Get Together

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

An interview hosted by Marjorie Anderson and Kevin Huynh with Sophie Mona Pagès, the founder of LVRSNFRNDS, a community platform where strangers come to know each other through live conversations on everything modern relationships. We talked with Sophie about how to start such conversations—finding strangers and guiding their early connections—and transferring those connections online.

A special interview with Maggie Zhang, “Get Together” Podcast Correspondent.

An interview hosted by Bailey Richardson and Kevin Huynh with Colombe Cahen-Salvador, Andrea Venzon, and Laura Giani, the leaders behind NOW! a global, digital-first movement bringing people from all over the world together to tackle global issues. Colombe and Andrea forged the movement as co-founders and Laura is a volunteer turned campaign manager. We talked with them about finding a common call to action: the common reason WHY your people continue you to show up.

An interview hosted by Bailey Richardson and Najva Sol with Ceyenne Doroshow, Founder/CEO of G.L.I.T.S. which stands for Gays and Lesbians Living in a Transgender Society. We talked with Ceyenne about how she is creating sustainable, safe housing, and cultivating the next generation of Black transgender leaders in the process.

An interview hosted by Bailey Richardson and Mia Quagliarello with Anna McAfee of #LinkedInLocal. We talked with Anna about the organic movement she sparked to connect the “people behind the profiles” on LinkedIn. At its height, #LinkedInLocal had more than 1,000 hosts leading events in 650+ cities across 92 countries.

An interview hosted by Bailey Richardson and Whitney Ogutu, “Get Together” correspondent, with Onyango Otieno. Onyango co-leads the Nyumbani community, which creates an online safe space for men who've been sexually abused. We talked with Onyango about the power of personal stories in the healing path and self-care as a community leader.

An interview hosted by Bailey Richardson and Marjorie Anderson, “Get Together” correspondent, with Jodianne Beckford, founder of Noire Girls Plant which provides resources that cater to healing and maintaining mental health through the caretaking of plants. Jodianne leaves us with an important reminder: don’t be afraid to start the community you’re looking for.

An interview hosted by Bailey and Kevin with Steve Garguilo, partner at Cultivate, which helps organizations unlock their full potential and bring their culture to life. We talked with Steve about his early career at Johnson & Johnson and his work now at Cultivate, sparking company culture shifts from the ground up.