Meet Me Monday: Michael

Every Monday we will be interviewing a member of the Livefyre team, starting with our newest additions. (Last week you met Gene, Senior Software Engineer.) This week, we’d like to introduce you to Michael, an Engineering Intern.

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Q: What’s your favorite thing about the new Livefyre office? 

A: The fact that the game room is now an actual game room, not just a meeting room that happens to have a ping pong table in it

Q: If you could speak any other language, which would you want to learn? 

A: I always thought that learning a fictional language like one of Tolkien’s languages would be a cool, totally useless skill to have. More practically though, probably Arabic. 

Q: What did you want to be when you were younger? 

A: A professional athlete. When I was little, I wanted to be a baseball player, but then I started to play soccer and I liked that a bit more.

Q: What song best describes your personality? 

A: “Bang the Drum All Day” by Todd Rundgren, except when working at Livefyre, I love it here….but banging on a drum would still be fun too.

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Meet Me Monday: Gene

Every Monday we will be interviewing a member of the Livefyre team, starting with our newest additions. (Last week you met Bronwyn, our Executive Assistant.) This week, please say hello to Gene, Senior Software Engineer.

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Q: What’s your favorite thing about the new Livefyre office?

A: There’s too many to name… Its a beautifully designed floor spanning across 3 historical buildings, that has distinct Livefyre flavor. We were greeted with new desks, chairs, tvs, meeting rooms, a soda fridge and donuts, and everyone likes new toys (still to come are new pool and ping pong tables). But the consistent air conditioning really made my day.

Q: If you could live in any past century which would you pick and why?

A: I’m going to say the 1600s. I cant think of another time period in which a single person can make more of an impact in the fields of science, art, or philosophy, plus they wore cool clothes. The downside is the lack of espresso, computers and comfort.

Q: What would the title be of a book about your life?

A: “Costumes, computers and constellations”

Q: What’s your favorite thing to do in San Francisco?

A: The thing that I think San Francisco does better than any other city I’ve lived, is street festivals. Bay to breakers, Union st, Folsom st, and the rest, really have an atmosphere that is unique to SF and cant be beat. If I can extend this to the whole bay though, there’s a monthly poetry slam and performing arts variety show called “Tourettes without Regrets” that I look forward to more than anything else on my regular calendar - definitely worth checking out!

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Meet Me Monday: Bronwyn

Every Monday we will be interviewing a member of the Livefyre team, starting with our newest additions. (Last week you met Natasha, our new Lead Product Manager.) This week, we’re happy to introduce you to Bronwyn, Executive Assistant.

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Q: What does the word “community” mean to you?

A: Community to me means interaction, collaboration, belonging and yet possible dissonance, a place for kindred minds and spirits to explore diverse ideas, mostly connections.

Q: What’s your favorite thing about working for Livefyre?

A: I come from a finance, and extremely corporate background so I am so enjoying the people and the atmosphere here. It is fun to work with a group of individuals who are all doing whatever they need to get something going, everyone chips in, has fun and gets the work done. Also, I love watching as new ideas, products etc. are created and built from the ground up - it is something I have never been a part of and I love that “innovation” that is in the air.

Q: What’s your favorite summer song?

A: I am training for a marathon this fall so anything I can run to! Maybe “Let’s Go” Calvin Harris and Ne’yo or if I am feeling particularly girly Carly Rae Jeppson, “Call Me Maybe?”

Q: If you could learn one new skill, what would it be?

A: Can I say flying? Or mind reading? Those would definitely be the “super powers” I would want. In terms of learnable skills, I would say I want to learn to be a better cook, and to ride a bicycle - I have never learned - can you imagine?

Q: Where in SF is your favorite place to be? (Except for the Livefyre office, of course!)

A: I love to shop in SF, eat in SF, and run in SF so I would say… Union Square (for shopping), the Mission (for food), and Crissy Field (for running)

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Every Monday we will be interviewing a member of the Livefyre team, starting with our newest additions. (Last week you met Meghan, our new Community Manager.) This week, please give a warm Livefyre community welcome to Natasha, our new Lead Product Manager. Q: What’s your favorite thing about the Livefyre office? A: The location. I’ve never worked this close to Market Street and I love it. Q: Be honest: How much time every day do you spend staring at a screen? A: At least 75%…when I’m not at work I’m addicted to my iPad! Q: What’s the best movie you’ve ever seen? A:  Love Actually is the greatest movie of all time. I watch it every year and the wedding scene still melts my heart each time without fail! Q: Who would play you in a hollywood movie? A: Lena Dunham - I would be so honored:) Come back next week to meet another member of the Livefyre team!
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Every Monday we will be interviewing a member of the Livefyre team, starting with our newest additions. (Last week you met Meghan, our new Community Manager.) This week, please give a warm Livefyre community welcome to Natasha, our new Lead Product Manager.

Q: What’s your favorite thing about the Livefyre office?

A: The location. I’ve never worked this close to Market Street and I love it.

Q: Be honest: How much time every day do you spend staring at a screen?

A: At least 75%…when I’m not at work I’m addicted to my iPad!

Q: What’s the best movie you’ve ever seen?

A:  Love Actually is the greatest movie of all time. I watch it every year and the wedding scene still melts my heart each time without fail!

Q: Who would play you in a hollywood movie?

A: Lena Dunham - I would be so honored:)

Come back next week to meet another member of the Livefyre team!

Meet Me Monday: Meghan Every Monday we will be interviewing a member of the Livefyre team, starting with our newest additions. (Last week we introduced you to John, our new Senior Account and Sales Manager.) This week, we are pleased to introduce Meghan Krane, our newest Community Manager. — Q: What drew you to Livefyre? A: I was drawn to Livefyre by the opportunity to work with an exceptional team to build community around the idea of improving conversations around the web. It doesn’t really get more compelling for me than that. Q: What tips do you have for a blogger who is just starting out? A: Write about your passions and tell a good story. Publish on a regular basis, so that your readers know when to look for your posts. Remember that perfection doesn’t exist in blogging or conversations, so have the courage to get your thoughts out there. Q: If you could trade lives with anyone just for a day, who would you pick and why? A: Ooh, tough question. I would love to travel back in time and spend a day in the life of Amelia Earhart. It would be amazing to be embarking on a journey to follow your dream that pushed the frontiers of technology and adventure, along with gender stereotypes the way that she did. Q: If you had an entire week off (no work, no commitments, and no technology allowed) how would you spend it? A: I would fly to the Mentawais and spend a week surfing, taking photos, napping on the sand, reading actual books, and drinking out of coconuts. Make sure you are following Livefyre on Facebook to see more content like this!
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Meet Me Monday: Meghan

Every Monday we will be interviewing a member of the Livefyre team, starting with our newest additions. (Last week we introduced you to John, our new Senior Account and Sales Manager.) This week, we are pleased to introduce Meghan Krane, our newest Community Manager.

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Q: What drew you to Livefyre?

A: I was drawn to Livefyre by the opportunity to work with an exceptional team to build community around the idea of improving conversations around the web. It doesn’t really get more compelling for me than that.

Q: What tips do you have for a blogger who is just starting out?

A: Write about your passions and tell a good story. Publish on a regular basis, so that your readers know when to look for your posts. Remember that perfection doesn’t exist in blogging or conversations, so have the courage to get your thoughts out there.

Q: If you could trade lives with anyone just for a day, who would you pick and why?

A: Ooh, tough question. I would love to travel back in time and spend a day in the life of Amelia Earhart. It would be amazing to be embarking on a journey to follow your dream that pushed the frontiers of technology and adventure, along with gender stereotypes the way that she did.

Q: If you had an entire week off (no work, no commitments, and no technology allowed) how would you spend it?

A: I would fly to the Mentawais and spend a week surfing, taking photos, napping on the sand, reading actual books, and drinking out of coconuts.

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Meet Me Monday: John Every Monday we will be interviewing a member of the Livefyre team, starting with our newest additions. This week, we spoke with John, Senior Account and Sales Manager. —- Q: What was your first impression walking into the Livefyre office? A: Lots of passion and focus. Vibrant and joyful. Q: What is your favorite thing about social media/blogs? A: Social discovery of information and the ability to easily share and interact. The power of real-time data. Q: If you could be any of The Avengers, who would you be? A: The Hulk. Childhood favorite. Also now my son niko’s favorite. —- Make sure you are following Livefyre on Facebook to see more content like this!
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Meet Me Monday: John


Every Monday we will be interviewing a member of the Livefyre team, starting with our newest additions. This week, we spoke with John, Senior Account and Sales Manager.

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Q: What was your first impression walking into the Livefyre office?

A: Lots of passion and focus. Vibrant and joyful.

Q: What is your favorite thing about social media/blogs?

A: Social discovery of information and the ability to easily share and interact. The power of real-time data.

Q: If you could be any of The Avengers, who would you be?

A: The Hulk. Childhood favorite. Also now my son niko’s favorite.

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