The Community Builder Show

Earlier in 2020, Travis got the opportunity to connect with Co-Founder of Late Checkout, Greg Isenberg. Listen in as Greg shared some of his thoughts in addition to: Episode Highlights: There's a shortage of startup founders and people working on startups to fulfill market needs We're entering an Entrepreneurial Renaissance that will go down as one of the most interesting periods of all time If you can clone yourself or if you have deep insight into a particular community, you can most likely build a startup around it And you could probably make at least seven figures from it Meetup story about https://twitter.com/heif (Scott Heiferman) and Meetup Crawls From a Startup point of view, your ability to create something that speaks to that community and gets them to try it is high. There's a thirst and hunger right now for new products Facebook started off as a tool for college students - the book of faces, literally and eventually they added social networking and all the additional features we now know Utility precedes community in a lot of senses How to identify a potential community of people to serve and build a tool for Uber Drivers, Lyft Drivers, and the Gig Economy (DoorDash, Seamless, etc.) "Hey this is a group for Uber Drivers, Lyft Drivers, and the Gig Economy (DoorDash, Seamless, etc.)" Understand what they need - maybe they need an analytics tool that shows them how to make more money, or maybe what they really need is a map of drivers around them, or a part line, or a clubhouse area, etc How do you serve your community? The purpose of a server is to attend to the needs and wants of a particular community of people and your job is to deliver that value to the community you serve When it comes to community-oriented products, it's about distilling the needs and wants of a particular community in a really succinct way that makes people feel at home Every product that is mainstream started with a small group of people Uber example Reddit Example In B2B, don't forget you're still working with people Make sure you speak in plain English in a way people understand What keeps Greg up at night His ambitions Being best in class Greg shared insights about his substack and what he does at Late Checkout Greg's key traits of a successful community and his process Step 0 - Where do you have a fundamental advantage over other people? What types of communities do you know better than anyone else? Canadian app for people who are from Canada and live in the US Questions about naturalization, getting citizenship, and there are probably other people who may have questions Where do they have those questions? What are the most common questions? Step 1 - Start with research and identify a few communities and you're going to select one to go deep with. Deep like a week doing research, and coming up with a hypothesis - where is this? Where is there an opportunity to help people? How do we serve these people? Step 2 - Observing and looking at the data Many data sources including: Trending SubReddits, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok Twitter, Meetup, Spotify, Clubhouse or LinkedIn Go deep on one of the above platforms to really understand where people are and what their needs are Step 3 - Develop experiments with the goal of obtaining feedback If Greg were to rewrite Lean Startup today, he would add a community lense to it add steps around the research and bringing in the community and speaking to moderators, on Reddit, speaking to moderators on Facebook, and co-building the product together Step 4 - Design sprint and then a community design sprint Step 5 - Determine if your startup can hit product-market fit or not 2 Favorite Points: If you have a key insight into a particular community, you could probably build a startup around it, and you could probably make at least seven figures from it. The purpose of a server is to attend to the needs and wants of a particular community of people and your job is

Special episode that is an experiment with my friend Blake Hudson. This is a on the spot coaching session that he took me through to share how he helps people develop self awareness, accountability, and ultimately, how they coach themselves to success. This is an experiment so, not sure exactly where this will land, but hope you find this helpful. Blake Hudson Bio: College recruiter, business owner, politician?! Blake’s career background may be varied, but all his prior pursuits carried one uniting theme: a desire to help people find fulfillment in who they are and what they do. Cue Victory Lap, a company which espouses a similar mission and is responsible for jumpstarting Blake’s sales career. Blake’s first interaction with Victory Lap was as a student! During the VL sales bootcamp, Blake realized that the skills he had developed in his previous roles would also serve him well in his sales career. Empowered by the bootcamp, Blake landed an SDR role at a Chicago fintech company, where he continued to hone his sales craft. When the unique opportunity arose, Blake returned to Victory Lap—this time, as an Admissions Director. When Blake isn’t in the downtown office, you’ll find him at the nearest basketball court, Barnes & Noble, or hanging out with his best friend — Annie.

On this episode, Travis sit's down with Athlete Transition Specialist and former NFL wide receiver, Justin Brown. In this episode, Justin shares his signature DIVE message with us: DEFINE Define who you are as a person, student then in your gift and talent. INVEST Invest in themselves personally, academically and in their talents and gifts VALUE Add value through acts of service in their communities ( home, school, extracurricular activities; programs and teams ) EXECUTE Execute by surrounding yourselves in communities in school and outside of school that will hold you accountable to the definition that you made for yourself, ultimately forcing you to hold yourself accountable to the standards you set for yourself.

This is an unreleased episode that Danielle and I recorded in 2019 - oh how time flies! Listen in to learn what Danielle is all about and how to take ownership of your life. About Danielle Danielle Gertner is a functional fitness coach, speaker and trainer teaching people to own their excuses and unleash their fullest potential.  Driven to inspire people everywhere to take ownership over their excuses and unleash their fullest potential, in 2016, Danielle Gertner founded Gertner Grind, a platform that challenges the mainstream approach to wellness and inspires people to see the world as their gym. She was tired of trying to fit the idea of wellness that society had created so she decided to go on a journey to make wellness fit her world, no matter what that world looked like at the time. This sparked her passion for guiding others along the way to build a powerful foundation for their own lifelong transformation. Over the last four years, Danielle's passion to impact has only continued to evolve and today, she travels the world as an functional fitness coach, serving hundreds of people through her online transformation programs, customized workshops and retreats. Danielle believes that in order to live the life you have always imagined for yourself, you need to do only one thing - own your shit. And so she is on a mission to own her shit so unapologetically that anyone who comes across her message are inspired to as well. Danielle has worked with high school and college students, athletes, business professionals and those that fall somewhere in between. Danielle has also had the pleasure of sharing her message alongside brands such as Under Armour, PopSugar, Voyage MIA, GoSesh, RedCon1 and many more. The best way to summarize her coaching philosophy? Work to own your truths loud and proud. Once you do that, the world is yours. Danielle Gertner https://www.daniellegertner.com/ instagram - https://www.instagram.com/daniellegertner/ (@daniellegertner) facebook - linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dgertner/ (@dgertner)

During this episode of The Community Builder Show, Travis sits down with Jason Harris, President and CEO of Mekanism Inc., a San Francisco-based creative agency and the Author The Soulful Art of Persuasion. Learn about his 4 principles for success, how he’s leading his team through adversity, and even what he’s doing to stay connected with his friends. This is one you won’t want to miss.  Jason Harris Short Bio Jason Harris is the co-founder and CEO of the award-winning creative agency Mekanism and co-founder of the Creative Alliance. Harris works closely with brands through a blend of soul and science to create provocative campaigns that engage audiences. Iconic brands include Peloton, Ben & Jerry's, MolsonCoors, OkCupid and the United Nations. Under his leadership, Mekanism has been named the #6 Most Effective Independent Advertising Agency in the US by the Effie 2020 Index. Mekanism has also been named to Ad Age's Agency A-list and twice to their Best Places to Work. Harris has been named in the Top 10 Most Influential Social Impact Leaders, as well as the 4A's list of "100 People Who Make Advertising Great." His methods are studied in cases at Harvard Business School. Episode Highlights Principle 1: Original  Be Yourself - Everyone Else Is Taken: Don’t be afraid of wearing your personal idiosyncrasies on your sleeve. Collect role models and draw inspiration from their uniqueness. And stick to your core values  Learn to Be a Great Storyteller: If you want to make your point of view real to an audience or someone else, you need to be able to transport them emotionally through narrative  Never Be Closing: Let go of short-term transactional thinking and focus on building meaningful relationships    Principle 2: Generous  Give Something Away in Every Interaction: Whenever you cross paths with someone, your goal should be to leave them just a little better off than they were. Whatever you give, make sure it’s genuine as you are laying the groundwork for collaboration  Practice Positivity: Cultivate your sense of gratitude for the good things in your life, recognize that every interaction could result in something great  Take Others Seriously by Showing Respect: Keep your promises, be as present as possible, and admit your mistakes quickly and sincerely    Principle 3: Empathetic  Make It About Them: Develop a natural curiosity about others, listen and learn more than you judge, and seek to understand others more deeply  Seek Out Collaborations: Find value in joining forces with people from diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise  See Commonalities, Not Differences: Seek out the common ground and what you share with, approaching each individual as an equal    Principle 4: Soulful  Live Skillfully: Hunt out new skills and keep learning to develop passions that create a life defined by proficiency  Be an Inspiration: Strive to be inspirational in your daily life by preaching less and acting more, finding a cause to fight for, and reaching out to those who inspire you My Notes on Jason’s 4 Principles Be Original  Beliefs, what you value in life Have a point of view Be yourself, everyone else is taken  Be *Generous* Give things away without expecting anything in return  Builds trust and helps keep business flowing Jason had a ball hog mentality and knew it wasn’t right Over time, developed the idea of mindfully being a generous person Try to give something to everyone you come in contact with  Advice or an article to let people know you’re thinking about them Be Empathetic Collaboration  Connecting with people Working on ideas together How do you become a collaborative business person Be Soulful Trying to give something back that’s bigger than yourself  Examples for agency owners  Positive persuasion vs negative persuasion  b2b marketers, sales, people,

Travis talks with Partner & Chief Social Officer at Mekanism, Brendan Gahan about how live streaming is having an impact in building communities, the shift taking place in influencer communities, his thoughts on consumer behavior, and more.

Travis talks with Ediva Zanker, about her Grit Boxing journey. Ediva shares how her boxing story started at Syracuse University, the Grit experience, what inspired her to create her community, mentors, and more. Ediva Zanker is a boxer and a business owner. She co-founded a boutique boxing gym in Union Square, NYC called https://www.gritbxng.com/ (GRIT BXNG). GRIT is a 50-minute high intensity full-body sweaty and fun workout that incorporates treadmills, aquabag water filled punching bags and weights in an immersive and dynamic state of the art luxury studio. She is the head of UX for the fitness studio.

For some that aren’t familiar, H4B Chelsea is the biggest healthcare network at the Havas Group. Havas Group is the largest global advertising and communications group in the world. There is so much stigma around pharma, especially in advertising. Eric’s heard it described as “selling out,” “where creativity goes to die,” or “a place for those who can’t hack it.”  Eric’s worked with and learned from some of the industry’s best. There are some amazing folks in pharma, but, he believes there needs to be more. Join us and Eric shares his story and his thoughts around how to change the narrative are design in the healthcare industry. Episode Highlights: How do we get fresh new thinking into an old space so that we can have a more equitable future Being healthy has to be cool Know and appreciate the power and the value of surprise How can we take a hundred-year-old organization that moves about a mile an hour and use this new technology that will have a profound impact  You don’t need to adapt tomorrow, but we can pick the technologies that will have the most profound impact on you based on a better understanding of your consumer on the ground. Quotes: “Healthcare is an industry where the best design is often one that you feel but don’t see.” – Eric Hu “Healthcare in its final form is completely invisible and holistic way of approaching your health as a human being and not as a byproduct of their marketing scheme.” – Eric Hu “Influencers will always be able to tell our story better than we ever can because they fundamentally are closer to their audience.” – Eric Hu Links: Eric Hu: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericlhu/ (Linkedin) https://www.instagram.com/ericlhu/ (Instagram) Travis King: https://www.linkedin.com/in/travisandreking (Linkedin) http://communitybuildershow.com (communitybuildershow.com) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Morgan J. Ingram is the Director of Sales Execution and Evolution and JBarrows Sales Training. This is a throwback episode from 2018.. On this episode Morgan shares: How to leverage a podcast to hone your craft Who his people are (hint it rhymes with Growth) The importance of community - especially in sales Talks about life outside of sales The more value you put into the community, the stronger it grows and more.. Links: Morgan J. Ingram: https://www.linkedin.com/in/morganjingram/ (LinkedIn): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5mIKms3bZLtuXapHBVp2tA/videos (SDR Chronicles) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Travis King talks with childhood friend, Chet Walters about life in the south, his football coaching journey, and what a passion for the outdoors can turn into if you put in the work. Episode Highlights: The difference between the people who live up north vs those who live in the south How a different upbringing can fundamentally change who you are How to take a journeyman's approach What to do when you want to try new things How to turn 2 passions in your work Learn to value quality relationships  Quarter Back Training System WayPoint TV is the Bleacher Report for outdoor content  Waypoint focuses on hunters, anglers, rock climbers, and more in the adventures space Streaming Network Podcasts Social Channels 2 Favorite Points: Take a Journeyman's Approach to Life Value Quality Relationships Tweetable Quotes:  "The more quality relationships you can have, the more worthwhile everything is.” – Chet Walters   "The mentality, the way of life, and the people in the South are totally different than what we're used to from where we're from, in the Northeast.” – Chet Walters   "Up north people, are dialed into their phone, or they're looking straight down at where they're walking here. Down here, people say hello. They excuse themselves out of your way. They acknowledge you. ” – Chet Walters  Links: - Travis King: https://www.linkedin.com/in/travisandreking/ (Linkedin) - communitybuildershow.com - Chet Walters: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles6walters (Linkedin )https://twitter.com/ChetWalters11 (Twitter )https://www.instagram.com/chet_walters/ (Instagram) - https://qbiqsystem.com/ (QB IQ System) - https://www.waypointtv.com/all (Waypoint TV) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

One of the most powerful and effective channels you can be on today is Voice. It also happens to be the channel that's most underutilized by marketers today. Join me as I learn from Voice Consultants, Kam Taitt and Rob Krusz. Episode Highlights: Not every single professional athlete is marketable. How a collective passion for tech evolved into getting involved with voice  Voice data Voice is the next frontier for us to tell stories on Fundamental Frameworks and Truths of Storytelling - the 7 basic plots - it’s virtually impossible to tell stories outside What’s different about voice Cognitive effect - Around the campsite and someone says “Let me tell you a story” People are ready to be educated when hearing something on voice. Voice is the connector of making us human again.  We see voice as real estate  The idea of fighting the feed and having an ownable space to interact with your audience Voice is a new way to use technology to engage with their target audience  Humans are habitual by Maurice and voice is a great way to  Integrating daily briefings into the lives of their consumers - have been seeing great traction  Men’s Fashion - Custom Tailors - inspired by the Milan version and buys it from Bonobos  Have a notification waiting and say from Kam’s Tailor that the winter collection is ready and can send links to your phone for your to review.  What the yellow flashing lights on Alexa means in some cases  How to drive traffic to their voice asset - integrate it into your existing owned channels  Letting the community know the skills is getting ready to be launched  Links: Travis King: http://linkedin.com/in/travisandreking (Linkedin) http://communitybuildershow.com/ (communitybuildershow.com) Kam Tait - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kamtaitt/ (LinkedIn) Rob Krusz: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-krusz-1092295/ (Linkedin) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Travis King talks with the Founder of LW Branding, Lauren Walsh about how not every single athlete is marketable, common misconceptions about what personal branding is, impact, not being afraid to lose friends and more. Episode Highlights: Not every single professional athlete is marketable. Your Personal Brand is who you are. You have to be able to humanize yourself and let people in. Let them know what the things are that make you normal outside your sport. There should be a healthy balance between the parents and some form of a mentor. Have very clear open conversations with the kids and share insight about the repercussions. What can you do to add value and positivity to the world? Go do something new and go Live. Terrell Owens even made his own workout equipment. Twice a day Group Yoga Meditations in Chicago. The biggest thing is not letting money get to you. It's when you realize that you have the power and a purpose on this earth to change people's lives. If all you do is impact one person's life, then what you did was with it. So many things like your work ethic, healthy habits, and even connections can be transitioned into the "real world". Don't be afraid to lose friends. 3 Favorite Points: Your Personal Brand is WHO you are Ask yourself "what can I do to add value and positivity to the world?" Don't be afraid to lose friends. Tweetable Quotes: “You have to be able to humanize yourself and let people in. Let them know what the things are that make you normal outside your sport.” – Lauren Walsh “It's when you realize that you have the power and a purpose on this earth to change people's lives.” – Lauren Walsh “Don't be afraid to lose friends." – Lauren Walsh Links: ● Travis King: http://linkedin.com/in/travisandreking (Linkedin) ● http://communitybuildershow.com (communitybuildershow.com) ● Lauren Walsh: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lwbranding/ (Linkedin) https://twitter.com/LaurenWalsh_ (Twitter) https://www.instagram.com/laurenewalsh/ (Instagram) ● https://www.lwbranding.com/ (lwbranding.com) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Since 1998 Birgit Pauli-Haack has worked with nonprofits as a web developer, a technology strategist, a trainer and community organizer. She founded Pauli Systems, LC in 2002, now a team of six. It is a 100% distributed company. Since 2010, her team has used WordPress to build new nonprofit sites and applications. In her spare time, Birgit serves as a deputy with the WordPress Global Community team, as a WordPress Meetup organizer and a Tech4Good organizer. In this episode, Travis and Birgit talk: How Her Story Started Community Experiences and Nonprofits Tech Communities Wordpress Diversity Social Learning What Really Matters *Transcript provided by Pauli Systems* Where to connect with Birgit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/birgitpaulihaack/ (LinkedIn) https://twitter.com/bph (Twitter) https://www.paulisystems.net/ (Pauli Systems) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

About Angie: Angie Thurston is sounding a call for the soul. Moved by the plight of isolation and despair, she is dedicated to connecting the inner life of spirit to the outer life of action for social change. Angie is the co-creator of the Formation Project, a startup designed for spiritual deepening among people who don’t live in the same place or share a set of religious beliefs. A spiritual nerd to the core, Angie spends as much time as possible meditating, reading the Urantia Book, and volunteering at Recovery Café DC. She is a graduate of Brown University and Harvard Divinity School, where she is a Ministry Innovation Fellow. Angie lives in Alexandria, VA with her husband Vipin Thekk. In this episode of the Community Builder Show, she joins me to discuss: The Formation Project human connection common ground brand identity divinity school and more Where to connect with Angie: https://sacred.design/ (Sacred Design) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

About Scott Dodds: Designs, executes, and delivers effective customer engagement and self-service programs, including: Hybrid/multi-channel support to engage where customers are. Online communities for peer support, advocacy and voice of the customer initiatives. Knowledge/self-service experiences to guide customers to the best, fastest answer. Drives customer retention and faster product adoption, increased NPS and CSAT scores, as well as improved case prevention and time to resolve. Has lead cross-functional teams, direct reports, and multi-partner relationships. Specialties: Customer Advocacy, Customer Self-Service, Community Management, E-Commerce, Social Media, Social CRM, Program Management, Project Management, Change Management, Readiness Planning & Risk Management  On this episode, Travis and Scott talk about: online communities business development product management customer success project management and more.. Where to connect with Scott: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdodds/ (LinkedIn) https://twitter.com/scottdodds (Twitter) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

During the 23rd episode of the Community Builder Podcast, host Travis King, life-long student, and community researcher talks to Luciane Serifovic, Founder & CEO of Luxian International Reality. Luxian International Realty designs remarkable and luxurious real estate experiences for high net worth sports and entertainment clients. She brings a “have it all” philosophy to her clients and agents which means securing the homes or investments of their dreams, enjoying their friends and families, and having healthy and sustainable lifestyles. In this episode, Luciane shares what was it like growing up in Rio Di Janeiro, what matters most to her in her life, what she’s learned so far in her real estate journey, and more.

Hey Community Builder Podcast Community, Excited about this episode I did with Dan Sullivan. We had a great conversation and some real life podcast hurdles to work through in order to get this episode done. I welcome you to embrace the process with a love/love relationship. Understand that it will make you a stronger person by dealing with challenges head on. The Obstacle is the way. Hope you enjoy this gem. Travis Travis's Show Notes 1. How and why did you start this community? Works full-time @ NJ Tech Council -> a statewide organization that helps support the ecosystem of innovators and entrepreneurs who propel the future that's been around for 20+ years Dan asked himself the question "how can we help inspire and energize the new jersey communities?, how can that be done?" Identify markets with potential and then pick a city -> Jersey City (dead zone) 2. Dan got an idea -> Let's create a Meetup. Let's find a way to do this and create a community. -> A community completely from scratch. Being new to the Meetup platform -> A very daunting task in and of itself Required before starting: a vigilant mind, someone that believes in themselves, and is ready to learn things along the way 1 year later -> Dan's completely transformed One of the rewards + benefits/positives of being in the role of being a community organizer. Organizer = THE Community CORE What's the ROI of being a community organizer? Image of the Community 3. Dan's Community Organizer superpowers: relationship building networking lack of fear to reach out to people -> that's what gets the ball rolling, a really slow roll. Connected to some key people -> the Mayor's Office + the person who ran their innovation department Taking a community from being unknown to known Plans to take the community in a thoughtful new direction + support from the Mayor's Office (happy to help you connect with other people) -> that's how it starts 1st event -> 30 people and standards have since grown Created an environment for people to connect, network, and build community. -> seeing and feeling this experience in real life feels like planting the seeds of a tree 4. Progress update: 1 year later -> 1 member to 1,500 members As of 8/9/18 -> already hosting over 1,000 people at community programs and events Free event on Thursday nights in your city about stuff you like 5. Whats happening now and what can you do to transform? (enter football analogy) -> leads to Dan creating innovative programs -> exploring the bizarre, differences in culture, cutting edge ideas, controversial ideas like sex tech, cannabis, entrepreneurship, and women in tech. Hosted 2 sex tech programs attendance over 100 people both times -> people found it very interesting The exploration of sex in society -> Mission in the industry is to break down the barrier that the media has created A community of people who were trying to get their startups of the ground funding and were laughed out of the room -> fast forward 1 year later, millions of dollars are coming in. Outlets blocking content for brands: KickStarter, Facebook advertising Trojan could get their ads out but not a company like unbound box or dame products. 6. Stepping aside and and letting a new leader come in Community video thanking Dan on his efforts This moment - a complete surprise Hosted a blockchain and going away event / handing over the keys Went out and took initiative to ask people to give feedback on their experience Realize when you're saying you're leaving, people get shocked and scared Strategic Partners -> how much impact the community partners made in the community -> Gives leaders and community organizers the confidence and inspiration to inspire other people to get started 7. How Partners impact a community Having the ability to quickly find where a business will find value and prove it Venue, speaking,

On this episode, learn how Jana Boruta built the Global Hashicorp Developer Community from scratch.

Hey Podcast Community, This episode was a long time in the making. I sit down with Oli Barrett who's #1 love in life is helping get ideas started and making useful connections. Oli Barrett Bio: Oli Barrett is a serial founder who enjoys making useful connections between people and ideas. He created Tenner, the UK’s largest schools enterprise challenge, in which over 250,000 pupils have made money and made a difference in a month, starting with just ten pounds. He co-founded Volunteer It Yourself (VIY), the social venture, which has helped thousands of young people to fix their own youth clubs. He is also the founder of TOTS (Turn on the Subtitles), the children’s literacy campaign. His first job was at Walt Disney World in Florida, and his first experience in television was working on the launch of Bob the Builder. He co-founded The Rainmakers (an innovation and incubation company) in 2004, which continues to operate out of San Francisco. From 2008, he co-created and led eleven international trade missions (including WebMission and the Clean and Cool Mission), to help companies succeed overseas. In 2011, he co-founded StartUp Britain, launched by the British Prime Minister and funded by the private sector. The campaign led to the creation of PitchUp Britain (with John Lewis and Sainsbury’s) and PopUp Britain, with the opening of shops around the UK. Oli hosts The Lens podcast with Business in the Community, which pairs senior leaders with future leaders, to discuss the future of work. He is a regular conference and awards host, for events across education, technology and entrepreneurship. He is on the advisory boards of Tech London Advocates, One Million Mentors and Troubadour Theatres, and is a Fellow of impact incubator and business builder Zinc. His latest venture, The Connector Unit, founded in 2016, forges valuable and creative connections across a range of sectors and industries.