Minneapolis-based fintech company Branch switched to a "remote-first" model during the pandemic.
As a result, the company now has employees in 33 states. Before the pandemic, the majority of its 170 workers lived in Minnesota, said Emily Schnaidt, head of people for Branch.
"We really wanted to make sure that we were able to hire anywhere," said Schnaidt, who used to live in the Twin Cities and now lives in Utah.
