⚡️ By Kevin Huynh ⚡️
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← Older postsMaking Food
February 6, 2021One of my earliest memories making food is from my older brother’s high school prom night. Instead of going out to dinner, my brother Jeff and his friend decided to cook dinner for their prom dates. So, on a Saturday …
Posted in Blog | Tagged cooking | Leave a commentDrawing My Friends
January 23, 2021Fifteen months ago, I was walking through the Fundació Joan Miró in Barcelona. Yoko and I were at the tail of our Fall vacation. My lower back was bothering me, but Yoko had rallied us to get out of the …
Posted in Blog | Tagged Art | Leave a commentSailing Through Last Year
January 9, 2021My friend Gary Chou shared with me that “climbing the ladder” is a faulty analogy for navigating a career. What’s a better analogy? Sailing. Caveat: I’ve never sailed 😬. But… making decisions about work and in my case building a …
Posted in Blog | Tagged Entrepreneurship, People & Company, Small Business | Leave a commentReflections on Coaching 30 Community Leaders/Organizers
March 7, 2019I spoke about my experience coaching community leaders on The Get-Together podcast. Listen below! 🎙🦉 Five years ago, an exec coach friend told me: “Leadership doesn’t get easier. You just develop the tools to tackle bigger challenges.” This quote …
Posted in Blog | Tagged coaching, community | Leave a commentCoaching in the New Year
January 10, 2019Hi friends! To kick off the new year, I’d love to connect with and coach more community leaders/organizers who are cultivating a community they care about. I’ve had the pleasure of coaching/advising a few incredible folks who get people together …
Posted in Blog | Tagged coaching, community building | Leave a commentWelcome to The Get-Togetherrrrrrr (podcast)!
December 31, 2018Bailey, Kai, and I at People & Company made a podcast about the nuts and bolts of community-building. It’s been so fun 😬 interviewing a diverse group of fan club leaders, grassroots organizers, community managers and more. (And drawing thumb people versions of …
Posted in Blog, Project Updates | Tagged community, podcast | Leave a commentHahrie Han on Gun-Control vs. Gun-Rights Groups
July 17, 2018There’s a palpable difference between a tight-knit community and a loose group of people with a shared interest. This article in the NY Times by Hahrie Han illustrates this contrast. Hahrie, a gun-control advocate who studies grassroots movements compares the traits …
Posted in Blog, People Systems | Tagged gun control, hahrie han | Leave a commentSeven Years Ago
July 6, 2018It’s Friday—the end of another work week. But this week is special. This week seven years ago I moved to New York City. Seven years ago… I drove a car with everything I owned from SF to Dallas. I left …
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentProgressive Elaboration
July 5, 2018One of my favorite terms that I learned last year was “progressive elaboration.” I studied (and passed the test!) for the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification which yielded plenty of project manager vocab including this gem. Progressive elaboration means to …
Posted in Blog, People Systems | Tagged pmp, progressive elaboration | Leave a commentWe Finished a Draft
July 4, 2018My team and I finished a draft of our book on community building yesterday. Woo! A milestone. Plenty of editing and design work lie ahead. There are holes and inconsistencies. But, we finished a draft. If I were to teleport …
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