SOCO Blog
Making the Most of Your Money đź’°
2021 is coming to a close and we’ve got dollar signs in our eyes. Prices are up, labor is short, and supply chains are...
Starlitt Miller’s new hustle: building a tech company from the ground up
Starlitt Miller knows what it’s like to hustle. She’s a serial entrepreneur who built an accounting and bookkeeping...
Jessica Granade is Doing Life Better
Jessica is a digital marketer, a mom, a traveler, and she’s doing life better. We think she’s awesome, but we’ll let...
Stop Working All the Time
Work-life balance is a buzzword that’s been around for a long time. You see it in job descriptions and in Glassdoor...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
“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...
Get to Know: Casey Kennedy
Casey Kennedy is a practicing attorney and founder of Hogan Land & Title, a premier real estate title abstracting...
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...
Get to Know: Ben Landers
Connect with Ben on social: Ben Landers is a Husband, Dad, and Teacher. When he’s not teaching or creating...
Get to Know: Jada Willis
Connect with Jada: Jada Willis is a business owner, podcaster, author, and HR professional. When she’s not helping...
Start Living: 5 Days To A Healthier Life Challenge
Here's a challenge for you. I know how discouraging it is to try to get healthy. The frustration… The disappointment…...
SOCO Wins #2019
At the end of each year, we ask our SOCO members to reflect on the previous months and share some of their biggest...
Goal Setting in 2019 w/ Jeannie Sullivan
What small steps will you take regularly to create momentum toward your goal? If you’ve got big plans for 2019, you...
Knowledge Bomb: Goal Setting
It’s a familiar cycle. We set a goal, tape it to our desk, and think real hard about it for a few weeks (or minutes,...
Member Profile: Trey Bayne
"I love data no matter where it's from. I take it as my mission to make sure you know what it can do for you if used...
Member Profile: Lynn Luc
I'm a people connector, problem solver, avid listener, social media junkie and huge foodie. I come from Florence, SC...
Storytelling: Your Secret Business Weapon
For countless marketers, copywriters, and agencies, storytelling is a powerful business tool. It connects businesses...
Knowledge Bomb: The Side Hustle
In this day and age, it's never been easier to set up a side hustle – paid work that supplements your main job. There...
Knowledge Bomb: Failure
The fear of failure takes many shapes in business owners, freelancers, and creatives. For some, it looks like a...
Knowledge Bomb: Work / Life Balance
As creators, we push ourselves daily to do our best work. This often involves finding inspiration outside of work. Yet...
Knowledge Bomb: Personal Finance
If you’re like us, you just clenched your jaw and hunched your shoulders. Understandably so - it’s an intimidating...
Knowledge Bomb: Creativity
We have this idea that some people are “creatives.” As if they’re a special breed of human. We picture them as...
SOCO Knowledge Bomb: Productivity
We're better when we work together. That's one of the reasons SOCO exists. It's also the reason Slack Sessions exist....
Goal Setting Focus Plan
I have historically not been a strong advocate for Goal Setting. I mean I’ve set goals and worked towards them, but...
2016 Year in Review Part 2: A Growing Movement
In Part 1 of our Year in Review, we focused on our community and shared some of our members' proudest moments in 2016....
2016 Year in Review Part 1: A Community of Creators
If we’ve learned anything on this journey to change the way people work, connect and create, its that a community’s...
Join SOCO, The Iron Yard and Project Partners for Opening Day at the Historic Bakery at Bull Street
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Join SOCO, The Iron Yard and Project Partners for Opening Day at the Historic Bakery at...