Erica and Brian talk through the traits and skills required to become an elite community professional and people to look to for inspiration.

• Community Industry News:
  • Amanda Boyle was promoted to Director of Community Engagement at GitHub
  • Christina Brashear joined Colibra as Senior Manager, Community Success
  • Erin Mikail Staples joined Heartex as Senior Developer Community Advocate
  • Sean Dahlberg joined Cisco as Head of Developer Community
  • Nicola Balkind joined Skillshare as Program & Community Manager, Creator Success
• Traits of a "10x Community Pro":
  • Business Acumen:
    • Ric Navarro
    • Julie Hamel
    • Nicole Saunders
    • Evan Hamilton
    • Rachel McKool
  • Outcome Focused:
    • Rich Millington
    • Jon Wishart
    • Alex Angel
  • Exec Comms:
    • Holly Firestone
    • Stephanie Grice
  • Analytical + Storyteller:
    • Stephanie Grice
    • Erik Martin
  • People Leadership:
    • Evan Hamilton
    • Kerri Williams
    • Amanda Boyle
    • Hugh Lashbrooke
  • Budgets / Headcount / Resource Allocation:
    • Julie Hamel
    • Nisha Baxi
  • Experience / Evidence of Repeatable Success:
    • Erica Moss
    • Sydney Sherman
  • Operationally Sound:
    • Trey Wadell
    • Tiffany Oda
    • Cassie Mayes
  • Curious / Lifelong Learner:
    • Joe Miller
    • Phoebe Venkat
    • Sofia Rodriguez
  • Personable / Social:
    • Tuvy Le
    • Melanie Bond
    • Jordan Scott
    • Nikki Thibodeau
    • Craig Foreman