Get Together
136 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsA show about ordinary people building extraordinary communities.
"Get Together" is hosted by the team at People & Company and our correspondents Mia Quagliarello, Maggie Zhang, Marjorie Anderson, and Whitney Ogutu.
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A silent book club: how a “happy hour for introverts” spread around the world 📚Laura Gluhanich, Silent Book Club
June 22, 2020 17:58 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MB“It's not that introverts don't want to talk to people. They really value quality conversation over talking to big quantities of people. [Silent Book Clubs] appeal because you can get that little bit of conversation about something that you're interested in. You don't have to come up with small talk. That appeals to the type of person that appreciates that mix, and I think most people are kind of ambiverts.” - Laura Gluhanich Laura Gluhanich and Guinevere de la Mare are the type of people ...
How a Bay Area nonprofit is humanizing the food system through storytelling and generous listening 🍲 Pei-Ru Ko and Jovida Ross, Real Food Real Stories
June 15, 2020 17:22 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MB“I always believe that when you present yourself in that deeply vulnerable, authentic, personal place, almost always people meet you there.” - Pei-Ru Ko When Pei-Ru Ko was recovering from an autoimmune condition, she spent a lot of time at farmers markets in the Bay Area and grew close to local food producers. Relishing the relationships she built with them, she saw the opportunity to bridge a gap between food producers, sometimes lonely from their isolating work, and eaters, like herself,...
Black Lives Matter. Here are some commitments our small team is making.
June 13, 2020 12:21 - 4 minutes - 4.28 MBThe excerpt below was originally sent out via our Get Together newsletter. You see the original post here, and sign up to receive the newsletter going forward here. Our small team is working on what long term changes we make to take a more anti-racist stance and start dismantling white supremacy that we have been complicit with in the past. Below are a few immediate People & Company commitments and asks where you can plug in. (And, at the very bottom of this email we’ve included a shortli...
Guide to Giving Circles: Pooling resources to support change and build community 🤲 Joelle Berman and LiJia Gong
June 08, 2020 20:26 - 50 minutes - 46 MB“This is about everyday people coming together with their friends, with their families, with their community, with their colleagues and saying that they have a voice and that they want to use it in a constructive and powerful way in their communities. It just happens to be that we're dealing in philanthropy.” - Joelle Berman In this episode, we sit down with two bad**s women for a conversation on the joy and challenges of giving circles–how to get one started, how to reach a consensus as a ...
How the “Singaporean voice of youth” found cognitive clarity as a community builder 🧠 Kuik Shiao-Yin, The Thought Collective
May 19, 2020 17:49 - 45 minutes - 41.2 MB“Meet people where they are, not where you wish them to be.” - Kuik Shiao-Yin Kuik Shiao-Yin has been called “the Singaporean voice of youth.” While serving two stints as a nominated Parliamentarian, Shiao-Yin delivered clear, passionate speeches that went viral. Beyond her work in government, she has committed herself to developing the "social and emotional capital" of the young nation. Shiao-Yin co-founded The Thought Collective, a group of social businesses including the School of Thou...
The music label that feels like family 💽 Aundy Crenshaw of Dirtybird Records
May 05, 2020 22:05 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MB“Treat people like they're part of the brand, because they are the brand.” - Aundy Crenshaw Where do you find the funkiest, dirtiest, most addictive house music around? Look no further than Dirtybird Records. Aundy Crenshaw and her husband, Barclay Macbride Crenshaw (better known as DJ Claude VonStroke), have translated this style and sound into a community vibe that comes alive at their events. Together, they have gathered a group of artists that feel like family and fans that are their...
Casper ter Kuile, author of “The Power of Ritual” and co-host of "Harry Potter and the Sacred Text" 🧙
April 21, 2020 19:46 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MBToday we’re talking to Casper ter Kuile. If you're passionate about how the world builds meaningful communities, you likely know Casper's name. After an early career in grassroots climate organizing, Casper earned masters degrees in Divinity and Public Policy from Harvard. While there, he started a reading community around the Harry Potter texts, that has grown to more than 70 chapters and millions of podcast listeners around the world. He is co-author of the How We Gather report,...
Ritual: Making the Invisible, Visible ✨ Casper ter Kuile, author of “The Power of Ritual”
April 21, 2020 19:46 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MBIf you're passionate about how the world builds meaningful communities, you likely know Casper ter Kuile. After an early career in grassroots climate organizing, Casper earned masters degrees in Divinity and Public Policy from Harvard. While there, he started a reading community around the Harry Potter texts, that has grown to more than 70 chapters and millions of podcast listeners around the world. Casper is also co-author of the How We Gather report, a cultural map of Millennial...
Ritual: Making the invisible, visible ✨ Casper ter Kuile, author of “The Power of Ritual”
April 21, 2020 19:46 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MBIf you're passionate about how the world builds meaningful communities, you likely know Casper ter Kuile. After an early career in grassroots climate organizing, Casper earned masters degrees in Divinity and Public Policy from Harvard. While there, he started a reading community around the Harry Potter texts, that has grown to more than 70 chapters and millions of podcast listeners around the world. Casper is also co-author of the How We Gather report, a cultural map of Millennial communit...
Tim Courtney of LEGO IDEAS ⛑️ Bringing LEGO fans together to design new sets
April 08, 2020 19:58 - 55 minutes - 51 MBTim Courtney was a key part of a monumental shift at LEGO. For seven years, Tim was the steward behind LEGO IDEAS, a crowdsourcing platform that allows superfans to submit and vote on new ideas they want LEGO to bring to market. If you've ever played with a Minecraft LEGO set, a Big Bang-themed kit, or a collection of women of NASA, you have the LEGO IDEAS community to thank. Today the LEGO community has grown from a 20,000-person test group in Japan to a global community numberi...
Working with customers as collaborators ⛑️Tim Courtney of LEGO IDEAS
April 08, 2020 19:58 - 55 minutes - 51 MBTim Courtney was a key part of a monumental shift at LEGO. For seven years, Tim was the steward behind LEGO IDEAS, a crowdsourcing platform that allows superfans to submit and vote on new ideas they want LEGO to bring to market. If you've ever played with a Minecraft LEGO set, a Big Bang-themed kit, or a collection of women of NASA, you have the LEGO IDEAS community to thank. Today the LEGO community has grown from a 20,000-person test group in Japan to a global community numbering in the...
Bridging the gap between medical experts and patients 🏥Dr. Gbemisola Boyede of Ask The Paediatricians
March 31, 2020 18:28 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBToday we're interviewing Dr. Gbemisola Boyede, the founder of "Ask The Paediatricians," an online medical education community that can offer all of us some much-needed inspiration in the time of COVID-19. In Dr. Gbemi's home country of Nigeria, the child mortality rates are high. But what causes these deaths isn't a lack of cost-effective treatments for common diseases. It's a geographic and information gap between parents and practitioners that leaves many parents uninformed and without ac...
Dr. Gbemisola Boyede of Ask The Paediatricians 🏥Connecting Nigerian parents to doctors so they can keep kids healthy
March 31, 2020 18:28 - 42 minutes - 39 MBToday we're interviewing Dr. Gbemisola Boyede, the founder of "Ask The Paediatricians," an online medical education community that can offer all of us some much-needed inspiration in the time of COVID-19. In Dr. Gbemi's home country of Nigeria, the child mortality rates are high. But what causes these deaths isn't a lack of cost-effective treatments for common diseases. It's a geographic and information gap between parents and practitioners that leaves many parents uninformed and w...
Community inspiration for those stuck at home 💌Creating a meaningful online community with Carly Ayres of "100s Under 100"
March 20, 2020 20:31 - 52 minutes - 48 MBIn the time of Coronavirus and self-isolation, how do we find meaningful community online? We checkin today with Carly Ayres of the Slack group "100s Under 100," and revisit our stellar conversation with her from almost a year ago. // If you're on the internet or if you're working in design today, you may have heard of Carly Ayres (@carlyayres). She's full of personality, sharp ideas, and has an alluring rebellious vibe. Carly's designs are not of the polished, precious, or minimalist ...
Turning an “incubator” into a home 👩🚀Kelsa Trom of NEW INC
March 10, 2020 07:00 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBIn each episode of this podcast we interview everyday people who have built extraordinary communities about just how they did it. How did they get the first people to show up? How did they grow to hundreds more members? Today we're interviewing Kelsa Trom, the Head of Programming at NEW INC. NEW INC is the first museum-led "cultural incubator." The New Museum here in New York City opened the program in 2013 as a home artists, activists, futurists and technologists. These multidisciplinary ...
Kelsa Trom of NEW INC 👩🚀Making a home for creatives to push forward new art and ideas
March 10, 2020 07:00 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBIn each episode of this podcast we interview everyday people who have built extraordinary communities about just how they did it. How did they get the first people to show up? How did they grow to hundreds more members? Today we're interviewing Kelsa Trom, the Head of Programming at NEW INC. NEW INC is the first museum-led "cultural incubator." The New Museum here in New York City opened the program in 2013 as a home artists, activists, futurists and technologists. These multidisc...
Nitika Chopra of Chronicon ⚕️Bringing people with chronic illnesses together to break the cycle of isolation
February 25, 2020 16:33 - 43 minutes - 40 MBIn each episode of this podcast we interview everyday people who have built extraordinary communities about just how they did it. How did they get the first people to show up? How did they grow to hundreds more members? Today we’re talking to Nitika Chopra, organizer of Chronicon, a conference that brings together hundreds of people with chronic illnesses. Nitika has been living with severe psoriasis since age 10 and was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis at age 19, which made it ...
Breaking the cycle of isolation⚕️Nitika Chopra of Chronicon
February 25, 2020 16:33 - 43 minutes - 40 MBIn each episode of this podcast we interview everyday people who have built extraordinary communities about just how they did it. How did they get the first people to show up? How did they grow to hundreds more members? Today we’re talking to Nitika Chopra, organizer of Chronicon, a conference that brings together hundreds of people with chronic illnesses. Nitika has been living with severe psoriasis since age 10 and was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis at age 19, which made it difficult...
Scott Amenta of COS Tech Network 📆 Bringing Chiefs of Staff together to refine their roles
February 11, 2020 14:28 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBIn each episode of this podcast we interview everyday people who have built extraordinary communities about just how they did it. How did they get the first people to show up? How did they grow to hundreds more members? Today we’re talking to Scott Amenta, co-founder of the COS Tech Network, a community of people working as Chiefs of Staff in companies around the world. The COS Tech Network started in 2016 when Scott found himself as a Chief of Staff, a role that quite is new in t...
How the most organized people on the planet run their community 📆 Scott Amenta of COS Tech Network
February 11, 2020 14:28 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBIn each episode of this podcast we interview everyday people who have built extraordinary communities about just how they did it. How did they get the first people to show up? How did they grow to hundreds more members? Today we’re talking to Scott Amenta, co-founder of the COS Tech Network, a community of people working as Chiefs of Staff in companies around the world. The COS Tech Network started in 2016 when Scott found himself as a Chief of Staff, a role that quite is new in techland, ...
How Twitch diversified their community 👾 Erin Wayne (@Aureylian), Head of Community Marketing at Twitch
January 28, 2020 20:31 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBToday we’re talking to Erin Wayne, or @Aureylian as she’s known on the internet. Six years ago, Erin was brought on as the first pure community hire at Twitch, a company that we cite often and respect for how transparent and collaborative they are with their community. If you know Twitch, you’re likely obsessed with it. The statistics are bonkers. More than a million people are on the site at any given moment! But if you don’t know Twitch, here’s the deal: Twitch is a platform that all...
Erin Wayne (@Aureylian), Head of Community Marketing at Twitch 👾 Bringing Twitch streamers together around the globe
January 28, 2020 20:31 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBToday we’re talking to Erin Wayne, or @Aureylian as she’s known on the internet. Six years ago, Erin was brought on as the first pure community hire at Twitch, a company that we cite often and respect for how transparent and collaborative they are with their community. If you know Twitch, you’re likely obsessed with it. The statistics are bonkers. More than a million people are on the site at any given moment! But if you don’t know Twitch, here’s the deal: Twitch is a platform...
Building a community that’s radically accessible 🎮Catt Small of Game Developers of Color
January 08, 2020 12:58 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBToday we’re talking to Catt Small, a product designer, game maker, developer and–most importantly for today’s podcast–one of the organizers of the Game Developers of Color Expo (GDOC). GDOC is an annual event that aims to create a new normal in games by putting creators of color at the forefront–showing off their projects, holding space for new conversations, and pushing games forward as an artform. This year, GDOC held their fourth event, which was hosted at the historic at the Schomburg C...
Catt Small of Game Developers of Color 🎮 Getting gamers together to celebrate creators of color
January 08, 2020 12:58 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBToday we’re talking to Catt Small, a product designer, game maker, developer and–most importantly for today’s podcast–one of the organizers of the Game Developers of Color Expo (GDOC). GDOC is an annual event that aims to create a new normal in games by putting creators of color at the forefront–showing off their projects, holding space for new conversations, and pushing games forward as an artform. This year, GDOC held their fourth event, which was hosted at the historic at the Sc...
Special Episode! 🎁 The People & Company Holiday Spectacular
December 23, 2019 17:34 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBWe're interrupting our regular broadcast for a holiday spectacular! We'll get zany and share some behind-the-scenes snapshots from how our business (People & Company) has grown and changed this last year. // To learn more about our company, head to https://people-and.com/ Grab your copy of GET TOGETHER—our handbook on community-building 🔥: bit.ly/gettogetherbook Learn more about the podcast: http://gettogether.fm
A curated dinner party that has scaled without losing its purpose 🍴Lennon Flowers and Carla Fernandez of The Dinner Party
December 17, 2019 17:11 - 44 minutes - 41 MBToday we’re talking to Lennon Flowers and Carla Fernandez, co-founders of The Dinner Party, a worldwide community of 20- and 30-somethings who have each experienced the loss of a loved one. Using the age old practice of breaking bread, Dinner Partiers are transforming life after loss from an isolating experience into one marked by community support, candid conversation, and forward movement. Today, The Dinner Party tables are regularly meeting in nearly 100 cities around the world, from Mi...
Lennon Flowers and Carla Fernandez of The Dinner Party 🍴Bringing people together who have experienced significant loss
December 17, 2019 17:11 - 44 minutes - 41 MBToday we’re talking to Lennon Flowers and Carla Fernandez, co-founders of The Dinner Party, a worldwide community of 20- and 30-somethings who have each experienced the loss of a loved one. Using the age old practice of breaking bread, Dinner Partiers are transforming life after loss from an isolating experience into one marked by community support, candid conversation, and forward movement. Today, The Dinner Party tables are regularly meeting in nearly 100 cities around the world...
Radical openness leads to co-creation💡Jay Herratti, the Executive Director of TEDx
December 06, 2019 18:31 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBToday we’re talking to Jay Herratti, the Executive Director of TEDx. TEDx began as an experiment. Ten years ago, Chris Anderson, the CEO of TED, made a big decision. He took all the videos from the exclusive, private TED conference and put them up online for free. That decision had huge consequences for TED, and Chris recalls from that moment, TED “became obsessed with this idea of radical openness, of giving everything away for free. That led to us giving away the TED brand itself, in the ...
Jay Herratti, the Executive Director of TEDx 💡Bringing local organizers together to share ideas
December 06, 2019 18:31 - 40 minutes - 37 MBToday we’re talking to Jay Herratti, the Executive Director of TEDx. TEDx began as an experiment. Ten years ago, Chris Anderson, the CEO of TED, made a big decision. He took all the videos from the exclusive, private TED conference and put them up online for free. That decision had huge consequences for TED, and Chris recalls from that moment, TED “became obsessed with this idea of radical openness, of giving everything away for free. That led to us giving away the TED brand itself...
Rafe Offer, CEO of Sofar Sounds 🎶 A concert movement that’s bringing the magic back to live music
November 30, 2019 00:31 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBToday we’re talking to Rafe Offer, CEO of Sofar Sounds (Sofar is an acronym for "Songs from a Room"), a community-led global movement that’s bringing the magic back to live music. Dissatisfied with a concert-going experience in 2009, Rafe and two friends decided to take action. They hosted an intimate concert in a flat in North London for eight people. At the event, music was the undeniable focus: "At our gigs you could hear the music rather than the clatter of drinks being served...
Intimate gigs hosted by global hand raisers 🎶Rafe Offer, CEO of Sofar Sounds
November 30, 2019 00:31 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBToday we’re talking to Rafe Offer, CEO of Sofar Sounds (Sofar is an acronym for "Songs from a Room"), a community-led global movement that’s bringing the magic back to live music. Dissatisfied with a concert-going experience in 2009, Rafe and two friends decided to take action. They hosted an intimate concert in a flat in North London for eight people. At the event, music was the undeniable focus: "At our gigs you could hear the music rather than the clatter of drinks being served, the pur...
Rafe Offer, CEO of Sofar Sounds 🎶 A concert movement that’s bringing the magic back to live music.
November 30, 2019 00:31 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBToday we’re talking to Rafe Offer, CEO of Sofar Sounds (Sofar is an acronym for "Songs from a Room"), a community-led global movement that’s bringing the magic back to live music. Dissatisfied with a concert-going experience in 2009, Rafe and two friends decided to take action. They hosted an intimate concert in a flat in North London for eight people. At the event, music was the undeniable focus: "At our gigs you could hear the music rather than the clatter of drinks being served...
Remixing products with the help of superusers ✨Camille Ricketts, Head of Marketing at Notion
November 13, 2019 16:57 - 39 minutes - 36 MBToday we’re talking to Camille Ricketts (@camillericketts), the superstar Head of Marketing for Notion. If you know what Notion is, you are likely obsessed with it. But if you don’t, here’s our best shot at explaining the software: Notion is an all-in-one workspace for note-taking, project management and task management. Most importantly, Notion is modular. People can remix and reuse the templates they offer to create their own powerful tools. That’s where the community comes in. Kev, Kai...
Camille Ricketts, Head of Marketing at Notion ✨ Bringing Notion Pros together to remix the product
November 13, 2019 16:57 - 39 minutes - 35.9 MBToday we’re talking to Camille Ricketts (@camillericketts), the superstar Head of Marketing for Notion. If you know what Notion is, you are likely obsessed with it. But if you don’t, here’s our best shot at explaining the software: Notion is an all-in-one workspace for note-taking, project management and task management. Most importantly, Notion is modular. People can remix and reuse the templates they offer to create their own powerful tools. That’s where the community comes in. ...
Amplifying environmental sustainability by building community 🌍Jeff Kirschner, Founder & CEO of Litterati
October 30, 2019 12:40 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBAre you ready for a good story about people power and the environment? Gravy because today we're talking to Jeff Kirschner who kickstarted a community of people around the world who are picking up the trash on our streets, parks, beaches, and more. They call themselves Litterati. Bailey met Jeff back in 2014, when she was still working at Instagram and Jeff’s Litterati hashtag was burgeoning on the site. People concerned about how we were leaving the planet were photographing the pieces of...
Jeff Kirschner of Litterati 🗑️Bringing concerned citizens together to pick up trash
October 30, 2019 12:40 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBAre you ready for a good story about people power and the environment? Gravy because today we're talking to Jeff Kirschner who kickstarted a community of people around the world who are picking up the trash on our streets, parks, beaches, and more. They call themselves Litterati. Bailey met Jeff back in 2014, when she was still working at Instagram and Jeff’s Litterati hashtag was burgeoning on the site. People concerned about how we were leaving the planet were photographing the ...
Jeff Kirschner of Litterati: Bringing concerned citizens together to pick up trash
October 30, 2019 12:40 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBAre you ready for a good story about people power and the environment? Gravy because today we're talking to Jeff Kirschner who kickstarted a community of people around the world who are picking up the trash on our streets, parks, beaches, and more. They call themselves Litterati. Bailey met Jeff back in 2014, when she was still working at Instagram and Jeff’s Litterati hashtag was burgeoning on the site. People concerned about how we were leaving the planet were photographing the ...
Ruth Verhey of Friendship Bench: Bringing Grandmothers together in Zimbabwe to listen to those in need
October 17, 2019 19:04 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBToday we're talking to Ruth Verhey, a clinical psychologist who works for the Friendship Bench team in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe is a country of over 16 million people, but there are just twelve practicing psychiatrists. Twelve! These statistics are the norm in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the ratio of psychiatrists and psychologists to citizens is one for every 1.5 million and some countries don’t even have a single psychiatrist. And because of the history of trauma and war in the country,...
A community of Grandmothers is closing the mental health care gap 🪑Ruth Verhey of Friendship Bench
October 17, 2019 19:04 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBToday we're talking to Ruth Verhey, a clinical psychologist who works for the Friendship Bench team in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe is a country of over 16 million people, but there are just twelve practicing psychiatrists. Twelve! These statistics are the norm in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the ratio of psychiatrists and psychologists to citizens is one for every 1.5 million and some countries don’t even have a single psychiatrist. And because of the history of trauma and war in the country, Ruth tel...
Ruth Verhey of Friendship Bench 👵 Bringing Grandmothers together in Zimbabwe to listen to those in need
October 17, 2019 19:04 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBToday we're talking to Ruth Verhey, a clinical psychologist who works for the Friendship Bench team in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe is a country of over 16 million people, but there are just twelve practicing psychiatrists. Twelve! These statistics are the norm in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the ratio of psychiatrists and psychologists to citizens is one for every 1.5 million and some countries don’t even have a single psychiatrist. And because of the history of trauma and war in the country,...
Krystie Mak and Katerina Jeng of Slant’d 📕 Bringing Asian-Americans together to celebrate their identities
October 01, 2019 13:16 - 40 minutes - 37 MBToday we're talking to Krystie Mak and Katerina Jeng, the founders of Slant'd, a collective that celebrates Asian American identity, one story at a time Back in 2017, a piece of advice from Eddie Huang inspired Krystie and Katerina: “If spaces don’t exist for you, kick the door down and create them.” Krystie and Kat didn’t see themselves in mainstream media. They wanted a place to share personal stories—not about celebrities, but told by real Asian-American peers. So they decided ...
Krystie Mak and Katerina Jeng of Slant’d: Bringing Asian-Americans together to celebrate their identities
October 01, 2019 13:16 - 40 minutes - 37 MBToday we're talking to Krystie Mak and Katerina Jeng, the founders of Slant'd, a collective that celebrates Asian American identity, one story at a time Back in 2017, a piece of advice from Eddie Huang inspired Krystie and Katerina: “If spaces don’t exist for you, kick the door down and create them.” Krystie and Kat didn’t see themselves in mainstream media. They wanted a place to share personal stories—not about celebrities, but told by real Asian-American peers. So they decided ...
Kicking down the doors and making space for Asian-American creativity 🚪 Krystie Mak and Katerina Jeng of Slant’d
October 01, 2019 13:16 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBToday we're talking to Krystie Mak and Katerina Jeng, the founders of Slant'd, a collective that celebrates Asian American identity, one story at a time Back in 2017, a piece of advice from Eddie Huang inspired Krystie and Katerina: “If spaces don’t exist for you, kick the door down and create them.” Krystie and Kat didn’t see themselves in mainstream media. They wanted a place to share personal stories—not about celebrities, but told by real Asian-American peers. So they decided to kick d...
The appeal of playfulness in citizen science 🐿Jamie Allen and Sally Parham, Squirrel Census
September 12, 2019 18:52 - 59 minutes - 54.1 MBToday we are talking to Jamie Allen and Sally Parham, two of the folks behind The Squirrel Census. Yes, it is just what it sounds like. The Squirrel Census started in Atlanta in 2012 with a simple, somewhat inexplicable, wild idea: let's count squirrels and present our findings to the public. While they're certainly rigorous, what they're doing isn't dry science. The team is considerate, design-savvy, and deeply funny people. They've made a scientific activity into something not just acce...
Jamie Allen and Sally Parham of The Squirrel Census 🐿️ Getting volunteer Squirrel Sighters together to—you guessed it!—count squirrels
September 12, 2019 18:52 - 59 minutes - 54.1 MBToday we are talking to Jamie Allen and Sally Parham, two of the folks behind The Squirrel Census. Yes, it is just what it sounds like. The Squirrel Census started in Atlanta in 2012 with a simple, somewhat inexplicable, wild idea: let's count squirrels and present our findings to the public. While they're certainly rigorous, what they're doing isn't dry science. The team is considerate, design-savvy, and deeply funny people. They've made a scientific activity into something not ...
Jamie Allen and Sally Parham of The Squirrel Census 🐿️: Getting volunteer Squirrel Sighters together to—you guessed it!—count squirrels
September 12, 2019 18:52 - 59 minutes - 54.1 MBToday we are talking to Jamie Allen and Sally Parham, two of the folks behind The Squirrel Census. Yes, it is just what it sounds like. The Squirrel Census started in Atlanta in 2012 with a simple, somewhat inexplicable, wild idea: let's count squirrels and present our findings to the public. While they're certainly rigorous, what they're doing isn't dry science. The team is considerate, design-savvy, and deeply funny people. They've made a scientific activity into something not ...
Alisha Ramos of Girls' Night In: Bringing women together who’d “rather stay in tonight”
August 28, 2019 21:32 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBGirls' Night In started as a simple but remarkable newsletter to 300 of Alisha Ramos' friends and family in 2017. It took off immediately. Now, there are more than 150,000 subscribers. As the Girls' Night In audience has grown, it’s transformed into more than just a media company. As more passionate readers came into Alisha’s world, she activated them, turning women into local book club leaders, employees and contributors. Alisha is swinging big to bring her mission of making we...
Turning an audience into a community (and a business!) 💪🏽 Alisha Ramos, Founder of Girls' Night In
August 28, 2019 21:32 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MBGirls' Night In started as a simple but remarkable newsletter to 300 of Alisha Ramos' friends and family in 2017. It took off immediately. Now, there are more than 150,000 subscribers. As the Girls' Night In audience has grown, it’s transformed into more than just a media company. As more passionate readers came into Alisha’s world, she activated them, turning women into local book club leaders, employees and contributors. Alisha is swinging big to bring her mission of making wellness, a...
*Special, Short Episode* It's publishing day. Take a first listen to our audiobook
August 20, 2019 07:00 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBAugust 20th, 2019 is a momentous day for us. Our book "Get Together: How to build a community with your people" is now officially out in the world. This book is a handbook, and it's full of both clear steps and principles and inspiring stories. It’s the book Kevin and I wish we had back in the day when we were working at Instagram and CreativeMornings, but it just didn’t exist yet. If you need help getting a community off the ground, or just understanding the work it takes to organize a pas...
How exploring Asian-American identity sparked a community 💫Cassandra Lam, Co-Founder of The Cosmos
August 12, 2019 14:53 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBToday we're talking to Cassandra Lam, co-founder of The Cosmos. Cassandra and co-founder Karen Mok started The Cosmos with a simple question: what does it mean for Asian women and gender non-binary people to not just survive, but to thrive? To not merely assimilate, but to carve their own paths? For their first community event, 20 strangers from all around the country flew to Seattle to meet Cassie and Karen and explore these questions together. After that weekend, Cassie and Karen put the...