I help places turn digital nomads and remote workers into rooted residents.

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By blending economic strategy, placemaking, and world-class hospitality, I help communities become magnets for remote talent, turning overlooked places into thriving, connected destinations where people stay, contribute, and belong.

Your Community Can’t Afford to Keep Losing Talent.

"People don't stay in cities because of incentives. They stay because they feel like they belong."


The difference between passing through and putting down roots

Rural areas, small towns, and mid-sized cities are struggling with brain drain, meanwhile, 35 million digital nomads already contribute $787 billion annually
to the global economy, and that number is set to grow to 60 million by 2030.

Places that create true belonging will thrive. Those that don’t? They’ll continue
to lose talent to places that do. That’s where I come in.

I help communities design hospitality-driven experiences that go far beyond incentives, offering remote workers what they’re really looking for:

A reason to stay. A place to belong. And the desire to build something that lasts.

ABOUT ME

I’ve spent my career proving that belonging isn’t just a “fuzzy feeling,”
it’s a force for economic transformation.

I come from the world of hospitality and tourism, where belonging is more than a concept, it’s something you intentionally create. After burning out in the corporate world and rebuilding my life through remote work, travel, values-driven design, I now help cities attract and retain remote talent by doing what hospitality taught me best: making people feel truly at home.

Darcy Marie

CASE STUDIES

Turning Visitors
Into Residents

I help overlooked regions create compelling experiences, cultural connections, and a true sense of place that turn remote workers into engaged community members.


The Power of Place

Airbnb Experiences

How Airbnb Experiences transformed local tourism through hospitality-driven economic growth and community revitalization.


The Science of Belonging

The Future of Work

How understanding culture and hospitality drives long-term retention in teams and towns, leading to TaxJar's $800M acquisition.


A Workation that Works

Tulsa Bound

How TulsaBound and Tulsa Remote proved that belonging is an economic strategy that transforms visitors into residents.

If your community is ready to turn short-term digital nomads and remote workers into long-term economic contributors, it's time to think beyond incentives.

Trusted by Communities & Organisations

Madeira Friends Association
TulsaBound
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Experience Tulsa
Grow Remote
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R remote
Remote-first institute
Running Remote
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Airbnb
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shaping the future of work and place.

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Grounded in research and mentorship from leading institutions

in economic development, community psychology, and culture design.

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