{"id":2947,"date":"2021-06-18T09:00:55","date_gmt":"2021-06-18T13:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2bgreener.com\/?p=2947"},"modified":"2021-06-24T19:09:46","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T23:09:46","slug":"1-be-excellent-to-each-other-s2c-e25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2bgreener.com\/?p=2947","title":{"rendered":"#1 &#8211; Be Excellent to Each Other (S2C E24)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lauren and I have full respect for Makers of all sorts, and even more so for the people that make making accessible.<\/p>\n<p>Join us for a conversation with Bob Bownes, one of the founders of the Tech Valley Center of Gravity (the CoG) and Cheryl Kennedy, the current Executive Director. This is a story of being in the moment, grasping opportunity, seeing a need and filling it, and the intense curiosity and collaboration that seem to be part of the DNA of makers and entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2948\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/2bgreener.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Thumb-CoG.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2948\" class=\"wp-image-2948 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/2bgreener.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Thumb-CoG-300x191.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2bgreener.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Thumb-CoG-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/2bgreener.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Thumb-CoG-768x490.jpg 768w, https:\/\/2bgreener.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Thumb-CoG-1024x653.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2948\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Here is the second rule at CoG in Troy, NY<\/p><\/div>\n<p>What makes this a story of sustainability? Take this moment, this opportunity, to watch and see!<\/p>\n<p>And while you are on our site, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCoLrmdksGl9RTvAyYs6hqjQ\">Subject2Change &#8211; Sustainability<\/a>, we invite you to look around, check out our various playlists, &#8220;like&#8221;, comment, and subscribe. Maybe even click on the little bell so that you are told when a new video drops!<\/p>\n<p>Thanks, and support your local Makerspace 2bgreener,<\/p>\n<p>Jodi<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lauren and I have full respect for Makers of all sorts, and even more so for the people that make making accessible. 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