Even though there are a ton of resources out there and I found some early on in my job search, I still had to learn a lot through doing and reflecting to help me get to where I am today. Luckily, the community world is one of the most welcoming corners of the internet and filled with sweetest humans, eager to make friends, so it was fairly easy to find resources and get connected to supportive groups once I knew the curtain existed. I wondered, “How can I be a part of that?” It felt like I was peeling back a theater curtain, realizing that all of the people like me were hanging out behind the curtain. During that transition time, I started to meet people who had “community” in their titles for the first time. That was really the forcing function for me to reconsider what I wanted to spend my time creating and if my title in digital marketing still represented the work I wanted to do. Akimbo had changed ownership (Seth was no longer the owner) and the new leadership decided to eliminate my role. There was literally a day when I was so tired of reflecting that I just said, “Forget this”, bought myself a yellow sunhat, went to the zoo solo, and ate a frozen banana covered in chocolate and sprinkles.Īs many people’s “what’s next?” stories begin, I was laid off. I wish I knew how normal it was to go through a deep, full-on reflection period to better understand myself before jumping into a community role. It was a really hard process to figure out what I wanted in my first community role and a lot of it came back to: Who am I? What’s the magic I add to this world? What do you wish you knew before embarking on your community journey? Outside of work, you can find me wandering into tiny coffee shops in NYC, reading another book to conquer my annual Goodreads challenge, playing a board game, or planning a new kind of gathering. I wore a bunch of hats and built a ton of projects, mostly related to storytelling and community. Prior to joining Groove, I built powerful, online learning experiences with best-selling author, Seth Godin, on a tiny team of six. As my grandma says…it’s crazy that I get to make friends for a living! I just love how this role combines my passion for bringing people together and spending time with humans who are paving their own wacky, wavy career paths. I joined Groove as the first full-time hire in June 2021, building the community from scratch (there were only 23 members when I started). Inside Groove, they can start on-demand coworking sessions, high five each other, set goals for the week, and share their wins. I'm the Head of Community at Groove, the social app that brings together the coolest humans-people who have all said, "Forget the traditional way of doing things…I'm going to build my own business and live life in a way that feels so me”. What’s your background and how did you find yourself in community?įrom running workshops at a craft studio, to being a camp counselor to designing BYOB (aka bring your own book) events, to hosting rooftop flower parties, and more…community building has been a part of who I am at my core ever since I was young…now, I just get paid to do it full-time! Getting to know Taylor Harrington, Head of Community at Groove We dive into how Taylor went from camp counselor and event organizer to head of community, what it takes to help build community from the ground up, and lessons to share with future community professionals. Groove is a social app bringing co-working to those on a non-traditional path. We continue our Rosieland Community Interview series with Taylor Harrington, Community Manager for Groove.
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