SOCO Blog
Pursuing Work that Matters: Why Dawn Dawson-House Changed Her Career to Tell the Story of African American History
While sitting at home during the early months of the pandemic, Dawn Dawson-House started thinking. Dawn was working in a job she loved as the Director of Corporate Communications at the South Carolina Parks & Recreation Tourism (SCPRT) department. But,...
The (In)Famous To-Do List
By popular vote, our September Slack Session topic focused on how to manage your to-do list to rule the day instead of the day ruling you. It may seem simple enough, but there’s more to getting stuff done than writing it down on a list or tracking it in an app....
An Independent Researcher who Loves Coffee and Good Books
Meet Bacarri Byrd Bacarri Byrd is an independent researcher, a coffee connoisseur, and avid reader. We think she’s awesome. She's doing amazing work on African-American history. Now, we'll let Bacarri tell you a little more about herself! Let’s talk about what you...
Hustle Culture is a Lie: A Manifesto
The whole "rise and grind," "never stop working," "hustle" mentality isn't healthy for anyone. But we hear it on Instagram, we see it on LinkedIn, and on those inspirational posters you put in your home office. At the end of the day, it's not sustainable. All that...
Let’s Meet Hannah Lee
Hannah is another one of our new team members. She'll working as our ops support manager. You'll see her out and about at 80808 and Bull Street. We know Hannah is going to make this place run like a well oiled machine so you'll have an even better experience. We'll...
Let’s Meet Whitney Balish
Whitney is one of the new folks on team SOCO. She's a pretty awesome person and we're super pumped to have her on board as our Director of Business Development (and first full-time hire!). We can't wait to see all the cool stuff she's going to accomplish here. But...
“I am a behavior analyst and a gerontologist – nothing less and certainly nothing more”
Member Profile-Ley Linder Ley’s an awesome human. You’ll see him at both 80808 and Bull Street. Ley does good work: he helps people facing mental illness and challenges. In many ways, his work pays homage to the legacy of Bull Street and the patients who received...
Get to Know: Casey Kennedy
Casey Kennedy is a practicing attorney and founder of Hogan Land & Title, a premier real estate title abstracting and genealogy services company. When she’s not flipping through old dusty deed books or driving to counties with no online records, she’s spending...
Get to Know: Derek Tsuboi
Connect with Derek on social: I’m a paid advertising and digital marketing guru who likes craft beer, video games, and playing music. I used to play in metal bands, and I’m looking forward to teaching my kids how to play when they get old enough. I’m always looking...