrassed looking at that number. It actually fills me with joy.

Anyway - mini rant but was excited this morning when I looked at my stats and felt good. More good things on the way.

✌

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