Making Remote Work Productive | EP. 89
In this episode, I interview Steven Puri, a senior executive with extensive experience in the film industry and technology. We discuss the evolution of remote work, particularly in the film industry, and how it has become a viable option for productivity. Steven emphasizes the importance of establishing a clear vision and culture within remote teams, as well as the significance of creating conditions that allow for deep work. The conversation also touches on the challenges and fears associated with remote work, the role of environment in achieving flow, and the importance of hiring for culture fit. Steven shares insights on mindfulness and intentionality in leadership, concluding with key takeaways for leaders and individual contributors to enhance productivity and engagement in their teams.
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Chapters
00:00 Meet Steven Puri
04:08 Advantages and Challenges of Remote Work
12:10 Addressing Fears and Responsibilities in Remote Work
21:27 Creating Conditions for Deep Work
26:12 The Importance of Flow State
32:58 Advice for Leaders and Individual Contributors
Steven Puri
Founder/CEO, The Sukha Company
STEVEN PURI
short bio
Steven is the Founder and CEO of The Sukha Company with the mission to help millions of people find their focus, achieve more and have a healthy work life.
Steven's career started as a newscaster/interviewer for the #1 youth news show in the DC/Baltimore market (on WTTG-TV) and then as a junior software engineer & Thomas J. Watson Scholar at IBM. After attending USC in Los Angeles, he began working in film production and produced computer-generated visual effects for 14 movies including Independence Day which won the Academy Award for Visual Effects.
Steven’s first tech company was Centropolis Effects that produced those CGI effects, and he eventually sold it to the German media conglomerate Das Werk when he was 28.
Steven then produced some indie films and eventually went studio-side to develop and produce live-action features as a VP of Development & Production at 20th Century Fox (running the Die Hard and Wolverine franchises) and an EVP at DreamWorks Pictures for Kurtzman-Orci Productions where he worked on Star Trek, Transformers and more.
After Fox, Steven returned to building tech companies and founded The Sukha Company - ‘sukha’ means ‘happiness from self-fulfillment’ in Sanskrit. The Sukha is a focus app that bundles all the tools necessary to have a focused experience and a healthy, productive workday.
Steven lives in Austin, TX now.
