Sandra Koch founded Aurora Consulting Group in 2011 and spent years chasing the dream of a beautiful brick-and-mortar office — then sold the building, went fully remote, and eventually moved to a small coastal town in Baja California with dirt roads and 25 species of whales. She joins Marcus and Rachel to talk about the anxiety of going remote, the grief of letting go of a physical space, and why she now believes her clients get a better version of her than they ever did when she was managing an office.SponsorsDiscover.AI -  discover.ai Introducing Collective by DBAhttps://collective.cpahttps://www.linkedin.com/company/collectivebydbaLearn More About Dillon Business Advisorshttps://www.dillonadvisors.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/dillonbusinessadvisorsSign up to get free CPE for listening to this podcasthttps://earmarkcpe.comDownload the Earmark CPE AppApple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/earmark-cpe/id1562599728Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earmarkcpe.app(00:00) - Welcome to Who's Really the Boss (01:19) - Life in Mexico (02:00) - Firm Origins and Growth (04:05) - Going Fully Remote (12:05) - Client Visits and Meals (13:57) - Client Mixer Playbook (20:23) - Letting Go of Office (25:45) - Remote Hiring and Culture (30:37) - Incentives That Stick (34:48) - Why Retreats Matter (36:16) - Missing The Office Myth (39:50) - Better Owner Better Service (42:50) - 2026 Focus Words (46:05) - Trust Clean Help (47:41) - Science Experiment Mindset (50:59) - Collective Community Impact (55:52) - Closing And Next Steps