Today we are digging into THREE things that can increase engagement in your online community. Our guest is Sam Kamani who is a best-selling author,  keynote speaker & founder, who just so happens to love…games.

What does that have to do with building community? Well, quite a bit.

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TOPICS FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Product/Market Fit- Are we creating a leaky bucket?
• Why engagement should be “the north star”
• 3 concepts of gamification for your community 
• Why rewards are dangerous in communities

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• Website: https://samkamani.com/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samkamani/

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Our guest this week, Cathy Heller, believes that we can create an environment for others to feel safe, and it starts with giving ourselves the freedom to be who we are. Cathy encourages us to continue showing up and searching for what we’re here to do even when it seems like life is telling us to quit.

Cathy Heller is the host of the wildly popular podcast Don’t Keep Your Day Job which has reached over 40 Million Downloads.

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TOPICS FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Living a life without regret
• Feeling like you don’t deserve to be happy
• Moral obligation to pursue purpose
• Partnership with a Higher Power
• The best thing you can do for your business

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Website: https://www.cathyheller.com/

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Want to improve engagement within your community? Want to motivate people on your team better? Heck…want to motivate YOURSELF more? Have you ever considered that being funnier might help? Hang in with me for a sec…

Our guest this week, Andrew Tarvin is the CEO of Humor That Works. A former commuter engineer turned comedian, Andrew works with organizations to help them be more effective using…you guessed it, humor.

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• Making the World Better with Gamification (referenced in the show): https://www.heatherparady.com/blog/yukaichou

TOPICS FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Why does humor MATTER in developing your career?
• The 7 ways to express humor
• Getting comfortable with putting yourself “out there”
• When is it appropriate to use humor?

CONNECT WITH ANDREW TARVIN:

• Website:  https://www.humorthatworks.com
• Take the Quiz: https://humor.me/community

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Drew Talbert has always been a performer. Like most of us, he pursued a more conventional path and "stable" career but the arts were always calling to him. Fortunately for us, he listened to that call.

I discovered him originally on TikTok, where his sketch comedy (as of this writing) has grown a thriving community to over 2 MILLION people. In this throwback episode from 2020, Drew shares with us the realities of going after your "impossible" dreams and fighting for what you really want in life.

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TOPICS FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Letting go of the narrative that it is "too late"
• How critical feedback is key to better content
• Developing better instincts and finding inspiration
• Letting go of judgment and unblocking creative flow
• Getting comfortable in the grey area and making bold choices

CONNECT WITH DREW TALBERT:

• IG: https://www.instagram.com/drewtalbert/
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drew_talbert
• Website: https://www.bistrohuddy.com/

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How can I be funnier? That's what I asked my friend, comedian, and musician Rory Gardiner. But it's  not just about being funnier, it's about acknowledging the craft of our creative work, making space to sharpen our tools, and having reverence for THE practice.

Because yeah, we love our creative work, but if we want to make a living at it, if we want to build communities around it, get eyeballs on our movies, scripts, art, whatever, we have to work at it.

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TOPICS FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Identifying your point of view and dealing with rejection
• Mind Mapping to find creative ideas
• Testing your work and delivering with confidence

CONNECT WITH RORY: https://rorygardiner.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rorygardinermusic

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Struggle being yourself on camera? Worried about what other people will think of you? Want to use your story, or bring more life to your work…but not sure how?

Our guest this week, Virginia Kerr has been in the TV and video industry for more than 20 years. Four TV newsrooms, hundreds of videos, blogs, and podcasts later, she became a top leader in an award-winning network marketing company. She says she is an “Alabama-raised video strategist, content creator, educator, podcaster, and introvert who plays an extrovert on camera. and I’m doing it all from my laundry room!”

Today we are digging into bringing YOURSELF to the camera, connecting better with your digital community, and having more fun in the process.

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CONNECT WITH VIRGINIA: https://thisisvirginiakerr.com/

FROM TODAY’s EPISODE:

• Being yourself and sharing stories on video
• Recognizing the causes of pain and the process of inner healing
• Tips for letting go of self-criticism

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Our guest this week, Brett Hoebel is the founder of Sweat With Soul and former celebrity trainer on NBC’s Biggest Loser. His tip on building a digital community? Well, it’s being comfortable, confident, and authentic on camera. He says, “People want to follow, learn from and invest in YOU. A picture May speak a 1000 words, but video speaks a Billion.”

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TOPICS FROM THIS EPISODE: 

• Tactical tips for building confidence on camera
• Using story to be seen as confident (and not cocky!)
• Paying attention to your nonverbals
• Keeping your word to yourself

CONNECT WITH BRETT HOEBEL:

• Personal Website: bretthoebel.com
• Fitness Program:20minutebody.com
• Positive Workout Clothes: https://sweatwithsoul.com/

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Do you have to be online ALL the time to build community? Do we have to sacrifice several years of relationships and health in order to reach the level of success that we want to see? Is that simply the trade-off that we have to expect?

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TOPICS FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Social media addiction and how that’s affecting our businesses.
• How to set boundaries in your work even when you aren’t at the level of success that you want to be.
• How to use Parkinson’s law to get more done.

Resource Mentioned: 

• Graham’s Hustle Video
• Tim Ferriss: The 4-Hour Work Week
• Graham’s workshop

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As a creative, as an artist, do you really NEED to build an “online community”? You just need fans of your work…right? 

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TOPICS FROM THIS EPISODE:

• Does going viral MATTER? When would it?
• Do creatives NEED community? Or Fans?
• How do we engage passive “fans” into “superfans”
• Why you might not HAVE to be engaged online all the time

CONNECT WITH NATHAN DOHSE:

• Website: zeroto60byagd.com/workshop
• Discord: https://discord.gg/5aSCdKT9sQ

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Want to build a community around your work? It might come down to something really small that is very very powerful. In today’s episode, I share with you a clip from a few years ago where a photographer gave me an incredible community-building tip (that I didn’t even realize she was giving me)...

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