Episode #15 - The Most Overlooked Culture Strategy in Remote Work (Gina Schinkel)

Discover Gina Schinkel’s insights on building intentional culture, fostering trust, and creating meaningful human connections in a remote-first world.

In this Freedom of Work podcast episode, Gina Schinkel, Founder of Driftawave and former LinkedIn leader - shares how trust, flexibility, and mission-driven leadership are shaping the future of work.

From dismantling myths about workations to showing how intentional offsites build stronger teams, Gina explains why human connection can’t be replicated by AI and why culture must be designed with purpose.

What you’ll find out:

  • How mission-driven leadership keeps remote teams engaged and aligned.
  • Why trust is the key to productive workations and long-term retention.
  • How to design company off-sites that spark creativity, collaboration, and inclusion.
  • Ways to measure ROI and employee engagement before and after an offsite.
  • Why real human connection remains irreplaceable in an AI-enabled workplace.

Whether you’re an HR leader, CEO, or part of a distributed team, this conversation reveals how to create inclusive, innovative workplaces where people thrive, no matter where they work.

“It’s very much about mission-driven leadership. Especially when you’re working remote, you can’t just sit there and check if people are working. Engagement is at an all-time low, so it’s vital that everyone understands how to go from A to B and where that milestone will be.”

Gina Schinkel
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Founder
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Driftawave