“I wanted to foster a deeper level of engagement with the folks that were coming in and learning sketch noting. But it just wasn’t possible. It wasn’t an ideal learning experience.”
“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.”
“It was getting really bad for my health. I was ruining myself every day. It wasn’t scalable, and I knew that something needed to change.”
“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.”
“Boston has a reputation of being not that welcoming, and a lot of people of color have a hard time feeling like they belong. It’s hard to find a community here, period.”
“I kept adding these different things at different times. I tried to bring in some plugins to allow people to have boards and a forum for more of a community feel. But we’d always end up reconfiguring. It was a technology nightmare getting things to stay working. And it never felt right.”
“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.”
"I knew I had to make the switch to Mighty when I saw how it would help me build the kind of community I wanted—and do it all on one platform."
“And then we all chuckled. Because we couldn’t actually do that either. It would have been incredibly expensive and very, very time-consuming.”
“We’re trying to show people how they can become financially free without risking it all in the stock market. And we’re trying to be their coaches and show them the path to securing financial freedom not only for now, but for later in life too.”
“That was my introduction to parenting. Starting a business. Trying to get revenue. Trying to be a good husband. Trying to be present for the kids. It was a unique set of pressures that I had never really experienced before. And it was incredibly stressful.”
"We started with the Business Plan on Mighty Networks. But found there was a disconnect as we didn't have our own branded apps, so people had to work harder to find us."
“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."