Designing a team meetup to balance connection, inspiration, and focus. The Groove team gathered for our first time all together in person the last week of November in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, where I’m based. If you lead a small team or remote-first company, you may be asking…

Why we’re building a mobile app at the intersection of social health x future of work After Groove’s private beta, I’m excited to announce Groove is open to the world today! We’re thrilled to have partners who believe in our mission, helping us raise $3.5m to date to build Groove. Over the last 3 years, we all experienced a removal of real human connection, and yet…

Groove’s 7 principles to early stage startup community building In the past few years, “community” seems to be the buzz word everyone can’t stop talking about when it comes to business. This word gets thrown around (and misused) a lot, so let’s start with defining it: People who come…

How to find creativity and connection at work, with or without my product People often ask me: “When can I Groove?” and my response until recently has been “I’ll let you know as soon as we are ready to onboard new members.” At Groove, we’re building a digital social workplace…

One year ago, almost to the day, I embarked on a new journey: building Groove. It’s been a happy, wild whirlwind. Looking back on this wonderful year, I’m curious to peek further back in my life, to…

What I’ve learned so far in my search for a successful work/travel balance With most knowledge work making the full transition to being remote-capable in the past year, it feels like traveling while working is more doable than ever. Nothing is stopping us from getting our work done on the…

What I’ve learned so far in my search for a successful work/travel balance With most knowledge work making the full transition to being remote-capable in the past year, it feels like traveling while working is more doable than ever. Nothing is stopping us from getting our work done on the…

An intro to Groove We can all agree that the major shift to remote work and work from home has brought many significant (and positive!) changes to the possibilities of what work can look and feel like. But throughout this transformation, we’re also learning what doesn’t feel so good about…

Sitting with a friend last night reflecting on this auspicious time of year. A Rosh Hashana unlike any other. The power held within this period that really begins at the beginning of the month of Elul and runs until Shmini Atzeret. Something seems odd this year. Look, we all know…