Why I Social

Monina Wagner (@MoninaW) is Community Manager at Content Marketing Institute and the second guest in this year's #CMAD Series. From news to social media, Monina has a diverse background that was exciting to explore. Her experience and enthusiasm make her well-deserving of being featured as a standout community manager. Note: All guests in this series were nominated by their fellow CMs during #CMAD. Part 1 - Gabby Yocum (iTunes)

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Gabby Yocum (@thegreat_gabbby) is the Community Manager at Zoomph and the first guest in this four-part series for Community Manager Appreciation Day. Her story begins at a job fair but her future in community and social media is clearly still being told! Note: All guests in this series were nominated by their fellow CMs during #CMAD.

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Community Manager Appreciation Day (#CMAD) is a 24 hour, live event taking place on Google Hangouts featuring panels focused on, you guessed it, community management. In 2015, the Why I Social podcast produced the first annual Why I Social #CMAD episode. In 2016, the conversations with Community Managers are split up throughout the week. To kick-start this year's series, I chatted with the team behind this year's #CMAD.

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Ahna Hendrix (@AhnaHendrix) is CEO and Lead Social Media Specialist at ARCH Digital Agency. She started ARCH Digital in October 2014 and has built a strong online reputation in social media over the course of her career.

You'll find her actively sharing snap stories on a daily basis via Snapchat (which I personally enjoy). She's also a yoga and health enthusiast who has made some significant changes to her life to focus on positivity.

• The importance of making time for yourself
• Ahna's love of Snapchat
• The power of positivity

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Ryan Pena (@iRyanPena) is Social Media Manager at MentorMate and MobCon. He previously served as Senior Social Media Specialist at Capella University. He's an experienced speaker who leverages his work experience to share actionable items at conferences like Social Media Strategies Summit. His experience in social media and mobile lends to a great conversation around such topics - but his personal story/personality is what has allowed me to grow a professional and personal friendship. with him.

• Building A Social Media program from scratch
• Employee Advocacy
• Working in Higher Education
• The definition of "mobile"

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We kick off 2016 with the Founder of Casual Fridays and Executive Producer of Social Media Day San Diego, Tyler Anderson. Tyler leads a growing company based on San Diego and has worked with other major events, such as the Super Bowl. Like previous guest, Scott Stratten, he speaks to the value of focus and niche marketing.

Beyond his professional life, Tyler is a father and enjoys living in the San Diego area. He's also something near and dear to my heart, a podcaster. You can learn more about his current podcast, Social Media Social Hour Podcast, on Stitcher and iTunes.

• The Casual Fridays story
• What it's like to be executive producer of Social Media Day San Diego
• Scaling your company in a competitive space
• The utter chaos of Comic Con in San Diego

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Carrie Kerpen is the CEO of Likeable Media and the host of the All The Social Ladies Podcast. Her podcast has included guests ranging from author Ann Handley to Carmen Shirkey Collins (of Cisco) and features some of the most influential women in business today. It's safe to say it's a can't miss podcast (lady or gentleman!). It's worth noting that her spouse, Dave Kerpen of Likeable Local, was a previous guest on the show. One of the coolest things about this podcast is hearing Carrie discuss some of the same things Dave and I discussed in order to hear both perspectives of the Kerpen family.

• Building Community for "All The Social Ladies"
• Her side of the Kerpen wedding story
• Managing time (as a CEO and a parent)

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Nycole Hampton (@MsNycole) is a social media strategist at @ChooseChicago. She has a passion for all things Chicago and is the last of a trio of guests from a previous #socialroadtrip to Chicago this past summer with alumni Joel Renner. There's a ton to be impressed with from Nycole's resume - from managing her own freelance career alongside a full-time job - to her Instagram success leading the Choose Chicago accounts. She's also an active speaker speaking at events in and around the city (and beyond).

• Her passion for the city of Chicago
• The power of influencer marketing
• Using User-Generated Content (and Instagram)

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Nick Cicero (@NickCicero) is the CEO and founder of Delmondo, strategist at BRaVe Ventures and a podcaster. He previously was a co-host of the Social Pros Podcast in 2014 alongside Jay Baer and Jeffrey Rohrs. The list of Nick's accomplishments are too big to list everything but a few notable ones include helping Oprah put the first Instagram Video on TV, a two-time Addy Winner and a multiple time SXSW speaker. More importantly, Nick is active across social media creating conversations and telling stories on a plethora of platforms including Twitter and Snapchat.

• The journey to founding Delmondo
• The value of influencer marketing
• Living and working in New York City

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Caitlin Waters (@Cait_Waters) is Digital Communications Manager at SocialWhirled, Director of Programming for Social Media Club Phoenix as well as host of the #chatwhirled twitterchat. She's also a Why I Social podcast ambassador. I've long had the opportunity to watch Caitlin work her magic running the #ChatWhirled twitter chat and seen her work from afar. Long before she was a Why I Social ambassador it was clear she was putting in her time and effort to progress her career and help others. From time working with Habitat to Humanity to her experience launching multiple social media accounts, Caitlin has kept herself busy and advanced herself professionally in a short amount of time.

This Week on Why I Social, Caitlin and I discuss:

• Small-town versus big-town
• Launching a new social media account
• The story behind #ChatWhirled

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