About me
Hi, I'm Suong.
I'm a Belmont local, by way of Austin, TX and Santa Clara, and I'm still figuring out what home looks like. Austin gave me vibrancy and heat. California gave me my people. I'm somewhere in between, looking for the balance. Which is maybe why building community feels so personal to me.
For years I planned large-scale team-building events and corporate farmers' markets — bringing access to good vendors, good food, and a little breathing room into workplaces where people needed it. I learned a lot about what it takes to make people feel welcome in a room full of strangers.
GrowKind Co. started with a frustration. I couldn't stop thinking about how many people spend their entire working lives grinding toward a retirement that, too often, ends up feeling small and lonely. How can we ask older generations to show up for the world if the world stopped showing up for them?
How can we ask older generations to show up for the world if the world stopped showing up for them? So I'm starting here, with small, joyful mornings for people who are ready for something new. I started with seniors not because everyone else is excluded, but because you have the time, the wisdom, and frankly, the most to gain from a bigger community. And honestly? I think I have the most to learn from you.
I care a lot. Probably too much. But that's kind of the whole point.
-Suong, Founder