Barcelona and Location Independence

The biggest change I’ve noticed in Barcelona since I was last here seven years ago is the way its popularity has soared. I don’t mean as a travel destination, we all know about the city’s efforts to clamp down on over-tourism. I mean as a place for people to base themselves for work, especially now that location-independent careers have become more accepted since COVID-19. It’s an incredibly well-connected city, offering a balanced lifestyle, in a permissive culture-rich environment.

On the subject of location-independence, I need to forgo my usual British fake modesty for a second… because we were so far ahead of the curve on this when I co-founded ChapmanCG in 2008. Peripatetic and paperless, we were liable to pop up anywhere in the world, it’s no wonder that I still live these values six years into my retirement from the company. And if that means that for a short while I get to see the people in these photos - including Ben Davies, who we hired into the company 15 years ago - then I don’t yet see a reason to stop.


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