An Interview with Alexander Embiricos, CoFounder & CEO, Remotion

In this week’s episode, Tracy and Mike interview Alexander Embiricos, the CEO of software company Remotion the Virtual Office for Hybrid Teams.

Show Highlights:

Alex introduces himself and shares his multifaceted background that ultimately led him first to American, and then into software, and then from Silicon Valley to the East Coast of the United States… ultimately leading to the development of Remotion (02:00)
Mike and Alex discuss the flexibility and the strong sense of identity that have shaped his professional and personal background - ultimately enabling him to relate more closely to others, but leading to challenges integrating himself into the typical American culture (4:20)
Alex explores the concept of the “Three Realities” - 1) What is going on in my mind, 2) What is going on in somebody else’s mind, and 3) The truth - and the implications of this concept in everyday life - including in the workplace. (8:25)
Alex and Mike talk about the concept of building trust, and the challenges of building trust remotely and organically. This is the precise challenge that Remotion is working to solve. (14:00)
Alex shares more about the beginning of Remotion starting with his time at Dropbox. (16:00)
Alex discusses his process of developing candid feedback from his team through being intentional about facilitating “micro-feedback” (40:25)