Elements of Community

Welcome to Elements of Community!

I am your host, Lucas Root, and in this episode, we are going to talk about effectively building a common language. Joining me in this episode is Carla Howard. She is an expert change management leader, keynote speaker, trainer, and strategic planning facilitator.

During her corporate career, she mentored thousands of women who were struggling to move into their ideal career or start a business from their hobbies and passions.

Carla manages the Sparkle and Rise Community on Facebook, which is a community for the kind and ambitious women. One of the women in the group says it's the kindest place on the internet. And Carla believes she's right.

They do some amazing things inside the community. Such as having a community of speakers who are working on getting paid from the stage and programs that go with that. And also, help ambitious female entrepreneurs increase the revenue in their business and create the business that they've dreamed of. Everything Carla does inside the community focuses on helping people get from where they are today to where they want to be tomorrow.

On a typical month, Carla looks at things such as their community's engagement which is now 50%. For Carla, that's a huge percentage. 50% of the people in the community are taking action. They're either, liking a post, posting something, or putting a comment. They're engaging in some way in the community.

She also gets emails and messages from women who express how meaningful the community is for them. All these are how Cala measures her success.

• How Carla build the Sparkle and Rise Community.
• The process of building a common language in the community.
• Examples of common language inside Carla’s community.
• Other ways on how Carla drives engagement with the community.
• The curveball question—how do you protect the group?

AND MORE TOPICS ARE COVERED IN THE FULL INTERVIEW!!! You can check that out and subscribe at [ElementsOfCommunity.us/podcast].

If you want to know more about Carla Howard, you may reach out to her at:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theprofessionalwomansmentor/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/risesisters/

Welcome to Elements of Community!

I am your host, Lucas Root, and in this episode, we are going to talk about breaking authority barriers through leadership. Joining me in this episode is Mark Bustillos. Mark is the Chief of Police in Concord since April of 2020. Previous to that, he spent 29 years in the police department working his way through various ranks, and ended up in Concord. He has been serving the community for about two years now.

Mark has learned a lot of lessons all throughout his career. Including the good and bad. And what works in various communities around language, ethnicity, income, poverty, and commonality of interest.

In law enforcement, when they are working on building a community, they want people to understand that they are there to help them have a better life and let them know that they're in a safe spot to do whatever it is that they're doing, whether it's recreating a business.

Concord has 130,000 residents, Mark has 130 officers, It's not a lot. What do they depend on? They depend on the cooperation and their force multiplier is a community that they can work with and support whether it's a problem or just to make places better.

The core of what Mark wants his folks to be is to become the leaders in the community that people can trust. They can flag down and be independent problem solvers.

He wants to see his officers in the shopping ranch 99 markets buying tortillas, walking through the supermarket, and engaging with people. Which is a simple way of letting the community know that they are not just looking for criminal activity, but they are out there as an asset and to be of service to the community.

• Some of Mark’s experiences where the elements of the community show up powerfully.
• How does Mark reapply the elements of community framework as a Chief of Police in Concord?
• Does Mark’s force understand what they are working towards?
• How does a common value in a common language issue work in Mark’s community?
• Ways on how Mark deepens the shared value and the shared language in his community.

If you want to know more about Mark Bustillos, you may reach out to him at:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-bustillos-8420691a6/

Welcome to Elements of Community!

I am your host, Lucas Root, and in this episode, we are going to talk about the benefits of being a member of a community and why small communities are a fun place to be. Joining me in this episode is Nedra Barr, the CEO & Co-Founder at Spyder—a data management platform that is purpose-built for insurance agents and financial service providers. The platform makes achieving cyber and document storage compliance effortless. Spyder’s platform simplifies the process and puts everything in one place while you focus on growing your business.

Nedra started off in the insurance business when she was 16 years old. At that time a man who owns an insurance company in Fort Scott needed some help in his business. And so he called the high school office and the secretary said, “Here's somebody” and that's how Nedra got the job. Before she turned 18 she was planning to buy the business but was able to do so because she was not able to have her license.

After that experience, Nedra went across the street and quickly became the number one agent for many companies, then moved to Kansas City and continue her career. Now, she is the CEO and founder of a software company called Spyder which serves the insurance and the financial services markets.

Nedra mentioned that in a smaller community like Fort Scott people expect to live a certain style of life. And what she means by that is people are not fighting traffic, unlike in the big cities.

People expect privacy, they expect good police and to be treated very fairly. They expect friendliness and they expect that their neighbors are going to get to know them. They ultimately expect a simple and connected kind of living.

• Nedra shares about Fort Scott which is a town where she came from.
• How else do a small community impact Nedra’s business and vice versa?
• Kinds of businesses in Fort Scott, Kansas.
• How does the business owners field the community’s expectation?
• How does Spyder Loop create value for the community?
• Ways on how Nedra expects they are going to provide for the community and that the community is going to provide back.
• The curve ball question—What are Nedra’s future plans?

If you want to know more about Nedra Barr, you may reach out to her at:

Website: https://spyderloop.com/

Welcome to Elements of Community!

I am your host, Lucas Root, and in this episode, we are going to talk about how Amanda builds a community for professional admins and the approaches they do inside their community. Joining me in this episode is Amanda Hamilton. Amanda is the founder of Hamilton Raye—an executive outsourced solution that aims to provide Founders, Executives, and Leadership with reliable, professional, and trustworthy support to unlock their most valuable asset: TIME.

She is also the founder of Admin Community—an online community for administrative professionals around the globe.

The name of her community is Admin Community and they are a group of professionals and experienced admins who provide monthly tips and tricks. And are focused on a community approach to learning.

They work out of the platform called Mighty Networks which is a tool that keeps their community cohesive and connected.

Amanda mentioned that if you are an administrative professional who is looking to learn, grow and connect with others this type of community is the place to be.

They don't have any requirements and you don't have to be a certain skill level. They just had someone who joined recently. She has never been an admin, but that's where she wants to pivot her career. She's joining to learn, grow and leverage that community by learning from more experienced professionals.

• Reasons why Amanda created the Admin community.
• How does an online community create a common language?
• Amanda describes what makes a community effective.
• What makes an effective community leader?
• Other things that make an effective community leader.
• How does Amanda create engagement for community projects?
• A question that should’ve been asked, but has not—what other platforms are out there for community engagement?

If you want to know more about Amanda Hamilton, you may reach out to her at:

• Websites: https://www.theadmincommunity.com/
• Websites: https://hamiltonraye.com/

Welcome to Elements of Community!

I am your host, Lucas Root, and in this episode, we are going to talk about some formulas and characteristics that are essential to make the impossible possible for the community. Joining me in this episode is Brad A. Milford. He is a marketing, sales, and operations expert. He’s also a mind models specialist, fractional COO, and CMO with a focus on productivity and business growth strategies such as high-ticket products and course creation for entrepreneurs.

Brad is a U.S. Navy veteran and world traveler, he has built eight corporations. Through his experiences, he has led, managed, and grown more than 100 businesses from ground to 7-figures and beyond.

He is chapter Chair of the Northeast Florida Region for the Global Leaders Organization, the founder of multiple business incubator communities, and is best known for the Built for Brilliance Group and the Freedom, Wealth, & Brilliance Mastermind.

As a top podcaster, Brad’s global impact continues to expand, and he is honored to serve today as a world-class speaker, mentor, advisor, trainer, consultant, and coach.

In the communities that Brad is involved in, they have transformed possibility into reality. They take something that possibly somebody doesn't think is possible and make it possible. With that said, Brad’s CPOP is transforming the impossible to possible.

With Brad’s community there's the business side of things and then the personal side of things. Between those two, what's more important to him is the service.

He also thinks that a community has everything to do with service and value. He could go to the business side, but what's more empowering is when somebody truly transformed their lives, and their businesses are affected as a residual.

Transformation happens in an instant. A lot of people misunderstand that transformation happens instantaneously. It's that aha moment when the light goes on and we say, “Oh, I get it now”. And then forevermore, you were never the same. Transformations happen in an instant. However, there's a lot that leads up to a transformational moment and there's a lot that goes beyond the transformational moment.

• What does it look like inside Brad’s community when the community is engaging with a transformation?
• Brad describes what makes an effective community leader.
• How can the community engage with common values when following a specific formula?
• What is the behavior of transformation?
• A question that should’ve been asked, but have not—who do you know that I need to know?

AND MORE TOPICS ARE COVERED IN THE FULL INTERVIEW!!! You can check that out and subscribe at [www.ElementsOfCommunity.us/innercircle].

If you want to know more about Brad A. Milford, you may reach out to him at:

• Website: https://buildbrilliance.net/
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvGKTwi1n8uZnODr_LjZFsg
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brad-a-milford/

Welcome to Elements of Community!

I am your host, Lucas Root, and in this episode, I am going to talk about the highlights and some of the amazing pieces from the episodes with Peter, Mitchell, and Isis.

In Peter Laughter’s episode, we talked about the community of Quakers and how the community of Quakers can give us an opportunity to learn what a community might look like and how it might look differently if we didn't focus on hierarchy.

We also looked at some alternate versions of leadership and some different ways to look at what leadership is and what it can mean.

Mitchell Levy is the global credibility expert. We had a great time talking about a couple of different big pieces of what leadership can mean in the context of credibility and how that affects and impacts the way that you interact with the committee.

Isis has an absolutely extraordinary community. It's not the sort of community that I was expecting to talk about. But that's part of what makes it so exciting because it's an opportunity for me to look at the way that communities can come together and how that transforms my understanding of community in a general sense.

We also uncovered some really deep ideas. And some specialized ways to look at the way our religious community utilizes the five elements of community and how they fit together.

• A deep dive into the elements of credibility and community engagement with Mitchell Levy.
• The Quaker community leadership as being fluid and the idea that the community can have a tight connection or a loose connection.
• How prayer is a common language and a common project with Isis.

Welcome to Elements of Community!

I am your host, Lucas Root, and in this episode, we are going to talk about studying & bringing ancient teachings until the modern day through the oracle crystal ball. Joining me in this episode is Isis Indriya, born in Mesa, Arizona, Indigenous to and raised on the island of Guam. Isis Indriya dedicates her life to creating platforms for teaching the sacred sciences of the Ancients, Indigenous wisdom, cultural exchange, Nature’s intelligence, and inner transformation as pathways for moving forward.

The crystal ball has been the center of hundreds of rituals. Their Community’s line is an original approach to ancient ways and is devoted to studying and bringing ancient teachings until the modern day. Because they see that the ancient teachings have lasted through the ages and the center of that is the Oracle crystal ball.

The Oracle crystal ball is also the heart of their group called the Oracle Clan. They all work with this crystal ball where they pray together and stay together during community events, group rituals, apprenticeship programs, and huge events.

Through the Oracle, Isis believes that everybody is a leader. It's about cultivating that aspect and the innate intelligence within, then clarifying what their divine directives are and what particular leadership skill thread they want to cultivate.

With the Oracle at the heart of their school, they support and encourage whoever comes around to step into leadership. And do all the transformational work that's necessary to become a council of leaders to get the work done. Because they believe that it's impossible for one or two people to get it all done.

• With everybody being a leader, what is it that makes a person an effective leader?
• The Importance of common heart in the community.
• What makes a community an effective community?
• Ways that Isis’s community does to connect with the common heart.
• Why is community important these days?

If you want to know more about Isis Indriya, you may reach out to [him/her] at:

• Platform http://www.academyoforaclearts.com
• Platform https://www.facebook.com/isis.indriya

Welcome to Elements of Community!

I am your host, Lucas Root, and in this episode, we are going to talk about human credibility and the importance of clearly articulating your purpose. Joining me in this episode is Mitchell Levy, a 2x TEDx speaker, an international bestselling author of over 60 books, a creator of over 20 Silicon Valley businesses, and a Global Credibility Expert.

Mitchell believes that credibility is not a destination, it is a journey. Credibility is your character and other people’s perception of your character.

The name of Mitchell’s community is Credibility Nation— a lifelong learning membership community of credible vs. dubious peers who live and do business together credibly.

Credibility Nation’s huge, yet, obtainable set of goals are the following:

• To create a world we will be proud to live in.
• To create a world we will be proud to pass on to future generations.
• To create an environment today where we love what we do, who we work with, and the contribution we make to those we associate with.

With the new robust definition of credibility. They are making it easy for companies and individuals to figure out what credibility is and the steps to take to increase your credibility.

For Mitchell, an effective community is the five elements which are, common language, common project, common value, common purpose, and common heart.

The easiest for Mitchell is the common language which talks about mission versus goals. But having five elements associated with community is a powerful blueprint moving forward.

• How does interviewing 500 thought leaders lead to building a community?
• Why does Mitchell specifically call the purpose, the compass that guides us?
• Mitchell shared his thoughts about what makes an effective leader. 
• The 10 elements of credibility.
• What is community engagement and how does Mitchell foster that in his community?
• How does Mitchell grow the heart in his community?
• Ways to encourage your community to dance.

If you want to know more about Mitchell Levy, you may reach out to him at:

• https://community.credibilitynation.com/
• https://www.ultimatecredibilitybootcamp.com/

Welcome to Elements of Community!

I am your host, Lucas Root, and in this episode, we are going to talk about how strengthening communities allow people to experience a true collaboration. Joining me in this episode is Peter Laughter, the Chief Inspiration Officer of Kinnext—a consulting and convening company that recognizes human interaction as a key to effective problem solving.

Peter’s purpose is to raise up human connections so they are noticeable and recognizable in our day-to-day life. And have those as a source of inspiration and strength, insight, and belonging.

Peter is in several overlapping communities. And the degree to which those overlaps are closer to him or farther away, depending on their connection to Peter’s personal purpose.

He is a Quaker, an entrepreneur, and a change-maker and all of these groups have their own communities. And all of them, the ones that he is connected with or the subsets of those communities that are most connected with are ones that share his purpose or at least purpose adjacent.

In Quakerism, the leadership scenario is centered around creating a deeper understanding and connection between that inner light or having an access to the higher truth.

One of which is simplicity, simplicity not just of our surroundings and possessions, but of our thinking so that we can better hear that truth that we have access to.

It also includes Integrity, which is not just doing what you say you're doing, but staying true to who you are and the requirements of your community.

• Peter shared the sub umbrella communities he joined and is currently working with.
• Meaning of flat hierarchy in Quakerism.
• The analogy of mushroom hunting.
• What makes a Quaker an effective leader?
• How does Peter create and foster engagement inside the community?
• And then, Peter describes how the community engages with purpose regularly.

If you want to know more about Peter Laughter, you may reach out to him at:

• Platform https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterlaughter
• Platform https://www.kinext.com

"Welcome to our first "Solo" episode of Elements of Community! In this episode I take about 20 minutes to review the most poignant moments from the last 3 episodes with our incredible guests. Each guest brought something unique to the table and want to make sure we discuss each of those moments and what they might mean to those of us who are trying to build amazing communities. Join me for this exciting breakdown of the Elements of Community"