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Is Nearshoring the Smartest Way to Build a Remote Team in 2025? | Josh Allan Dykstra
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🌍 With global talent more accessible than ever, many companies are asking:
Is nearshoring the key to building scalable, high-performing remote teams in 2025?
In this episode of The Nearshore Café Podcast, host Brian Samson sits down with Josh Allan Dykstra, CEO of Work Revolution, to explore the pros and pitfalls of nearshoring—based on real-life experience hiring across Ecuador, Mexico, Venezuela, Israel, Brazil, and the U.S.
Josh shares what worked, what didn’t, and what every founder, startup leader, and hiring manager should know before investing in nearshore talent.
🔍 In This Episode:
• Why nearshoring may (or may not) be right for your company
• Josh’s first-hand experience hiring in Latin America
• How to maintain culture across borders and time zones
• The role of agencies like Virtual Latinos in sourcing great talent
• How AI is reshaping the way leaders manage global teams
• What to avoid when scaling remote operations
💡 This episode is perfect for founders, HR leaders, COOs, and anyone navigating the future of work, distributed teams, or international hiring strategies.
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• 🎙️ Guest: Josh Allan Dykstra – https://joshallan.com/
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• 🧩 Sponsor: Plugg Technologies – https://www.plugg.tech
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Chapters
1. Is Nearshoring the Smartest Way to Build a Remote Team in 2025? | Josh Allan Dykstra (00:00:00)
2. Welcome and Guest Introduction (00:00:26)
3. From Musician to Work Revolutionary (00:01:28)
4. Building Remote-First Companies (00:05:42)
5. Creating Culture Across Borders (00:09:21)
6. Current Projects and Leveraging Virtual Staff (00:14:06)
7. Experimenting with AI for Content Creation (00:22:18)
8. Final Thoughts and Contact Information (00:28:10)
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