Welcome to the Building My Freedom Business podcast.

Today's guest: Jillian Benbow

Jillian is the Senior Community Manager at SPI PRO (Smart Passive Income)

Resources mentioned in this podcast:

Join the SPI Community
Smart passive Income
Building My Freedom Business Podcast
Jillian's interview on the Smart Passive Income podcast.

Jillian's role, within the community, is to support other entrepreneurs in their journey building their business.

02:30 - Jillian explains that she is the Senior Community Experience Manager and shares what she has been doing before she landed her job at SPI PRO. Jillian shares that in the past she had her own business (fitness for new mums).
03:55 - Erik asks Jillian about what it was like for her, for someone who has experienced working for themselves, to go back to having a job again. Erik also asks if she has any regrets.

'Running your own business is a lot of work. I think I worked more running my own business'

07:10 - Jillian explains that, when she first got a job, she would invest the money back into her own business. She talks about the part-time role she got working for a start-up, moving into a full-time role.

'SPI MEDIA, we are not a start-up all though we operate like one'

'If I would to start up my own thing again, I would have so much more life education in it'

08:55 - Erik asks Jillian if she knew of Pat Flynn before she ended up working there. Jillian shares the story of how she ended up working for Pat Flynn.

Erik ' There's a lot of fake it till you make it in the online world'

' I saw a job for SPI Media on the job board and I thought what the heck is that?'

14:25    - Jillian talks about some of the challenges she faced when she started this job. Erik also asks her if she was given some freedom within her role to choose and try out things.

'I have a lot of freedom. If I want to launch a programme in SPI PRO I could just go and do it'

16:00 - Erik acknowledges that it sounds like she is still using her entrepreneurial skills.

16:55 - Jillian talks about that it feels like she is working for an entrepreneur and she talks about the benefits ( health care, retirement, etc ) but at the same time you end up working in this freedom mindset. Jillian says: As long as I can back it up with some thoughtfulness, I can come up with new ideas.
18:35 - Erik asks Jillian if she feels she has grown in a specific part in her role since she started to work for SPI Media?

'Running a community where growth is not a huge priority, that quality is a huge priority, has been a delight'

'The members in SPI PRO are paying customers, so I need to make sure I am delivering'

22:30 - Erik asks Jillian to share some of the events she has created in SPI PRO that got traction?
27:55 - Jillian talks about the ingredients a  new community manager needs to make his or her community a success?

'Building a community will take some of your time and you need to be willing to commit to that'

'One of the best things you can do to get your community to engage is ask the members what they want'

31:00 - Erik asks Jillian to share (without giving away secrets) if there is anything new happening in the SPI Community.

33:45 - After Erik asked Jillian where people should go if they want t