Lunchtime Lesson: Google+ Hangouts for your business – Fri Aug 23rd
Imagine hosting your own web TV show with truckloads of viewers automatically coming to watch (courtesy of Google) at zero out-of-pocket cost to you. coWORKer Viktor Grant shares his new love of Google+ Hangouts and how to make it work for you. What is Google+ and why is it relevant to maximizing online exposure? What […]
WORKer-in-Residence – Pet A Luma! Aug 6th, 2013
It’s not a new idea – everyone in Petaluma wants to know how to pet a luma. First off you have to find one! Or perhaps, first you have to create one… Down at the shared workspace aptly named WORK, we are always bouncing around ideas. One of our core members happens to be Jeffrey […]
Working Alone Together – Why People Matter – Aug 3rd, 2013
When your cat has become your chief advisor, you know it’s time to branch out of your home office. That’s exactly why Chris Frothinger joined WORK four months ago. Despite his sweet set-up in his house, progress on his new venture had begun to stagnate. And look what’s happened since! Now, instead of a cat, […]
coWORKer of the Week: Jeffrey Ventrella
by Maggie Hohle www.maggietext.com “An artist who writes software. A visual language evangelist. Someone on a quest to change software development from the inside by bringing in right-brain thinking.” It wasn’t very nice, but I asked coWORKer Jeff Ventrella to describe himself, because I was bamboozled by the variety and subject matters of the books […]
Lunchtime Lesson: Say What? Planning Your Marketing Communications Efforts – Fri Aug 9th
Please let us know you’re coming by RSVPing here. Have a business, product, service or other offering that you want to tell the world about, but aren’t sure how to go about it? In this session, nonprofit communicator and journalist Julie Petersen will help you aim in the right direction. After a brief overview of […]
LIFE, WORK, & MOTHERING – with Dr. Carrie Wicks – Tues Aug 6th 7PM
Tuesday, August 6th at 7PM at WORK Please RSVP here. Are you juggling personal, professional, and parental responsibilities? Do you dream of balancing your desire to be an awesome mother with your hopes for a fulfilling career? Befitting this conversation, I (Natasha) am writing this event announcement for WORK, at home with a coughing child laying on the […]
Lunchtime Lesson: Pain-Free Posture at Your Desk – Fri Aug 2nd
Friday August 2nd from 12-1 PM at WORK Petaluma Please RSVP here. Is your work day hurting your body? Hours spent sitting in front of your computer can take their toll. Learn why you squirm with discomfort sitting in your office chair and secrets to prevent and relieve your back and joint pain. Other people are sitting pain […]
coWORKer of the week – Dale Wannen
by Maggie Hohle – www.maggietext.com Just in time for the further greening of Petaluma: An accomplished investment advisor who decided that if he was going to stay in the brokerage business he would leave a positive mark, for his kids and grandkids one day, and right now, for his clients. For a time, coWORKer Dale […]
coWORKer of the Week – Bryce Young
By Maggie Hohle – www.maggietext.con B Line Schools, coWORKer Bryce Young’s relatively new family business, grew the way all successful businesses do; they identified a need (engaging, interactive, convenient online training programs) and created the solution (online traffic school, online security training certification programs). Young’s dad and he started with the traffic school model, with […]
coWORKing Coffee Talk – Farms, Cabins, and Tossing Chickens – June 25, 2013
Every week members and guests come together at WORK Petaluma for a coffee social. Since coworking is as much about sharing ideas as it is about sharing office space, the ensuing conversation is always lively and surprising. Here’s a peek inside… By coWORKer Maggie Hohle – www.maggietext.com It might be because of the beginning of […]
