Ryan Carson is at his desk in Portland, Oregon. As chief executive of Treehouse, a business that makes and sells training videos in web design and tech skills, he shares his office with three co-workers.
But this is not a typical CEO corner office. In fact, it is on the third floor of Mr Carson’s family home. He has built a 54-strong business based on a distinctive work culture: most employees work at home and the business operates on a four-day week, Monday to Thursday.
In addition, Treehouse offers not only what Mr Carson describes as an “insane amount of holiday”; it also gives each staff member $5,000 to set up their home offices, free lunches and mobile phones.