An interview hosted by Mia Quagliarello with David Lyford-Smith, a UK based accountant with and a spreadsheet warrior.
We talked with David about channeling an eager community’s enthusiasm in productive ways.
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An interview hosted by Mia Quagliariello, Maggie Zhang, and Mira Zhang (Maggie’s little sister) with Ashley Hackworth, a savvy community builder who’s a leading force in A.R.M.Y. (adorable representative MC for youth), the K-pop supergroup BTS’s incredibly loyal, benevolent, and powerful fan base.
We talked with Ashley about how fans gather initially around BTS’s music, and then stay and unite for bigger causes.
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An interview hosted by Mia Quagliarello with Chris Turner, the founder of The Ring Finders. Chris has built an online directory of 500 independent metal detecting specialists in 22 countries that volunteer as sleuths in search of lost rings.
We talked with Chris about a community of people that come together for a simple, altruistic reason--the smile when a ring is recovered.
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An interview hosted by Bailey Richardson and Mia Quagliarello with Anna McAfee of #LinkedInLocal.
We talked with Anna about the organic movement she sparked to connect the “people behind the profiles” on LinkedIn. At its height, #LinkedInLocal had more than 1,000 hosts leading events in 650+ cities across 92 countries.
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An interview with Justin Connelly and Emily McNeil of Tempestry Project hosted by Mia Quagliarello. “Tempestries” are temperature data visualized in scarves, wall hangings and other items. The colors and patterns are not random but a shared code among “craftivists.”
We spoke with Justin and Emily about the intergenerational community of people that formed around their colorful, knitting framework for climate change.
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A Silent Book Club meeting is exactly what you’d expect groups gather to read their books in silence in local bookstores, cafés or bars.
Silent Book Club offers a space to dispense the small talk, a relief to many introverts. In our conversation with Laura Gluhanich, the co-founder of Silent Book Club, we dive into the importance of creating a welcoming space in all senses of the word, both physically and online.
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Aundy Crenshaw is the COO/CMO/CFO of Dirtybird Records, a house music label with a rabid following. Home to "America’s Best DJ" Claude VonStroke and a roster of equally addictive DJs, Dirtybird has translated a community’s passion for music into events that have the best vibes and make fans want to keep coming back.
In this episode, Aundy explains how Dirtybird cultivates a community that feels like a family, both within the label and with its fans, all with a small team and budget.
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