“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.”

“Instagram is great for showcasing your super polished final pieces. But it’s not necessarily a great place for connecting around the work. And we wanted to give our people a central location where they could hang out, share their progress, and get feedback.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

“It was really about bringing people together online and then turning those online interactions into face-to-face encounters.”

“Among my peers, I felt like the only person who was asking questions around flowers and business. For example, people don't talk about how to price. It's all very secretive. So many floral designers started out for the love of flowers and don't realize that they need to also turn …

“I can spend all day long on all the other social networks. And as much as I would love to do that, it’s not what keeps the lights on.”

“Members have told me, ‘I'm getting rid of my social media and spending more time here. The quality of engagement, the supportive mood — it’s far and away a better place to spend my time.’”

“I like to say that Empify is the parent, and The Wealth Builders Community is the child that Empify birthed."

“I had people from places like Australia who would watch the tutorials and write to me about using their own microcurrent machines (typically dug out from under their beds!) to get the same results I showed in my tutorials. Their responses definitely reinforced the feeling that I was onto something …

“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.”

“It was just this runaway train that took on its own life. And it was the catalyst for me launching a full-scale business, just based on that response that I got.”

“With Mighty Networks, this is my community. I own it.”

"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."