Get Together

Jul 02 2024 92 ep. 41 mins 103
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A show about ordinary people building extraordinary communities. "Get Together" is hosted by the team at People & Company and our correspondents Mia Quagliarello, Maggie Zhang, Marjorie Anderson, and Whitney Ogutu.

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Celebrating & accelerating writers ❤️‍🔥 Bailey Richardson reflects on her time at Substack

Jul 02 2024 50 mins  
A special conversation with Bailey Richardson, Kevin Huyhn, and Katie O’Connell as Bailey wraps up her time at Substack, where she built the community, marketing, and writer success teams. We dive into what Bailey’s learned from putting Get Together into practice, building with writers and creators on Substack.

Vulnerability is key when connecting fathers 💚 Bruce Muchelule, DADing Different

Apr 11 2021 29 mins  
An interview hosted by Whitney Ogutu and Bailey Richardson with Bruce Muchelule founder of DADing Different, a community to support young and first time dads. We talked with Bruce about connecting people who are not used to being vulnerable.

A systems thinker’s approach to rebuilding trust 🔴 Evan Hamilton, Reddit

Apr 05 2021 46 mins  
An interview hosted by Bailey Richardson and Maggie Zhang with Evan Hamilton, the Director of Community at Reddit, a network of hundreds of thousands of communities who come together over shared interests. We talked with Evan about how he has built trust with moderators at scale.

How SXSW created programming *with* its community 🎨Todd Hansen, SXSW & Artist Rescue Trust

Mar 22 2021 42 mins  
An interview hosted by Bailey Richardson and Kevin Huynh with Todd Hansen. For ten years, Todd led conference programming at South by Southwest, the annual film, interactive media, and music festival held in Austin, Texas. Recently, Todd and friends started the Artist Rescue Trust to support musicians, artists, and creatives affected by the pandemic. We talked with Todd about how

Spreadsheets rule the world 📊 David Lyford-Smith, Spreadsheet Warriors

Mar 15 2021 41 mins  
An interview hosted by Mia Quagliarello with David Lyford-Smith, a UK based accountant and a spreadsheet warrior. We talked with David about channeling an eager community’s enthusiasm in productive ways.

Meet the huge, leaderless web of fans fueling BTS 🎶 Ashley Hackworth, BTS A.R.M.Y.

Mar 08 2021 43 mins  
An interview hosted by Mia Quagliarello, Maggie Zhang, and Mira Zhang (Maggie’s little sister) with Ashley Hackworth, a savvy community builder who’s a leading force in A.R.M.Y. (adorable representative MC for youth), the K-pop supergroup BTS’s incredibly loyal, benevolent, and powerful fan base. We talked with Ashley about how fans gather initially around BTS’s music, and

Connecting designers across Africa during COVID-19 🇰🇪 Lewis Kang'ethe, The Fearless Community

Mar 01 2021 43 mins  
An interview hosted by Whitney Ogutu and Bailey Richardson with Lewis Kang'ethe, the community lead for the African chapter of The Fearless Community. They are bringing together design leaders to share knowledge and stay connected during lockdown. We talked with Lewis about how he is bridging the gap across cultures and sparking conversation in Slack and virtual meetups.

Growing a community one town hall at a time 💰 Claire Wasserman, Ladies Get Paid

Feb 22 2021 37 mins  
A live interview hosted by Bailey Richardson and Kevin Huynh with Claire Wasserman, co-founder of Ladies Get Paid. Ladies Get Paid has connected 75,000 women on their mission to close the wage gap. We talked with Claire in front of a live Zoom audience about how she has supercharged women across the country to be advocates for their worth and her new book, titled "Ladies Get Paid.

Wastin’ away in retirement paradise 🍹 Adam Bedoian, Margaritaville

Feb 15 2021 36 mins  
An interview hosted by Bailey Richardson with Adam Bedoian, the Community GM at Latitude Margaritaville in Daytona Beach. It’s one of Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville-themed retirement communities. We talked with Adam about how the beloved song comes to life, and how to build a thriving community of neighbors.

A band of 500 modern day superheroes 💍 Chris Turner, The Ring Finders

Feb 08 2021 31 mins  
An interview hosted by Mia Quagliarello with Chris Turner, the founder of The Ring Finders. Chris has built an online directory of 500 independent metal detecting specialists in 22 countries that volunteer as sleuths in search of lost rings. We talked with Chris about a community of people that come together for a simple, altruistic reason--the smile when a ring is recovered.