Nathan Sawatzky

Hello. 

From time to time, I write about my experiences in leadership, travel, and tech, almost always with a coffee in hand. 

Please send me a message to say hi: nate.sawatzky@hey.com
April 8, 2024

Monday Mornings

I have always loved Mondays! There is something about the freshness of opportunity or the details in all those planned (and unplanned) moments. Mondays represent possibility! As with most days, I start my Mondays with a cup of coffee and my journal. Lately, I've been structuring my morning journalling a little more than I used to: • Wh...
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April 8, 2023

The cost of a 1-hour meeting

I recently set a goal of trying to keep the amount of time I am in meetings to <40% of my time. But, if I work a 40-hour work week, that’s only ~16 hours worth of meetings; no big deal, right? But the thing is, most 1-hour meetings cost around 2-hours of my time. Here’s how I break that down: • 30-minutes of prep (we all agree we shoul...
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December 20, 2022

Some “things” that were important to me in 2022

I’ve never been much for writing about tech and gear that I use, but that shouldn’t be an indication of how much I like the EDC genre. Give me an aesthetically pleasing EDC (every day carry) video or blog post and I’m lost in it. Recently I’ve been enjoying both GQs “10 things I can’t live without” series, as well as Huckberry’s “Gear ...
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November 27, 2022

Let’s take a breath

Maybe Elon broke Twitter. Maybe Trump broke America, or maybe Biden is breaking it. Maybe it’s NATOs fault that Russia is now attacking Ukraine, or maybe Putin is a power hungry dictator who is bent on expanding his empire. Maybe covid was a result of lab tests gone wrong, or maybe some bats indirectly made all of us sick. I have my op...
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October 29, 2022

Trip to Brazil: Some nostalgia as I prepare to leave

I am heading to Brazil this week to help set up our newest Trust & Safety team. Throughout the week, I will be training, building relationships, and eating as much pão de queijo as possible! As I begin the long journey to Curitiba, I feel nostalgic. It was nearly 15 years ago that I first visited Brazil to set up a team to provide supp...
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