How we can strengthen our communities leveraging technology with Verity Dimock

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this week’s episode of Energetically You, I had the joy of chatting with</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Verity Dimock. Verity  started her career in corporate learning and development and ten years ago made a transition to leadership roles in nonprofit operations and program development and since COVID hit and she lost her job she was given the opportunity to evaluate, pause and think through her next steps.  Today, Verity is splitting her time between helping to scale a technology driven social innovation project called stonesoupnetwork.ca and building a coaching business dedicated to empowering new graduates job search with strategy-first tools and tactics, designed specifically for our virtual world. </span></p> <p><br /> <br /></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The top questions we will be asking ourselves throughout the episode include:</span></p> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How to leverage the power of community with the power of technology.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How is this connecting businesses that want to help and people who really need it?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How giving within the community strengthens social ties.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why she decided to hire a life coach.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why she now prioritizes wellness more than ever. </span></li> </ol> <p><br /> <br /> <br /></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Quotes</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We’re leveraging technology to support people in need in a community way.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Some of the great feedback I’ve heard from the folks in the Pilot community has been how much it has strengthened neighborhood ties.” <