“We had been running our two businesses, we had written a book, we were managing communities, we were planning in-person events, and we were still podcasting every single week. We got to a point where we were just like, ‘No more new things'."
“I hadn’t really thought about that. I hadn’t considered making it a thing. I started this purely because I needed it, but it turned out there were a lot of other women who needed it too.”
“And eventually, the three of us came together with the idea of creating a three-day weekend that allows people to build a life that feels value-driven and also incorporates a lot of time outside.”
“Our industry is not very accessible, even for the people who work in it. On one side, you have the older generation who wants to socialize one way. On the other side, you have the younger people who want to socialize in a different way.”
"The content is the fire pit, and if you post it, people will join around the fire and have a conversation. I think that's really key to success."
“We were selling everything through our website store that hadn’t been updated since 2017. Folks would place an order, check out, and then be emailed a zip file of Powerpoint presentations. They’d have to print their tests, scan them and email it back into the company for results. It was painful.”
“I’ve been doing this for 23 years. I’ve been around the block. We're moving all of our experiences over to Mighty — that's how good it is.”
“99% of our members come from word-of-mouth referral. We couldn't ask for anything better than that.”
“More and more people were expressing interest in the stuff I was talking about and wanted to learn more. It got me thinking, 'How can I help the people that I’ve started to meet because of the podcast.”
“We knew our virtual conference needed to be even more participatory and two-way than an event in real life. It couldn’t just be a content dump in a live online forum, or (gasp) an attempt at a virtual panel. Instead, this needed to be the kind of experience where attendees could build relationships with each other, have great side conversations, and participate in surprising and unexpected ways that were better than a physical event."
“I was selling some things on Etsy, dipping into online business, and I loved it. And this was before anyone was really doing online business. Back when you didn’t meet people online, and you didn’t tell people that you had friends that you only knew from the internet.”
“LO sister, is our branded app that allows women to dive deeper into Sadie's ministry and express what the Live Original brand is all about. This platform gives members a place to connect alongside community and have intentional conversations about the content we share —the podcast, our YouTube content, Sadie’s sermons and books, and our upcoming events."
“Our apps create a space where girls become accountable to each other in their faith. It’s about creating an environment where women grow and invite each other into their lives and become friends."
“I know this is going to sound very woo-woo and mystical, but in 2018 I decided I was going to have a job in the entertainment industry at the end of the year. So I quit my job and started freelancing, just so I could have more time to write.”
“It wasn’t just about me sharing my own story. It was about activating this live network of people from different places and saying, ‘I only know so much, and I’ve only lived in so many places. But if we can combine our powers, we can actually help each other out even more.”