Susan Dorsch, who co-founded Office Nomads, the longest running coworking space in Seattle, is a quiet giant of coworking (and a dear friend of mine). I’m thrilled to have Susan as my first guest as the Coworking Out Loud Podcast relaunches as an interview show. Listen in as we dive into how Susan’s Quaker roots […]

Belonging is a core part of being human. Without a circle of people around us, life on earth would be challenging, indeed. Some people find that sense of belonging in our family and friends. Others find it in social groups, church, gangs, coworking spaces, work. I was talking to my mom the other day and […]

My mom is from a musical family and she made sure my siblings and I learned to play instruments. She said we’d thank her one day, and she was right. I’m really grateful to have a solid musical foundation. My mom also encouraged us to get out of our comfort zones. One day she had […]

Recently, one of my best coworking pals found herself back at NextSpace Santa Cruz after a year away. Her second day back, something magical happened in the space—and I happened to catch it on my recorder. This episode is a quickie, but it’s the story of one of my favorite things that has ever happened […]

You might have noticed from all the rainbow flags in your social media feeds that we are well into Pride Month. In this week’s episode of the Coworking Out Loud Podcast, I dive into the deeper meaning behind community pride, share a somewhat embarrassing story of trying to find community as a young, queer person, […]

I recently found myself at a gathering of introverts. It was new territory for me, but I learned a lot about myself…and about how important it is to find ways for everyone to contribute to conversations. It’s not always the people who are talking the loudest that have the most interesting stories. Coworking space operators: […]

My worst interview ever was with Erika Wennerstrom from the Heartless Bastards. I was a mess, everything was going wrong, and it was not great. At all. Recently I had the opportunity to change the ending to that story when I re-interviewed Wennerstrom. The experience proved to be absolutely amazing. Here’s the story. Links: Erika […]

I think of my grandparents pretty much every day. Bud and Ethel were great role models. They were loving, accepting, committed and fun. Grandma and grandpa taught me a lot about the importance of community. Several times a week they did things with friends and their various communities. They were active, engaged, members of clubs […]

Whew, last week’s episode on vulnerability was a doozie. As you might recall, I waited days to publish it because I was not at all sure that I wanted to share such a raw, emotional post. But I did, and I’m so glad I did. Since then, probably 12 people have reached out to me […]

Heads-up: This episode is emotional, raw and real. If that’s not your thing, or if you’re not in the space to go there right now, better skip this one. This episode of the Coworking Out Loud Podcast terrifies me. The first version of episode 005 was me chatting about getting started with your content—not letting […]