Creator Spotlight: Petminded
Pet lovers, meet Petminded! Sonali has grown and pivoted her business and blog from travel focused to virtual events and Circles, connecting pet owners from the comfort of their homes. Her new Petminded Circles deep dive into topics such as cooking and arts & creativity. All her Circles are available on Mixily. Learn more about Sonali and Petminded below!
Introduce your business:
Petminded is an online community for pet lovers seeking pet-centric activities and events. We provide activities like training, travel, art, dining, and more. Due to Covid-19, all events are currently being hosted virtually.
How often do you host events?
We host 2-3 events each week and each event is led by a pet expert.
What’s an upcoming event you’re organizing that you’re most excited about?
We recently kicked off a series of group events for dog parents called Circles. Our next two Circles are Art & Creativity with your dog led by renowned pet artist Andrea Caceres and Cooking for your dog with Proud Dog Mom Blog who has authored a doggy cookbook!
Have you always hosted virtual events or how have they become part of your business this year?
Petminded has always sought to promoted pet-centric experiences, though we were initially focussed on solo and group travel for pet parents. To foster connections within our community, we have been hosting pet parents at our in-person events over the past year (such as NYC Dog Restaurant Week). Due to Covid-19, we moved our events online in late March 2020.
Any positive results of hosting virtual events?
Yes definitely. I was surprised to discover that people from all over the world were attending our events - Argentina, Austria, France, India, Indonesia ... and in the US we have attendees from Florida, Texas, Southern California and more!
Since using Mixily, what is your favorite feature?
I loved the simple design and layout of Mixily. Since we host so many events each week, I often need to make last-minute updates or changes. Mixily is intuitive and easy to use!
Do you have any pre-event rituals to get you in the groove like a favorite drink, snack, song or outfit?
We have hosted events at all times of day, so I usually grab a coffee for morning or afternoon events and a glass of vino for evenings! Some of the attendees have noticed and they often bring their own wine and we have an informal happy hour at the start of some of the events.
Any new favorite podcasts, books or TV shows you’ve discovered this year?
I love Priya Parker's book Art of Gathering and her NYTimes podcast Together Apart. I am new to community building, and I love the stories and people she talks about in both.
What is your favorite or most used emoji?
😂 I feel it exemplifies how I feel about 2020
Call to action - where can readers learn more/sign up for upcoming events/follow on social.
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