Work #
- Talked to Ken Sparks, Dontae Benn, Octavius A. Newman, Kevin Deal, Lauren Deal, and Jon Jackson about a few of their ideas for making more space for Black people at SuperFriendly
- Sent out feelers for new team members for a new phase of work with a current client
- Finished SuperFriendly product map work
- SuperFriendly Systems Team monthly meeting
- 1-on-1s with TJ Pitre, Jessi Hall, Anton Sten, Geof Crowl, Crystal Vitelli, and Joe Rinaldi
- Interviewed Lauren Deal
- Caught up (finally!) with Ben Meszaros from Underbelly
- Talked to Nick Hahn with Joe Rinaldi
- Biz dev check-in with Joe Rinaldi
- Talked to LaRia Rogers about teaching design in higher ed
- Recommended team members for two new prospective accounts
- First Snack n’ Learn for SuperFriends about Challenger Selling
- Talked to Harold Emsheimer from Overcommitted with Joshua Blankenship and Matt Cook about a potential collaboration
- Account planning with Jessi Hall, Anton Sten, TJ Pitre, and Joe Rinaldi
- Product planning with Crystal Vitelli, TJ Pitre, and Geof Crowl
- Caught up with Joshua Blankenship
- Caught up with Jamie Kosoy
- Extended Drexel class (even though the term is over)
- Workshopping with Afyia Smith
- Caught up with Sarah Azpeitia
- Caught up with Courtney Bradford
Personal #
- Set up my new Synology DiskStation DS218+ drive for better backups. Many thanks to Chris Lea for sharing his knowledge and experience about network drives with me.
- Did Delaware River Tubing with Emily Mall and Sharon & Jeff Clark. Lost my GoPro HERO8 Black in the water while getting out of the tube.
- Slept an average of 6 hours and 54 minutes per night. Average bedtime: 10:41pm. Average wake up time: 6:29am.
Watched #
- Interstellar (again)
- Dave Chappelle: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
Notable reads #
- Fathom Analytics
- Building a More Inclusive Design + Venture Ecosystem | Designer Fund
- Balanced Teams Diversity Assessment Tool | Atlassian Team Playbook
- Reopen Guidance for Child Care Providers During COVID-19
- The Black Founder List
- Use Slack’s Advanced Search to Find Lost Files, URLs, or the Terrible Jokes None of Your Coworkers…