This is the world’s largest and most successful remote worker recruitment program, with over 3,500 professionals and 5,000 total people relocated to Tulsa since 2018–over 1% of the city’s population. In late 2017, in partnership with Tulsa Tomorrow and GKFF, Michael Basch brought 58 friends to Tulsa on a recruiting trip.
In a survey afterwards, 85% said they would move here if they had the right opportunity. 7 actually did, 4 of whom were remote workers or sole proprietors. This was the inspiration that led to Tulsa Remote, a program that Mike ideated and developed before its launch.