Our Behind the Build series is underway, and this time we’re going LIVE! We’ve already had a fabulous recorded conversation with @Michael Wacht and @Jen Ps has shared her story through a written Q&A. Both are coming your way soon, and you're going to love their stories! ❤️❤️ Next up: @Lisa Vanderveen ! 📅 Wednesday, August 19 ⏰ 12:00 PM Central 🔗 Zoom link is in the Skoolology calendar And just so we're clear... This is NOT an interview. 😄 No polished presentation. No perfect answers. No “give us your 5-step formula for success.” Just builders talking building. We’re pulling up a chair with Lisa and talking about what’s REALLY happening as she builds her community. What's working? What's she learning? What's she rethinking? How is she figuring out what her members truly value? And how is she working toward turning that value into revenue? We have some things we want to explore, but we're also perfectly willing to wander down a rabbit hole or two. 😂 That's often where the good stuff lives. So come hang out with us. 👂 Listen. 💬 Jump into the conversation. ❓ Bring your questions. ☕ Bring your coffee. Obviously. Know another builder who would enjoy this conversation? Invite them to come along! They don't have to be a Skoolology member. ❤️ Can't make it live? No worries. We'll record it and share the replay. Different builders. Different stages. Different approaches. Real builds. Real lessons. And a chance to learn from each other while we're still figuring it out. That's Behind the Build. 🎙️❤️

We know we have a few people in our Skoolology family who are carrying some pretty heavy things right now. No names. No details. That's theirs to share if and when they want to. We just wanted to take a moment away from communities, building, research, and all the other things we talk about here to say... We're thinking about you. You don't have to show up here with answers. You don't have to keep up. You don't have to explain anything. Take care of YOU. And if you're one of our members having a hard day, week, or season right now, we hope you know there are people here quietly cheering you on and holding a little extra space for you. ❤️ Sometimes community is simply knowing you're not walking through something alone.

🌟 @Oddysey Campbell Founder, Exploration & Empathy "I want to help people truly accept themselves with balanced confidence and patience. My hope is to create a wave of people who know how to shine their light without being burned by it." Meet Oddysey Sometimes a name tells you a lot about the person behind it. Oddysey isn't her legal name. It's the name she chose for herself around age 13, when she decided she wanted to take ownership of her identity rather than let the world tell her who she should be. That decision feels deeply connected to the work she's doing today. Oddysey is a mom, wife, entrepreneur, and the builder behind Exploration & Empathy, where she's creating space for people to better understand and accept themselves. Her work isn't about asking people to become someone different. It's about helping them develop the confidence and patience to become more comfortable with who they already are. Why We Chose Oddysey Oddysey brings something unmistakably her own to Skoolology. She's curious. She asks questions. She shares honestly. She encourages other builders. And she isn't afraid to explore a different path when something doesn't quite fit. We've also had the privilege of watching her grow more focused and confident about what she wants to create. And she's not finished. Some big ideas are beginning to take shape for what Oddysey may build next. We're not giving those away before she's ready, but we're excited to watch this next chapter unfold. That's part of why we chose to recognize her now. Headliners isn't only about celebrating where someone has arrived. Sometimes it's about recognizing a builder in the middle of becoming. Oddysey reminds us that progress can look like greater clarity, stronger self-trust, and finally having the courage to build something that feels like you. Builder Takeaway You don't have to become someone else to become a better leader. It's easy to look around at successful community builders and begin borrowing their voices, personalities, strategies, or definitions of success.

Let's close this week where it's been heading. This week you named the hard things. You told me what you've built, what you've survived, what you've overcome to be standing here. And I watched so many of you do the bravest thing there is. You let yourself look at your own evidence, maybe for the first time in a while. So here's what I want you to carry into the weekend, and I mean it as plainly as I can say it. You can do this. Not someday, once you've proven a little more, once you feel a little more ready. Now. The proof is already in. You've shown yourself, over and over, that you're capable, and the only thing left is to believe it as fully as the evidence already does. Here's the part I most want you to take in, though, because it's the whole reason any of this matters. You're not just capable of building something for yourself. You're capable of helping other people build, too. Everything you've learned, every hard thing you've come through, every skill that now feels easy. All of it is exactly what someone else needs. Someone a few steps behind you, standing right where you used to stand, wondering if they can. You already know the way. You can reach back and pull them forward. That's what your community really is. You're not just a builder. You're a multiplier. When you believe in your own capability and put it to work, it doesn't stop with you. It moves into every member you help, and then into everyone they go on to help. Your worth was never just about you. It was always meant to multiply. So this weekend, believe both halves of it. You can do this. And you can help others do it, too.

@Joyce Assogba 😊 Welcome to Skoolology! I was especially happy to see that @Jen Ps sent you our way. Grateful for her trust in us. 💛 I saw that you’re just getting started and that defining your structure would make the next 30 days feel like a win. You’re actually joining us at a great point in your journey because you don’t have to undo a bunch of things first. 😂 We can help you think through what you want to build and why before you start filling it with all the things. For now, come in, look around, and don’t feel like you have to figure everything out at once. We’re glad you’re here! 😊