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Behind The Community episodes
- #1 Simon Balmain, Elon Musk Layoffs & Twitter Communities
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/Remember to stay up to date with the podcast by subscribing and follow Michelle on Linkedin or Twitter.
If you loved today's podcast, please leave a review or send me your feedback. Thank you for listening!
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About Behind The Community
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Let's take a deep dive into the ‘behind the scenes’ of community building. On this podcast, Michelle Sims sits down with community leaders for an honest conversation about the success, struggles…
and decisions that have shaped their careers. Together we dig into the true stories of their growth strategies that have inspired innovation, creativity and leadership, so that you can apply their lessons to your own community --> Thanks for listening and don't forget to subscribe, review and share your favourite episodes with fellow community builders.