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329 Lovely Attendees
329 Lovely Attendees
Your Host
Kat Vellos
Author of We Should Get Together: The Secret to Cultivating Better Friendships.
Bay Area, CA, USA
I’m the author of the book We Should Get Together: The Secret to Cultivating Better Friendships. I help people create and maintain fulfilling friendships in adulthoodâand lately, that’s gotten more specific: Helping adults build friendship and community in neighborhoods and cities that werenât designed for it. Part of this work includes advocating for cities to become places where social connection is easier and built into everyday life. When I work directly with individuals, my work takes many shapes: figuring out how to fit friendship into your busy life, deepening existing acquaintanceships, and cultivating a more balanced digital life so you have space and time for IRL connections. My background includes UX (user experience) design, community-building, and facilitation. She/her. đłïžâđ IG: @katvellos_author Work: katvellos.com Book: weshouldgettogether.com Formerly at @slackHQ @pandoramusic and many more
About this FieldTrip
Connection Club is for folks who want to nurture their friendships but can never seem to find the time. This nerdy, loving club is a mix between Study Hall, Art Club, and Accountability Buddies.
After a brief hello and welcoming overview, youâll turn your camera off, and Iâll DJ some chill background music. For the first 30 minutes we’re in Study Hall, focused on making and sending delightful, loving, caring things to our friends. In the second 30 minutes, folks can opt to join a small group where you’ll have guiding questions to help you get to know each other better. You can also opt to stay in the main room with me where I’ll be taking questions about friendship, community, connection, my books about adult friendship, and whatever else is on your mind related to friendship and community.
About your Host Kat Vellos is a UX design expert focused on the power of cultivating meaningful connections. Sheâs the author of “We Should Get Together: The Secret to Cultivating Better Friendships” which was called âmarvelousâ by BookLife, a subsidiary of Publishers Weekly, and which Kirkus Reviews compared to the work of Norman Vincent Peale and Cicero. Since its release in January 2020, itâs been helping adults around the world heal from disconnection and loneliness. katvellos.com
What to expect
Lecture format!
This is a more traditional format where participants absorb information through presentations and talks.
Real-time only!
This FieldTrip will not be recorded.
Your Host
Kat Vellos
Author of We Should Get Together: The Secret to Cultivating Better Friendships.
Bay Area, CA, USA
About Kat Vellos
I’m the author of the book We Should Get Together: The Secret to Cultivating Better Friendships. I help people create and maintain fulfilling friendships in adulthoodâand lately, that’s gotten more specific: Helping adults build friendship and community in neighborhoods and cities that werenât designed for it. Part of this work includes advocating for cities to become places where social connection is easier and built into everyday life. When I work directly with individuals, my work takes many shapes: figuring out how to fit friendship into your busy life, deepening existing acquaintanceships, and cultivating a more balanced digital life so you have space and time for IRL connections. My background includes UX (user experience) design, community-building, and facilitation. She/her. đłïžâđ IG: @katvellos_author Work: katvellos.com Book: weshouldgettogether.com Formerly at @slackHQ @pandoramusic and many more
Attendees
Justine Ickes
creative coach + consultant + artist
Justine Broughal
Juan Camilo Suarez
Filmmaker, designer and photographer at Zehn.
Jocelyn Park
Designer + Creative Consultant.
Jill Koenig
Author, Goals Coach at LiveYourDreams.com.
Jennifer Davis
Jeff Koblenz, CPA
Jack of many trades, master of some.
Jared Damman
VP of Products at QuantumDigital, Inc..
Anja Michel
Freelance Creative Art Director.
Ana Azevedo
Lecturer at Porto Business School.
Jenna Harvie
Marketing Manager.
Marieanne McKeown
Co-founder & Coach at Impact Mavens.
Rachel Johnson
Creative Writer | Blogger | Writing Tutor at Ella Marie Elm.
Eoghan Hickey
Interaction designer at CYGNVS.
Sabina Besra
Director of Global Design at AvePoint.
Crystal Heller
Mili Semlani
Community specialist at DoorDesi.
Natalie Orozco
General Manager at Wonderspaces.
Andrew Crane
Salesforce Administrator.
Lucy Clark
Graphic designer, Airbnb Tech Manager at Lucy Clark Communications, Clark-Krieger Properties.
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Show up fully
Get ready to be immersed! Engage with smiles, nods, waves, emojis. Share in the chat. Get cozy. Turn off notifications. Sip your favorite beverage.
Stay curious
Wear your beginnerâs hat. Go with the flow. Welcome the stumbles and fumbles. Congratulate yourself for trying. Keep going!Â
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