How Nikki built a community of senior professionals with the help of volunteers

This episode is supported by Curated Connections (https://curatedconnections.io/) - a simple matchmaking tool with an easy-to-justify pricing.

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Nikki Thibodeau is the Senior Manager of Community and Customer Advocacy at Calix. She is also the founder of The Community Community - where she is building a safe space for senior community professionals to grow, together.

Previously she has worked in various roles, rising through the ranks of the community team at Shopify.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Nikki’s “unidentified superpower”
• Community Manager work vs. Community Lead work
• Starting The Community Community
• 150+ applications on community launch! How?
• Making a community valuable without making it busy
• Dream Team and Co-lead
• Someone got her dream role over her at Shopify
• Going to Harvard and being the top candidate
• Tips for job seekers
• Asking for a higher salary
• Most recommended resources

Resources:

• Curated Connections - https://curatedconnections.io/
• Nikki’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikki2987/
• The Community Community - https://thecommunitycommunity.com/
• CMX Masterclass - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUC9Vz9R3tpJwpRgHMyH_PASlVDNw3_DB
• Common Room Blog - https://www.commonroom.io/resources/
• Jenny Weigle - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennyweigle/
• Venia Logan - https://www.linkedin.com/in/samanthavlogan/