The Community Strategy Podcast
Deb Schell
Your online community strategy is vital to the success of your course, program, or membership. This podcast provides real-world examples from community builders who've developed their community strategy.
Recording: Community Builders’ Fireside Chat
Send us a textToday I’m sharing a Recording: Community Builders’ Fireside Chat with the Swarm community Founder Gavin Hammar. The platform is a video-centric community-driven driven that guarantees higher engagement than anywhere else.In early February, I had a fireside chat with Gavin. I answered lots of common community building challenge questions. I hope that this helps you as you consider building, launching, and growing an online community. 🙂Why Listen to the Fireside Chat with the Swarm
Mar 14, • 57:16
Playback Theatre: Weaving Stories to Strengthen Communities
Send us a textChris Fitz is the Founder and Artistic Director of River Crossing Playback Theatre in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. With experience in improvisational arts since 2003, Chris and his ensemble use Playback Theatre to build community by dramatically portraying real-life stories. He is also a trained mediator and former Executive Director of the Center for Community Peacemaking, specializing in Restorative Justice—community-based practices that address harm and promote healing in schools, c
Sep 8, 2024 • 36:11
Redefining Failure and Success in Community Building
Send us a Text Message.Today, I’m happy to introduce the Reverend Mike Travisano, an ordained Buddhist priest, mindfulness instructor, and integrative group therapy facilitator for an intensive outpatient program for adolescents and young adults.Mike is also the founder of The Art of Monday Morning. This company provides mindfulness instruction to individuals and organizations.In this episode, you’ll hear Mike’s story of starting a Monday Buddhist Mindfulness and Meditation community. Mike spen
Aug 18, 2024 • 45:47
The power of play to build belonging
Send us a Text Message.Welcome to the Community Strategy Podcast. I'm Deb Schell, the host. I'm excited to introduce today's guest, Eli Walker! She designs events and programs that build play into belonging in the modern world and how to use play to facilitate more engaging meetings. Equipped with a BFA in Theater from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and as the founder and author of Drunk Yoga® (now The Uplift Experience), Eli pioneered the wellness entertainment movement to bridge the gap betwee
Aug 4, 2024 • 38:46
Create Community Member's success
Send us a textWelcome back to The Community Strategy Podcast! Today’s guest is Mathilde Leo. She's the Head of Community and Customer Education at Circle, an all-in-one online community, program, and course platform for entrepreneurs, startups, and nonprofits.She's been building online customer communities from scratch since 2021. As the first community hire and employee #11, she was instrumental in crafting and implementing Circle's original community-led strategy, which helped o
Jul 21, 2024 • 28:43
Expedite your community journey
Send us a Text Message.Get ready to jump into a NEW episode of The Community Strategy Podcast! Hosted by Deb Schel, she interviews Tracy Beavers, a six-figure entrepreneur, and an online community builder. Get the tips to grow your community organically and launch a group that turns into income! Tracy hosts a free Facebook group, BE A CONFIDENT ENTREPRENEUR: Get Visible + Grow Your Email List & Income, with over 2.7K members! When Tracy first launched her Facebook group, her biggest goal was to
Jul 7, 2024 • 38:08
Find Balance with this Wellness Webinar (Part Two)
Send us a Text Message.In this podcast episode, you’ll hear the second half of a webinar hosted with Community Builders with Purpose and led by Nicole Gray, the founder of Boxed Community, which helps community leaders achieve well-being. For a comprehensive understanding, it's crucial to listen to the first part of this webinar hosted with Community Builders with Purpose and led by Nicole Gray. If you missed it, please listen to that first. Go here to listen. Nicole helps leaders grow, improve
Jun 16, 2024 • 35:59
Avoid Burnout with this Community Leaders Wellness Webinar
Send us a Text Message.Welcome back to the Community Strategy Podcast, your unique resource for navigating the challenges of leading online communities! Leading an online community can feel overwhelming and daunting, especially in the face of ongoing challenges. From clarifying your community concept to defining your ideal member and launching a new group, it can be challenging to find time for reflection. Over the past few years, I’ve learned that trying to take on too much leads to burnout and
Jun 2, 2024 • 31:48
Finding purpose Part Two
Send us a Text Message.Welcome back to The Community Strategy Podcast! In this episode, you’ll hear the first half of a recording of an event in March of 2024 inside Community Builders with Purpose, an online membership for community builders. During the session, Brian Helfman, the host of Third Nature, an online and in-person community, helped thousands of people cultivate clarity, creativity, and connection while having more fun. In addition to the community, Brian has consulted with organizat
May 19, 2024 • 35:39
Finding purpose in connection to cultivating authentic engagement
Welcome back to The Community Strategy Podcast! In this episode, you’ll hear the first half of a recording of an event in March of 2024 inside Community Builders with Purpose, an online membership for community builders. During the session, Brian Helfman, the host of Third Nature, an online and in-person community, helped thousands of people cultivate clarity, creativity, and connection while having more fun. In addition to the community, Brian has consulted with organizations to help them build
May 5, 2024 • 35:55
Thriving with Too Many Ideas (Part Two)
Welcome back to The Community Strategy! In this podcast episode, you'll hear the second part of an event held in February 2024. Windy Lawson presented to community builders how to thrive with too many ideas. Click here to watch part one. In her insightful presentation, Windy Lawson provides five practical areas that empower you to differentiate ideas from opportunities. Windy emphasizes that action on opportunities, not just ideas, drives success. Go to show notes. Thanks for listening to the Co
Apr 21, 2024 • 30:58
Thriving with Too Many Ideas
Welcome back to the Community Strategy Podcast! I'm thrilled you are here and excited to jump into this new episode! Since opening Community Builders with Purpose, I've been reminded that we can learn much from our peers. I've been looking for ways to support my clients and encourage them to move faster by focusing on a few or, better yet, one option at a time. I was looking for speakers to join the community when Windy Lawson shared her talk about "Thriving with TMI” (Too Many Ideas). Windy joi
Apr 7, 2024 • 25:53
Celebrating International Women’s Day 2024 Part Two
Welcome back to The Community Strategy Podcast: Season Three! I'm thrilled you have joined us; I can't wait to meet you inside Community Builders with Purpose! If you still need to listen to Part One, click here now! In Part 2, Celebrating International Women's Day, you'll hear Serena Snoad, Jenny Kay Pollock, Maria James-Thiaw, Melissa Schoettle, Theresa Anderson, and Cha'Von Clarke-Joell continue the conversation about women's empowerment, inspirational women, and resources for learning more a
Mar 24, 2024 • 36:35
The CSP Season Three Launchs on International Women's Day
Welcome back to The Community Strategy Podcast: Season Three! I'm thrilled you have joined us; I can't wait to meet you inside Community Builders with Purpose! This season, you'll hear recordings of our live events inside this new community. For the first episode of the season, I wanted to share a recording of a live event I hosted with women to celebrate International Women's Day! It is a global celebration observed annually on March 8 to recognize and honor the achievements and contributions o
Mar 10, 2024 • 36:07
Transforming Audiences into Allies: Podcast Community Building with Mighty Networks
Welcome back to the Community Strategy Podcast: The nexus where online community strategy meets intentionality. In this episode, Deb Schell and special guest Alex Sanfilippo discuss how he continues to grow an online community connecting podcast hosts with guests. Alex Sanfilippo is an entrepreneur who is the CEO and founder of PodPros, a software company focused specifically on the podcasting industry. He is also a podcast host of the top-rated podcast called Podcasting Made Simple and a lead p
Nov 17, 2023 • 28:21
Chapter 12: Maintain Your Community
In this episode of the Community Strategy Podcast, you’ll hear an excerpt from Deb Schell’s new book, Creator to Community Builder. This episode is an expert from chapter twelve – Maintain Your Community. Creator to Community Builder offers time-saving tips for struggling entrepreneurs to establish and scale online communities, enhancing business growth and client connections. Community Strategist Deb Schell shares insights from aiding 60+ business owners, offering stories, strategies, and pract
Oct 22, 2023 • 29:39
Chapter 11: Grow Your Membership
In this episode of the Community Strategy Podcast, you’ll hear an excerpt from Deb Schell’s new book, Creator to Community Builder. This episode is an expert from chapter eleven – Grow your membership. Creator to Community Builder offers time-saving tips for struggling entrepreneurs to establish and scale online communities, enhancing business growth and client connections. Community Strategist Deb Schell shares insights from aiding 60+ business owners, offering stories, strategies, and practica
Oct 15, 2023 • 22:42
Chapter 10: Keep your members coming back
In this episode of the Community Strategy Podcast, host and author Deb Schell read excerpts from the newly released book Creator to Community Builder: Find Calm While Building Your Online Community. Creator to Community Builder offers time-saving tips for struggling entrepreneurs to establish and scale online communities, enhancing business growth and client connections. Community Strategist Deb Schell shares insights from aiding 60+ business owners, offering stories, strategies, and practical t
Oct 8, 2023 • 24:38
Chapter 9: Onboard your members
In this episode of the Community Strategy Podcast, you’ll hear an excerpt from chapter nine of Creator to Community Builder: Find Calm While Building Your Online Community. Deb Schell is a Community Strategist and Author who’s aided over sixty business owners in building an online community, course, or membership. Creator to Community Builder offers time-saving tips for struggling entrepreneurs to establish and scale online communities, enhancing business growth and client connections. Community
Oct 1, 2023 • 21:33
Chapter 8: Launch Your Community
In this episode of the Community Strategy Podcast, Deb Schell reads excerpts from her new book, Creator to Community Builder: Find Calm While Building an Online Community. In Chapter 8, Deb shares tips on launching an online community. Creator to Community Builder offers time-saving tips for struggling entrepreneurs to establish and scale online communities, enhancing business growth and client connections. Community Strategist Deb Schell shares insights from aiding 60+ business owners, offering
Sep 24, 2023 • 27:01
Chapter 7: Grow Your Audience
In this episode of the Community Strategy Podcast, Deb Schell, Author of Creator to Community Builder, will read an excerpt from chapter seven of the book. Creator to Community Builder offers time-saving tips for struggling entrepreneurs to establish and scale online communities, enhancing business growth and client connections. Community Strategist Deb Schell shares insights from aiding 60+ business owners, offering stories, strategies, and practical tools to launch thriving communities, ultima
Sep 17, 2023 • 28:14
Chapter 6: From Idea to Reality: Planning a Community's Launch
Creator to Community Builder offers time-saving tips for struggling entrepreneurs to establish and scale online communities, enhancing business growth and client connections. Community Strategist Deb Schell shares insights from aiding 60+ business owners, offering stories, strategies, and practical tools to launch thriving communities, ultimately saving money and time.A note to readers that there is no audiobook version, which is why this particular season offers audio experts of the book. To ge
Sep 10, 2023 • 20:24
Chapter 5: From Vision to Validation: Creating a Strong Community Foundation
In this episode, you’ll hear an excerpt from chapter five of Creator to Community Builder: Find Calm While Building Your Online Community. Author Deb Schell will read the expert of this chapter, which discusses how to evaluate and assemble an online community launch strategy. Creator to Community Builder offers time-saving tips for struggling entrepreneurs to establish and scale online communities, enhancing business growth and client connections. Community Strategist Deb Schell shares insights
Sep 3, 2023 • 24:49
Chapter 4: Building Stronger Bonds: Find Your Ideal Community Members
In this episode, you’ll hear an excerpt from chapter four of Creator to Community Builder: Find Calm While Building Your Online Community. Creator to Community Builder offers time-saving tips for struggling entrepreneurs to establish and scale online communities, enhancing business growth and client connections. Community Strategist Deb Schell shares insights from aiding 60+ business owners, offering stories, strategies, and practical tools to launch thriving communities, ultimately saving money
Aug 27, 2023 • 24:49
Chapter 3: Enhancing Communities through Thoughtful Design and Architecture
Creator to Community Builder offers time-saving tips for struggling entrepreneurs to establish and scale online communities, enhancing business growth and client connections. Community Strategist Deb Schell shares insights from aiding 60+ business owners, offering stories, strategies, and practical tools to launch thriving communities, ultimately saving money and time.A note to readers that there is no audiobook version, which is why this particular season offers audio experts of the book. To ge
Aug 20, 2023 • 24:49
Chapter 2: Develop Your Community Strategy
Creator to Community Builder offers time-saving tips for struggling entrepreneurs to establish and scale online communities, enhancing business growth and client connections. Community Strategist Deb Schell shares insights from aiding 60+ business owners, offering stories, strategies, and practical tools to launch thriving communities, ultimately saving money and time.A note to readers that there is no audiobook version, which is why this particular season offers audio experts of the book. To ge
Aug 13, 2023 • 40:36
Chapter 1: Learn the Community Building Basics
Creator to Community Builder offers time-saving tips for struggling entrepreneurs to establish and scale online communities, enhancing business growth and client connections. Community Strategist Deb Schell shares insights from aiding 60+ business owners, offering stories, strategies, and practical tools to launch thriving communities, ultimately saving money and time.A note to readers that there is no audiobook version, which is why this particular season offers audio experts of the book. To ge
Aug 6, 2023 • 26:12
Creator to Community Builder: Welcome to Season 2!
In this new season of the Community Strategy Podcast, you’ll hear excerpts from the Creator to Community Builder Book, soon to be released. Sign up for the Advanced Reader Cohort starting in August! Hi, I’m Deb Schell, Host of the Community Strategy Podcast. Since 2020, I’ve interviewed over 100 community leaders to learn how they navigate the challenges of online communities, memberships, coaching programs, online courses, and more.In the new season, I’m excited to share excerpts from my new bo
Jul 30, 2023 • 25:27
Season 2 Preview Episode: Why you should hire a community consultant
A new season of the Community Strategy Podcast is coming this Sunday, July 30th, and I’m kicking it off with a preview of a recent interview with the Community Leaders Institute. Before I dive into that episode, Let me share some of this backstory with you first. Back in 2021, a year after I launched a consulting business, I was looking for a community for consultants and couldn’t find one, so I created one. After asking on LinkedIn if anyone else does community consulting, I found a few people
Jul 27, 2023 • 19:50
Episode 100: Awakening to Consciousness with Carol Chapman and Lynnda Pollio
In the final episode of the Community Strategy Podcast, Host Deb Schell invites Find Calm Here Founding Member Carol Chapman and her business partner, Lynnda Pollio, to share their collaborative project, a 7-week series called "WisdomKeeping.” Carol Chapman is a Heart-Centered Practitioner who was called to leave her corporate career and spend time doing meaningful work. She co-founded several businesses focused on heart-centered, conscious business practices. This led her to launch the Hearts R
Dec 25, 2022 • 1:01:30
Episode 99: Create Belonging with Carrie Melissa Jones
In this episode of the Community Strategy Podcast, Carrie Melissa Jones shares her community experience from her early days to becoming a full-time consultant. She’s helped create community strategies for presidential campaigns, non-profits, small businesses, and the Fortune Global 50. She’s the coauthor of Building Brand Communities, the Founding Partner, and COO for CMX Media (CMX Hub), the “community for community builders” that provides training, events, and programs for community builders w
Dec 18, 2022 • 58:54
Episode 98: Keep Connected with David Siegel, CEO of Meetup
In this episode of the Community Strategy Podcast, David Siegel is the CEO of Meetup, the largest platform for finding and building a local community. He has over 20 years of experience as a technology and digital media executive, leading organizations through innovative product development, rapid revenue growth, and digital traffic acceleration. Before joining Meetup, David was CEO of Investopedia and, before that, President of Seeking Alpha. David holds a BA in Philosophy, Politics & Economics
Dec 11, 2022 • 58:13
Episode 97: From Music to Members with Benji Vaughan, Founder of Disciple
In this episode of the Community Strategy Podcast, Benji Vaughan, Founder of Disciple Media, shares his experience transitioning from a music producer to founding a community platform. Benji shares, “As a musician, I had my own community of fans and followers. What I didn’t have was my own space to grow and manage that community in the way that worked for me. So, I set out to create that space. Along the way, I found a lot of other community managers with the same problem.” Disciple supports a w
Dec 4, 2022 • 43:35
Episode 96: Becoming an Accidental Community Manager with Adrian Speyer
In this episode of the Community Strategy Podcast, Adrian Speyer, an experienced digital marketer and community builder shares the story behind his new book, The Accidental Community Manager. With over 10 years of community industry experience, Adrian has delivered numerous talks about community building at major international conferences and is the author of The Accidental Community Manager. He has worked with top brands which has enabled him to teach community builders best practices, effectiv
Nov 27, 2022 • 58:04
Episode 95: Community Trends for 2023 from the Community Consultants Collective
In this episode of the Community Strategy Podcast the Community Consultants Collective, a cohort of new and veteran community industry leaders, share their experiences discussing the state of the community industry and what trends they would like to see in 2023. The Community Consultants Collective, founded by Deb Schell, is a virtual group that meets once a month via Zoom to discuss how to be a consultant in the community industry. It started in August of 2021 when Deb reached out to fellow pro
Nov 20, 2022 • 52:36
Episode 94: Onboarding Automations for Course Creators that scale your community with Drew Dillion
Episode 94: Onboarding Automations for Course Creators that scale your community with Drew Dillion In this episode of the Community Strategy Podcast Drew Dillon, CEO of Burb shares insights about onboarding members into a cohort or course using their software as a service (SaaS). An early employee at Yammer, building communities inside companies, where Drew developed skills and insights that helped him understand how people gather. Burb’s software makes it easy for creators and course builders t
Nov 13, 2022 • 50:25
Episode 93: Community Strategy that utilizes data with Richard Millington
In this episode of the Community Strategy Podcast, you’ll hear a conversation with CSP Host, Deb Schell, and Richard Millington, the founder of FeverBee, who talk about the insights he’s discovered on his journey as an international community consultant, and the author of Buzzing Communities, Indispensable Community, and Build your Community, Richard’s clients have included Google, Facebook, Oracle, Wikipedia, EMC, Greenpeace, and many more. Prior to FeverBee, Richard interned with Seth Godin in
Nov 6, 2022 • 49:09
Episode 92: Groovy Community Strategies with Taylor Harrington
In this episode of the Community Strategy Podcast Taylor Harrington, Head of Community at Groove, a FREE app for solo workers to instantly connect and conquer their to-dos alongside each other, shares her mission to solve the loneliness epidemic. Taylor shares how she’s designed online learning experiences with best-selling author, Seth Godin and that her community professional experience emerged from a job she had a at local craft studio during college. “Amy Frank, the creator of The Makery, di
Oct 30, 2022 • 57:08
Episode 91: Navigating the ups and downs of entrepreneurship with Lois Koffi
In this episode of the Community Strategy Podcast, Lois Koffi shares her journey over the past two years of navigating the challenges of being an entrepreneur and how it changes as she learned more about how to get to the “heart” of selling, leadership, and how to feel better about life, relationships, and wellbeing. Lois is a transformational sales coach, best-selling author, and speaker who’s coached thousands of people in business and healthy lifestyles for over 20 years. As a former Ironman
Oct 23, 2022 • 46:34
Episode 90: Finding happiness together in community as an entrepreneur with Laurence McCahill
In this episode of the Community Strategy Podcast, Laurence McCahill, Co-Founder of The Happy Startup School will share his journey to inspire, empower and connect entrepreneurs and leaders that want to create lives and businesses rich with purpose.After running a digital agency for 10 years, Laurence and his co-founder have devoted themselves to realizing their vision for The Happy Startup School creating experiences, programs, and an accidental community of like-minded people. Are you an entre
Oct 16, 2022 • 55:34
Episode 89: Building Relationships for your community strategy with Pablo Gonzalez
In this episode of the Community Strategy Podcast Pablo Gonzalez, the inventor of the Relationship Flywheel, and Host of the B2B Community Builders Show shares his experiences. Pablo is obsessed with human connection and has used his expertise to grow his business, and Co-Founded Be The Stage, a marketing agency whose concept is to start with identifying ideal clients, asking them about their challenges, and then using the content they uncover to build digital marketing campaigns for clients to
Oct 9, 2022 • 55:58
Episode 88: Community Building using Ecosystems with Pamela Slim
In this episode of the Community Strategy Podcast, you’ll hear an interview with Pamela Slim, an author, business coach, and co-founder of the Main Street Learning Lab in Mesa, Arizona.Since 2005, Pam has advised thousands of entrepreneurs as well as companies serving small businesses. Pam has written three books: Escape from Cubicle Nation (named Best Small Business and Entrepreneur book of 2009 from 800 CEO Read), Body of Work (2014 with Penguin Portfolio), and her latest The Widest Net (2021
Oct 2, 2022 • 50:39
Episode 87: CMX Summit Recap with Deb Schell
In this episode of the Community Strategy Podcast, host Deb Schell shares her notes and thoughts from the recent CMX Summit which she attended virtually on September 14th and 15th and attended several sessions in addition to networking with the world’s largest group of community builders.Click HERE to support Deb's new book, Creator to Community BuilderSupport the showThe Community Strategy Podcast (CSP) offers interviews with online community leaders who share their community-building journey.
Sep 21, 2022 • 51:46
Episode 86: Leading a Global Mindfulness Community with Elisha Goldstein
The world has experienced a mental health crisis in the past few years. One resource that offers a place for everyone to come and find a bit of calm is the Mindful Living Collective, led by Elisha Goldstein. During this episode of the Community Strategy Podcast, Elisha Goldstein shares why he decided to open up the collective, how his experience has been as a leader of a global community with over 7,000 members, and much more! Elisha's energy is contagious and he has the ability to turn complic
Sep 18, 2022 • 1:01:46
Episode 85: Community Structures that engage members in an online community
On this episode of the Community Strategy Podcast, Allegra Stein joins the Find Calm Here Community Members for a conversation about aligning strengths with a community strategy. Allegra is a YouMap® Certified Coach who leads Misfits to Maverick, an online mentorship community for coaches who want to start taking simple, creative, and transformative steps forward in their coaching practice. During this episode, you’ll learn about Allegra’s journey being a coach and leading a coaching program. Th
Sep 4, 2022 • 1:00:44
Episode 84: How to use Social Media to build an Online Community for your Brand
In this episode of the Community Strategy Podcast, Carolyn Zick shares her community journey and offers marketing tips for new community builders. She’s the host of The Bad Axe Biz Club and AMIDST Creatives of the Midwest, both on the Mighty Networks platform. During the recording of this live interview, you’ll hear some strategies to avoid burnout and Carolyn gives practical steps to grow your online business, scale your community, and inspire others. Carolyn is a multi-passionate business owne
Aug 14, 2022 • 58:53
Episode 83: Conversations about Building a Community of Purpose on LinkedIn
In this episode of The Community Strategy Podcast, John Morley shares how he built an online community on LinkedIn by offering awareness, bringing delight to the members, and offering value in authentic conversations. John is a self-proclaimed Serial Entrepreneur, International Professional Keynote Speaker, Podcast Host, Radio Personality on Drive-Time Radio, and Global Marketing SpecialistHe’s the CEO and Founder of The JMOR Connection, Inc as a Technology leader, Innovator, Thought Leader, Eng
Jul 31, 2022 • 49:48
Episode 82: Key Takeaways from the Community Leaders Mini-Wellness Retreat, Part 2
As an online community leader, it has been challenging to juggle personal and professional tasks over the past two years. Many leaders feel overwhelmed with building, launching, and growing. I’m one of them. In this episode of the Community Strategy Podcast, you’ll hear the second part of a recording of the Community Leaders Mini-wellness Retreat, held in June with fellow Find Calm Here Community members who share tips, success stories, challenges, and how to avoid burnout and overwhelm as commu
Jul 24, 2022 • 1:00:31
Episode 81: Key Takeaways from the Community Leaders Mini-Wellness Retreat, Part 1
As an online community leader, it has been challenging to juggle personal and professional tasks over the past two years. Many leaders feel overwhelmed with building, launching, and growing. I’m one of them. In this episode of the Community Strategy Podcast, you’ll hear the recording of the 2-hour wellness mini-retreat that I hosted with community leaders and fellow Find Calm Here Community members. You’ll hear tips, success stories, challenges, and how to avoid burnout and overwhelm as communit
Jul 17, 2022 • 33:29
Episode 80: Incentive-based Marketing with memberships with Marco Torres
In this episode of the Community Strategy Podcast, Marco Torres shares tips on how he helps thousands of business owners worldwide boost sales and scale their businesses through the use of incentive-based marketing. By identifying the best methods to encourage customers to create video testimonials, the travel incentive program was created and has helped Marco’s hospitality customers increase their business, fill empty hotel rooms, and cultivate an exciting customer experience. Marco’s community
Jul 10, 2022 • 55:52
Episode 79: Leading a wellness community for healthcare workers with Sarah Hines
In this episode of the Community Strategy Podcast, you’ll hear a recording of an interview with Sarah Hines, the Host of Leading while Healing Network, who shares her community-building journey. She also just launched The Lodge Project, which you can learn more about or if you are interested, email her at sarah@inlodgewetrust.com. As Deb’s client, Sarah, and Deb collaborated on the community strategy, structure, and design of the network. Do you want to start your own podcast? Check out Buzzspro
Jul 3, 2022 • 51:29
Episode 78: Helping Leaders Crush Their Goals with Kathy Mela
In this interview on the Community Strategy Podcast, Kathy Mela shares how she helps leaders crush their goals by aiming for excellence instead of perfection. Kathy is a coach, speaker, and author who is on a mission to bring awareness to the power of our thoughts, words, and actions by helping clients ignite their internal fire, break through their bogus stories and build momentum to create a more purposeful, powerful, brilliant life experience.After 45 years of actually breathing life into bab
Jun 26, 2022 • 35:08
Episode 77: Create Your Signature Talk with Suzi Hunn
If you have a desire to share your message on podcasts, become a speaker, or build an audience on social media, this episode is for you! Stop Putting Yourself Out There. Start Leading Dialogue.During a LIVE Interview, recorded on May 18th, FCH Community Member Suzi Hunn, Founder of Teach Your Thing, joined Deb Schell, Host of the Community Strategy podcast to share her new workshop titled: Create Your Signature Talk. Suzi’s mission is to help small businesses change lives by teaching what they k
Jun 19, 2022 • 50:42
Episode 76: Creating Panion with Melanie Aronson
Deb speaks with Melanie Aronson about creating an ethical community platform in this episode. Melanie Aronson is the founder and CEO of Panion, a community management platform that helps people build more empathy and meaningful connection in online communities. Melanie has a bachelor’s in anthropology from Columbia University and an MFA in documentary filmmaking from the School of Visual Arts in NYC. She has spent more than 10 years as a freelance filmmaker, photographer, and designer and about
Jun 12, 2022 • 41:24
Episode 75: LIVE Interview: Implementing a book club inside a Mighty Network
During this episode of the Community Strategy Podcast, Deb interviews Kathy, the Host of LS Warriors, a community supporting people working through the emotional and mental effects of Lichen Sclerosus. Kathy shares the lessons she’s learned and how she’s planning to use a book club to bring her community members together. Her community will dissect Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connections by Brené Brown. Using the book as a guide for a year's worth of content. The community will use it
Jun 5, 2022 • 44:48
Episode 74: People-First Advocacy and Inclusivity with Deejae DuRante
In this episode, Deb Schell interviews DeeJae DuRante, a mayhem making bilingual livestreamer and strategist. A proud Air Force veteran, DeeJae uses her decades of experience in social services to advocate for diversity, accessibility, and inclusion. #silverfoxtalksFind Deejae on YouTube and Instagram!Click here to book a free fifteen minute consultation with Deejae!For full show notes, click here!Check out Mighty Networks to build your online community today! Do you want to start your own podca
May 29, 2022 • 36:33
Episode 73: The Value of Discovery Work with Theresa Anderson
Theresa Anderson, Head of Agency Business, brings over two decades of diverse marketing experience to her role at Agorapulse. Over the course of her career, she has worked with Fortune 100 enterprises, served as Program Director for the Center for Entrepreneurship at Rollins College, and managed all aspects of communications and marketing for one of the top ten marketing agencies in Central Florida.At Agorapulse, her responsibilities include working directly with agencies to understand their uni
May 15, 2022 • 48:04
Episode 72: BONUS: Master Your Money Mindset with Emily Shull
You have everything you need to master your money, you just need to see it! During this interview, Emily Shull, a Certified Money Coach, shares her insights to shine a light on those hidden patterns that keep you stuck. Community Strategy Podcast Host, Deb Schell interviews Emily about how she started out as a money coach and how she helps entrepreneurs break limiting beliefs around money. Emily has a master’s degree in Family Financial Planning, and experience as a Certified Money Coach (CMC)®.
May 8, 2022 • 44:27
Episode 71: Recognizing the value of your community enhancers with Kayla MacArthur
In this episode, Deb Schell interviews Kayla MacArther, a Transformational Life Coach, Digital Nomad, and Crazy Cat Mama to an adorable tuxedo stray. For the past seven years, she has supported her clients in creating their most potent and powerful lives by embodying their most potent and powerful selves. She is currently living abroad in a small Mexican beach town with her partner, Ryan, and her cat, Creature. You can follow her on Instagram here. Visit the Podcast Full Show Notes HERECheck out
May 1, 2022 • 34:04
Episode 70: Bring your podcast audience together inside a Mighty Network
In this episode, Deb Schell, Creator of Find Calm Here and the Hosf of the Community Strategy Podcast shares her community-building journey for an interview with Mark Savant's podcast Mark Savant began podcasting over 5 years ago. People started paying him to help grow their podcasts and Mark Savant Media was born. He offers podcast consulting, launch kits, and production. He also supports podcasters through a private mastermind community.The Podcast Savant Community and Mastermind programs offe
Apr 17, 2022 • 50:16
Episode 69: Bonus Episode: Setting Up an Accountability Group in a Mighty Network
As a coach or consultant, you might be looking for more ways to diversify your income but you aren’t sure of the direction. Leading an accountability group can be a great way to help your audience members, customers, students, or clients accomplish their goals while also providing additional revenue to your business. In this episode, Mary Elizabeth Murphy, Host of S.T.A.R.Resources shares her community strategy using accountability groups, which she calls “Sprints” to “tackle” to-dos, during an
Apr 10, 2022 • 48:03
Episode 68: Building a Podcast Community on Mighty Networks with Alex Sanfilippo
In this episode of The Community Strategy Podcast, Alex Sanfilippo shares his journey to launching a podcast community on Mighty Networks. Alex is the host of the top-rated entrepreneurship podcast, Creating a Brand, and the founder of two podcasting software, PodMatch.com, a service that matches podcast guests and hosts together for interviews, and Podcast SOP, a project management software that is specifically for podcasters to help them keep episode releases on track!Click HERE the full show
Apr 3, 2022 • 43:01
Episode 67: Step into your power with Dani Scottt
In this episode of The Community Strategy Podcast, Dani Traci shares her journey to founding DTS Marketing Agency, a personalized digital marketing business specializing in SEO for medical spa owners. CLICK HERE for the FULL SHOW NOTESAfter starting several female-driven film production companies that crumbled during COVID along with walking out on her retail service job at the same time (where sexual harassment was considered ‘normal’ behavior) Dani knew this was the time to throw everything in
Mar 20, 2022 • 51:10
Episode 66: Creating a Group Coaching Program with Bakar Bey
In this episode of The Community Strategy Podcast, Coach Bakar Bey aka “coach Bey” shares his journey creating, Habit 2 Greatness, an Accountability+ Coaching program. He’s a passionate, accountable, and benevolent leader who’s committed to helping entrepreneurs and service professionals develop foundational life skills. His coaching program guides them out of personal and professional negligence and into more fulfilling lives, in less time, while also empowering them to make every moment count.
Mar 6, 2022 • 45:19
Episode 65: Creating an Inclusive Community with Jephtah Abu
Jephtah Abu is a community manager based in Lagos, Nigeria with over 5 years of experience in building inclusive & diverse online communities. During this episode, Jephtah Abu shares his experiences and gives community leaders tips on how to cultivate inclusive communities for all. Click HERE to view the FULL show notes. Did you enjoy this episode? Buy me a cup of coffee to say thanks! Interested in starting a Mighty Networks? Click here to start your FREE TRIAL Thinking about starting a podcast
Feb 20, 2022 • 44:08
Episode 64: BONUS Community Strategy with Mighty Networks Jane Stecyk and Jessica Shambora
Over the past two years, I have been very vocal about using Mighty Networks, an all-in-one community platform in my business, and have helped over 80 leaders build, launch, and grow their course, cohort, or membership on this platform. In this episode, I’m thrilled to share an interview with two people I’ve gotten to know over the last year while being an active member of the Mighty Networks Mighty Host community. Jessica Shambora, Director of Product Management at Mighty Networks, and Jane Stec
Feb 13, 2022 • 48:29
Episode 63: Find Calm empowering entrepreneurs with Anne Cocquyt
In this episode, Anne Cocquyt shares her experience in building, launching, and growing a Mighty Network to over 1,300 members, creating cohorts, and designing connections between her members inside this online community for female entrepreneurs. Inside the GUILD Academy, she offers members templates, practical tips, and proven methods to accelerate first-time entrepreneurs on their journey to launch. Together, we figure out the best fundraising strategy. Click HERE to view the FULL show notes.
Feb 6, 2022 • 42:03
Episode 62: Find Calm transitioning a Facebook group to a Mighty Network
In this episode, Jackie Cote, a Leadership and Mindset Coach shares her experience working with Deb Schell, Community Strategist, to transition her 6-month program to Mighty Networks. Our collaboration and partnership began at the beginning of December 2021 with a 4-week plan to help her build and launch her program within her Mighty Networks. Jackie helps her clients awaken, empower and own the leader within that is dying to come out and allows them to bring this “dream” to reality. Her program
Jan 23, 2022 • 52:45
Episode 61: Find Calm co-creating community content with Suzi Hunn
In this episode, Suzi Hunn shares her community-building journey. She's the founder of Teach Your Thing, since 2017 Suzi has been helping small businesses amplify their impact. Her specialty is working with clients to distill their knowledge into engaging courses, workshops, and webinars. Now she’s working on building an online community on the Mighty Networks and we are going to chat all about that today! Click HERE for the FULL show notes. Did you enjoy this episode? Buy me a cup of coffee to
Jan 9, 2022 • 38:29
Episode 60: Find Calm making connections with Todd Nilson
In this episode, Todd Nilson, President of Clocktower Advisers. He’s been working in online communities and digital workspaces for most of his professional career with his earliest experience facilitating discussion in forums for multi-player games. Click HERE for the FULL show notes. Did you enjoy this episode? Buy me a cup of coffee to say thanks! Interested in starting a Mighty Networks? Click here to start your FREE TRIAL Thinking about starting a podcast? Check out Buzzsprout!Want to find g
Dec 26, 2021 • 49:38
Episode 59: Find Calm with a slow launch strategy with Ray Green
In today's episode, I’m excited to introduce today’s guest, Ray Green. With over 20 years in the sales industry, 15 years of leadership, and experience managing over $175M in revenue, Ray’s an industry leader.He’s the Founder of RJG Consulting, providing sales and marketing audits for B2B businesses and leaders. He’s the host of Repeatable Revenue, an online community, and podcast that helps entrepreneurs create repeatable sales, marketing systems, and processes.Inside his Mighty Network, he use
Dec 12, 2021 • 47:31
Episode 58: Find Calm mastering your mindset with Jackie Cote
In this episode, Jackie Cote, a Leadership and Mindset Coach shares how she helps clients discover time, money, and adventure by freeing themselves and creating a life they desire. She helps her clients awaken, empower and own the leader within that is dying to come out. After 30 years as a leader in the restaurant industry, Jackie has learned firsthand that struggle does not have to be real. Click here for the show notesDid you enjoy this episode? Buy me a cup of coffee to say thanks! Intereste
Nov 28, 2021 • 51:57
Episode 57: Find Calm pivoting to entrepreneurship with Carol Aranos
In this episode, I talk with Carol Aranos. She’s the founder of Essential Joy Wellness, a holistic coaching program to help people create the best health of their lives. She teaches people to shake off their sugar addiction, regain balance, and learn to love themselves again through natural solutions and a proven process of education, support, and accountability.She holds a Health Coaching Certification from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN), an Essential Oil Expert Certification fro
Nov 14, 2021 • 41:59
Episode 56: Find Calm earning your community members' trust with Paul Bradley
Welcome to the Find Calm Here Podcast, today’s guest is Paul Bradley. He has over 10 years of experience in the community industry and has led community teams for the last 5 years. Paul is currently the Head of Global Community for Agorapulse a social media management tool to help organizations save time and easily manage posts, reporting, monitoring, and team collaboration. A community-leading expert and consultant with a background in the tech industry working for companies such as Higher Logi
Oct 31, 2021 • 54:39
Episode 55: Find Calm creating a purposeful community with Ayelet Baron
In this episode of the Find Calm Here Podcast, I speak with Ayelet Baron! She’s passionate about helping others become aware of and unleash their ability to create a fulfilling life by learning to trust in their hearts and tap into their imagination. Ayelet is a multi-award-winning author of the F*ck the Bucket List trilogy, and Our Journey to Corporate Sanity. Her dream is that the F*ck the Bucket List triplets, as she calls them, help unleash millions and millions of heart-centered people who
Oct 17, 2021 • 54:30
Episode 54: Find Calm getting your daily dose with Jeff Turner
In this episode, Jeff Turner, founder of Fit2Play, shares how he helps his coaching clients improve the way they move, look, and feel. He helps his clients continually improve health, performance, and longevity to live a stronger, longer life. He’s just launched his new community on Circle! Click HERE for the full show notes. Did you enjoy this episode? Buy me a cup of coffee to say thanks! Interested in starting a Mighty Networks? Click here to start your FREE TRIAL Thinking about starting a p
Oct 3, 2021 • 40:53
Episode 53: Find Calm helping others do good with Dale Wilkinson
On this episode of the Find Calm Here Podcast, I chat with Dale Wilkinson! Dale's mission is to help people do work that matters. He's the founder of Goodgigs, a platform for purpose-driven professionals to access career opportunities, courses on social issues and ethical business practices, and a community of change-makers. Goodgigs is building an ethical and empathetic workforce to help companies lead with purpose and create social impact. Dale also hosts the GoodMakers podcast, where he inter
Sep 26, 2021 • 34:09
Episode 52: Find Calm becoming visible with Maria Tan
In today’s episode of the Find Calm Here Podcast, I speak with Maria Tan, an amazing speaker, and entrepreneur who I met recently in a Clubhouse room alongside fellow community builders! She’s is a thought leader, international author, motivational speaker, and business coach who mentors “misfits” and “misunderstood geniuses.”Maria empowers entrepreneurs across the globe to leverage their individuality, create success tailored to their lifestyle, and build an ecosystem around their values, visio
Sep 19, 2021 • 41:51
Episode 51: Find calm envisioning your zone of genius with Kelly Pratt
In this episode of the Find Calm Here Podcast, I speak with Kelly Pratt. She’s the founder of Athena Village, an online community bringing together heart and soul-centered women through authentic stories, thoughtful questions, and soulful conversations. Kelly mentors and coaches creative entrepreneurs to find their best flow – their “creative rhythm.” She works with them as they turn their ideas and passions into products, artistic creations, books, or fabulous new business ventures. Her mission
Sep 12, 2021 • 42:04
Episode 50: Find Calm creating your community strategy with Jenny Weigle
In this episode of the Find Calm Here Podcast, Jenny Weigle shares how she’s creating, executing, and reviewing strategies for online communities for more than 10 years. She's worked with more than 100 brands on various aspects of their community strategy and implementations, including launch, migration, programming, and planning. Jenny has consulted for Airbnb, Google, HP, Quickbooks, Pinterest, REI, Samsung, Sephora, Splunk, Visa, and many more. When she's not geeking out on community strategy
Sep 5, 2021 • 34:16
Episode 49: Find Calm validating your online community offers with Hudson Phillips
In this episode of the Find Calm Here Podcast, Hudson Phillips, the host of ScriptBlast, shares insights on how he discovered community, why he launched his community on the Mighty Networks, and how he’s learned so much in just a year of hosting this online community. His community ScriptBlast brings together screenwriters who struggle with navigating the ups and downs of the journey to help them write with ease and joy. As an award-winning screenwriter and filmmaker, Hudson has produced the fea
Aug 29, 2021 • 35:23
Episode 48: Find calm with B2B Tech Communities with Piper Wilson
In this episode of the Find Calm Here Podcast, I chat with Piper Wilson. With 15 years of experience in the community industry, Piper is a passionate connector who’s excited about bringing people together and helping them feel like they belong. Following her experience in a writing community, she has worked as a community manager for several companies and is now a community professional with Grazitti Interactive, a global provider of SaaS (Software as a Service) and Community Management as a Se
Aug 22, 2021 • 24:56
Episode 47: Find Calm hosting your next virtual event with Sheri Bennefeld
In today’s episode of the Find Calm Here Podcast Sheri Bennefeld shares how entrepreneurs can create powerful interactive virtual experiences to build an engaged community. Since 2012, as the founder of Way Beyond Ordinary, she teaches business owners, educators, and entrepreneurs the proven action steps for designing an effective virtual course, delivering highly engaging programs, and producing memorable virtual experiences with ease. Sheri has a passion for developing programs that impact liv
Aug 15, 2021 • 47:40
Episode 46: Find Calm onboarding community members with this guide
In this episode of the Find Calm Here Podcast, you’ll hear a recording of a workshop that took place inside the Find Calm Here Community. The focus of the workshop was highlighting an Overview of the Calm Guide to create your Onboarding, Contribution, and Growth Plan for Success which was held with the Mighty Mastermind, a cohort of Mighty Network Hosts who are building an online community on the Mighty Networks platform. This guide is included in the membership of the FCH Community at this time
Aug 8, 2021 • 1:03:03
Episode 45: Find Calm bringing together a community of conscious leaders with Tigrilla Gardenia
In this episode of the Find Calm Here Podcast, Tigrilla Gardenia, host of the Naturally Conscious Community, a Mighty Network shares her experience in building, launching, and growing a community that empowers creatives, healers, and entrepreneurs who love nature to take action with confidence to become the conscious leaders of their lives. She is an influential speaker and teacher, running courses on reconnection with the plant kingdom to consciously discover the elements of Life that nourish y
Aug 1, 2021 • 39:55
Episode 44: Find Calm Creating a Safe Space with Karen East
In this episode of the Find Calm Here Podcast, I speak with Karen East about how to create a safe space with the community and gives some suggestions on tips for creators who are building, launching, and growing a paid online membership. 'Whether I’m standing at the front of the room or I’m a participant in the back, we all have something to learn from each other. Everyone’s experience and knowledge is valuable.”She's a holistic life coach and personal trainer, who helps clients live a balanced
Jul 25, 2021 • 47:37
Episode 43: Find Calm Rethinking The Way You Sell with Jeff Bajorek
In this episode Jeff Bajorek, the Host of Rethink The Way You Sell®, a Mighty Network shares how he brings together sales professionals to celebrate the wins, share the struggles, and think harder so that they can sell better with the proven strategies Jeff teaches because he believes that the biggest thing missing from sales success is the belief that it is possible to succeed. Jeff’s superpower is helping his community members understand the “why” so they can understand the “how” in success as
Jul 18, 2021 • 38:56
Episode 42: Find Calm building a wellness community with Dr. Jody Stanislaw
In this episode of the Find Calm Here Podcast, Dr. Jody Stanislaw, host of The Type 1 Diabetes Crew, a Mighty Network, shares her community-building journey. She’s a Naturopathic doctor and a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist who has lived with type one diabetes since the age of seven. Through sharing her experience, she helps diabetics online through her consulting practice by teaching life-changing skills to manage type one and offers a premium program as well as online courses
Jul 11, 2021 • 33:18
Episode 42: Find Calm managing a Mighty Network with Lynne Nieman, Spotlight Location Indie Community - Part 3
In this episode of the Find Calm Here Podcast, I speak with Lynne Nieman, the community manager for the Location Indie Community, a Mighty Network for those seeking to leave the 9-5 life and become location independent. This is the third part of a series of interviews spotlighting the Location Indie Mighty Network. She shares her experiences in being a member of the community and connecting with a tribe of like-minded people who’ve supported her in launching her travel planning business, Wander
Jul 4, 2021 • 46:01
Episode 41: Find Calm discovering your tribe with Callie Mickle, Spotlight Location Indie Community - Part 2
In this episode of the Find Calm Here Podcast, Callie Mickle, a member of Location Indie, a Mighty Network shares her experience in being a community member in our second part of this three-part series spotlighting the Location Indie Community. She recently quit her job and is now location independent thanks to the support of the Lifestyle Launch Academy program inside the Location Indie Community. Callie discovered her love for travel after a panic attack as a middle-school student which develo
Jun 27, 2021 • 36:36
Episode 40: Find Calm building a successful community with Jason Moore, Spotlight Location Indie Community - Part 1
In this episode of the Find Calm Here Podcast, I chat with Jason Moore, the co-founder of Location Indie, a Mighty Network for those seeking to leave the 9-5 life and become location independent. This interview is the first in a three-part series providing an in-depth look at the Location Indie community through interviews with the host, a community member, and the community manager. Jason and his co-founder created Location Indie, which launched with just a few members and currently has over 30
Jun 20, 2021 • 1:02:23
Episode 39: Find calm creating a community you're passionate about with Nitika Chopra
In this episode of the Find Calm Here Podcast, Nitika Chopra, creator of Chronicon, a media and events company, dedicated to elevating the lives of those living with a chronic illness, shares her experience in launching and growing a Mighty Network.Since the start of her entrepreneurial journey, Nitika has hosted her own TV talk show, over 40 in-person events, with hundreds of guests in attendance - and has created dynamic partnerships with over 150 brands in the wellness space. After 10 years
Jun 13, 2021 • 39:51
Episode 38: Find Calm Rewiring your Thinking with David Taylor-Klaus
On this episode of the Find Calm Here Podcast, David Taylor-Klaus shares his experience as a speaker, author, and leadership coach on a mission to unearth and unleash the personal mastery of entrepreneurs and senior executives. Since 2008, he has empowered his tribe to take an active, intentional, and dynamic role in their development to create the kind of life rhythm that enables them to build profitable businesses, raise thriving families, and live wildly fulfilling lives.His best-selling new
Jun 6, 2021 • 43:53
Episode 37: Find Calm creating a successful network with Carol Dockum
On this episode of the Find Calm Here Podcast Carol Dockum, CEO and Founder of Beautiful Faces Going Places - a Women’s Success Network, shares her journey building a Mighty Network with an intention to offer a platform for speakers, trainers, coaches, and professionals to network, inspire, connect, and learn from and empower each other. Subscribe to her newsletter to learn more! In this episode we discuss: 7:17 Discovering Mighty Networks for community-building that is unique and customized for
May 30, 2021 • 46:48
Episode 36: Find Calm dreaming big with Jayme Ward
On this episode of the Find Calm Here Podcast Jayme Ward, a youth empowerment advocate, self-proclaimed "impact seeker" shares her journey building communities. She’s the Co-Founder & Executive Director of Far Away Friends, a nonprofit that partners with local leaders in rural Uganda to break cycles of poverty through access to quality education. Jayme is also a dynamic public speaker, social entrepreneur, and amplifier of sustainable, locally-led solutions to transform the world.In this episode
May 23, 2021 • 39:06
Episode 35: Find Calm launching a Mighty Network with Mackay Rippey
On this episode of the Find Calm Here Podcast Mackay Rippey, shares his experience launching Beyond Protocols, a Mighty Network that helps health practitioners find calm by offering them ongoing education with leading industry experts, a connection to a community of peers, and the tools to learn new strategies so that they can make better, more well-informed decisions about how to test for toxicity, integrate genomics, and functional medicine into their methodology to support revenue growth whil
May 16, 2021 • 56:16
Episode 34: Find Calm reinventing your life with Alyssa Sulli
Welcome to the Find Calm Here Podcast, I’m your host, Deb Schell. On this podcast, I share conversations I have with Mighty Network Hosts who have built, launched, and have grown their Mighty Network. They share what's worked for them, and offer resources that helped them find calm in the process of building a community. I BELIEVE that it is possible to find calm in building a community on the Mighty Network The Find Calm Here Community is now exclusively for Mighty Network Hosts! Find Calm wit
May 9, 2021 • 41:33
Episode 33: Find Calm cultivating a community with Stephanie Powell
In this episode of the Find Calm Here Podcast, Stephanie Powell shares her experience as a and business strategist who helps entrepreNERDS to become bold and brazen in their business and branding to go bigger, get louder, and connect with their unique client. She coaches savvy business leaders to become their authentic selves so that they create abundance in income and impact in the world. We talk about community building, Facebook groups, business strategy, and building a community that is acti
May 2, 2021 • 47:10
Episode 32: Find Calm navigating life’s challenges with Patty Bear
On today’s episode of the Find Calm Here Podcast, Patty Bear shares her journey as an aviator, thinker, wild soul, and author of the recently released memoir From Plain to Plane: My Mennonite Childhood, a National Scandal, and an Unconventional Soar to Freedom and House of the Sun: A Visionary Guide to Parenting in a Complex World with Pat Shannon. In addition to being an author, Patty speaks, coaches, and writes on how the four forces of flight can be a compass for living. Her mission is to lib
Apr 25, 2021 • 37:19
Episode 31: Find Calm cultivating community for change with Lana Jelenjev
In this podcast, Lana Jelenjev shares her journey to becoming a community alchemist and learning design specialist with a solid background in training and education. She is the author of Community Builder: Designing Communities for Change and The 90 Day Action Planner, a Kickstarter-backed planner for creative entrepreneurs. Lana provides support in various areas related to ideation, curriculum design, community building, and personal development.She is also the Director for Learning Design and
Apr 18, 2021 • 40:30
Episode 30: Find Calm discovering your niche with Amelia Sherry
In this podcast episode, Amelia Sherry, founder of NourishHer, shares her journey to starting a business and how important feedback from a trusted group helped her make decisions on her niche. She shares her experience with the Mighty Mastermind, a group within the Find Calm Here Community. Amelia works with women by building attitudes about eating that helps all girls thrive. Her website focused on helping mothers overcome dysfunctional relationships with food in order to take better care of
Apr 11, 2021 • 46:16
Episode 29: Find Calm managing time with Paul Casey
In this episode of the Find Calm Here Podcast, Paul Casey shares his journey as a professional speaker with over 25 years of experience in leadership and personal growth. He helps people take back their calendars and to restore sanity in their lives with time management. His company, Growing Forward Services, partners with corporations and professionals to transform their vision, habits, and lives with his inspirational messages. He’s an author of four books including The Static Cling Principle
Apr 4, 2021 • 40:16
Episode 28: Find Calm managing community with Jeff Roe
In this podcast episode, Jeff Roe shares his passion for community as a Senior Community Manager on the Strategic Services team at Khoros, the leading community engagement platform helping companies connect with their customers authentically. He also serves as host for the Austin chapter of CMX Connect, a volunteer-led arm of CMX that brings community professionals together with over 60 chapters across the world. Jeff built his social media and community skills working for brands like 2U, graze.
Mar 28, 2021 • 35:58
Episode 27: Find Calm building a thriving community with Valentina Ruffoni
On today’s episode of the Find Calm Here Podcast Valentina Ruffoni shares her experience launching a community called Eat Out Madrid in 2016 after moving to the Spanish capital in addition to her travels across the globe. After growing this Facebook group to over 7,500 she shares what has worked for her as she continues her community-building career, now with Disciple Media and CMX. She leads the Madrid chapter of CMX Connect. You can connect with Valentina on LinkedIn and follow her on Instagra
Mar 21, 2021 • 38:15
Episode 26: Find Calm becoming pain-free with Ani Papazyan
In this episode of the podcast, Ani Papazyan founder of LastStop4Pain and a former professional athlete turned pain relief specialist shares her journey to launching an online business and interacting with a mastermind. She’s spent over 25 years helping clients live a pain-free life. With Ani’s guidance clients receive a customized plan utilizing blood chemistry and genetic test analysis to create a roadmap for not just pain relief, but to overcome pain. You can follow her and get pain-relief tr
Mar 14, 2021 • 33:57
Episode 25: Find Calm pivoting to the positive with Lori Baker-Schena
In this episode of the Find Calm Here Podcast Dr. Lori Baker-Schena, founder of Baker Schena Communications shares her experiences as a leadership coach and professional speaker. She works with entrepreneurs and small businesses to achieve high levels of excellence, productivity, and profitability by reclaiming passion and expertise in their industries. She’s also the creator of LeadHERship Consortium LLC giving women the leadership skills they need to succeed in their personal and professional
Mar 7, 2021 • 38:16
Episode 24: Find Calm knowing your numbers with Tara Brown
On this episode of the Find Calm Here Podcast Tara Brown shares her experience working with Deb in the 90-Day Business Development Mastermind and how she went from concept to clarity using a combination of business tools to build her coaching program. Tara is a Certified Public Accountant with over 25 years in the industry and has worked with companies big and small. She’s recently launched her coaching business which helps small business owners by offering a safe space to ask about their busine
Feb 28, 2021 • 38:56
Episode 23: Find Calm working remotely with Mitko Karshovski
In this episode of the Find Calm Here Podcast, I chat with Mitko Karshovski, the founder of the That Remote Life and 6-Figure Nomad, who ventured to become a digital nomad after learning of the phrase back in 2015. Since then he’s earned enough money to “Quit the Cubical” and become location independent. He’s traveled internationally all while learning how to earn money through eCommerce, social media marketing, copywriting, web development, coaching, project management, and partnering in leadin
Feb 21, 2021 • 38:47
Episode 22: Find Calm building a content strategy with Sue Dickens
In this episode, I share a conversation with Sue Dickens, a tech-savvy content strategist with a passion for helping business owners create content and build an audience online. Her process of taking concepts to content brings calm by offering a proven process to purposely plan online social media marketing and copy for websites, allowing them to breathe easier knowing there’s a structure that is easy to implement into their busy life. She offers one-on-one coaching to help entrepreneurs by crea
Feb 14, 2021 • 46:18
Episode 21: Find Calm building a community with Tom Norman
In this episode, I talk with Tom Norman Founder of the How To Be Human Project. He shares how he launched in 2016 to bring people together by offering them a space to feel like they belong. He’s taken what he’s learned and launched his company Kickstart Your Community to help startups, NGOs, cafes, and musicians take communities from zero to thousands of active members. Discussed in this episode: How Tom built an in-person community and the commonalities between virtual and in-person experiences
Feb 8, 2021 • 48:24
Episode 20: Finding calm experimenting with Jason Robinson
In this episode, Jason Robinson shares his life experiences in finding calm through experiments he’s tried over the years. He shares these experiences on his YouTube Channel and Blog “It’s about having fun and not taking ourselves so damn seriously all the time. It’s about finding your inner badass and defeating the dark side of the Force,” Jason says on his blog. He had to figure out how to get out of his own way and start exploring and over the past three years, after paying off $50K in debt,
Feb 1, 2021 • 56:51
Episode 19: Finding Calm and Experience Culture with Sarah Isley
In this episode, Sarah Isely shares her journey of finding calm by supporting small businesses, investing in culture, discovering what she loves, and sharing her dreams for how to create experiences for families. Sarah is the founder of Hotel Cataleya, an experience design service and travel membership where your social values meet your vacation goals. With the new challenges that families face while booking travel and the heavy impact that COVID has had on many small businesses that depend on t
Jan 25, 2021 • 45:44
Episode 18: Find Calm giving with Nelia Hutt, Host of the Giving Starts with You Podcast
In this episode of the Find Calm Here Podcast, I speak with Nelia Hutt, Co-Founder of TravelLiveGive.com and host of the Giving Starts with You Podcast. We recently connected to chat about how she's found calm through the process of building her podcast, and how she's taken on challenges in her personal life with grace and gratitude for the journey. Mentioned in this episode: Free Gift Discover Your Purpose Pick a Passion and GO EbookGiving Starts with You Podcast Find Calm Here Community Busin
Jan 18, 2021 • 52:57
Episode 17: Find Calm launching your business with Joanne
In this podcast episode, I talk with Joanne Flynn Black, Founder of Launchb4 about launching, leading, and learning along the way. In her community, she brings together women on a mission to create something bigger than themselves. She helps members make savvy decisions about tech tools to launch and grow businesses or projects so that they can put the "thing" they’ve been dreaming about out into the world without fear and be the "badass selves" they know they are deep down.As mentioned in this
Jan 11, 2021 • 44:48
Episode 16: My WORD for 2021, what's yours?
In this episode of the Find Calm Here Podcast Deb share's her word for 2021, past words that have lead to massive action, and the process to help you identify your WORD for 2021. Here's the link to the full blog post and the link to my Year In Review Mentioned in this podcast: Traveling Jackie's JUMP Podcast Location Indie Community My Personal Blog, Capture My Best Life2021 MASTERMIND WAITLISTFind Calm Here CommunityFind Calm Here is an online community offering resources to help you find calm
Jan 6, 2021 • 10:45
Episode 15: Find Calm Floating with Marie at Red Lotus
If you’ve never experienced floating before, or have no idea what that is, or you are a regular to a float spa, this episode is one you don’t want to miss. I recently went down to Baltimore for the weekend and experienced the Red Lotus Float Spa for myself, meeting Marie Bittinger, the co-owner. We had chatted after my float and I later invited her to share her story here in this interview. Marie started manifesting Red Lotus Float Spa in January of 2018 and has been running the operations with
Dec 28, 2020 • 54:55
Episode 14: Finding Calm with Photographic Art with Susan Michal
On this episode of the Find Calm Here Podcast, I interview Susan Michal, a professional photographer, and photographic artist I recently met and discovered our mutual love of photography. Her artwork brings calm to thousands who view her work online and at gallery exhibits she's hosted in Florida. She's currently offering a 12-day Holiday Giveaway Entering is easy and there are lots of great prizes to win from now until Christmas. Click HERE to learn more.In this episode we discuss: Identifying
Dec 14, 2020 • 35:12
Episode 13: Finding CALM Through Clarity, Awareness, Learning & Motion
An Interview with Deb Schell – Writer, Photographer, Podcast Host, and creator of the CALM method for finding calm and happiness through Clarity, Awareness, Learning, and Motion.In this interview, Carol learns how Deb Schell turned her life around and found a sense of calm that she has shared with many others through her Find Calm Here Community. Self-examination helped Deb find the courage to ask hard questions that opened her eyes to finding a path to calm and happiness. In doing so, she reali
Dec 10, 2020 • 56:13
Episode 12: Find Calm Here Member Spotlight: Sandy Wang
In this Find Calm Here Podcast episode, I speak with Sandy Wang, a Find Calm Here Community Member who shares what she's done to create calm in her own life, and what she's enjoyed about the community since it opened back in the spring of 2020. “Deb summed it up for me during our call today: When you gain clarity, it takes away the anxiety, and that’s how you find calm… I’ve been feeling motivated recently after finding calm in my time management/procrastination issue. I could finally set goals
Dec 7, 2020 • 31:37
Episode 11: Find Calm living Heart-Centered with Carol Chapman
Leading a heart-centered life is something that might not be top of mind right now, but incorporating small mindful actions and practices can allow us to step out into the world with a positive, compassionate, kindness to share with others. Join the Find Calm Here Community at 7 PM Eastern on Wednesday, December 16th to learn about how to Find Calm with Heart, led by Carol Chapman.In this episode, I speak with Carol about her experience in learning how to live a heart-centered life and how that
Dec 5, 2020 • 41:01
Episode 10: Find Calm and Happiness with Bitsy McCann
Create calm in your life by tapping into your own happiness. Spend an hour with Bitsy McCann, self-proclaimed Happiness Expert, and Find Calm Here partner, as she walks you through your own happiness exploration. Join the Find Calm Here Community to attend this talk (Dec 9th @ 7 pm) for free, register here.In this podcast episode, I talk with Bitsy about how she’s created happiness in life and how she can help you if you struggle to find your happiness during this upcoming workshop. About our fe
Dec 2, 2020 • 34:38
Episode 9: Find Calm through Resilience with Jesse Harless
On this episode of the Find Calm Here Podcast, I talk with Jesse Harless about the upcoming LIVE Workshop. Jesse shares his methods of how he finds calm with resilience talk about his book Smash Your Comfort Zone With Cold Showers, and how he helps people through his transformational workshops. If you are interested, you can join a call with Jesse during the upcoming Interactive Resilience Workshop to tap into your individual and collective strengths inside this community.At 7 PM Eastern on Wedn
Nov 30, 2020 • 29:29
Episode 8: Gratitude for this community, Find Calm Here with Deb Schell
On this episode of the Find Calm Here Podcast, I share my gratitude for the many people who've helped support the creation and implementation of the Find Calm Here Community, live workshops, and interactive virtual events throughout the past year. If you are new here, I’d like to take you through the journey of how this community was built, and give credit to those who’ve helped support this little idea I’ve had into what it is today, and what I hope it will become for the future.The very first
Nov 24, 2020 • 17:44
Episode 7: Find Calm at Sunrise with Michelle
How would you feel if you could create time in your morning for getting clear on your life goals, activate awareness, generate energy, awaken awareness for change, create hope, and empower yourself to follow your dreams? In this episode, I chat with Michelle Pijuan about her experience creating calm by waking up early for building her dream lifestyle. She now helps clients build this daily habit for creating change, inspiring hope, and cultivating joy into their day! We preview the upcoming Find
Nov 16, 2020 • 33:23
Episode 6: Find Calm Hiking with Ross Taylor
If you’ve ever wanted to experience the calm that comes from hiking in nature, you’ll want to join the Find Calm Here Community at 7 PM Eastern on Wednesday, November 11th with our Find Calm Here partner, Ross Taylor. Register HERE! Join the Find Calm Here Community during this Interactive Workshop will offer resources and support to get you hiking. Ross Taylor is an assistant professor at the University of Colorado Boulder and helps professionals improve their visual communication skillset. He’
Nov 10, 2020 • 23:28
Episode 5: Find Calm with Feeding Kids - Preview with Amelia Sherry
Enjoy this Find Calm Here Partner Preview for our upcoming Find Calm Here LIVE Virtual Event, Find Calm with Feeding Kids. Join The Feeding Well founder Amelia Sherry, RDN as she shares tips and tools from pediatric nutritionists and family therapists that help create mealtime peace.In this live conversation at 7 PM Eastern on Wednesday, November 4th participants will learn evidence-based approaches to feeding kids that help:*Decrease pickiness*Increase fruit and vegetable intake*Improve kids’ e
Nov 3, 2020 • 12:38
Episode 4: Find Calm with Journaling - Preview with Stephanie Lay
Do you struggle with a never-ending to-do list?Are you looking for a way to organize and complete all the tasks that you have in your mind?Join the Find Calm Here Community on Wednesday, October 28 at 7 PM EST for a chat with our Find Calm Here Partner, Stephanie Lay.She will share her strategies for Finding Calm with Journaling, with a focus on her Bullet Journal method.Come learn about how she utilizes her journal to organize her daily tasks, record gratitude, and track her habits, which can b
Oct 27, 2020 • 11:27
Episode 3: Find Calm with Budgeting - Preview with Ryan Sefko
Are you stressed about money? Does even the mention of budgeting sir up anxiety? We will be helping you find calm with money during our upcoming FREE Live Virtual 360 Interactive Event, Find Calm with Budgeting lead by FCH Partner Ryan Sefko.Join the Find Calm Here Community on Wednesday, October 21st at 7 PM EST to chat about how to find calm with setting a budget and getting clear on your income goals.This 360 Interactive Experience will offer resources and support to help you create and stick
Oct 19, 2020 • 17:54
Episode 2: Find Calm with Public Speaking - Preview with Gary Ware
Find Calm Here Partner Gary Ware and FCH Event Host Deb Schell chat about the upcoming LIVE VIrtual Event, Find Calm with Public Speaking. Come laugh as we play improv games in this brief interview! Want in on the fun? You'll have to join us Wednesday for our interactive call! If you’ve ever wanted to gain courage for public speaking, we have an awesome special event for the Find Calm Here Community! Our FCH Partner Gary Ware will lead us through how to find calm with improv to find public speak
Oct 12, 2020 • 21:53