The Community Strategy Podcast: The nexus where online community strategy meets intentionality

In the final episode of the Community Strategy Podcast, Host Deb Schell invites Find Calm Here Founding Member Carol Chapman and her business partner, Lynnda Pollio, to share their collaborative project, a 7-week series called "WisdomKeeping.” Carol Chapman is a Heart-Centered Practitioner who was called to leave her corporate career and spend time doing meaningful work. She co-founded several businesses focused on heart-centered, conscious business practices. This led her to launch the Hearts Rise Up Podcast. Carol is a certified coach, author, writer, and speaker. She's traveled extensively, lived abroad, and currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia.Lynnda Pollio is a Consciousness Doula and author of the award-winning, best-selling visionary novel, Trusting the Currents. Lynnda has always been deeply committed to elevating human consciousness. As a Consciousness Doula, she helps people and businesses understand consciousness and connect to energetic frequencies that expand self-awareness for personal and global transformation. Lynnda recently moved from New York City to Sedona, Arizona. Lynnda and Carol are currently collaborating on a 7-week series called "WisdomKeeping" -- to help others explore what it means to become "awake," discover their innate "Inner Resonance Signature," and meet the WisdomKeeper they truly are.Support the showThe Community Strategy Podcast (CSP) offers interviews with online community leaders who share their community-building journey. Our podcast covers community concepts, community building, community strategy, community structure, community membership, and community management. We deep dive into the best ways to launch with platform reviews, give our thoughts on cultivating engagement, and the keys to identifying ideal members who will keep coming back and becoming super supporters. Visit our Website Find Calm Here to learn more about working with Deb

In this episode of the Community Strategy Podcast, Carrie Melissa Jones shares her community experience from her early days to becoming a full-time consultant. She’s helped create community strategies for presidential campaigns, non-profits, small businesses, and the Fortune Global 50. She’s the coauthor of Building Brand Communities, the Founding Partner, and COO for CMX Media (CMX Hub), the “community for community builders” that provides training, events, and programs for community builders worldwide.She started her professional career in community management in roles with Socratic (AI-based education app), Scribd (online library), and Chegg (online book rentals). Carrie’s first exposure to online communities was as a supermoderator of a music forum 15 years ago. In 2016, she was named by Salesforce as one of 3 experts to follow in community management. She’s a graduate of UCLA, a current M.A. student at UW-Milwaukee, and regularly volunteers for organizations such as Young Women Empowered and Indivisible Washington.If you are considering a community consultant, Carrie’s specialties include Community strategy, community outreach, community development, social psychology, community leadership, online communities, virtual communities, and coaching community leaders. Support the Creator to Community Builder Crowdfunding Campaign. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showThe Community Strategy Podcast (CSP) offers interviews with online community leaders who share their community-building journey. Our podcast covers community concepts, community building, community strategy, community structure, community membership, and community management. We deep dive into the best ways to launch with platform reviews, give our thoughts on cultivating engagement, and the keys to identifying ideal members who will keep coming back and becoming super supporters. Visit our Website Find Calm Here to learn more about working with Deb

In this episode of the Community Strategy Podcast, David Siegel is the CEO of Meetup, the largest platform for finding and building a local community. He has over 20 years of experience as a technology and digital media executive, leading organizations through innovative product development, rapid revenue growth, and digital traffic acceleration. Before joining Meetup, David was CEO of Investopedia and, before that, President of Seeking Alpha. David holds a BA in Philosophy, Politics & Economics and an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania. He is an adjunct professor at Columbia University, teaching strategic planning and entrepreneurship. He hosts the podcast Keep Connected, which is dedicated to the power of community. David’s book, Decide & Conquer (HarperCollins), lays out the framework for decision-making that leaders can use to ensure organizational and personal success.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showThe Community Strategy Podcast (CSP) offers interviews with online community leaders who share their community-building journey. Our podcast covers community concepts, community building, community strategy, community structure, community membership, and community management. We deep dive into the best ways to launch with platform reviews, give our thoughts on cultivating engagement, and the keys to identifying ideal members who will keep coming back and becoming super supporters. Visit our Website Find Calm Here to learn more about working with Deb

In this episode of the Community Strategy Podcast, Benji Vaughan, Founder of Disciple Media, shares his experience transitioning from a music producer to founding a community platform. Benji shares, “As a musician, I had my own community of fans and followers. What I didn’t have was my own space to grow and manage that community in the way that worked for me. So, I set out to create that space. Along the way, I found a lot of other community managers with the same problem.” Disciple supports a wide range of influencers, creators, wellness coaches, YouTubers, politicians, and celebrity chefs who were all looking for a platform that, unlike Facebook or a website, empowers community hosts. Disciple fills a need they have and provides a way to build, manage and control their own private social apps. The platform is trusted by over 700 customers in over 20 different industries and across the globe and supports influencers from Bollywood to Croatia. He’s worked with the biggest musicians in the world, including The Rolling Stones and Luke Bryan. Click here to learn more about Disciple Media.  Click here to support the Creator to Community Builder Book. Support the showThe Community Strategy Podcast (CSP) offers interviews with online community leaders who share their community-building journey. Our podcast covers community concepts, community building, community strategy, community structure, community membership, and community management. We deep dive into the best ways to launch with platform reviews, give our thoughts on cultivating engagement, and the keys to identifying ideal members who will keep coming back and becoming super supporters. Visit our Website Find Calm Here to learn more about working with Deb

In this episode of the Community Strategy Podcast, Adrian Speyer, an experienced digital marketer and community builder shares the story behind his new book, The Accidental Community Manager. With over 10 years of community industry experience, Adrian has delivered numerous talks about community building at major international conferences and is the author of The Accidental Community Manager. He has worked with top brands which has enabled him to teach community builders best practices, effective frameworks, and ways to be successful in community building that have a meaningful impact on organizational goals.Adrian currently resides in Montreal and is the Head of Community and Evangelism at Higher Logic Vanilla, a SaaS community platform, hosting the best-loved brands in the world.Click here to learn more about Adrian and to purchase his book! Click here to Support the Creator to Community Builder Book Click here to view the show notes! Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showThe Community Strategy Podcast (CSP) offers interviews with online community leaders who share their community-building journey. Our podcast covers community concepts, community building, community strategy, community structure, community membership, and community management. We deep dive into the best ways to launch with platform reviews, give our thoughts on cultivating engagement, and the keys to identifying ideal members who will keep coming back and becoming super supporters. Visit our Website Find Calm Here to learn more about working with Deb

In this episode of the Community Strategy Podcast the Community Consultants Collective, a cohort of new and veteran community industry leaders, share their experiences discussing the state of the community industry and what trends they would like to see in 2023. The Community Consultants Collective, founded by Deb Schell, is a virtual group that meets once a month via Zoom to discuss how to be a consultant in the community industry. It started in August of 2021 when Deb reached out to fellow professionals on LinkedIn to ask if anyone is also doing consulting. During our interactive sessions, the collective discusses topics including pricing, services, client onboarding, and professional development. The group meets monthly and has now established a board of advisors, including Todd Nilson, John Summers, Ilker Akansel, Mathijs Vleeming, and Carolyn Zick.The CCC is planning to become more formal in 2023 with speaker-led sessions, a website, and a consultant directory. If you are a consultant or considering shifting to doing freelance work and are interested in learning more about the group, send an email to deb@findcalmhere.com to schedule a conversation. Creator to Community Builder BookClick here for the full show notes Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showThe Community Strategy Podcast (CSP) offers interviews with online community leaders who share their community-building journey. Our podcast covers community concepts, community building, community strategy, community structure, community membership, and community management. We deep dive into the best ways to launch with platform reviews, give our thoughts on cultivating engagement, and the keys to identifying ideal members who will keep coming back and becoming super supporters. Visit our Website Find Calm Here to learn more about working with Deb

Episode 94: Onboarding Automations for Course Creators that scale your community with Drew Dillion In this episode of the Community Strategy Podcast Drew Dillon, CEO of Burb shares insights about onboarding members into a cohort or course using their software as a service (SaaS). An early employee at Yammer, building communities inside companies, where Drew developed skills and insights that helped him understand how people gather. Burb’s software makes it easy for creators and course builders to develop an automated onboarding process to keep members from Circle, Slack, or Discord engaged as they progress through a course or program. For those interested, Drew is offering listeners of this podcast an opportunity to speak directly with an expert on the community operations team during a 1-hour free consultation call to understand if the software is a good fit for your online community.To reach out to Drew, click here to connect and message him on LinkedIn. Support the Creator to Community Builder Book Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showThe Community Strategy Podcast (CSP) offers interviews with online community leaders who share their community-building journey. Our podcast covers community concepts, community building, community strategy, community structure, community membership, and community management. We deep dive into the best ways to launch with platform reviews, give our thoughts on cultivating engagement, and the keys to identifying ideal members who will keep coming back and becoming super supporters. Visit our Website Find Calm Here to learn more about working with Deb

In this episode of the Community Strategy Podcast, you’ll hear a conversation with CSP Host, Deb Schell, and Richard Millington, the founder of FeverBee, who talk about the insights he’s discovered on his journey as an international community consultant, and the author of Buzzing Communities, Indispensable Community, and Build your Community, Richard’s clients have included Google, Facebook, Oracle, Wikipedia, EMC, Greenpeace, and many more. Prior to FeverBee, Richard interned with Seth Godin in New York.Show Notes  - Click here for Show NotesBuzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showThe Community Strategy Podcast (CSP) offers interviews with online community leaders who share their community-building journey. Our podcast covers community concepts, community building, community strategy, community structure, community membership, and community management. We deep dive into the best ways to launch with platform reviews, give our thoughts on cultivating engagement, and the keys to identifying ideal members who will keep coming back and becoming super supporters. Visit our Website Find Calm Here to learn more about working with Deb

In this episode of the Community Strategy Podcast Taylor Harrington, Head of Community at Groove, a FREE app for solo workers to instantly connect and conquer their to-dos alongside each other, shares her mission to solve the loneliness epidemic. Taylor shares how she’s designed online learning experiences with best-selling author, Seth Godin and that her community professional experience emerged from a job she had a at local craft studio during college. “Amy Frank, the creator of The Makery, did such an incredible job building a beautiful container for community members to thrive with just enough structure and freedom for them to contribute their magic and make their experiences feel unique in that space. I learned so much watching Amy lead by example and later facilitating crafting workshops on my own.” Taylor’s passion for building the opposite of loneliness is now something she practices every day in the Groove app, with members, and in her daily life. She also hosts in-person meetups in New York City, which you can learn about at https://www.taylor-harrington.com/register. Join Groove!Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEMighty Networks Community PlatformDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showThe Community Strategy Podcast (CSP) offers interviews with online community leaders who share their community-building journey. Our podcast covers community concepts, community building, community strategy, community structure, community membership, and community management. We deep dive into the best ways to launch with platform reviews, give our thoughts on cultivating engagement, and the keys to identifying ideal members who will keep coming back and becoming super supporters. Visit our Website Find Calm Here to learn more about working with Deb

In this episode of the Community Strategy Podcast, Lois Koffi shares her journey over the past two years of navigating the challenges of being an entrepreneur and how it changes as she learned more about how to get to the “heart” of selling, leadership, and how to feel better about life, relationships, and wellbeing. Lois is a transformational sales coach, best-selling author, and speaker who’s coached thousands of people in business and healthy lifestyles for over 20 years. As a former Ironman Triathlete, Lois' superpower is creating more in less time in a balanced way.With now over 23 years of experience in sales and coaching (as well as success AND failures), her passion is to help YOU create your BEST life - best health, best wealth, and best Wisdom along the sales path.  She helps co-create that with you, walking alongside you, in magnetizing what it is you TRULY want to manifest for your highest good. Click here to join Lois’s free community for 30 daysSupport the Creator to Community Builder BookFull show notes at www.FindCalmHere.com Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEMighty Networks Community PlatformDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showThe Community Strategy Podcast (CSP) offers interviews with online community leaders who share their community-building journey. Our podcast covers community concepts, community building, community strategy, community structure, community membership, and community management. We deep dive into the best ways to launch with platform reviews, give our thoughts on cultivating engagement, and the keys to identifying ideal members who will keep coming back and becoming super supporters. Visit our Website Find Calm Here to learn more about working with Deb

In this episode of the Community Strategy Podcast, Laurence McCahill, Co-Founder of The Happy Startup School will share his journey to inspire, empower and connect entrepreneurs and leaders that want to create lives and businesses rich with purpose.After running a digital agency for 10 years, Laurence and his co-founder have devoted themselves to realizing their vision for The Happy Startup School creating experiences, programs, and an accidental community of like-minded people. Are you an entrepreneur who wants to experience more happiness? Click here to check out their e-book. Connect with Laurence on LinkedIn. Support the Creator to Community Builder BookFull show notes at www.FindCalmHere.com Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEMighty Networks Community PlatformDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showThe Community Strategy Podcast (CSP) offers interviews with online community leaders who share their community-building journey. Our podcast covers community concepts, community building, community strategy, community structure, community membership, and community management. We deep dive into the best ways to launch with platform reviews, give our thoughts on cultivating engagement, and the keys to identifying ideal members who will keep coming back and becoming super supporters. Visit our Website Find Calm Here to learn more about working with Deb

In this episode of the Community Strategy Podcast Pablo Gonzalez, the inventor of the Relationship Flywheel, and Host of the B2B Community Builders Show shares his experiences. Pablo is obsessed with human connection and has used his expertise to grow his business, and Co-Founded Be The Stage, a marketing agency whose concept is to start with identifying ideal clients, asking them about their challenges, and then using the content they uncover to build digital marketing campaigns for clients to boost their sales and revenue. Pablo has closed over $60M+ construction projects, rescued fledgling start-ups, set record-breaking quarters for $150M+ companies, and has been named a Latino Leader of the Future and a Top 20 Under 40 in various publications.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEMighty Networks Community PlatformDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showThe Community Strategy Podcast (CSP) offers interviews with online community leaders who share their community-building journey. Our podcast covers community concepts, community building, community strategy, community structure, community membership, and community management. We deep dive into the best ways to launch with platform reviews, give our thoughts on cultivating engagement, and the keys to identifying ideal members who will keep coming back and becoming super supporters. Visit our Website Find Calm Here to learn more about working with Deb

In this episode of the Community Strategy Podcast, you’ll hear an interview with Pamela Slim, an author, business coach, and co-founder of the Main Street Learning Lab in Mesa, Arizona.Since 2005, Pam has advised thousands of entrepreneurs as well as companies serving small businesses. Pam has written three books: Escape from Cubicle Nation (named Best Small Business and Entrepreneur book of 2009 from 800 CEO Read), Body of Work (2014 with Penguin Portfolio), and her latest The Widest Net (2021 with McGraw Hill).In 2016, Pam launched the Main Street Learning Lab in Mesa, Arizona, a grassroots, community-based think tank for small business economic acceleration.Please visit FindCalmHere.com for the show notes. Support the showThe Community Strategy Podcast (CSP) offers interviews with online community leaders who share their community-building journey. Our podcast covers community concepts, community building, community strategy, community structure, community membership, and community management. We deep dive into the best ways to launch with platform reviews, give our thoughts on cultivating engagement, and the keys to identifying ideal members who will keep coming back and becoming super supporters. Visit our Website Find Calm Here to learn more about working with Deb

In this episode of the Community Strategy Podcast, host Deb Schell shares her notes and thoughts from the recent CMX Summit which she attended virtually on September 14th and 15th and attended several sessions in addition to networking with the world’s largest group of community builders.Click HERE to support Deb's new book, Creator to Community BuilderSupport the showThe Community Strategy Podcast (CSP) offers interviews with online community leaders who share their community-building journey. Our podcast covers community concepts, community building, community strategy, community structure, community membership, and community management. We deep dive into the best ways to launch with platform reviews, give our thoughts on cultivating engagement, and the keys to identifying ideal members who will keep coming back and becoming super supporters. Visit our Website Find Calm Here to learn more about working with Deb

The world has experienced a mental health crisis in the past few years. One resource that offers a place for everyone to come and find a bit of calm is the Mindful Living Collective, led by Elisha Goldstein.  During this episode of the Community Strategy Podcast, Elisha Goldstein shares why he decided to open up the collective, how his experience has been as a leader of a global community with over 7,000 members, and much more! Elisha's energy is contagious and he has the ability to turn complicated information into easy-to-understand concepts. He shares practical applications of mindfulness and psychotherapy that event attendees can put into effect immediately. The Mindful Living Collective (MLC) is a safe space where everyone can learn from an expert and collective knowledge, share their personal challenges, and access support in the collective effort to live more mindfully. Quote“We’ve tried many things from volunteer-led to donation, to free community structures, and we’ve found that sometimes the technology can create friction. How we’ve overcome these challenges was to keep it simplistic, we made it easy for everyone.” Click HERE to support Deb's new book, Creator to Community Builder Mighty Networks Community PlatformBuzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showThe Community Strategy Podcast (CSP) offers interviews with online community leaders who share their community-building journey. Our podcast covers community concepts, community building, community strategy, community structure, community membership, and community management. We deep dive into the best ways to launch with platform reviews, give our thoughts on cultivating engagement, and the keys to identifying ideal members who will keep coming back and becoming super supporters. Visit our Website Find Calm Here to learn more about working with Deb

On this episode of the Community Strategy Podcast, Allegra Stein joins the Find Calm Here Community Members for a conversation about aligning strengths with a community strategy. Allegra is a YouMap® Certified Coach who leads Misfits to Maverick, an online mentorship community for coaches who want to start taking simple, creative, and transformative steps forward in their coaching practice. During this episode, you’ll learn about Allegra’s journey being a coach and leading a coaching program. Thoughts on the challenges community leaders face, and if our passion needs to lead to profits. To support Deb's book, Creator To Community Builder, visit her campaign page HERE>>>>>>>>>>>>> SHOW NOTES<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<Support the showThe Community Strategy Podcast (CSP) offers interviews with online community leaders who share their community-building journey. Our podcast covers community concepts, community building, community strategy, community structure, community membership, and community management. We deep dive into the best ways to launch with platform reviews, give our thoughts on cultivating engagement, and the keys to identifying ideal members who will keep coming back and becoming super supporters. Visit our Website Find Calm Here to learn more about working with Deb

In this episode of the Community Strategy Podcast, Carolyn Zick shares her community journey and offers marketing tips for new community builders. She’s the host of The Bad Axe Biz Club and AMIDST Creatives of the Midwest, both on the Mighty Networks platform. During the recording of this live interview, you’ll hear some strategies to avoid burnout and Carolyn gives practical steps to grow your online business, scale your community, and inspire others. Carolyn is a multi-passionate business owner and marketing nerd. She believes that you can be intentional and impactful online while respecting your mental health.  Check out Mighty Networks to build your online community today! Do you want to start your own podcast? Check out Buzzsprout, they make it super easy to launch a podcast in minutes! Try Bonsai to organize your clients, manage projects, track time, send invoices, and receive payment for your services on the same day! Did you love this episode? Say thanks with a cup of coffee ☕Check out PodMatch to find a podcast to share your message! Small business owners scale their services with Circle, learn more by clicking this link.Support the showThe Community Strategy Podcast (CSP) offers interviews with online community leaders who share their community-building journey. Our podcast covers community concepts, community building, community strategy, community structure, community membership, and community management. We deep dive into the best ways to launch with platform reviews, give our thoughts on cultivating engagement, and the keys to identifying ideal members who will keep coming back and becoming super supporters. Visit our Website Find Calm Here to learn more about working with Deb

In this episode of The Community Strategy Podcast, John Morley shares how he built an online community on LinkedIn by offering awareness, bringing delight to the members, and offering value in authentic conversations. John is a self-proclaimed Serial Entrepreneur, International Professional Keynote Speaker, Podcast Host, Radio Personality on Drive-Time Radio, and Global Marketing SpecialistHe’s the CEO and Founder of The JMOR Connection, Inc as a Technology leader, Innovator, Thought Leader, Engineer & Marketer, his company helps customize the right solution for their business.The values of his organization are security, trust, integrity, and professionalism. Based in New Jersey, he serves small to mid-sized organizations in the area as well as offers remote solutions for organizations shifting to a fully-remote team. Check out Mighty Networks to build your online community today! Do you want to start your own podcast? Check out Buzzsprout! Need a way to organize your freelance clients? Try Bonsai! Curious about Mighty Networks? Join the FREE community for hosts! Did you love this episode? Say thanks with a cup of coffee! Do you want to find podcast guests or be a guest? Check out PodMatch! Are you Community Curious? Check out our recent workshop!Do you want a FREE Strategy Session? Check out this and grab the link!Interested in learning about Circle? Click Here to join the thousands of creators and brands bringing people together in forums. Support the showThe Community Strategy Podcast (CSP) offers interviews with online community leaders who share their community-building journey. Our podcast covers community concepts, community building, community strategy, community structure, community membership, and community management. We deep dive into the best ways to launch with platform reviews, give our thoughts on cultivating engagement, and the keys to identifying ideal members who will keep coming back and becoming super supporters. Visit our Website Find Calm Here to learn more about working with Deb

As an online community leader, it has been challenging to juggle personal and professional tasks over the past two years. Many leaders feel overwhelmed with building, launching, and growing. I’m one of them. In this episode of the Community Strategy Podcast, you’ll hear the second part of a recording of the Community Leaders Mini-wellness Retreat, held in June with fellow Find Calm Here Community members who share tips, success stories, challenges, and how to avoid burnout and overwhelm as community professionals. Nivi Achanta, CEO and founder of Soapbox Project, teaches a self-care system to sustain your work, time, and energy. Soapbox Project makes it easy for busy people like you to create a positive social impact. Our lightweight climate justice funnel starts with bite-sized climate action plans, scales up through monthly action hours, and engages people further through a membership community focused on local action. Ani Papazyan of Last Stop 4 Pain discusses the sources of our pain in the neck. She’ll give recommendations and a self-help technique or two for neck pain relief. Through self-help techniques, suggestions, and recommendations I empower my clients to take control of their health, take charge of their habits, and make informed lifestyle choices. My primary focus is to help them see that living with pain does not have to be their new norm. By taking consistent small steps they can live a happy, healthy, and pain-free life.Carol leads everyone through a guided meditation to help us tap into our hearts.After a successful corporate career, Carol felt a calling toward something more impactful, meaningful, and spiritual. She is the Co-Host of the Hearts Rise UP Podcast and shares her guided meditation with the community. Do you want to start your own podcast? Check out Buzzsprout! Need a way to organize your freelance clients? Try Bonsai! Curious about Mighty Networks? Join the FREE community for hosts! Did you love this episode? Say thanks with a cup of coffee! Do you want to find podcast guests or be a guest? Check out PodMatch! Are you a Mighty Networks Host? Click here to check out this Spotify playlist with interviews exclusively hosting their community on Mighty Networks.Support the showThe Community Strategy Podcast (CSP) offers interviews with online community leaders who share their community-building journey. Our podcast covers community concepts, community building, community strategy, community structure, community membership, and community management. We deep dive into the best ways to launch with platform reviews, give our thoughts on cultivating engagement, and the keys to identifying ideal members who will keep coming back and becoming super supporters. Visit our Website Find Calm Here to learn more about working with Deb

As an online community leader, it has been challenging to juggle personal and professional tasks over the past two years. Many leaders feel overwhelmed with building, launching, and growing. I’m one of them. In this episode of the Community Strategy Podcast, you’ll hear the recording of the 2-hour wellness mini-retreat that I hosted with community leaders and fellow Find Calm Here Community members. You’ll hear tips, success stories, challenges, and how to avoid burnout and overwhelm as community professionals during this event. Carolyn Zick of Bad Axe Enterprises will help you find calm in marketing your online community. She’ll give tips and strategies to avoid burnout and teach you to grow your online business, scale your community, and inspire others. Carolyn is a multi-passionate business owner and marketing nerd. She believes that you can be intentional and impactful online while respecting your mental health. Find her in her online communities: Bad Axe Biz Club and AMIDST Creatives of the Midwest.DoTERRA Wellness Advocate, Leah Light, shares specific oils to assist remote work.Leah is a Natural Solutions Enthusiast who loves sharing the benefits of a natural lifestyle with others. Leah experienced health obstacles from a young age and always felt there had to be a way to address the root of the problem rather than only treating the symptoms. There are many approaches to and facets of healing. Essential oils are one of the tools you can add to your wellness toolbox!Do you want to start your own podcast? Check out Buzzsprout! Need a way to organize your freelance clients? Try Bonsai! Curious about Mighty Networks? Join the FREE community for hosts! Did you love this episode? Say thanks with a cup of coffee! Do you want to find podcast guests or be a guest? Check out PodMatch! Are you a Mighty Networks Host? Click here to check out this Spotify playlist with interviews exclusively hosting their community on Mighty Networks. Support the showThe Community Strategy Podcast (CSP) offers interviews with online community leaders who share their community-building journey. Our podcast covers community concepts, community building, community strategy, community structure, community membership, and community management. We deep dive into the best ways to launch with platform reviews, give our thoughts on cultivating engagement, and the keys to identifying ideal members who will keep coming back and becoming super supporters. Visit our Website Find Calm Here to learn more about working with Deb