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Webinar discussion: Building ROI for customer communities

December 8, 2023

I had the distinct pleasure of joining the Gain Grow Retain team for a fun conversation about community and ROI. As you won’t be surprised

When to get fans and customers involved in product development?

November 22, 2023

“When’s the best time to get our customers/fans involved in the product development lifecycle?” This is a question I’m asked frequently. The answer to this

Taking back CX

November 22, 2023

Here’s a controversial idea that may get me unfollowed by all my Community Nerd friends… What if the community space stopped chasing the Chief Community

“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

Interview: "We" Show

Aaron from the “We” Show interviewed me recently about… well, you guessed it: community stuff! It was a fun interview to do, and was great

December 21, 2007

Blogging and the new Public Square

I stumbled upon this blog post from the Gift Hub blog, where I’ve been called to task for… well… I’m not exactly sure. Here’s the

February 24, 2007

Book Interview: Informal Learning

A while back I had the pleasure of speaking with Jay Cross, author of the brand new book, Informal Learning. It has been a while

November 27, 2006

Books and Magazines! Oh My!

A while back I talked to Fabio Cipriani about my corporate LEGO blog for a book he was writing. It’s out now, and I just

August 31, 2006

Speaking of Podcast Interviews…

I had the pleasure of being invited by Eric over at MarketingMonger.com to talk about Social Media and Big in Japan and other assorted subjects.

August 18, 2006

Quoted in Star-Telegram

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram has always been a solid paper when it comes to writing about technology. So it’s with great pleasure when I’m quoted.

August 4, 2006

I made the LAFD Blog!

OK, this is silly, but I’ll share my excitement anyway. As part of my work of advising the LAPD on their new blog, I stopped

May 23, 2006

Interview Feed

If you’re interested, I’ve collected all of my podcast interviews I’ve done around various sites into one handy RSS feed. I’ll keep it updated as

February 18, 2006

I'm in another book

I just saw a copy of another book I was interviewed for: Primal Branding. Looks like it’s going to be a fun read, and the

February 7, 2006

Moment of Ego

You’ll have to humor me here for a moment – I have a moment of ego to bask in! Being a community liaison, over the

February 5, 2006

A little misty…

In late 2002, 10 LEGO colleagues, me included, came together to develop the Community Strategy moving into the future. This group, the “Launch Crew” (we

January 30, 2006

Another Jake Interview

Thought some of you might be interested to know that I was interviewed on another podcast, this time for the Architectonic blog. I’ve not listened

December 9, 2005

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DINNER5

Dinner5 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, Dinner5 Professional and Dinner5 Mentor, which are 3-month, cohort-based programs designed to advance community-building skills for beginners and longtime leaders alike.