What is the SOCKTember competitive NEW sock-raising challenge?

8/2/2021

Last year, in the middle of the shutdowns, we hatched a crazy idea to bring our friends, peers, and clients together to have some fun while doing some good in our local communities. The DYOJO Podcast launched SOCKTember as a competitive NEW sock-raising challenge. This year competitive NEW sock-raising teams are assembling to challenge each other for the title of 2021 SOCKTember Champion and hoist the trophy at the end of the season.

SOCKTember is a great event for:

Escalating client outreach
Elevating employee engagement
Expanding community partnerships

When is the SOCKTember NEW Sock-Raising Season?

August 2021 - The Pre-Season:
Teams form in local communities to raise NEW socks by reaching out to clients, vendors, friends, and community partners.

September 2021 - The Season:
Teams collect NEW socks. We have a weekly count of NEW socks raised by all teams, keeping with the competitive spirit.

October 2021 - The Post-Season:
We perform a final official count of NEW socks raise and this year we plan to announce the WINNER at a LIVE local event in Tukwila, Washington on Friday, October 22, 2021. Local teams distribute NEW socks to local charities that they want to support.

How do I get Involved in SOCKTember 2021?

Reach out to The DYOJO (thedyojo.com) if you would like to:

LEAD a local team
JOIN a local team
SPONSOR the event

Stay tuned as the SOCKTember 2021 season kicks-off on September 1, 2021. Read more about this event in the press release from Restoration & Remediation Magazine, stay tuned with event updates on The DYOJO YouTube and the webpage - thedyojo.com/dogood.

Current teams include:

Sisters for Socks - Lindsey Ward - The Contents Specialists (Seattle, WA)
Sock Agents - Kelsey Isaacson - Home with Kelsey Isaacson (Puyallup, WA)
SockARES - Jon Isaacson - ARES Restoration (Graham, WA)
Groovy Tube Socks - Gordy Powell - Georgia Clean (Atlanta, GA)
Culture Sock - Elan Pasmanick - Born to Repair (San Diego, CA)
New England No Shows - Brandi Hawthorne - Office Services by Brandi (Alton Bay, NH)

Current sponsors include:

ARES Restoration (Graham, WA)

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Surprise and delight your team members with Josh Dunn

5/5/2021

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South Sound Connection (SSC) LIVE 018
Season 2 "Made in the South Sound"
Recorded LIVE - Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at 9am PST

SSC LIVE is brought to you by The DYOJO Podcast and All American Restoration Services (Tacoma, WA).

We opened with a reading from Be Intentional: Culture, How the Small Things Enhance or Undermine Your Culture, co-authored by Jon Isaacson.
John Stearns was nice enough to include The DYOJO and AARES in an article published Feb 9, 2021 "Maintaining Workplace Culture" in South Sound Business Magazine.

GUEST
Josh Dunn, Premier Media Group (Tacoma, WA)

Is hyper local a key to success in the modern economy - so many print publications are converting to online only and Premier has been able to remain beautifully in print
Josh discusses how his team has adapted to remote work, being more efficient with their meeting times and intentional with they efforts to "surprise and delight" their team members.

This is National Small Business Week - you can still register for the 6th Annual South Sound Business Summit (FREE) - We discussed this event with Paul T. Long for SSC 017

South Sound Connection (SSC) presented by The DYOJO Podcast and All American Restoration Services (AARES).

All American Restoration Services is a general contractor based in Tacoma, WA that provides insurance repairs services for clients throughout the South Sound.
The DYOJO is a business coaching service based in Tacoma, WA and produces The DYOJO Podcast - helping you shorten your DANG learning curve for professional development.
You can hear Tammy Birklid, Merit Construction (Tacoma, WA) share her thoughts on "Becoming an Employer of Choice" on Benchmarks of Growth 3 of 6 from The DYOJO Podcast, Episode 59
See our past episodes of SSC LIVE
See our roster for Season 2 of SSC LIVE

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Developing local partnerships and win-win business relationships with Paul T. Long

4/27/2021

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South Sound Connection (SSC) LIVE 017
Season 2 "Made in the South Sound"
Recorded LIVE - Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at 9am PST

SSC LIVE is brought to you by The DYOJO Podcast and All American Restoration Services (Tacoma, WA).

Recap of our discussion with Nancy Giacolone, "Recipe of Success" with employee retention through creative benefits and having "The Courage to Change" (SSC LIVE 016).

Local treasure, Tammy Birklid (Merit Construction) will be our guest for The DYOJO Podcast. She presents her thoughts on becoming an employer of choice for Part 3 (of 6) for our series Benchmarks of Growth.

We read from Jon Isaacson's book, Be Intentional: Culture, regarding shifting your mindset from that of being STUCK in the middle to being PLANTED in the middle and using that positive energy to thrive wherever you are in your career. You can purchase a signed copy of the book directly from The DYOJO via the website.
GUEST
Paul Long, South Sound Business Summit (Tacoma, WA)

Business Owners deserve a Commercial Banker that is a strategic advisor…not just a banker - Paul discusses his approach to helping businesses with more than just the money as well as lessons learned from developing strong local partnerships to help each other thrive.
Paul is famous for his local business leader LinkedIn Connection highlights posts, utilizing the power of social media to shout out local standouts. If you need some encouragement on how to approach social media, follow Paul's example. Social media doesn't have to always be about you, learn to harness the power of the win-win.
The 6th Annual South Sound Business Summit, this year the event is remote and 100% FREE - southsoundbusinesssummit.com What is SSBS and why you don't want to miss this years value packed event. There is still time to REGISTER TODAY to receive the daily emails with 5-7 minute presentations from local professionals who will help boost your personal development. The South Sound Business Summit coincides with National Small Business Week, so invest in yourself, build local relationships, and support your community partners.

South Sound Connection (SSC) presented by The DYOJO Podcast and All American Restoration Services (AARES).

All American Restoration Services is a general contractor based in Tacoma, WA that provides insurance repairs services for clients throughout the South Sound.
The DYOJO is a business coaching service based in Tacoma, WA and produces The DYOJO Podcast - helping you shorten your DANG learning curve for professional development.
See our past episodes
See our roster for Season 2

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Simple changes to elevate employee retention

4/23/2021

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In an era where business owners are having increasing difficulty attracting and retaining good employees, our guest for SSC LIVE 016, Nancy Giacolone, discusses what she has learned about becoming an "all star" by mastering employee benefits. Setting yourself apart from your competition in the fight for top talent doesn't have to be difficult. Nancy prides herself in helping her clients "find the courage to change" by cooking with her Recipe for Success.

South Sound Connection (SSC) LIVE 016
Season 2 "Made in the South Sound"
Recorded LIVE - Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 9am PST

SSC LIVE is brought to you by

The DYOJO Podcast (Tacoma, WA)
All American Restoration Services (Tacoma, WA)

GUEST
Nancy Giacolone, Olympic Crest Insurance, Inc. (Gig Harbor, WA)

Nancy hosts The Recipe for Success Podcast, her motto is "find the courage to change," we will discuss starting a podcast
In an era where business owners are having increasing difficulty attracting and retaining good employees, we will discuss what Nancy has learned about becoming "all stars"

South Sound Connection (SSC) presented by The DYOJO Podcast and All American Restoration Services (AARES).

All American Restoration Services is a general contractor based in Tacoma, WA that provides insurance repairs services for clients throughout the South Sound.
The DYOJO is a business coaching service based in Tacoma, WA and produces The DYOJO Podcast - helping you shorten your DANG learning curve for professional development.

See our past episodes
See our roster for Season 2

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Is there a secret sauce for keeping good employees?

4/16/2021

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South Sound Connection (SSC) LIVE launched Season 2 on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 9am PST

SSC LIVE is brought to you by:

The DYOJO Podcast (Tacoma, WA)
All American Restoration Services (Tacoma, WA)

Secret Sauce for Keeping Good Employees - Made in Tacoma, Rite in the Rain - SSC LIVE 015

GUEST
Ryan McDonald, Rite in the Rain (Tacoma, WA)

Ryan joins us to discuss:

What it means to be "Made in the South Sound"
How Rite in the Rain (RITR) has grown a thriving local business in Tacoma, WA
The value of taking care of your employees - RITR has several employees with 20-30 plus years of service in the organization
Taking on new challenges and adapting to the market. As we discussed with Lisa Lavender in part 1 of 6 of our series Benchmarks in Growth, "More is not always more." Rapid growth can be dangerous for a company if the right mindset and habits are not implemented.
Lessons learned from 2020 that the RITR team is applying moving forward.

READ MORE on the history of Rite in the Rain in an article published by The DYOJO following a tour of the RITR facility and an interview in early 2020 with Ryan.

South Sound Connection (SSC) presented by The DYOJO Podcast and All American Restoration Services (AARES).

All American Restoration Services is a general contractor based in Tacoma, WA that provides insurance repairs services for clients throughout the South Sound.
The DYOJO is a business coaching service based in Tacoma, WA and produces The DYOJO Podcast - helping you shorten your DANG learning curve for professional development.

See our past episodes as well as our roster of local guests for SSC LIVE Season 2 "Made in the South Sound".

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Expanding opportunities within the skilled trades with Jason Sturgeon

3/5/2021

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South Sound Connection (SSC) presented by The DYOJO Podcast and All American Restoration Services (AARES).

South Sound Connection LIVE 013 Part B - Expanding opportunities within the skilled trades with Jason Sturgeon

All American Restoration Services is a general contractor based in Tacoma, WA that provides insurance repairs services for clients throughout the South Sound.

The DYOJO is a business coaching service based in Tacoma, WA and produces The DYOJO Podcast - helping you shorten your DANG learning curve for professional development.

GUEST 2 Jason Sturgeon - Arcade Wayfinding - arcadewayfinding.com

What have been some of the lessons learned from 2020 as it relates to Arcade Wayfinding and virtual training?
Arcade Wayfinding does a great job to identify an issue in the skilled trades and has created a training program to help solve it, they state it as, "Promotion without preparation". This is also a contributing factor to high burnout and suicide rates within our industry. The issue of promoting people who are skilled at their craft without providing them training or tools to help them adapt to supervising and leading teams, to develop these new skillsets, has created low rates of success in many industries.
Jason and Mary Sturgeon are proponents of opening opportunities for minorities and women in construction. They work to be an agent of change and elevating the industry through their training programs as well as their podcast The Critical Path. Jason shares one of their most recent shared initiatives, Build the Circle, which aims to building a stronger industry through expanding the talent circle and bring more voices into constructions inner circles.

See past episodes SSC LIVE

Our goal at SSC LIVE is to highlight local businesses and efforts to do good in our Pacific Northwest neighborhoods. Will will be interviewing local entrepreneurs, business owners, artists, and community leaders to share their stories.