Tori Winders

Strategy & ops for corporate affairs at @blocks. New mom, writer, optimizer. Thoughts are my own

[Tori Winders @bytorib]

Putting together programming for upcoming Women + AI events in Austin. Looking for:
-women founders / execs who are AI champions
-women who are passionate about using AI in personal life to help reduce mental load

reach out if you know anyone who would be a good fit. Austin based.

[Tori Winders @bytorib]

there’s no better place than Austin, TX

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The most interesting partnerships / collaborations are the ones that feel the most unconventional. Recently:
@jpmorgan x Dairy Boy
@LiquidDeath x @drinkgaragebeer x @JasonKelce
Parke x @dunkindonuts

[Tori Winders @bytorib]

what i would do for myspace to have it's come back in 2026:
-waver between putting my best friend and husband as #1 in my top 8
-closer by the chainsmokers as my profile song
- G0iNG BACK T0 TALKiNG LiKE THiS
-finding new page layouts to match my profile pic
-public wall

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I love Niles already @Crocs

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"Honesty" has been the theme of the year for brands, but authenticity is cheap to claim & expensive to prove.

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if you're a 🐦, i'm a 🐦

[Block @blocks]

We often build the tools we need ourselves. Berd is the desktop application our teams use to work with AI agents across projects, skills, tools, and models. Today, we’re making it open source and sharing what we’ve learned. Meet Berd, AI with character: https://t.co/0RMZlKZP8P

[Tori Winders @bytorib]

👩‍🍳ing

[Block Investor Relations @BlockIR]

Square has deepened its strategic partnership with OpenTable, bringing reservations, payments, and guest data together in one connected view for restaurant operators. What this enables:

- Unified guest profiles combining reservation history, dining preferences, and transaction data
- Reservation and transaction data connected to power loyalty and personalized marketing
- Bookings linked to spend, repeat visits, and lifetime value
- Available today for restaurants across the U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia, Ireland, and France

Learn more: https://t.co/xwvDsf1i0z

[Tori Winders @bytorib]

Fitting in is a short-term strategy that gets you nowhere.

Standing out is a long-term strategy that takes hits and produces results.

-@ThisIsSethsBlog

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@CristinCulver hahahaha

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AI hasn't made good communications valuable, it's just deleted the floor

"Pretty good" is effectively free now. So it's worth paying up for a real point of view, a real narrative, & the right channel strategy

Everyone's braced for comms getting less valuable, but it's actually going the other way

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@Lovandfear Love this

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Our Investor Relations team is taking new media forms to the next level, this time ft. @AmritaAhuja ⚡️

[Block Investor Relations @BlockIR]

Now available: On The Block #6

@AmritaAhuja in conversation with @emcross23

https://t.co/yR4CYdI5p1

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Extreme emotional intelligence is everything

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@CristinCulver same.

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It’s pretty simple. There’s people who get it & people who don’t.

https://t.co/VJ7xXMK8mv

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@SimpleMills just launched a campaign announcing "Absolutely nothing" showcasing their products being non-ultra processed since day 1

Consumer awareness, trust, + transparency are at an all time high

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I kinda think we're over the everything lowercase era??

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A body in motion stays in motion