Would it make more sense to grow a free Facebook Group + e-mail list first… then invest in Skool Pro once the audience, offer, and sales are validated? OR… Would you start directly on Skool from day one? Curious what’s worked best for you and why.

🗓 June 15–17, 2026 We’ve got an incredible lineup of speakers coming in 🔥Here’s a sneak peek at who you’ll be learning from: Here’s your full speaker lineup 👇 @Simone Sauter — Stop Being Invisible to AI @Julie Butler — Get 100–300 Email Subscribers with One Simple Event + AI Clvin Hollywood — Skool + AI @Cristal Vancarson — Remote Headshot Photography @Bansari Panchal — How I Use AI to Run My Skool Community on Autopilot @Zokai Robinson — AI for Intuitive Builders @Berlyn Komar — Why Your AI Content Isn’t Converting @Olivia Radcliffe — A Day In The Life Of... @Martine Brown — Canva AI 2.0: 3 Touchpoints @Janay Trevillion — Vibe Coding & Stolen Time: Build a Business Backend That Runs While You Rest @Matthew Burns — Discoverability in the Age of AI @Ellyn Schinke — Stay Ready, Not Busy @Dr Jo Okurame — AI Systems That Save You Time @Benjamin Ewert — YouTube + Claude @Lorri-Lynn Roche — Using AI Without Overwhelm @Destini Copp — Self-Selling Funnel AI System @Monna Tang — The Calm CEO’s Profit Plays @Valarie Smith — The Midjourney Style Anchor @Adriana-Morena R. — Substack: Beyond the Newsletter @Stacy Covitz — $5/Day Visibility With Meta Ads @Jen Hill Myers — AI Magic For Launch Challenges @Micki Kosman — Your Personal AI Support Team @Morag Kent — Make AI Sound Like You

This morning I left a Skool community I'd been quietly holding space for since late last fall. I joined because I admired the leader's work from a distance. I showed up. I watched. In December I caught half of a live, had to step out for an appointment, and asked in the group if there'd be a replay. No response. I let it sit. A month later, the host posted a recent YouTube. I asked again about the December replay. Silence. Repeat in February. Nothing. Then today, a notification. A brand-new paid challenge. Pay link right there at the top. And I felt it — that something-is-off in my body before my mind could put words to it. I could feel the frustration rising. A $95.00 3 day challenge you can keep for two days post challenge. 2 days. When I slowed down, here's what I realized : it wasn't really about the offer. It was the gap between what the container had promised and what was actually showing up inside it. A leader I'd trusted with a piece of my attention wasn't present for the members already there but ready to invite them to pay for something new. I actually did write a call-out post. Wrote it out in full. Sent it — along with the screenshots — to my mentor. Brenda’s reply back was a reset: "8.1 billion people on the planet… someone needs what you've got. Head to communities that bring you joy." That was the moment the noise in my chest went quiet. I wrote back to her: I know exactly the kind of energy I don't want to cultivate in my community. And that was a great lesson. Then I closed the door. Cleanly walked out. No call-out post to make my point. After that, I sat down with the rest of my Skool groups and did a quiet audit. Four categories emerged, in the order my current season actually wants them: - Learning to build my own home community on Skool - YouTube as the primary invitation into my Skool community - Honing AI skills — so my work can reach my clients with more depth, a signal that casts further, increasing my capacity to hold the women I serve without the burnout of past seasons

I’m at Canva Create in L.A. today! They said they are limiting access and giving you a 7day boost in AI usage so catch the replay And watch the attached video to learn the secret code! Drop a screenshot below to let me know you are in!

Everybody is yelling “Canva 2.0! AI Pass! New this, new that!” like it’s about to change your whole life overnight… Let me say this real clear. I’m not “anti-canva” because it is the main program I use to run my community. I AM 100% about using the NECESSARY tools that make your business and day flow easier. ✨ New tools don’t build your business. YOU do. So don’t lose focus!!!! Play and get back to work! AI Pass just gives you more usage. (Plus an added $100/m bill) Canva 2.0 just gives you more features. But if you not using what you already got? You just upgrading your confusion. Stop chasing shiny objects every time these platforms drop an update. 👉 Ask yourself: - Am I actually hitting limits? - Am I creating consistently? - Am I making money with what I already have? If the answer is no… you don’t need more tools. You need more execution. Use what works. Master it. Then upgrade with intention… not emotion.