Humans of Business (former Community Life)

Today my guest is Christian Ray Flores , a leader of the Tribe church community in Austin, Texas, who has been a pastor for 25 years, a professional singer with a successful career in the 90s, an entrepreneur who co-founded the Third Drive – venture development company, and an international man of mystery, who lived in four continents and speaks four languages 🤩 From this episode, you'll know: 👉...

Today my guest is Carrie Melissa Jones , one of the best community experts I know, whose speeches I try to always listen to and always learn something new from, and one of the kindest and helpful people in the community world I know, and a good friend of mine 🤩 From this episode, you'll know: 👉 what kind of sandwich Carrie would be 👉 how did Carrie fall in love with Dolly Parton 👉 what changed...

Today my guest is Jeff Bull , a Star Wars Tech and food geek, a baker, a hobby-hopper, and a great community expert who’s also a technology storyteller 🤩 From this episode, you'll know: 👉 how many lightsaber battles did Jeff have 👉 the backstory of Jeff's compass tattoo 👉 how Jeff's homemade pizza differs from delivery 👉 the story of getting two sibling kittens instead of one 👉 what was the...

Today my guest is Blue Arauz , a transformative community dynamo who inspires people with his creativity and passion for the work that he does, a retired host of a food show, Crave GFL, and Craft Beer Ambassador for Greater Fort Lauderdale, the life of the party, a Cuban kid from Miami, and the literal definition of 'If you love what you do, you never work a day in your life' 🤩 From this...

" Community isn't just about connection—it's about demonstrating real business impact and value, which is the key to long-term success. " In this episode, we discussed how effectively integrating community initiatives with business strategies can lead to significant cost savings, drive growth, and enhance customer engagement, in particular: 👉 How to align community goals with bu...

Today my guest is Charles Vogl , one of the founding fathers of the community industry as we know it now, a person who influenced my professional journey a ton because of authoring The Art of Community and co-authoring Building Brand Communities with amazing Carrie Melissa Jones, a documentary filmmaker, who also produced a “New Year Baby” film that tells a story of his wife’s family that survived...

" My core value growing up was I'm not enough. So, every decision I made, even up until two years ago, everything I did must improve my self-worth. " In this episode, we discussed Chris Miles 's story of enduring child abuse, struggling with depression, and finding hope through family support and a passion for game development, in particular: 👉 Being abused as a child from six y...

Today my guest is Margaux Miller , a global community builder, a remote-work ambassador with a love of travels and exploration, a TEDx speaker with the Gremlin energy, an emcee, an avid hiker, and an exciting person to talk to 🤩 From this episode, you'll know: 👉 what Margaux's process of ordering wine in a restaurant looks like 👉 why Margaux always dresses nicely for flights 👉 a backst...

Today my guest is Catherine Hackney , an experienced online community consultant, backpacker, hiker, climber, “Late Show” fan, and a great friend 🤩 From this episode, you'll know: 👉 how Catherine met Emma The Dog 👉 a backstory of a day drinking with dad 👉 Catherine's childhood memories of Casa Bonita 👉 a story of a night out in Germany and a lost sweater 👉 what Catherine likes about...

Today my guest is Viktorija Ignataviciute , an experienced gingerbread house creator, a great community leader and advocate, an explorer, and an intensive traveler who can come back a year older after just a few days' trip and allow herself to be silly & joyful with no day offs 🤩 From this episode, you'll know: 👉 if Viktorija listened to Linkin Park while visiting Meteora 👉 how did...

" We all deal with trauma. By sharing my story, I hope others will feel it's okay to open up. " In this episode, we discussed Jason's story of losing his dad during COVID and coping with his feelings, in particular: 👉 The triple hit: COVID stress, job loss, and father's illness. 👉 The first time Jason’s daughter saw him cry. 👉 First hospital visits and the impact of restri...

Today my guest is Tamanna Bavishi, a great community builder, a mother of two who’s entered a community world by accident and stayed by heart, and even recently started her podcast and community for working mothers in India “The Desi Mom Hustle”, and a very open, kind, supportive, and just amazing person to talk to 🤩 From this episode, you'll know: 👉 what is the favorite dish in Tamanna'...

Today, my guest is Rebecca Marshburn , a great community expert and a big fan of writing letters and poems, who’s been on the road with Sasquatch for 28 days and is sure that every story is a love story 🤩 From this episode, you'll know: 👉 if Rebecca has a permit to drive a truck 👉 what Rebecca has been recently moved by 👉 why Rebecca writes letters 👉 what Rebecca loves the most about airp...

Today is a very special episode, and not only because it’s one hundredth, woohoo, but also because it was a great surprise! 🤩🤗🥳 Here Yurii's friends, also, guests from the previous episodes, are asking Yurii questions they always wanted to ask! 😉 From this episode, you'll know: 👉 one thing in Yurii's life that has had a profound impact on who he is today 👉 what would young Yuri t...

Today my guest is Céline Riemenschneider , a community professional who is passionate about helping other community managers thrive, an artist who creates beautiful abstract paintings, and a mother of twin boys who also helps her husband in his restaurant and hospitality consulting business 🤩 From this episode, you'll know: 👉 how high is Céline's bar for tasty food 👉 what music Céline u...

Today my guest is Baily Hancock, a connection strategist, a mother of two, a natural-born connector and extracurricular-lover, and a professional friend-maker who, according to her teachers, was a “very bright student but talked to classmates too much” 🤩 From this episode, you'll know: 👉 Baily's trick to successfully dress her daughter while holding her upside down 👉 why Baily loves ast...

Today my guest is Ashwin Chacko , a positively playful visual storyteller who, as an Indian, is a very community-driven and multicultural person, a father of three, and a children's books author whose mission is to champion creativity and empower people to find their inner 🤩 From this episode, you'll know: 👉 the backstory of Ashwin's nickname 👉 what changed and what remained the sam...

Today my guest is Avely Pütsep, a mission-driven community and marketing consultant and a digital nomad who’s slowly traveling the world and always chooses kindness 🤩 From this episode, you'll know: 👉 what is Avely's favorite place to read a book 👉 why Avely loves dogs more than humans 👉 what depletes Avely's social battery 👉 the backstory of getting rescued by Albanian police 👉...

Today my guest is Mathew Krawczyk , a community strategist and designer, an embodiment and deep transformation coach who loves co-creating systems in which we can all thrive together 🤩 From this episode, you'll know: 👉 what was Mathew's childhood favorite video game 👉 how does Mathew have fun 👉 what treasure Mathew found in the Sahara 👉 how Mathew feels about experiencing something ne...

Today my guest is Phoebe Shin Venkat , a senior community consultant, an experienced speaker, a board member at CORA (Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse), an active volunteer, a candidate for city council at Foster City, and the person I loved talking to from the first Zoom 🤩 From this episode, you'll know: 👉 did Phoebe feel any pressure as the first person in her family to graduate col...

Today my guest is Nityesh Agarwa l, a founder of the Curated Connections community tool, a writer who is passionate about teaching, an ex-developer (or maybe not), a host of the Beginner Maps podcast, and a super positive community person 🤩 From this episode, you'll know: 👉 how did Nityesh feel when he recorded his first interview ever 👉 why Nityesh learned to play ukulele 👉 how writing in...

Today my guest is Grace Ling , a UX designer and illustrator, a world traveler, speaker, tech, lifestyle, and travel content creator, influencer, a founder of the Design Buddies community with a huge number of members worldwide, and a person who in her past life In my I wanted to develop games and biohack herself to run faster 🤩 From this episode, you'll know: 👉 Grace's relationships wit...

Today, we talk with the one and only Jenny Weigle, a dedicated listener of Community Live who listened to every episode, and shares her experience, inspirations, and connections made through that, and even why she keeps listening to it every week! 🤩🤗🥳 From this episode, you'll know: 👉 Why Community Life helped Jenny to prepare for the Community Rebellion conference. 👉 How Jenny feels when...

😲 How do you feel when not receiving feedback on the work you've done? 🤩 Is it social recognition that drives you? 🙌 Why do you have to build relationships constantly? 🤔 What do people feel if you're not answering right away? 🤗 Why community is your therapy? Let's find it out! 😏 Join Jason Baum, the therapist by legacy, and Yurii Lazaruk, the therapist by Ilker, in having deep co...

Today my guest is Pete Heslop , a managing director at Steadfast Collective with the mission to bring people together and leave the internet in a better place than he found it, a runner (sometimes lapsed), a Southampton football club fan, a lawn perfectionist, and Digital Community Leaders podcast host 🤩 From this episode, you'll know: 👉 how did Pete feel after having 3 half-marathons in 3 w...