"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."

“One thing he talks about is how you can bring your community together in a dedicated space, where they can engage with each other. And that was exactly what I had been looking for: the tool to take these courses from being a static thing to being a dynamic thing.”

“We're all in this together. It's our community. Mighty Networks’ structure really supports that. It's not about me as some figurehead or waving magic wands. It's about creating this space where you have the opportunity to connect.”

“I just knew I wanted to work with women. And I knew I wanted to make a difference as best I could and bring something positive to the world.”

“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 …

“I mean, you can always be nervous. You can always be a little scared of trying something new. However, that type of mentality is what keeps people from actually making that leap of faith and pursuing a dream. Sometimes you just have to believe in your idea, and hard work …

“Part of my job was to make cake pops. This was super basic stuff: sprinkles, drizzle, that kind of thing. But I had so much fun with it. And it made me realize that I had lost touch with my creative side.”

“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 …

“My work is for women because I’m a woman. Their experiences and my experiences are one and the same, and we’re all working towards coming to love, accept, trust, and appreciate our bodies. I am so passionate about that.”

“At the end of every eight-week course, people would say, ‘Wow, that was so cool. That was transformative. Now what.”

"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."

“The NCIDQ was providing some online resources, but they were pretty minimal. The only other option was to attend a live workshop in your local area. But you had to have a specific number of people together. And if you didn’t get that number the workshop was canceled. It just …

“99% of our members come from word-of-mouth referral. We couldn't ask for anything better than that.”

“We hit 2,000 members in less than two weeks! That kind of growth confirmed what we suspected — creatives were craving a space like this.”

“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.”