Built by the person in the meeting.

I'm Jen Gruber. I've spent years running the weekly rhythm for organizations of every size. I'm usually the person in the meeting making sure what we decided actually happens.

For a long time that meant checking twelve places. Tasks in chat. Tasks in Planner. Tasks in emails. Decisions made in meetings, and the ones made outside meetings that still changed the team's week. I was spending most of my time in meetings, chats and task tracking, and very little doing the work. That's a fast road to burnout and overwhelm, and I was on it.

We had meeting software for years, thanks to a partner who gave us access. It had its issues, and my colleagues and I kept a running "if only" list. When the partner moved off it, we had to decide what came next. The options were rigid, built around a method we only partly used, or priced per person in a way most small teams and ministries simply can't afford. Being organized shouldn't be a luxury. Honestly, you can't afford not to be.

So I built this. Trellisly started as my answer to burnout and overwhelm, and every feature in it started as a frustration. Eleven requests buried in one email became Capture. "Who has room for this?" became Workload. Every time I hit a wall, I see if I can build a way through it.

My company is called Chaos Collective. Part of that is my ADHD, which is honestly my superpower. Part of it is my faith: God has a habit of bringing order out of chaos. I love that growth is a little messy. I just think it should be productive.

I don't do this alone. Megan is my sounding board and my biggest cheerleader. When we want a better way to do something, all we need is a coffee for me, an energy drink for her and a digital whiteboard. Add a few friends who hate meetings about meetings as much as we do, and you get Trellisly.

And this is what I do for fun. Grab a blanket and a cup of coffee and give me a problem to solve. Nothing says dopamine like fixing something, especially if it means fewer meetings.

Jen Gruber
Founder, Trellisly