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Not a fancy podcast, just articles from the publication Community Inc. narrated by its author, Gareth Wilson. Discover community-led strategies used by the fastest-growing companies and why they work—backed by deep dives into real product communities. newsletter.community.inc

  1. 02/13/2025

    Holistic Event Design w/ Radha Agrawal (Daybreaker)

    Daybreaker is a global phenomenon. A community built around dance and joy with some 800,000 members. It has been going for over 10 years—they're coming up to a thousand events. How have they sustained this movement for so long? By taking a holistic approach to community event design known as the D.O.S.E method. Co-founder Radha Agrawal explains how and why it works. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit newsletter.community.inc

    25 min

  2. 02/06/2025

    Combining Community and Learning w/ Stephanie Grice (Atlassian)

    Atlassian is a fascinating business. They innovate on how they do business almost as much as the products they create. * In 2023, Atlassian had paid training offering, generating millions in revenue each year. * In 2024, they made it all free and moved learning under community. I spoke to VP of Community and Learning, Stephanie Grice, about why they made the change, how they've incorporated learning into community, and what the impact has been. 📖 Learn more about Community at Atlassian This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit newsletter.community.inc

    24 min

  3. 10/10/2024

    Million Dollar Community: Sam Parr's Hampton

    Hampton is a highly-vetted, peer-membership community for founders. Created by Sam Parr, known for The Hustle newsletter and host of the My First Million podcast, he started working on it with partner Joe Speiser in June 2022. It has since grown to over 1,000 members, generating ~$8M ARR. In this deep dive, we uncover how Sam Parr and team built a million-dollar community in a matter of months, even before it had officially launched. Here’s what to expect: ✔️ Origin Story: How the Hampton community got started ✔️ The Offer: The value it offers its members ✔️ Revenue: How Hampton makes money ✔️ Growth: The tactics used to grow its membership ✔️ Tools: The tool stack it uses to power its community and business Or read it online This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit newsletter.community.inc

    26 min

  4. 09/05/2024

    Crafting Programs to Last w/ Corina Gheonea (UiPath)

    How do you build a community program for the long haul? I spoke with Corina Gheonea, Global Community Director at UiPath, to find out. UiPath is one of the fastest-growing SaaS businesses of all time, and community has been a strategic advantage from its earliest days. UiPath's MVP program has become a cornerstone of their community. Some five years in, it still has members who have been involved from the beginning. In this episode, we dive deep into how they run the program and how it has evolved over the years to maintain member motivation and keep delivering value to the business. 🤓 Read it online, or 🎧 listen along in your fave podcast app This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit newsletter.community.inc

    22 min

  5. 08/22/2024

    Managing Community at Scale w/ Monica Silvestre (Canva)

    Canva is the master of scale. 185M people use Canva each month. But how do you build community programs that can work at that scale? I spoke with Monica Silvestre, Global Head of Community at Canva, to find out. 🤯 Plus, Monica and Sara Vilas (Canva’s Global Community Operations Lead) have put together this amazing set of resources for you. It’s the exact templates they use to organize meetings, propose projects, and report on impact - you don't want to miss them. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit newsletter.community.inc

    22 min

  6. 08/08/2024

    Community Reporting Blueprint w/ Joshua Zerkel (Asana)

    Joshua Zerkel just wrapped a 7-year spell as Head of Global Engagement and Community at Asana. Starting from zero, he led the development of a program that has grown a forum to over 600,000 members, recruited 26,000 ambassadors, and run over 900 community events–influencing almost $100 million in pipeline along the way. Underpinning this success has been his unrelenting commitment to internal reporting and PR. In this episode, he lays out his blueprint for getting buy-in for your community program from execs and other teams. ▶️ Watch on YouTube, 🤓 read it online, or 🎧 listen along in your fave podcast app. Want to learn more about Community at Asana? Read the deep dive. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit newsletter.community.inc

    18 min

  7. 03/28/2024

    Kickstarting Community at: Gong

    Gong pioneered the revenue intelligence category. It went from $0 to a $7.3 billion valuation in 5 years. Now with over 4,000 customers, including the likes of ADT, Indeed, LinkedIn, Snowflake, and Zillow, they've turned to community to scale their go-to-market efforts. In this deep dive, we take a look at how Gong kickstarted its community in 90 days and how its program has evolved as its impact has spread. Here’s what to expect: ✔️ Origin Story: How Gong and its Visioneers community got started. ✔️ Cross-functional Impact: How its program delivers impact across the business. ✔️ Showing ROI: The frameworks they use to track and report on ROI. ✔️ Return on Community: The value it creates for members and derives for its own business. Read the article and check out the sources at: https://community.inc/deep-dives/community-growth-gong This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit newsletter.community.inc

    28 min

  8. 02/29/2024

    Community Reporting at: Asana

    Asana is one of the pioneers of work management, creating a tool to give teams clarity on their plans, processes, and projects. As it has grown it has layered in a community program, Asana Together, which has unleashed over 21,000 ambassadors to spread the word about Asana, both online and within their own companies. In this deep dive, we dig into how through smart reporting and internal PR its community program became a strategic imperative that drives massive business impact. Here’s what to expect ✔️ Origin Story: How Asana and the Asana Together community got started. ✔️ Cross-functional Impact: How its multi-faceted program delivers impact across the business. ✔️ Showing ROI: How they track and report to prove the ROI of its community program. ✔️ Return on Community: The value it creates for members and derives for its own business. Read the article and check out the sources at: https://community.inc/deep-dives/community-growth-asana This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit newsletter.community.inc

    28 min
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Not a fancy podcast, just articles from the publication Community Inc. narrated by its author, Gareth Wilson. Discover community-led strategies used by the fastest-growing companies and why they work—backed by deep dives into real product communities. newsletter.community.inc

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  • Creator
    Gareth Wilson
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Gareth Wilson
  • Show Website
    Community Inc.