Who’s listening?
Listen Community Consulting was founded in Montreal in 2019 by Sarah-Jane Morris. SJ spent 6 years in San Francisco building inclusive developer communities at companies like Mashery, Intel, Keen IO, Shopify, moving to Boston to work for HubSpot before finally moving to NYC to build out developer community at Mailchimp. Prior to working in San Francisco, Boston, and NYC, SJ spent 9 years in Montreal working on marketing, community, SEO and branding at both B2B and developer-facing companies. She’s driven by an audacious vision of a diverse and welcoming tech industry.
In 2022, SJ made her triumphant return to Hubspot to lead their developer community strategies. She’s working remotely from Brooklyn, NY, and will not be taking on any Listen client work.
SJ named her consultancy Listen for a number of reasons:
Healthy, inclusive communities take the time to listen and learn from each other. Respectful, empathetic listening is a core building block for any community.
In the 1970s, SJ’s dad, George Morris, founded a recording studio and advertising agency called Listen! Audio Productions. SJ’s dad is the reason she’s always had an entrepreneurial spirit. Carrying on the Listen name is a true privilege. ❤️
When she’s not building Listen, SJ spends her time traveling, walking, tweeting, and playing with her cat, Joni.
Territorial
Acknowledgement
Listen and Sarah-Jane would like to acknowledge that Listen Community Consulting was founded on unceded Indigenous lands. The Kanien’kehá:ka Nation is recognized as the custodians of the lands and waters on which Listen conducts business. Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal is historically known as a gathering place for many First Nations. Today, it is home to a diverse population of Indigenous and other peoples. We respect the continued connections with the past, present and future in our ongoing relationships with Indigenous and other peoples within the Montreal community.