mikael cho

Today’s guest is Peder Cho or as you might know him, utopia.us. Cho is a fashion designer who upcycles clothes and is starting to design his own line. He’s a magician with a sewing machine and has a personality people love. It’s inspiring to see how he turned a hobby into a career and we haven't seen the best yet!

Before we get to the episode, here are three things about Cho that you should know, 

1. He used to be an accountant — watch his content and you’ll never know…
2. He had one goal when he started: be the best cut & sew designer
3. Cho recently was asked to be a judge on Upcycle Nation — he’s already made the leap from social media to national television 

Stay up to date with Cho on TikTok and Instagram. 

The offsite is a staple – for individual teams, departments or even entire companies. A chance for everyone to get OOO, bond and get some deep work done. But today, as more and more teams are moving to hybrid or remote working, are they really necessary? 

Join host, Christine Dela Rosa and debaters Marshall Walker Lee and Shannon Winter and find out if your distributed team really needs to meet IRL. 

In this episode, you'll hear from team builder Anne Thornley-Brown on why setting goals for offsites is crucial, and Unsplash's CEO Mikael Cho shares the story of building his two companies at in-person offsites. ConvertKit's Charli Prangley defends the trust that can only be built at in-person offsites; while Trello's Leah Ryder takes us into the wonderful world of virtual retreats. 

For the transcript and downloadable takeaways, visit https://www.atlassian.com/blog/podcast/work-check.