Written by melanie.marconiApril 24, 2019 Behind every successful woman is an organized to-do list – or at least that’s how the story goes. Creatives have developed countless apps, bullet journals, schedulers, and cloud-linked notebooks to free us from from seas of post-it notes, and to make conquering all of those tasks just a little bit
Written by melanie.marconiMarch 27, 2019 Launching a business opens up a whole new world of milestones: There’s the grand opening event, the framed $10 bill behind the counter of your favorite takeout joint, the first piece of national press, and the first successful de-escalation of a client conflict that would have given you heart palpitations
Written by melanie.marconiMarch 20, 2019 Portland’s iconic Jantzen Building has been beautifully restored to house VIDA Coworking’s shared workspace. Starting a business can be really scary. When we were working to open VIDA Coworking, we often felt as though we were about to take a terrifying leap off of a high dive. So, when we
Written by melanie.marconiFebruary 27, 2019 If there’s one thing that unites entrepreneurs and business owners of all kinds, it’s this: We could all use a little help. VIDA gets it. That’s why we’re so excited to announce that we’ve partnered with Personal and Professional Development Coach Sydney Labadie to provide coaching services to all our
Written by melanie.marconiFebruary 20, 2019 The phrase “business trip” may sound glamorous, but frequent fliers know that work travel is often less of a vacation and more of a long slog of laptop-lugging, hotel lobby-dwelling, yet-another-airport-cobb-salad eating drudgery. But with a little advance planning, you can turn business travel into something a lot more fun:
Written by melanie.marconiFebruary 8, 2019 Working from home has its distinct perks, namely the “outfit mullet” for video calls (business on top, party on the bottom). But it can also be tough to say goodbye to office life. There’s no stopping at your valued colleague’s desk to bounce new ideas around, and no quick coffee
Written by melanie.marconiFebruary 1, 2019 Big news, everybody! VIDA has finally found a home. Earlier this week, we signed a lease on an amazing space in Northeast Portland and we couldn’t be more excited. There’s still tons of work to be done to transform the space into the cheerful, welcoming, light-filled workspace we envision, but
Written by melanie.marconiFebruary 1, 2019 Big news, everybody! VIDA has finally found a home. Earlier this week, we signed a lease on an amazing space in Northeast Portland and we couldn’t be more excited. There’s still tons of work to be done to transform the space into the cheerful, welcoming, light-filled workspace we envision, but
Written by melanie.marconiJanuary 22, 2019 Every working parent knows that the right childcare arrangements are the bedrock of a functioning routine. Yet the realities of modern life (and the modern workplace) have made nailing down a solution more challenging than ever before. At VIDA, we’re hoping to give members a new option with flexible onsite
Written by melanie.marconiJanuary 4, 2019 Earlier this week, I rearranged my office furniture. The changes weren’t major – no tools, paint, or shopping required. I just rotated my desk 90 degrees, moved my file cabinet from the right hand side to the left, and reshuffled the short deck of my three potted plant companions. The