Cash, Casseroles, and Grief: Rethinking How We Show Up for Each Other | Jordan Arogeti | TEDxAtlanta
When tragedy strikes—whether it’s the death of a spouse, a devastating diagnosis, or a natural disaster—we often ask the same question: How can I help?Through real-life stories pulled from her SupportNow website, Jordan Arogeti introduces a new framework for navigating support during life’s most difficult moments: Support Languages.Watch and forever change the way you show up for others. Jordan Arogeti is on a mission to make showing up for others as effortless as it is essential.As CEO and co-founder of SupportNow, she is transforming how people offer help. The free, customizable platform provides clear guidance for giving funds, food, or time, ensuring that support is
immediate and impactful.Before launching SupportNow, Jordan was a top enterprise strategist at Salesloft, helping scale the company from $1 million to $200 million in revenue. A champion for women in tech, she helped shape policies that paved the way for working mothers. She also invests in and advises startups nationwide.Jordan is a University of Georgia graduate and lives in Atlanta with her husband and three children. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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