The Community Experience

#002 Our guest today is none other than the mastermind behind SPI himself, Pat Flynn! But Pat's on the show to talk about something kind of unusual today ... his Pokemon card-collecting YouTube channel.What started out as a hobby for Pat turned into an experiment: building a YouTube channel and community completely from scratch. A lot of the strategies and mindsets Pat carried into his new YouTube channel are similar to the approach that helped him stake a claim in the online business world back in 2008. Those strategies are as relevant as ever. At the time of this recording, Deep Pocket Monster was approaching 50,000 subscribers on YouTube, and that's within the first six months! If you want to learn some practical approaches for breaking into a niche community or building a successful community through YouTube, this is the episode for you. Show notes and more at SmartPassiveIncome.com/cx002See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

#001 Welcome to the inaugural episode of The Community Experience!For episode 001 Tony and Jillian are hanging out with a different Jillian, Jillian Richardson, a woman on a quest to cure the world of its loneliness epidemic. Through her popular newsletter, the Joy List, and her book, Unlonely Planet, Jillian is doing remarkable work.We invited her onto the show to try to understand why community is such a hot topic right now. How can you integrate community into what you’re building and keep it authentic? Whether you hope to find a new community or want to build a more impactful community yourself, there's something here for you.Let us know what you thought of episode 001! Reach out to us @TeamSPI on Twitter. Show notes and more at SmartPassiveIncome.com/cx001. Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Belonging. It’s right in the middle of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, just after physical safety. As a social species, community is essential to our wellbeing. There’s still a huge need for real, meaningful community, and we want to help you learn how to find it and how to build it. That’s why we created the Community Experience podcast, hosted by two seasoned community experts: Jillian, the outdoorsy one with the digital community background, and Tony, the karaoke nerd who got his chops running unconferences and building Manhattan’s first coworking space. Together, they bring over 24 years of combined experience to the community space.Tune in each week as Tony and Jillian distill the ingredients in the secret sauce that makes communities thrive, featuring interviews with remarkable leaders and deep-dive roundtable discussions on major topics. Whether you’re an organizer a community leader looking to be a part of the conversation or a creator looking to launch something new, this show tackles what actually matters to you.Tune into new episodes every Tuesday, and head over to SmartPassiveIncome.com/listen to learn more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.