Schmooz Media - A Name Created Around the Dinner Table

When people ask me how I came up with the name Schmooz Media, sometimes I'd like to say that I came up with the name of my company on my own, but I know that the truth is a way better story. The collaboration that takes place at my family dinner table is something I have always been grateful for - this is a safe place where I can share what's happening in my life and ask the all important questions to those I trust the most.

"So, Everyone," I said at a family dinner just over a year ago with one of those all important questions: "What should I name this Social Media Writing Business I want to start? We all know how important names are!"

We sat around the table going back and forth, coming up with word plays with my last name - Share - and the letter Z. Nothing felt quite right. Finally, all eyes turned to my grandfather:

"Well, let's be honest," he said, "Zoe sure likes to talk. It should be about that."

And so, with some more brainstorming, a search or twenty on GoDaddy, Twitter and Facebook, Schmooz Media was born! Schmooz- what a word it is. So full of meaning- negative, positive, whimsical and simply, a conversation starter...and my version ends with a Z!

I love the name of this company- it has allowed me to open my eyes to things I didn't dream of in the first weeks of starting the company. It has given me Sch-MOO-zing cows, and it has grounded me in what I really wanted to do. Talking to people, listening to people, helping people.

Every time I have a challenge at work, the name Schmooz reminds me: pick up the phone, send an email, ask for help and connect. Do what you love to do and talk to people. Find out what's really going on and find a creative solution.

How did you name your company?

Check out the Schmooz Website to find out more about what we do!