👋 the ogc digest: august 08 2024

👋 Welcome back to the biweekly ogc roundup!

I’ve lately been reflecting on the challenge of feeling the need to simultaneously stand out and fit in to be successful.

Do you identify with the tension of differentiating yourself while fitting into a mold to be accepted or trusted? How do you hold both in your day-to-day? How do you think about this as it pertains to your personal brand?

Let’s discuss here.

❣️ The list

The community-recommended good stuff. Never sponsored.

Member recs: this app for designing and sending beautiful marketing emails, this company for excellent facilitated management and leadership training, this app for simple rolling reminders, this travel cosmetics bag that fits everything, these joggers that can be dressed up or down, this time tracking software for consultants and freelancers.

Some resources: this database of work from experienced operators and builders, this compiled list of angel investors, this checklist for a technical SEO audit, this collection of resources for fundraising and pitching.

A good read: What would it mean to be done for the day?, by Oliver Burkeman

‘What you realise, the moment you ask “what would it mean to be done for the day?”, is that the answer can’t possibly involve doing all the things that need doing – even though that’s the subconscious goal with which many of us approach life, driving ourselves crazy in the process.

If there are a thousand things that need doing, you’re going to need to arrive at some definition of “finished” that doesn’t encompass them all.’ [read here]

A newsletter or podcast rec: Design Matters by Debbie Millman - one of the world’s very first podcasts and broadcasting independently for over 15 years, the show is about how incredibly creative people design the arc of their lives.

📅 Upcoming events

The full calendar can be found here. We’re light due to summer (love this for us!) but I expect things to pick back up in late August - now accepting event proposals for August and September in #propose-a-session!

Virtual events:

• Managing money as a team: Personal finance for couples [rsvp]

• Financial advisor workshop [rsvp]

• How to become a successful pet sitter [rsvp]

• Make your resume come alive [rsvp]

• Monthly consultants call [rsvp]

• OGC member virtual speed meet option 1 [rsvp]

• OGC member virtual speed meet option 2 [rsvp]

💰 Open roles w/ warm intros available

Members - jump into the slack thread to request an intro to the hiring team
Non-members - if interested in one of these roles, reply to this email and I’ll connect you with the member who can warm intro you

• Technical product manager @ Uniswap [slack post][JD]

• Head of data science @ Atropos Health [slack post][JD]

• Sales director @ Brij [slack post][JD]

• Freelance podcast producer @ Ninety Five Media [slack post][JD]

• Sr brand strategist @ Antonym [slack post][JD]

• Sr product manager @ Kickup [slack post][JD]

• Account executive @ Bask Suncare [slack post]

• BD manager @ Revive [slack post][JD]

• Fractional business ops leader @ Two Cents [slack post][JD]

• Sr product manager @ seed stage AI co [slack post]

• Sr recruiter @ First Round [slack post][JD]

• Account executive @ Groundswell [slack post][JD]

🔥 Hot threads

• the best GTM trackers weigh in

• chief of staff role watch outs weigh in

• how are consultants generating leads? weigh in

• working with a toxic boss weigh in

• are branding agencies worth the cost? weigh in

• is attention to detail teachable? weigh in

• building an at-home strength routine weigh in

• selling on facebook marketplace weigh in

• best home office chairs weigh in

• dealing with migraines weigh in

• retreats for burnout weigh in

• missing the office weigh in

💖 Help please!

Members - jump into the thread to help where you can
Non-members- if you can help with any of these, reply directly to this email and I’ll connect you with the asker

Do you have….

• experience setting valuations for acquisitions? [help here]

• have ad credit codes to share? [help here]

• time to share your experience in partner marketing? [help here]

• expertise with Twilio studio? [help here]

🤝 Intro requests

Members - if you know someone at these companies click the link to reply to the ask directly.
Non-members - If you know someone at any of these companies, please reply to this email and I’ll connect you with the person looking for an intro.

In case you’re wondering-

If you’re a previous member and you’d like to reactivate, use this link. Please forward me your confirmation once you do and I’ll reactivate your slack access.

If you’d like to join us in slack for the first time, please apply at www.jointheogc.com.

If you’re a member and would like to refer someone so they can skip the wait (currently around 2-3 weeks), you can do so in #member-referral-approval.

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These roundups are to help you stay up to date and to make slack more manageable, as well as to keep past members in the loop.

Closing out with this message that made me smile -

❤️ Mallory