Focus Lounge
Gather & Get it Done
An extended Content Power Hour + open work & connection
Thursdays in March · River & Rye · Jamaica, VT
Free · Save a seat encouraged · Drop-ins welcome
Focus Lounge is a 3-hour work session for remote workers, home-based business owners, and folks new to Vermont who want a place to get things done alongside other humans.
This is structured focus followed by spacious, social work time in a beautiful setting.
Coffee, tea, and pastries provided by BDCC’s Grow SoVT program and River & Rye. Hosted by Luella Strattner, F.E.R.N. Ltd. Co.
Plenty of room for laptops + private areas for calls.
The Rhythm
8:30–9:00 | Arrival + Settle In
Arrive, grab a drink, choose your seat, say hello.
9:00–10:30 | Content Power Hour (Extended)
A guided, distraction-free focus block.
After a quick round of intros and sharing your task (you’ll choose what you’re working on — content, admin, planning, emails, or deep work), we’ll work together in quiet accountability. I’ll play instrumental music and provide a minimalist awareness of passing time, with a bell at the half-way mark, when there is 15 min left, and then when to wrap up; this countdown supports focus. We will share what we accomplished or a win from the session and then transition into the final hour of work. (This is an extended version of the Content Power Hour I’ve been hosting for the past year.)
10:30–11:30 | Flex Work + Connection
Keep working, switch tasks, take a break, or chat with others.
This is the social, spacious hour — conversations and connections happen naturally.
Stay for the full time or head out when you need to. There is private space available if you need to take a call or hop on a video meeting.
Who it’s for:
Remote workers craving a workday change of scenery
Business owners who work from home and miss shared energy
Folks new to the area looking for an easy, low-stakes way to meet people
Gather & Get it Done.
1st & 3rd Fridays - hosted by Luella Strattner, F.E.R.N. Ltd. Co.
2nd & 4th Fridays - hosted by Kate & Erin, DBA
5th Fridays - rotating hosting duties.
Instagram is the best way to stay up to date with last minute cancellations due to weather, etc.
PAUSED: Content Power Hour
Dedicated time to focus on content creation in community.
Fridays at the Downtown Brattleboro Alliance Office
57 Elliot Street, Brattleboro VT
9:00 - 10:30 am
Have you been putting off getting a plan together for your social media? What about updating those pages on your website that are in dire need of a refresh, or your email marketing funnel? Wouldn't it be so helpful to take 1 hour to batch Instagram posts, or at least come up with ideas that you can use to promote your business online? Here is an opportunity for you to do just that. Join the creative energy of other women+ business owners/leaders in the gorgeous light-filled offices of the Downtown Brattleboro Alliance for a Content Power Hour where you can craft or edit without interruption.
We will gather at 9, do a quick round of introductions & state what goal/project you will work on, then get settled in our spaces and begin. I will play instrumental classical music quietly (bring earplugs if you require silence) and keep track of the time, giving reminders at the 30 min mark, 15 min mark, and 5 min mark. Afterwards, we will share what we were able to accomplish, the plans we have for completing what we started, and celebrate and encourage each other's progress. We will end promptly by 10:30. And if you’re running late - all good, just slip in and join us.
I love working alongside others, and miss that experience in this new world of remote & online work, so if you also find that your productivity and creativity is heightened when sharing space with others who are also being productive and creative, this is the hour for you.
Bring a drink, your laptop or a notebook & your work such as:
creating a social media plan and/or drafting social media posts for the rest of the year
webpage(s) that needs updating
newsletter planning, drafting and/or editing
email marketing funnel creation/updating