LBC #109 Community Week: Carrie M. Jones, Rosie Sherry, Esther (Amplitude), and Areej AbuAli are on the agenda!

Hello! Fellow Community Builders,

We are just 8 days away from the Community Week Online Summit, and 400+ Community Leaders have already joined the Hub to get access to all live sessions!

What are you waiting for? Join the Community Week Hub HERE.

💡 What’s in Store?

• Daily Keynotes, Fireside Chats & Talks from the brightest minds in community building.

• Live Q&A Sessions to engage directly with experts.

• End-of-Day Networking Sessions—connect, discuss, and collaborate with peers.

🎤 Meet Our Incredible Speakers

This year’s summit features top community leaders, sharing insights across growth, strategy, and engagement:

✅ Carrie Melissa Jones, M.A. – Community Strategist & Author

✅ Rosie Sherry – CEO of MOT & Rosieland

✅ Richard Millington – Founder of FeverBee - Community Consulting

✅ Ilker Akansel – Founder of TalentLed

✅ Jillian Bejtlich – Community at Calendly

✅ Erik Martin – Head of Community at Midjourney

✅ Christina Garnett, EMBA – Chief Customer Officer at HeyOrca

✅ Esther Trapadoux – Community Lead at Amplitude

✅ Anamaria Dorgo – Founder of Handle with Brain

✅ Areej AbuAli – Founder of Women in Tech SEO

✅ Andy Claremont – Head of Ecosystem & Community at Glide

✅ Brian Oblinger – Founder of Community Strategy Academy

✅ Ed Giansante – Head of Community at Persona

✅ Serena Snoad – Community Strategy Consultant and Founder of Good Community

🎤 Your Host: Victoria Cumberbatch, ACC will guide us through this incredible week, ensuring every session is engaging and insightful.

🔥 Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from the best, connect with peers, and elevate your community expertise!

💻 Join the Hub & Access All Sessions for FREE:

👉 https://www.community-week.com/

Gaingsight, Discourse & Honeycommb proudly sponsor Community Week.

Keep scrolling for the latest updates, engaging content, and exciting announcements! Explore the newest trends and check out over 90+ job opportunities that might be your next big step. 🚀🌟

Your Friends Francisco, Paola, Ismot & The Led by Community Team of Volunteers

On X this week…

• From HigherLogic: A 5-Step Framework for Successful Member Data Projects. Read

• From Disciple: Community Forums vs. Social Media: Which Drives Better Engagement? - Bevy. Read

• From Discourse: A guide to selecting the right metrics for your community. Read

• From Clocktower Advisors: The Future of Online Community: Lessons from "State of the World 2025. Read

• From The Community Roundtable: Navigating Community Management Challenges. Read

• From circle: Best membership platforms in 2025: top 7 options for community builders. Read

• From CMX: How to Convince Your Boss to Send You to CMX Summit 2025. Read

• From Bettermode: Community Advertising: The Game-Changing Strategy to Build Loyalty and Drive Conversions. Read

We love to feature Community Professionals sharing their wisdom with the community, this week we have a few:

• What if community is the cure? by Laura Zug. Read

• Engineering Serendipity: Collision Theory Applied to Community Building by Laís de Oliveira. Read

• The Community Revolution: Why Building Belonging Will Define Business Success by David DeWald. Read

• How to Build a Community That People Actually Want to Join by Pete Heslop. Read

• Holistic Event Design w/ Radha Agrawal (Daybreaker) by Gareth Wilson. Read

• Don't Sign A Client's Contract Without Checking These Ten Things... by Richard Millington. Read

Are we missing a newsletter? Let us know!

And more worth reading below:

• The Ultimate Guide to Circle: A Complete Platform Tour for Community Builders by Carrie Melissa Jones. Read

• Managing a Network vs. a Community: What It Means for You by Frédéric Williquet. Read

• From Bevy: Online Communities vs. Forums vs. Knowledge Bases: What’s the Difference? Read

• From Steadfast Collective: How to Build a Community That People Actually Want to Join. Read

• From Rosieland: Why I hate the term "paid community". Read

• From The Community Collective: Key Voice Series: Calculate Community ROI with Ben Davies. Read

• From The Community Collective: Our New 2025 Community Industry Trends & Predictions Report. Read

This week, we have a few new podcast episodes available:

• Community Life #115 with Paz Pisarski. Listen.

• From Community Creators Podcast: Understanding the Growth Path of a Member. Listen.

• From Community ROI Podcast: Driving Referrals And Product Adoption Through Community Engagement | Community ROI with Ece Kurtaraner. Listen.

• From Clocktower Advisors Podcast: Revive Your Dying Community. Listen.

• From CHAOSS Podcast: 20m in CHAOSS Africa with Oluchi Nwankwo and Winifred Young. Listen.

• From community INC: Holistic Event Design w/ Radha Agrawal (Daybreaker). Listen.

We have 130+ jobs available in our Job Board, but we are featuring a few below:

US & Remote

💼 Community Support Specialist- US( In-Office) at Figma. Apply

💼 Digital Community Specialist- US( In-Office) at Cirrus Aircraft. Apply

💼 Community Manager- US( In-Office) at AbsenceSoft. Apply

💼 Event and Community Manager- US( In-Office) at Eppo. Apply

💼 Community Manager and Social Media- US( In-Office) at PublicSquare. Apply

💼 Social media Community Manager- US( In-Office) at Benzinga. Apply

💼 Community Program Manager, AWS Support- US( In-Office) at Amazon Web Services. Apply

💼 Community Empowerment Manager- US( In-Office) at TelevisaUnivision. Apply

💼 Social Community Manager- US( In-Office) at Designit. Apply

💼 Founding Developer Relations Engineer- US( In-Office) at Maxim AI. Apply

💼 Staff Developer Advocate- US( In-Office) at Box. Apply

💼 AI Developer Relations- US( In-Office) at SplxAI. Apply

💼 Community Development Manager, Google Data Centers- US( In-Office) at Google. Apply

💼 Community Engagement Manager- US( In-Office) at Pitch Labs. Apply

Canada & Remote

💼 Community Manager- Canada( Hybrid) at Flow. Apply

Europe & UK & Remote

💼 Online Community Manager- UK( In-Office) at Amnesty International UK. Apply

💼 Online Communities Manager- UK( In-Office) at Alzheimer's Society. Apply

Australia & Asia & Remote

💼 Investments Associate (Ops & Community) -Australia( In-Office) at Startmate. Apply.

💼 Game Community Operations -Japan( In-Office) at Keywords Studios. Apply.

Other locations

💼 Head of Community Marketing- Anywhere( Remote) at Shopify. Apply

📅 The Global Events Calendar

🗓️ March 05th, From Audience To Community: How Newsletters & Community Memberships Work Together. Save your spot

🗓️ March 13th, Building Together: Collaboration Space for Community Leaders. Save your spot

🗓️ March 26th, Community Moderation and Crisis Management for Online Communities with Céline Riemenschneider. Save your spot

🗓️ May 01st, CMX Summit 2025. Save your spot