Amy BondUnited in Hope: Notes from Early Voting in Nevada“First time voter!” a poll worker yells across the linoleum floor of Cora Coleman Senior Center where early voting has started in Clark…Oct 21, 2020Oct 21, 2020
Amy BondRenegotiating Commercial Leases in the Covid EraMany Bay Area small business owners who run organizations in service-focused industries have now been closed under Shelter In Place (SIP)…Aug 18, 2020Aug 18, 2020
Amy BondConserving Cash Flow During Coronavirus’ Shelter-In-Place.In my community college Econ 101 class, my professor once said “Cash is King”. I remember thinking, smugly, that the proclamation sounded…Mar 29, 20201Mar 29, 20201
Amy BondOn “Hustlers”, Shadowbanning, and SESTA/FOSTAAs a pole athlete, dancer, and owner of two pole dance studios, San Francisco Pole & Dance and Oakland Pole & Dance in the Northern…Sep 13, 20191Sep 13, 20191
Amy BondCreep.When a Self-Proclaimed Male Feminist Pole Dancer Sexually Harassed My Pole StudioJul 12, 2019Jul 12, 2019
Amy BondI Took My Boutique Fitness Studio Off Classpass. Here’s What Happened Next.In January 2018, I wrote a Medium article about my ambivalence towards Classpass as a studio owner on the Classpass platform. I talked…Jun 21, 20191Jun 21, 20191
Amy BondJob Searching & Pole DancingHow to be a pole dancer and find a job in the age of social mediaJun 7, 2019Jun 7, 2019
Amy BondI Went to Russia to Train Russian Exotic Pole Dancing. Here’s What I Learned.After many years of salivating over Olga Koda videos online, I went to the motherland in May 2019, to train Russian Exotic style pole…May 31, 20192May 31, 20192
Amy BondHow I Pay Pole Dance InstructorsThe pole dance industry is professionalizing fast and furiously. New studios pop up around the country almost weekly and as the pole dance…Jul 1, 20183Jul 1, 20183
Amy BondOn Firing CustomersFor a long time, I operated from the assumption that I could make any customer work at my small business, San Francisco Pole and Dance, so…May 16, 20181May 16, 20181