Posts by Sarah
Ground Control: Elissa Paquette and Shara Porter talk fashion
In the Pushy Women edition of Ground Control, Sarah Athanas examines the female experience with women doing great things in our community and beyond. In this episode, local legends Shara…
Read MoreGround Control: Shelley Cardoos and Tracy Barbosa talk art and entrepreneurship
In the Pushy Women edition of Ground Control, Sarah Athanas focuses on the female experience by interviewing women doing great things in our community and beyond. In this episode she speaks with Shelley Cardoos, executive director of Entrepreneurship for All and owner of Hippo, a new gift shop in downtown New Bedford, and Tracy Barbosa, architectural glass artist and co-founder of Duende Glass.
Read MoreMeet our new intern: Lisa Schiavone
“I have to say that my biggest inspiration comes from nature. Corny, I know, but our world is such a beautiful place, it motivates me everyday.”
Read MoreRecommended Listening: Sarah’s top Podcasts
Steven, Dena, and myself are hard at work recording and editing a batch of episodes for the premiere of Ground Control, Groundwork’s very own podcast. We all get inspiration, motivation, and ideas from listening to an array of podcasts on our own, and Steven had a brilliant idea to highlight our favorites here. So without further ado, here’s what I’m listening to:
Read MoreWhy Social Interaction Will Save Us: Coworking and Social Force
Let’s be honest, today’s presidential inauguration was one of the biggest moments of social awkwardness in recent history. Some of us are dragging around like it’s the dawn of the apocalypse while others are celebrating a new era of radical change. Trying to navigate between these seemingly alien viewpoints generates inhibition, uncertainty, and mistrust. I watched many folks at Groundwork! tune into the inauguration live stream, earbuds in place, lost in thought. What happens next?
Read MoreHow to kick butt on your New Year’s resolution, Groundwork! style
Most of us are rather adept at abandoning our New Year’s resolutions by February, begging the question as to why we bother to make them at all. Why are these…
Read MoreAnnouncing Groundwork’s very own podcast! (and a sneak preview)
We’re super excited to announce that 2017 will bring a new addition to the Groundwork! media empire: the Ground Control podcast. Dena and I are teaming up with everyone’s favorite blogger, Steven Froias, to bring you supreme audio content about all the things that make our community awesome: New Bedford pride, entrepreneurship, creativity, and kick-ass women. Check out the pilot episode here, in which Steven interviews Dena and I on one year of running a coworking space: lessons learned and ideas for the future.
Read MoreHow to meet people and still get work done in a coworking space
You’ve finally joined your local coworking space, and you can’t wait to meet all those interesting people you see working there. But when you actually set up for your first…
Read MoreCoworking field trip: Ideas and Inspiration from Indy Hall
Having recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of Groundwork! Dena and I decided it was time to leave the baby at home and head south to Philadelphia for some urban inspiration, good food, and a visit to the coworking space Indy Hall.
Read MoreTechnology, Design, and the future of New Bedford
TEDxNewBedford 2016 was all about VISION. And two talks in particular spoke to a great vision for the future of New Bedford: think artists, designers, and technologists working together in a force field of creativity.
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