Lunchtime Lesson: 4 Steps to Mastering Your Cash Flow So You Can Relax and Grow – Fri March 24th 2017
Using everyday language, seasoned entrepreneur Heather Picard will explain the basics of a cash flow report and how it can be used to make important decisions for your business. She will provide tips on key elements like: How to collect money from clients sooner How to make sure you pay yourself How to set up […]
Lunchtime Lesson: Execute & Monitor a Profitable Online Advertising Plan – Fri March 17th 2017
Online advertising differs from all other forms because you can precisely plan, track and measure who sees your ads, how many acted on your ads and how many took the action you wanted the advertising to get them to do. This informative presentation will cover: • The major players in online advertising and how they differ. […]
The Decade Game
Our brains have this funny way of forgetting how much life changes over time. What’s happening right here, right now, can overshadow both the reality of the past and the potential for the future. At Coffee Social this week, the game was to tell us what your life was like ten years ago and what […]
Lunchtime Lesson: A/B Testing for Your Work – Fri March 10th 2017
What the bleep is A/B Testing and why should it matter to me? Ever wish you could safely try out a new idea before going through all the work to execute it and risk seeing a tepid result? See how companies use A/B testing and its siblings to work smarter and never again be dependent […]
coWORKer of the Month: Andrew Packard
Written by coWORKer Linda Jay “My firm is one of a few dozen solo practices in California focused primarily on storm water pollution cases brought under the Clean Water Act; most are in the Bay Area or Southern California,” remarks Andrew Packard, a new coWORKer at the Uptown (245 Kentucky Street) offices of WORK Petaluma. […]
Lunchtime Lesson: Creative Blocks and Breakthroughs-Learn to Honor Your Struggle – Fri March 3rd 2017
Whether in art or life, work projects or relationships on pause, creative blocks can shut you down. And yet, all blocks have a purpose. One is the idea that we need to learn to create from conflict – turning the very problem we are experiencing into a piece of the solution. From writer’s block, to tough decisions, […]
The American Dream
What does it mean, this American Dream? It’s been so rainy for so long now, that I thought we might lighten things up with a fun chat about tropical vacation destinations…but nooo! The crew at Coffee Social is always eager to discuss bigger, broader, more important issues, like what is the ethos that defines America? […]
Lunchtime Lesson: Write Your Business Plan / Challenge Your Business Plan – Fri February 24th 2017
If you have the bug to start your own business but need help making sure that you are looking at your ideas objectively, join us. Startup savvy attorney Chris Borders will present tips for crafting a business plan that has a solid foundation and avoids common blind spots. In this lesson we will: Take a look at the […]
Lunchtime Lesson: Discover Why Empathic Communication Works Miracles In Business – Fri February 17th 2017
There is more and more discussion these days about the value of empathy in relationships. What better way to understand others than by putting yourself in their shoes. This applies both personally and professionally. In this lesson you will: • Discover the 80/20 rule for having conversations that connect and create trust, good will, understanding and […]
Lunchtime Lesson: Mistakes That Cause Job Seekers to Lose Motivation & Focus – Fri February 10th 2017
Job seeking is not for the faint of heart! The longer people find themselves out of work, the harder it can be to maintain focus, energy and positivity. Over time, some people experience taking all the right steps that result in little or no progress, obstacles appear that seem impossible to get around, and a sense […]
