Jessica is the Head of Community and Events at Hampton - a private and highly vetted community for founders and CEOs started by Sam Parr.

She has more than 7 years of experience building communities of startup founders at venture funds and startup accelerators.

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

In this episode - 00:00 Teaser

01:28 From Teacher to a Community Professional

08:17 Managing digital and in-person experiences at a community of founders as someone who is not herself a founder

22:08 Routine Roulette

27:43 Landing a role that was never posted

31:52 When community is the business and not just a bonus

39:55 Why women should not be concerned they won't be taken seriously if they are nice and gracious

43:29 Advice for job seekers

50:10 Two books that inspire her work

54:50 Action item for the listener

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Links and Resources:

Curated Connections - https://curatedconnections.io/

Jessica's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-spivack-lowenstein-52b2a962/

Hampton - https://joinhampton.com/

Grand Central Tech - https://www.companyventures.co/grand-central-tech Community Club - https://www.community.club/

Community Hacked - https://www.communityhacked.com/ The Vendry - https://thevendry.com/

The Art of Gathering - https://www.priyaparker.com/book-art-of-gathering

Unreasonable Hospitality - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60018618-unreasonable-hospitality

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