Hey fellow Skool Classifieds peeps!! I’m putting together a keynote talk for business owners and I’d LOVE some input so I can make it genuinely relevant! (Hope this is allowed) My talk is on called: 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐀𝐈 To make sure my research is up to date, I was hoping to get a current picture of where most people are sourcing leads. So if you are a business owner and could give me some support by choosing how you're getting most of your leads, that would be amazing! Thank you!! (And happy to donate a great speaking tool in apprecaiteion of your time) WHERE DO MOST OF YOUR LEADS COME FROM?

I just wanted to highlight some of the amazing opportunities that are coming your way in case you haven't checked out the calendar lately. On Wednesday, the CLASSIFIEDS own @Stacy Covitz is hosting the $5/Day "Be Seen" System masterclass. If you've ever wanted to get into Meta ads but were scared you were going to lose your shirt, she will teach you how to dip your toe into the waters in a measured and meaningful way. Free for ALL MEMBERS. On Thursday, I will be hosting the PERSONALS for premium members. Since this is the first meeting of the month, it will be our beloved "Business Card" exchange. It's an opportunity for you to tell us about your community and what makes it special. We record it and share it with the entire group. So start practicing your spiel and get ready to make meaningful connections! Next week there are three other amazing sessions that you will want to add to your calendar. I'll talk more about them in a future post - but check it out now and save the dates. Finally, I've added a new Onboarding Welcome Call for new members on May 14. Anyone is invited to attend. Moderator @Faith Adebayo will help me host the session, and we'll talk about how to make the most of this community. If you've been sitting on the sidelines waiting to jump in but not sure exactly how, you won't want to miss this session! Check out the calendar here for times!

It's time to celebrate each other! In the COMMENTS BELOW, please share a Skool community you think is doing really great things. It can be one you've participated in yourself or one that you've heard from others is amazing. Please do the following: 1. Tell us the name of the community and link to it (affiliates allowed). 2. Tag the person who owns the community. If they are not in the CLASSIFIEDS, then please send them a DM and let them know that you mentioned them here. I promise you will make their day! 3. Describe why the group is so wonderful and how it has helped you. Please DO NOT just copy and paste the About page! 4. Comment on each others comments and scroll through the referrals to see if there's an amazing group you are missing out on! Thanks so much for supporting each other and this community! Please note that any #FriendFriday mentions that are created as new posts will be deleted. Thanks!

Just a friendly reminder that in order to make the most of this community, you need to be BOTH posting and commenting on the posts of others. Not only are authentic connections the true backbone of business, but they are also what improves our engagement and overall visibility as a group. So, if you've been copy and pasting the same post into every promotion-friendly community out there and then bouncing a nanosecond later, well, you might just be wasting your time. Instead, I'd like to encourage and invite you to look at this as a place where you can connect with people on a human level while not being afraid of saying the wrong thing or talking about your business in a way that might come across as self-promotion. HINT: the people that are posting and ghosting are not getting the same returns as the ones who are engaging with other. 😉