Podcasts Other You, Me, and Your Top Three Building Communities in Isolation (wsg Amanda Lewan)

Building Communities in Isolation (wsg Amanda Lewan)

Published: May 6, 2020, 10 a.m.

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During this episode, You, Me, and Your Top Three host and CGS Advisors CEO, Gregg Garrett, speaks about how the world and the working world may be changed forever and how working from home, or anywhere, is the new model. Gregg then speak with Amanda Lewan, CEO and Co-Founder of Bamboo Detroit who is an expert in the working from home space. Amanda discusses the impact COVID and the COVID-driven disruption is having on this shared work model. Of course, she speaks about her \\u2018Top Three\\u2019 from her founder husband, to her co-founder partner, to her customers, to her mentors and formal advisors. And you have to hear about how this disruption is giving her an opportunity to pull ahead the digitization of her business.

About Amanda Lewan

\\xa0Amanda Lewan is a writer, entrepreneur, and community builder. Her life mission is to unite others and move our world forward.

Amanda worked at a variety of startups in marketing & operations, before launching Bamboo. One of the first co-working spaces in Detroit, Bamboo specializes in building collaborative work spaces and community. Her leadership has been honored locally and nationally.

Amanda\\u2019s writing is inspired our changing times. After winning a national essay competition by The Nation in college, she went on to study fiction writing in graduate school. She writes essays and fiction in a lyric style. Her work been published and honored by The Rumpus, Glimmer Train, Rust Belt Magazine, Belt Publishing, The Journal of Americana, Lumina Magazine, and nominated for Pushcart Prizes & Best of Net. She\\u2019s currently at work on upmarket literary fiction books.

She\\xa0 lives in Detroit with her husband Marc and their three dogs. When she\\u2019s not writing or planning community events, she\\u2019s often cooking, hosting friends, reading, and exploring.\\xa0 Amanda holds a BA in Professional Writing from Michigan State and an MA in English from Wayne State. She sits on the board for Venture Catalysts, and Co-leads the Detroit Writers Collective writers group.\\xa0

Show Highlights

Segment 1: Overview

0:56\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 The importance of rowing relationships \\u2013 especially during quarantine (in the trenches).

3:26\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Amanda Lewan \\u2013 CEO and Co-Founder of Bamboo Detroit (building community and co-working spaces).

Segment 2: The \\u201cTop Three\\u201d

4:50\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Amanda\\u2019s \\u2018Top Three\\u2019: Marc Hudson \\u2013 founder and leader perspective.

5:40\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Amanda\\u2019s \\u2018Top Three\\u2019: Mike Ferlito \\u2013 bring alternate perspectives.

6:48\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Keeping balance while also having focus.

9:19\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Amanda\\u2019s \\u2018Top Three\\u2019: Customers and community \\u2013 customer feedback to keep the focus.

13:04\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Learning from the dissatisfied.

15:05\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Amanda\\u2019s \\u2018Top Three\\u2019: The Market \\u2013 if you can\\u2019t make a sale yet, the market will push you in the right direction.

16:33\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Amanda\\u2019s \\u2018Top Three\\u2019: Formal Mentors and Advisors (Gretchen Knoell) \\u2013 experts in parts of the field (ex. real estate).

19:35\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 \\u201cA good mentor pushes you to ask the right questions or think about something in a different way.\\u201d

25:08\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Bamboo Detroit \\u2013 co-working and turn-key offices designed for startups and small businesses growth.

Segment 3: Disruption & Transformation

28:11\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 The COVID disruption \\u2013 expediting the work from home trends.

33:12\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 What one or two big culture shifts be post-COVID that affect your company or industry? (Coping with COVID)

36:30\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Culture comes from the founder first.

Segment 4: Leadership & Wrapping Up

38:39\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Hint for leaders: Learn a better habit while working from home.

41:34\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Stay in touch with Amanda! \\xa0

Additional Information

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