In this episode of The Creator Spotlight Podcast, Francis speaks with Melanie Ehrenkranz, the creator of the Laid Off newsletter and Discord community. They discuss the origins of Laid Off, building a community where people feel supported and engaged, and the concept of the laid off to creator/entrepreneur pipeline.

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Follow Melanie

• Laid Off Newsletter
• LinkedIn

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References

• Melanie's Laid Off survey
• Never Post podcast episode with Melanie
• Interview with The Sidebar
• Interview with The New York Times

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00:00 Introducing Melanie

01:44 How 'Laid Off' began

06:32 Building an engaged, valuable community

10:12 Trend reports and insights from the laid off experience

13:20 Monetization that gives back to the community

22:47 LinkedIn culture and the need for personal brand

30:36 Potential future services for Laid Off

35:48 Permeable definitions of the creator

39:56 The creativity of the newsletter format

42:28 The laid off to creator pipeline

49:01 How to gain your first 10K subscribers

51:26 One year of Laid Off