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“Great to meet you, what do you do?”

November 22, 2023

“Great to meet you, what do you do?” This past weekend we hosted an event in our home for a large group of people. I

Interview with Community Life

May 1, 2023

Yurii Lazaruk and I had a great time talking about … well… me. Yurii’s belief is that it’s important to understand the people behind the work.

Interview: Community Hour

November 22, 2022

I had a great conversation with my ol’ friend, Blake Ethridge of the The Community Hour show about community, the early days, and all the

Home Game: The web comic for Community Managers

March 30, 2020

I’m proud to announce the launch of a new Web comic that Community5 CEO, Jake McKee and well-known comic artist, Greg Hyland have collaborated on:

Free Zoom Virtual Backgrounds For Download

March 19, 2020

As we all transition to more Work From Home (WFH) scenarios, we’re all learning how to improve our virtual meetings. One great technique to improve

The Community Signal podcast welcomes Jake McKee to talk about his experience building community with the adult LEGO fans. Listen here: http://www.communitysignal.com/lego-wasnt-always-open-to-your-ideas/

Apress – Doing It Right

It’s easy to talk about those companies who don’t get it, or aren’t doing things like they should. There’s plenty of examples out there. But

May 5, 2005

New books!

I unexpectedly received a copy of Seth Godin’s new book All Marketers Are Liars. Seth’s books are always worth reading and I’m looking forward to

March 27, 2005

BBBT – Last Stop!

I’m the last stop on the Blog Business Book Tour! The book being reviewed is Naked in the Boardroom: A CEO Bares Her Secrets So

March 18, 2005

Book meme 123.5

From Theory Canal and Jennifer Rice: Book Meme: 123.5 1. Grab the nearest book.2. Open the book to page 123.3. Find the fifth sentence.4. Post

March 17, 2005

Blog Business Book Tour

I’ve read Naked in the Boardroom as part of the Blog Business Book Tour. My stop is on Friday, so check back then for a snapcast

March 15, 2005

So good, I watched it twice…three times…

I saw a post over at Kottke.org about Star Wars Episode III and once again, someone has said it better than I could have, so I’m

March 14, 2005

Remember Danny?

Remember the guitar playing odd-duck from this season’s The Apprentice? He’s back, and he’s using his 15 minutes to both take on a new CEO

March 13, 2005

Blink

Even though I have about a thousand books to read, I broke down today and picked up the new Malcolm Gladwell book, Blink. (This link

March 13, 2005

Interesting looking new book

I just came across this new book: Communities Dominate Brands. From the back cover: Communities Dominate Brands covers changes altering business and industry worldwide with

March 11, 2005

2.6 Gigs of Songy Goodness

Can’t make it to the incredible SXSW Music Festival? Download more than 750 songs via Bit Torrent – 2.6 gigs worth of songs (or 345

March 11, 2005

Seth's new book

I really like the sound of this one… All Marketers Are Liars. Check out the book blog for more info on the book!

March 10, 2005

Blog Business Book Tour

Todd over at apennyfor.com invited me to participate in the Blog Business Book Tour. Basically the BBBT is a way to help authors and blogs

February 28, 2005

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CX 5essions

CX 5essions is a comfortable, casual virtual gathering I host once a month at no charge for senior-level community professionals across the country. I designed it as a free, small group, no-sales event where people can relax, relate and get real about the challenges and rewards of customer communities. It has since expanded into two career development options, CX 5essions Professional and CX 5essions Mentor, which are 3-month, cohort-based programs designed to advance community-building skills for beginners and longtime leaders alike.