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Ep 106: Interview with Tom Ross, Founder Design Cuts, Learn.Community
This week I sat down with Tom Ross. Tom has an impressive background including Founder and CEO of Design Cuts, CoHost of, Biz Buds with Mike Janda, author of The Community Manual and he's helping community builders through his new community, Learn.Community.
He is a passionate community builder and committed to helping inspire others to embark on their own community journey. The founder and CEO of Design Cuts, a community-driven startup which has generated tens of millions in revenue over the past 8 years. With the Design Cuts community now has over 750,000 members globally, and broke through within its industry largely due to it’s tight-knit community of like-minded creatives. His book The Community Manual has been downloaded over 6000 times since release in early 2021. Even with all that he has going on he still finds time to mentor hundreds of fellow community builders, including in Learn.Community, his new private community for community builders.
Here his full story: http://bizbuds.libsyn.com/episode-2-how-tom-ross-got-started
Website: https://tomross.co
Twitter: www.twitter.com/tomrossmedia
Instagram: www.instagram.com/tomrossmedia

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Ep 105: After 1 year 353 days, I matched my old corporate monthly take home working for myself...
This week is a solo episode where I share a HUGE milestone in my journey. I shared it on Twitter and thank you to all the kind words and support. Matching my old monthly corporate earnings working for myself was a milestone that felt so far out of reach just 6 weeks ago that it shocked me when it happened seemingly so quickly. Like most stories, this wasn't fast, easy or without a lot of work from me and support from so many others. I break it all down and walk you through how I got here.
Links mentioned on the show:
Hire me as a Circle Community Expert
I'm exhausted: The Hidden Truth Behind being a Full-time creator a blog from October sharing my journey thus far
SuperCharge Your Productivity - Khe Hy
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Ep 104: Follow-up Interview, Max Pete, Community Manager
This week I sat down with Max Pete, Community Manager for Freelance Founders. Former digital marketer turned freelance web designer, turned freelance coach, Max has had a lot of pivots in his career. We we last sat down with Max his coaching career was just getting started. He shares how he found community and realized that was the fit for him all along!
Connect with Max:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Max\_Pete
Website: https://www.onehandwonderman.com
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Ep 103: Interview with Abtin Masseratagah, founder and CEO of Northrn Mo.
This week I sat down with Abtin Masseratagah, founder and CEO of Northrn Mo. A digital marketing consultant for over 10 years specializing in influencer marketing, social media, brand and business development. He's been featured in an impressive list of publications including Forbes, The Huffington Post, and Entrepreneur. He's focused on cultivating community through a personal level to create something genuine and meaningful.
Connect with Abtin:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AbtxnTV
Work with him: Northrn Mo
Email: \abtin@northrn.com
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Ep 102: Transparency and finding enough
This week I'm talking about transparency when it comes to interviewing and reflecting on finding enough. What is enough for you?
Mentioned on the show:
Rad Rads - 5 Why's
Follow me on Twitter: @saransocks
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Ep 101: Interview with Erica Moss, Sr Manager of Community Engagement at Atlassian
This week I sat down with Erica Moss, who is a Sr Manager of Community Engagement at Atlassian. Former marketer to community builder and mentor, Erica has worked for some amazing teams, including Bitly, Trello and Atlassian. A speaker, mentor and award nominee, she's no stranger to the community space.
Connect with Erica:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ericajmoss
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ericajmoss/
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Ep 100: Operations, opportunities and changes oh my!
100 Episodes can you believe it!!! This week I'm sharing what's been happening the last two weeks and well, it's a lot. As new opportunities have started flowing my way, I took the time to get new operations in place, set boundaries and implement time blocking. The result, less anxiety and feeling more in control of my business. As always I ramble a bit, but eventually bring it home.
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Ep 99: Interview with Celestine Fabros, Founder Euflora
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Ep 98: Interview with Anna Grigoryan, Founder Community Weekly
This week I sat down with Anna Grigoryan, Founder of Community Weekly a newsletter and community sharing advice on how to get started as a creator. She's also the co-host of Communities Weekly a Podcast and YouTube series for creators and communities builders to reimagine how we show up online.
Connect with Anna:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/angrigoryan\_\_
Website: https://communityweekly.co
Communities Show: https://www.communities.show/about
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Ep 97: Draft your ideal job description
Stick with me, even if you aren't job searching this episode breaks down why this helps bring you clarity in what you're truly seeking, what's a non-negotiable and what is just a nice to have. From what you want to do to how you want to do it taking time to put it all in front of you can help bring you closer to the right role for you.
Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/saranosocks
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Ep 50: Interview with Corey Haines, Founder SwipeFiles
This week I sat down with Corey Haines, Founder of SwipeFiles a community on how to become a better marketer. Corey has had many successful roles, including Head of Growth at Baremetrics, Founder of Hey Marketers, Refactoring Growth, & Mental Models For Marketing. He's also the host the Everything is Marketing podcast and co-host of Default Alive podcast.
Connect with Corey:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/coreyhainesco
SwipeFiles: https://www.swipefiles.com
Listen to the full episode for the 50% discount code for SwipeFiles
Personal Website: https://www.coreyhaines.co
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Ep 42: Interview with Lena Sesardić, Entrepreneur
This week I sat down with Lena Sesardić a PM turned entrepreneur & creator who recently wrote her first book The Making of Product Managers. After leaving her corporate role in February 2020 without a plan, she's gone through a rollercoaster of emotions, taken on entrepreneurship and doing it all in public. This was an open and honest discussion on what it's really like in the first year of entrepreneurship, failure, lessons and the mental toll it all takes.
Website: https://www.lenasesardic.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LenaSesardic
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Ep 40: Interview with Shahrzad Darafsheh, Co-founder Billflow
This week I sat down with Shahrzad Darafsheh, Co-founder of Billflow a no code stripe billing tool. She's passionate about bridging the gap between technical and non-technical brains. From a dream of medicine to a product design career, her journey is a fantastic example of going all in on yourself and focusing on what you're passionate about.
Connect with Shahrzad
Twitter - https://twitter.com/zazdara
Billflow Twitter - https://twitter.com/getbillflow
Billflow Website - https://www.billflow.io/
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Ep 38: Interview with Mindy S Thomas, Reinvent With Me
This week I sat down with Mindy S Thomas, a growth marketer who is making her path after quitting her job mid-pandemic. Since leaving she has been on a journey of reinventing herself. This was an open and honest discussion about what it's like to leave it all behind, start making your own path and the day to day behind it. This episode is for you if you're looking to reinvent yourself, not sure how to take the next step or want to hear what it's like to jump in with no safety net.
Connect with Mindy
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/MindySThomas
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindysthomas/
- Website: https://mindythomas.com
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Ep 36: Interview with Sarwech Schar, Founder Nocodelytics
This week I sat down with Sarwech Schar, founder of Nocodelytics a new way to easily track user engagement on your Webflow site. He recently also teamed up with Jetboost Founder Chris Spags and has a very cool side project called Spacebandits, which details space startups and what they are building. This was another amazing episode where Sarwech shared his advice on how an audience, community and a past failure have lead to his success with Nocodelytics
Connect with Sarwech
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarwechs
Website: https://www.nocodelytics.com/
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