One of the quickest ways to do that is to invite your members to build in public. Not in an anxiety-inducing "come teach a masterclass," or "show us your perfectly executed thing" kinda way. Just a "show us what you’re working on, we're GENUINELY interested" kinda way. e.g. 🧶 If you have a knitting community, invite folks to share challenging sweater patterns they're trying to figure out. 🦮 If you're a dog trainer, your members can share their dogs' favorite enrichment activities. Then other members can weigh in with stuff like: “What else have you tried?” “Have you considered this?” "Holy shit that's genius, I've never thought to try that!" “Ohhh, I have the exact same problem.” IDK about you, but I don't want my community to be a dusty old content library with just a wall of posts by ME. I want it to be a lively place people actually want to return to and chat with each other. Where they might not even miss that I step out for a day or two! Because our members might have come for information. But they stay to feel less alone, get unstuck, be seen by people who get it, and occasionally borrow a brilliant idea from someone who's a few steps ahead. It's like the dragon boat club I run. People come for my coaching, but they stay for each other. They don't plan lunches and outings and game nights with me... they plan them with each other. They become friends, advocates, supporters, collaborators. That is a community. Not just people who show up to learn how to paddle and then just slink off home again. This week, inside Funnel Forensics, we’re running a 7-day show-and-tell event we're calling Open Case Files (because, detective theme). Several members are popping the hood on the customer journeys, funnels, email flows, offer paths, or business systems they're building out or trying to fix. It's going to be EPIC, seeing the behind-the-curtain thought processes, ideas, strategies, and problem-solving shenanigans that go on. I'd love for you to join us, cheer our community presenters on, and spark some ideas for yourself too!

Often when I post about public speaking, and people being nervous about it, I get comments back about how needed my work is - working with new or nervous “speakers” (think beyond keynotes, but workshops and podcasts and video content, on and on). There are multiple says having to do with not dimming your light, and not holding yourself back and my thoughts are yes! Those! One thing I hear often from nervous-to-be-in-fron-of-people-people is they don’t want to look “stupid.” Another thing is they don’t know what to say. Another is the question of what if I forget where I am? And, yes those are all huge for that person. The anxiety is real. I have walked in those shoes. And while I was walking in those shoes I started seeing just how impactful our messages can be. What we have to say to others (live or recorded) can change lives. If you are nervous - or terrified - to be in front of others, I get you. And I challenge you to make a decision to do it anyhow! And if you want support on your journey, I’ve got you! Come find me in the Public Speaker’s Growth Hub and let’s make a difference in this world!

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Hi Classified peeps! Super-excited that I'm presenting at the upcoming Oh Yes I Can! Women's Summit put on by awesome @Traci Poe. It's going to be a great opportunity to grow your business skills. You need to join the free community to come to the summit. I'll be talking about what business buyers know about your business that you DON'T - and how changing your mindset will help you slash costs, grow income, and build an asset you can SELL and exit (like I did with my first community in '21). AND... Traci is still looking for speakers! So if you've got a talk ready to go and want to speak to this audience of women entrepreneurs, contact her SOON. Deadline to turn in materials is 7/10, coming right up!

I watched too many businesses invest in merch that ended up in a drawer within a week. That's why I built Get Your Merch Made. 30 years in production & product development taught me the real problem isn't ideas — it's execution. Businesses know they want something better than a giveaway. What they don't know is what to make so it doesn't end up in the junk drawer or how to create that "WOW" effect. Or where to actually get it made without getting burned by minimums, bad vendors, or slapping a logo on something generic. That's the gap I fill. I help you create merch your clients will love and I help you get it made — right vendor, right process, right product so you don't ever have to deal with production. Want to know if your idea would survive the Junk Drawer Test? Join Get Your Merch Made and tell me what you're thinking of making and I'll tell you straight up if it's a winner or what might be better for your business.