Episodes 55
Avg. Duration 57m
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Since Sep 2022
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Interviews with operators of top community business where they share their secret magic sauce. Learn the best of what operators of top community businesses have already figured out.

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Creating a leading in-person conference as a solo creator

Mar 06, 2025 1h 21m

This guy bootstrapped a global community conference out of his own pocket. And it worked.Francisco Opazo is stubborn—his words, not mine. And thank goodness for that, because his relentless drive has…

Scaling a cohort-based community using hidden curriculum

Jan 14, 2025 1h 2m

Paz Pisarski has cracked the code on growing a cohort-based community business. She has taken The Community Collective from a meetup group to a community membership that had 102 people in its latest…

How to get top professionals sharing their secrets in your community

Nov 26, 2024 1h 6m

Running Remote is the best case study in building a paid community of practice. Run by Kasia Triantafelo, this is community of 250+ remote work leaders from companies like GitLab, Dropbox, and Zillow…

Building a 5500+ member paid community around a newsletter

Nov 19, 2024 59m

Building a 5,500+ member paid community isn't easy. Abbey is one of the rare people who's managing just such a community at Health Tech Nerds. This episode is a must-watch for newsletter creators…

How to use transparency as your community strategy to get 100s of paying members in months

Nov 12, 2024 1h 3m

John Faulkner-Willcocks built a 250+ member paid community in just 4 months with an astonishing 1.5% churn rate. His inspirations? On Deck and World of Warcraft (yes the video game). He's the…

How to get 60% referral rates for a cohort-based community

Nov 08, 2024 1h 15m

As Program Director at On Deck and now founder of Next Careers, Anthony Nardini has helped 1000+ senior operators navigate career transitions. In this episode, he shares his playbook at Next…

Building community as a solo creator without burning out

Nov 05, 2024 57m

Carrie Melissa Jones shares the blueprint for building successful online communities. Carrie is the author of Building Brand communities, founder of the CMJ group where she offers consulting…

How to turn a course into a transformational community

Aug 30, 2024 1h 13m

Ashley has managed to turn on-demand courses into a community experience that supports 1200+ paying members of Smart Passive Income’s All-access Pass community started by Pat Flynn. She has created…

Building community businesses for world's top creators

Aug 23, 2024 1h 7m

Jordan Godbey has built communities for world's top creators like Justin Welsh and Ali Abdaal. He helps experts start a new business line by helping them build Circle communities at his company…

How to turn a bestselling book into a community business

Aug 20, 2024 52m

Stephanie Baiocchi is the community team of one at IMPACT where she manages the membership behind the bestselling book - They Ask You Answer by Marcus Sheridan. She single-handedly manages a 3,000+…

Frameworks to build a profitable community business

Aug 08, 2024 57m

Bri Leever is filled with actionable frameworks for building a profitable community. She has honed them over the years by building communities through her consultancy - Ember Consulting. In this…

Lessons from building 8+ communities - hear it from an investor

Aug 01, 2024 43m

Scott Amenta might be the most experienced person you'll ever met when it comes to building community businesses. He's simultaneously running multiple 7-8 figure community businesses through Sylva,…

Building paid communities for top creators like Nik Sharma

Jul 17, 2024 44m

Shin Takeda is changing the game for creators by creating done-for-you membership Slack communities for them. Creator funnels their audience, Shin handles end-to-end operations of running their paid…

Journey to 50k+ subscribers, $35k+ revenue in 1 year as a creator with a full-time job

Jun 28, 2024 44m

Jordan Cutler (@jordancutler) has done what most of us aspire to. He grew his newsletter to 50,000+ subscribers in just one year. Along the way, he has made $35,000+ in “passive” income, with…

Hosting masterminds that lead to a ridiculous retention rate

May 27, 2024 1h 8m

Ryan Wardell is the CEO and cofounder of Startup Sauce, a private membership for SaaS founders outside of Silicon Valley doing $5k+ in MRR. This community is special for a couple of reasons: 1.…

S2E11 How to host 200+ meetups in 35 countries in one year

May 17, 2024 50m

Shreman Shrestha is the Head of Community for the Friends of Lenny’s Slack community. This community comes bundled with the Paid subscription for Lenny’s Newsletter and at the time of recording there…

How to build a community business that does $400k+/yr

May 07, 2024 1h 10m

Daniel Vassallo is the cofounder of Small Bets - a private community membership for indie hackers, solopreneurs and wanna-preneurs. This community recently crossed 5000+ paying members and has been…

How to build courses that busy professionals love

May 02, 2024 49m

Kyle Hagge led the community efforts at Morning Brew's Learning division as a Director of Community. This interview is a “reflection episode” where Kyle takes us back to this time and shares his…

Bootstrapping a paid community to 100+ paying members

Apr 22, 2024 56m

Charlie Ward is the founder of Ramen Club - a private community of 300+ bootstrapped SaaS entrepreneurs that gives them the support and education to grow their business. In this interview, Charlie…

What it takes to build a premium community membership

Apr 12, 2024 59m

Erin Halper is the founder/CEO of The Upside - a private community of top independent consultants that gives them the resources and the support that they need to grow their business. The Upside…

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