The BuddyBoss Podcast

In today's episode, I'm going to dive into Community Engagement and tell you about • What actually is community engagement, what defines it, and is it the same for everyone? • What community engagement is, and what it is not! (Hint: Engagement is NOT a measure of success 🤯) • The 5 steps up the ladder of community engagement and what types of activity need to happen at each stage for each group of members. ---------- Show notes & transcript: https://www.buddyboss.com/podcast Watch this video episode: https://www.youtube.com/c/BuddybossWP Follow us: Insta: instagram.com/buddybosswp Fb: facebook.com/BuddyBossWP Twitter: twitter.com/BuddyBossWP

In today's episode I'm joined by Erika Wise from BayviewU; BayviewU is an online church platform created as an extension of the Bayview Church's local ministry in San Diego. This platform exists to provide current Bayview members with a place to learn, grow, interact and develop relationships with other members in the Spirit of Jesus Christ. Erika tells us about • How before BayviewU existed the church engagement was dwindling with its congregation and after the passing of their pastor his successor had the vision to connect all of their members through their own social network. • How BayviewU utilises BuddyBoss to administer virtual Impact Groups where small sections of the congregation can get together in a more intimate space for Bible Study, Accountability, Prayer, and Fellowship • How Zoom has allowed members of the Bayview family to take their relationship beyond sunday service and meet virtually wherever they are in the world ---------- Show notes & transcript: https://www.buddyboss.com/podcast Watch this video episode: https://www.youtube.com/c/BuddybossWP Follow us: Insta: instagram.com/buddybosswp Fb: facebook.com/BuddyBossWP Twitter: twitter.com/BuddyBossWP

In today's episode, I'm joined by Kristina Romero from The Hagios Study; The Hagios Study is a series of Bible studies with a companion mobile app designed to provide a dynamic experience through the written word, audio and visual meditations. Kristina tells us about • How past experiences with bible studies that she didn't think were working was the inspiration to create a study that was a beautiful and transformational immersive learning experience. • How her expertise running a WordPress agency with her own events and courses led her to be brought on by GoDaddy to develop their new eLearning Hub and the challenges they are facing through its development. • We discuss the role that ego plays in early-stage entrepreneurship and what humility in business looks like and whether can it still be profitable. ---------- Show notes & transcript: https://www.buddyboss.com/podcast Watch this video episode: https://www.youtube.com/c/BuddybossWP Follow us: Insta: instagram.com/buddybosswp Fb: facebook.com/BuddyBossWP Twitter: twitter.com/BuddyBossWP

In today's episode I'm joined by Michael Fatica from Back In Shape; The Back In Shape Program helps people around the world, fix their back pain from home. Through rehabilitation exercise routines, live video support and a supplementary video library they are helping people get their back, and their body, Back In Shape - and keep it that way! Michael tells us about • How one of their own clients that is a GP discovered exercises they were prescribing to help their own patients didn't work for their own pain and how Back In Shape helped them overcome their own Sciatica • How they are using a PR agency to help get national coverage for their members and their results to bolster their customer acquisition strategy through YouTube video ads. • How they are able to achieve results with patients online that they never would have thought possible compared to seeing them in a clinic. ---------- Show notes & transcript: https://www.buddyboss.com/podcast Watch this video episode: https://www.youtube.com/c/BuddybossWP Follow us: Insta: instagram.com/buddybosswp Fb: facebook.com/BuddyBossWP Twitter: twitter.com/BuddyBossWP

In today's episode, I'm joined by Marsha Guerrier from Her Suite Spot; HerSuiteSpot is a digital platform designed to empower women of color to advance as leaders in their careers and business. Marsha tells us about • How she started by giving out micro-grants of just $100 that she bootstrapped from the profits she made selling services and programs. • How brand awareness and credibility was her biggest initial challenge and how she has overcome that to gain the trust of corporate sponsors and raise over $30,000 at the start of the pandemic. • How your brand values and your mission must be in alignment with both the community you are serving and the sponsors you hope to attract. ---------- Show notes & transcript: https://www.buddyboss.com/podcast Watch this video episode: https://www.youtube.com/c/BuddybossWP Follow us: Insta: instagram.com/buddybosswp Fb: facebook.com/BuddyBossWP Twitter: twitter.com/BuddyBossWP

In today's episode I'm joined by Graham Hoffman from BuddyBoss; Graham tells us about • The main areas that BuddyBoss Support helps customers with as well as how the support team is structured. • Who the key team members are within the support team and the skill sets across each of the tiers. • The lifecycle of a support ticket, where he takes a dummy support request from me and talks us through each stage of its journey. ---------- Show notes & transcript: https://www.buddyboss.com/podcast Watch this video episode: https://www.youtube.com/c/BuddybossWP Follow us: Insta: instagram.com/buddybosswp Fb: facebook.com/BuddyBossWP Twitter: twitter.com/BuddyBossWP

In today's episode I'm joined by Carrie Green from Female Entrepreneur Association; The Female Entrepreneur Association is a global community platform connecting thousands of women worldwide, helping them to grow successful businesses through online Masterclasses and Workshops. Carrie tells us about • How the isolation and aloneness she experienced as a young female entrepreneur led her to create her own network for people like her. • How BuddyBoss made it possible for her to finally bring her multi-seven-figure membership site to life like she had always wanted. • How she more than doubled the size of her membership site from gaining 1000 members in her first year to 1200 in one week... by closing down enrollment! ---------- Show notes & transcript: https://www.buddyboss.com/podcast Watch this video episode: https://www.youtube.com/c/BuddybossWP Follow us: Insta: instagram.com/buddybosswp Fb: facebook.com/BuddyBossWP Twitter: twitter.com/BuddyBossWP

In today's episode, Jason tells us about • What the 6 most common types of Course Launch are and which specific elements make up each launch type. • The advantages and disadvantages of each launch type, what each type is best for and worst at. • How you can identify what type of launch is the best one for you depending on your experience, audience size, and the stage you're at in your course creation journey. ---------- Show notes & transcript: https://www.buddyboss.com/podcast Watch this video episode: https://www.youtube.com/c/BuddybossWP Follow us: Insta: instagram.com/buddybosswp Fb: facebook.com/BuddyBossWP Twitter: twitter.com/BuddyBossWP

In today's episode I'm joined by Bob Hamp from Think Differently Academy; Think Differently Academy helps people find release from life limiting beliefs and circumstances while training others to do the same. Bob tells us about • How operating inside facebook is like being inside a noisy gym, where the loud shouting of everybody drowns out the important message that somebody is quietly whispering for you. • How they are providing a private, safe and protected refuge for survivors of abuse, a community gathered around a journey they have decided to take. • How BuddyBoss provides a perfect opportunity for people to feel like they are a part of something more than just a class. ---------- Show notes & transcript: https://www.buddyboss.com/podcast Watch this video episode: https://www.youtube.com/c/BuddybossWP Follow us: Insta: instagram.com/buddybosswp Fb: facebook.com/BuddyBossWP Twitter: twitter.com/BuddyBossWP

In today's episode I'm joined by Anthony DiMoro from Gamactica; Gamactica is a social media and marketing platform for the content creation & gaming metaverse Anthony tells us about • How there is a glass ceiling on all social media platforms that is attractive for initial growth but eventually prevents you from truly owning your content and your business. • How after wasting thousands of dollars, discovering BuddyBoss allowed him to finally not be beholden to developers and build the platform and App he really wanted. • How trying to build a brand online without some understanding of SEO is like trying to run a marathon with a weighted vest on. ---------- Show notes & transcript: https://www.buddyboss.com/podcast Watch this video episode: https://www.youtube.com/c/BuddybossWP Follow us: Insta: instagram.com/buddybosswp Fb: facebook.com/BuddyBossWP Twitter: twitter.com/BuddyBossWP