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Community in Quarantine (Vol III)

Physical distancing does not have to mean social isolation. 

Back for a third Community in Quarantine special episode, Marsha chats with community builders from different parts of the world about how they're currently creating and maintaining their sense of community. 

Guests include: 

[1:30] Réginald (Reggie) Bien-Aimé: Entrepreneur, Community Consultant, Innovation Catalyst, Corporate Speaker & MC.

[15:43] Alfredo Morresi: Senior Community Manager of Developer Relations at Google, and the Organizer of the Italian Community Manager Summit

[26:25] Neha Agarwal: Community Manager at Quora India, Artist, Ex HR Professional

You can find details about how to connect with all guests from this special episode at https://www.createcommunitypod.com/quarantine.

From Entrepreneur to Intrapreneur with Jake Hirsch-Allen

We’re shaking things up this episode! Jake Hirsch-Allen isn’t building a defined community like our previous guests, but he’s a connector in every sense of the word.

In his role at LinkedIn, Jake connects people and ideas to create social and economic impact. He’s passionate about building public and private partnerships to fight inequality and has done so through international criminal law and intellectual property law, global health, software development, entrepreneurship and education.

If you’re an entrepreneur joining a company as an intrapreneur, this episode is for you. Jake and Marsha chat about making that transition, creating meaningful partnerships, and Jake’s fascinating professional and personal journey.

Show notes: https://www.createcommunitypod.com/episodes/jake-hirsch-allen

Making Weed the New Wine with Reagan Bradley

Are you a cannabis enthusiast? Do you feel stigma around it?

Reagan Bradley is the founder of Women Who Weed — a community that connects and empowers pro-cannabis women to use cannabis for mental, physical, and social wellness.

As cannabis-user, Reagan felt misunderstood, craved more information, and searched hard to find like-minded women. And when she couldn’t find the community she was looking for, she created it.

In this episode, Reagan chats with Marsha about overcoming imposter syndrome, building Women Who Weed, her past Community Management role, leveraging your personal brand to build a community, and much more!

Show notes: https://www.createcommunitypod.com/episodes/reagan-bradley

 

Community in Quarantine (Vol II)

Community is more crucial than ever.

Back for a second Quarantine Edition episode, Marsha chats with guests from different walks of life to learn how they're currently creating and maintaining their sense of community during these unprecedented times. 

Guests include: 

[1:18] Vivian Kaye, the Founder of KinkyCurlyYaki

[7:26] Sofia Rodriguez, a Community Manager at Salesforce

[13:32] Ash Kumar, the Growth Lead at VanHack 

[20:35] Doina Oncel, the Founder of "hEr VOLUTION"

You can find details about how to connect with all guests from this special episode at https://www.createcommunitypod.com/quarantine.

Navigating Uncertainty with Izzy Piyale-Sheard

Izzy Piyale-Sheard is quite possibly the most positive person on Earth! 

Most recently, Izzy was building Unlock China, where he organized trips and resources to help a community of people explore the tech world in China. 

Prior to that, Izzy was the Community Manager at a coding bootcamp in Toronto called Lighthouse Labs. He also started a peer-mentorship community for entry-level job seekers called ClearCareer.

Izzy is an expert on building partnerships. If you’re in a community building role, you don’t want to miss this episode.

Show notes: https://www.createcommunitypod.com/episodes/izzy-piyale-sheard

Community in Quarantine (Vol I)

Physical distancing does not have to mean social isolation. In this special Quarantine Edition episode, Marsha chats with guests from different walks of life to learn how they're currently creating and maintaining their sense of community during these unprecedented times. 

Guests include: 

[1:37] Traci Cappiello, a Community Program Manager at Google. 

[8:27] Anika Peng, a 4th year student at the Schulich School of Business. 

[14:27] Benny Ussyshkin, an English teacher living in Seville, Spain. 

[20:30] Shawn Hewat, the Co-Founder and CEO of Wavy.

You can find details about how to connect with all guests from this special episode at createcommunitypod.com/quarantine.

Activating Super Fans with Swish Goswami

How can you turn your online following into a loyal community? 

Swish Goswami is the CEO & Founder of Trufan, a social intelligence platform that helps brands activate grassroots communities made up of super fans.

Swish is a top LinkedIn creator with over 100M content views. He’s an expert at turning his online following into a true community.

In this episode, Swish and Marsha talk about creating online and offline communities, Swish's entrepreneurial journey, building a magnetic personal brand, and everything in between. 

Show notes: www.createcommunitypod.com/episodes/swish-goswami

Let Go and Just Start with Mar Reyes

What's the best way to start a community? Just start! 

Mar Reyes is the founder of LET-GO MOMS, a community that supports and empowers moms through liberating and fun dance workouts. 

Before moving to Toronto, Mar lived in Mexico city and ran an amazing chapter of Creative Mornings - a global breakfast lecture series and community for creatives. 

In this episode, Mar and Marsha chat about building Creative Mornings and Let Go Moms, becoming a mom, and starting from scratch in a new city.

Show notes: https://www.createcommunitypod.com/episodes/mar-reyes

Uniting People on Slack with Martin Hauck

How did one LinkedIn post lead to the creation of a 1000+ people Slack community for HR professionals?

Martin Hauck is the Head of Talent at Coinsquare and the founder of The People People Group which is a Slack group for HR, Recruiting and Talent Acquisition professionals. 

If you’re building an online community, you don’t want to miss this episode. Martin and Marsha talk about creating a community to scratch your own itch, defining community conduct and guidelines, and much more.

Show notes: https://www.createcommunitypod.com/episodes/martin-hauck-the-people-people-group

Scaling Communities with Preet Singh of DesignX

How can you replicate the magic of your community across multiple cities?

Preet Singh is the founder of DesignX, the fastest growing UX & Design community in North America and Europe. 

DesignX hosts meetups, a large-scale conference, and has a robust Slack group where thousands of designers share, learn and grow together.

In this episode Preet and Marsha chat about building online and offline communities, Preet’s journey of immigrating to Canada, and building a new life and community from scratch.

Show notes: https://www.createcommunitypod.com/episodes/preet-singh-designx