((PKG)) TULSA REMOTE
((TRT: 03:46))
((Banner: Moving to Tulsa))
((Reporter: Julie Taboh))
((Camera: Jeremy Gosset))
((Adapted by: Zdenko Novacki))
((Map: Tulsa, Oklahoma))
((Main characters: 1 female; 1 male))
((NATS/MUSIC))
((Text from Tulsa Remote website on screen:
Hi, remote workers!
We’ll pay you to work from Tulsa.
You’re going to love it here.))
((Stephanie Robesky, Participant, Tulsa Remote))
I first heard about Tulsa Remote, I felt like it was
kismet. I was thinking about leaving the Bay area
where I was living in San Francisco. And so, I was
searching around for, you know, different locations
like researching where, you know,
((Stephanie Robesky, Participant, Tulsa Remote))
what's the cost of living like? What is the quality of
life like in different cities? And I looked at all the,
kind of, obvious things that I think people migrate
from California to, which were Portland, Austin,
Seattle. And, you know, I just kept coming up with
the fact that those cities have, kind of, been
overplayed at this point. And when I was doing this
research, an article for Tulsa Remote popped up in
my news feed, and I thought, like, that's super
interesting. Ten thousand dollars to move
somewhere.
But then I was also, had to, like, take a step back
and go “Where is Tulsa, Oklahoma?”
((NATS/MUSIC))
((Ben Stewart, Interim Executive Director, Tulsa
Remote))
Tulsa Remote is an innovative program which seeks
to bring remote workers from across the country with
various diverse skill sets in order for them to have an
opportunity to join our community. The program was
created as it's truly an additive talent program which
brings people with jobs to Tulsa in order to see a
better life for themselves and their families.
((NATS/MUSIC))
((Stephanie Robesky, Participant, Tulsa Remote))
I made this list and I said, you know “What do I
need? Do I need 700 restaurants? No, I probably
need, like, three restaurants. Do I need all of these
bars? No, but I do want some culture. I do want a
sense of community. I would like, you know, a
reasonable cost of living, the ability to buy a house.”
((NATS/MUSIC))
((Stephanie Robesky, Participant, Tulsa Remote))
I never anticipated even when I was flying out here,
that it was something that I was seriously
considering. I was, kind of, like, “This is interesting.
I'm going to go with an open mind. I'm going to see
what this is about. But probably, like, this is
probably not going to happen.” And by the end of
three days, I was sitting there with another
participant that had come to visit and we looked at
each other, we said, he was from New York and we
said, “Are we doing this? Are we actually going to
move to Tulsa, Oklahoma?”
((NATS/MUSIC))
((Ben Stewart, Interim Executive Director, Tulsa
Remote))
Over half of our applications come from California
and New York. And those folks are looking for a
higher quality of life. They're looking for more
space. They're looking for the ability to purchase a
home. They're looking for the opportunity to engage
more deeply with the community. They're looking for
that presence where they know people by their first
names. And that's something that Tulsa can
provide.
((NATS/MUSIC))
((Stephanie Robesky, Participant, Tulsa Remote))
I rolled into town and I immediately had 50 plus
connections. I can't imagine, like, trying to make
that solo move to a new town as a remote worker.
And how do you even start making those
connections, right? I mean, we had instant
community built-in already for us. They helped us,
you know, even with simple things. “I don't know
how to change my driver's license.” You know, like,
people from the program would help us with this.
((NATS/MUSIC))
((Ben Stewart, Interim Executive Director, Tulsa
Remote))
The ten-thousand-dollar headline number for Tulsa
Remote grabs attention. However, the
disbursement of the checks really just de-risks the
proposition of moving to Tulsa. We found that
people come for many different reasons. Cost of
living, quality of life, ease, lack of pollution, all kinds
of reasons.
((NATS/MUSIC))
((Stephanie Robesky, Participant, Tulsa Remote))
I felt so at home that I have now purchased a home
here because it is affordable. I purchased a home. I
got a boyfriend. I mean, I feel like I'm the Tulsa
Remote success story.
((NATS/MUSIC))
((TRT: 03:46))
((Banner: Moving to Tulsa))
((Reporter: Julie Taboh))
((Camera: Jeremy Gosset))
((Adapted by: Zdenko Novacki))
((Map: Tulsa, Oklahoma))
((Main characters: 1 female; 1 male))
((NATS/MUSIC))
((Text from Tulsa Remote website on screen:
Hi, remote workers!
We’ll pay you to work from Tulsa.
You’re going to love it here.))
((Stephanie Robesky, Participant, Tulsa Remote))
I first heard about Tulsa Remote, I felt like it was
kismet. I was thinking about leaving the Bay area
where I was living in San Francisco. And so, I was
searching around for, you know, different locations
like researching where, you know,
((Stephanie Robesky, Participant, Tulsa Remote))
what's the cost of living like? What is the quality of
life like in different cities? And I looked at all the,
kind of, obvious things that I think people migrate
from California to, which were Portland, Austin,
Seattle. And, you know, I just kept coming up with
the fact that those cities have, kind of, been
overplayed at this point. And when I was doing this
research, an article for Tulsa Remote popped up in
my news feed, and I thought, like, that's super
interesting. Ten thousand dollars to move
somewhere.
But then I was also, had to, like, take a step back
and go “Where is Tulsa, Oklahoma?”
((NATS/MUSIC))
((Ben Stewart, Interim Executive Director, Tulsa
Remote))
Tulsa Remote is an innovative program which seeks
to bring remote workers from across the country with
various diverse skill sets in order for them to have an
opportunity to join our community. The program was
created as it's truly an additive talent program which
brings people with jobs to Tulsa in order to see a
better life for themselves and their families.
((NATS/MUSIC))
((Stephanie Robesky, Participant, Tulsa Remote))
I made this list and I said, you know “What do I
need? Do I need 700 restaurants? No, I probably
need, like, three restaurants. Do I need all of these
bars? No, but I do want some culture. I do want a
sense of community. I would like, you know, a
reasonable cost of living, the ability to buy a house.”
((NATS/MUSIC))
((Stephanie Robesky, Participant, Tulsa Remote))
I never anticipated even when I was flying out here,
that it was something that I was seriously
considering. I was, kind of, like, “This is interesting.
I'm going to go with an open mind. I'm going to see
what this is about. But probably, like, this is
probably not going to happen.” And by the end of
three days, I was sitting there with another
participant that had come to visit and we looked at
each other, we said, he was from New York and we
said, “Are we doing this? Are we actually going to
move to Tulsa, Oklahoma?”
((NATS/MUSIC))
((Ben Stewart, Interim Executive Director, Tulsa
Remote))
Over half of our applications come from California
and New York. And those folks are looking for a
higher quality of life. They're looking for more
space. They're looking for the ability to purchase a
home. They're looking for the opportunity to engage
more deeply with the community. They're looking for
that presence where they know people by their first
names. And that's something that Tulsa can
provide.
((NATS/MUSIC))
((Stephanie Robesky, Participant, Tulsa Remote))
I rolled into town and I immediately had 50 plus
connections. I can't imagine, like, trying to make
that solo move to a new town as a remote worker.
And how do you even start making those
connections, right? I mean, we had instant
community built-in already for us. They helped us,
you know, even with simple things. “I don't know
how to change my driver's license.” You know, like,
people from the program would help us with this.
((NATS/MUSIC))
((Ben Stewart, Interim Executive Director, Tulsa
Remote))
The ten-thousand-dollar headline number for Tulsa
Remote grabs attention. However, the
disbursement of the checks really just de-risks the
proposition of moving to Tulsa. We found that
people come for many different reasons. Cost of
living, quality of life, ease, lack of pollution, all kinds
of reasons.
((NATS/MUSIC))
((Stephanie Robesky, Participant, Tulsa Remote))
I felt so at home that I have now purchased a home
here because it is affordable. I purchased a home. I
got a boyfriend. I mean, I feel like I'm the Tulsa
Remote success story.
((NATS/MUSIC))
