#1 Simon Balmain, Elon Musk Layoffs & Twitter Communities
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On today's podcast episode, Michelle Sims spoke with Simon Balmain:
Simon Balmain is a Senior Community Manager who has worked at several successful companies including Twitter, Sphere Messenger, Monzo Bank and the BBC. As a true believer in the power of community, Simon values radical transparency, building in public and finding the magic points between company vision, product management, and vibrant user communities. He's also a long term vegan of biracial Punjabi and British heritage, a huge Prince fan, and a successful musician and songwriter.
Our conversation covered…
- What’s going on at twitter right now
- How Simon got into community
- First things he did at Monzo to activate the community
- How being authentic and honest pays off
- Maintaining community growth within a scale up
- Hiring from your own community
- Making the leap to start your own business centred around community
- Twitter buying their business Sphere messenger
- And so much more
Connect with Simon Balmain here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonbalmain/
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