Off the Grid Needs Me

A Off the Grid blog that I did from January 2014
Why I deserve to be Off the Grid

About two years ago I wrote a blog about why I deserve to work with Off the Grid. I put a lot into writing the blog and explain my reason why I think I deserve to work with them. Two years later I am doing my follow up on the blog.

Off the Grid Lake Merritt

2016 I am going toward my third year attending Off the Grid markets. My first Off the Grid market was in May 2013 when they launch the Serremonte market on Tuesday. Over the past year they have expanded their markets across the Bay Area. They launch a Hilldales market October 2015 and a Novato market in July 2014. As of January 2016 they have over 45 markets scattering across the Bay Area ranging from Sunnyvale to Concord. I have seen markets come and go. The best Off the Grid market that I love that is not around anymore was the market in Berkeley off of Telegraph and Haste on Monday Night.

Off the Grid El Cerritto

Why do I deserve to work with a growing company is because I am aware of the markets on how it can improve. I have gone to plenty of the markets and I have gotten to know the musicians and food truck vendors. What starting to be interesting as of late are musicians an food truck vendor coming up to me asking which markets are the best one to attend. I give them an honest answer and tell them. I am aware of what markets are good and which one are not good. I have notice how they launch a market and plenty of people come but when the weeks passes by the less people attend the market and it affects the sales for the food trucks. Off the Grid does try to promote contest for their markets to grab attention. What the company use to do was to create a Facebook event in which people would say that they are coming or can not attend. That was the attention grabber that caught my attention when I log onto Facebook. Off the Grid does send out emails to people that subscribe to them and Facebook subscription. They also list where the markets are at each day including the trucks that are there. My only thing that I could think of how they can aware people about them is keep on promoting themselves. They just need to market themselves by having cities promote them. I have seen city newsletters, Facebook, and even Instagram promote Off the Grid. When a city promote Off the Grid people are aware that there is a market in their city. My only suggestion on what Off the Grid needs to be doing.

Starting 2016 The Right Direction

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I want to start fresh for 2016. I do not want to make the same mistake that I did for 2015 even though there were good experience as well. Here what I want to do to start the new year to a great start.

Here are great stuff that I did for 2015:

I met a great musician Shawn Megofna. His cover of Ed Sheeran is amazing. I only have seen him perform at Off the Grid (North Berkeley, Hayward, Alameda, Walnut Creek, and Fort Mason). He had a great crowd at the Fort Mason Off the Grid in which I manage to get a great video of his performance. He is an establish musician and was feature in a TFC program.

I became a great friend to Lily Holbrook. She is a great musician which I have attended her performance in the Bay Area. I got the chance to hang out with her while she was not performing. It was different hanging out with a musician because I treated her as a normal person…beside giving her the royal service treatment. I acted like a gentleman and not a creep by being an obsessed fan just to hit on her. She is a great friend and I do not want to ruin our friendship. I almost ruin it but I did apologize for my action. She did accept my apology and we became much better friends.

Here are stuff I need to do for 2016:

I am in the process in looking for a new job. My current job is not well. I felt that the company that I work with does not care for their employee. I want to be in a company that if I feel uncomfortable they would do something about it. I been with them for nine years. It is time for me to find a job that I have qualification. I have a good job experience and I also have a college degree. I know that I can get that job if I keep on applying, get the interview and get the job. There should be nobody trying to prevent me from getting it. I am going to stay positive and just do it until it happens.

Let hope 2016 treats me well. Wish me luck everyone.