In this Be The Frequency interview, Dr. Shalane Carter speaks with Meg Mashore, co-founder of Common Ground Pottery and owner of Rox Management, about building community through a “Third Place” pottery studio.
Meg shares that the studio was community-first and pottery-second, emphasizing inclusivity without trying to be for everyone, and the necessity of accepting failure, ego checks, and the pressure of stewarding a 24/7 space. T
hey discuss how adult friendships are harder to form, why pottery uniquely grounds people away from technology, and how community can extend into supporting neighboring local businesses.
Meg connects her drive for community to losing her mother, a family matriarch, and to COVID’s community loss, and reflects on parenting, grit, people-pleasing as control, and living with intention as the key to a fulfilled life.
Time Stamps:
00:00 Meet Meg Mashore
01:37 Building Community Isn’t Easy
04:57 Inclusive But Not For Everyone
05:57 Third Place Theory
10:14 Downsides and Pressure
17:47 Why Adults Need Community
23:43 Why Pottery Works
27:41 Pottery As Workout
28:19 Kids Classes And Adults
29:33 Membership Tiers Waitlist
30:06 Second Location Necessity
31:39 Third Space Community
32:55 Supporting Local Businesses
34:10 Remembering Small Moments
41:17 Trauma Trust Barriers
43:59 Boarding School Community
46:05 Motherhood Career Balance
49:57 Starting Studio Later
51:56 Teen Walks Connection
53:40 Empty Nesting Feels
54:32 Pottery Studio Origins
55:29 Accidental Entrepreneurship
56:45 Fear Bravery Pride
01:00:05 Teaching Kids Grit
01:03:01 Adversity Without Trauma
01:05:51 Boarding School Confidence
01:10:39 Not Being Liked
01:13:59 People Pleasing Control
01:19:51 Intentional Living Wrap
Visit commongroundpottery.com to check connect, find community and make pottery with Meg!
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