Build With Becky: Smart Strategies To Grow Your Community-Driven Business
Your membership, course, or program should be working better than this.
You’re proud of what you’ve built — but members are ghosting, engagement is low, refund requests are creeping in, and let’s be honest... it’s harder than it should be to scale.
That’s where this podcast comes in.
Think of Build With Becky like a voice note from your smart friend to help you tweak your programs, get better student outcomes, and make more money along the way. You can expect practical strategies, real client stories, and zero B.S. advice.
We’ll talk product strategy, member experience, onboarding, retention, and how to turn your community into your biggest growth engine — all in under 10 minutes.
You don’t need a bigger audience.
You need a smarter product.
Let’s build it — together.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 7 minutes
- Episodes
- 22
- Years Active
- 2025
Listener Q: How Do You Price Your Community Offers?
Today I’m answering a question from Leslie: how do you decide what to charge, and do you use sliding scales? Pricing is never one-size-fits-all, so in this episode I share the key factors I consider …
Listener Q: How to Structure Onboarding for 3 Paid Levels
This episode kicks off my new listener Q series, where I answer your real questions about building community-driven businesses. Audrey asked: if you’re running a three-tier membership, should onboard…
People Don't Buy For Community
A Slack group isn’t a community. Just opening a forum and inviting people to “connect” doesn’t create meaningful results. In this episode, I’m breaking down why people don’t buy for community — they …
Do Big Launches Harm Community Culture?
I was in a mastermind call last week when someone shared their goal to grow their community by a significant number of new members within one month. That opened up a deeper discussion: what happens t…
Don’t Build A Fan Club, Build A Community
This episode started as a voice note for my friend Cheyenne, who asked a great question: How do I make sure my program doesn’t just become a fan club for me?
If your community is built entirely around…
Changing Community Leadership From You
If you’ve built your community around your own presence, what happens when you want to step out of the hot seat? In this episode, I share lessons from my time at Bossbabe and from client work on how …
Listener Q: "My Community Is Dead – Should I Move It To Facebook?"
In this episode, I’m answering a question from a longtime newsletter reader who asked, “Should I move my community to Facebook? It feels dead where it is now.”
She’s not alone in wondering this so I r…
The Membership Growth Strategy That Backfired
What’s working right now to grow a membership? And how do you avoid growing in the wrong direction?
In this episode, I share one of the biggest lessons I learned while leading community and product at…
The 5 Reasons Most Communities Fail
Thinking about starting a community? Or wondering why yours isn’t working the way you hoped? In this episode, I break down the top five reasons I see communities fail, based on real conversations wit…
How To Have Your Europe Summer & Still Serve Your Community
Community leaders deserve a vacation too. In this episode, I’m sharing real strategies for stepping back without sacrificing connection. From member-led calls to pivoting your programming, you’ll lea…
How Primary Persona Development Can Skyrocket Your Business
At a retreat earlier this year, I got to meet Ayman Al-Abdullah, former CEO of AppSumo. He shared the growth strategy that took their business from $3M to $84M in six years. And it all started with a…
Smart Ways Community Builders Are Using AI
I haven’t talked much about AI publicly — until now. In this episode, I’m sharing the creative ways I’ve seen community builders use AI to improve member retention, automate high-touch experiences, a…
The Lab Offline Day 2 – Facilitating Connection
Steal This Simple Event Format to Spark Real Connection
Live from Boise, I’m recapping Day 2 of the Lab Offline retreat hosted by Jay Clouse — and specifically, one powerful mastermind structure you c…
The Lab Offline Day 1 – Notes From Nathan Barry
This episode was recorded from my hotel room in Boise, fresh off Day 1 of Jay Clouse’s retreat for Lab members, and I had to share one big takeaway that hit hard. During a fireside chat, Nathan Barry…
What Does Your Community Feel Like?
What does it actually feel like to be part of a great digital community? In this episode, I share a powerful question my friend Julian asked me that sparked a conversation about group chats, stickine…
Community Moments In Everyday Life
A recent CreativeMornings event reminded me how powerful it is to put yourself in the room... to follow the pull toward people, conversations, and spaces that expand you. In this episode, I reflect o…
Helping My Friend Design Her Beta Program
Your first launch won’t be perfect — and it’s not supposed to be. In this episode, I walk through a real conversation with a friend who’s building a new offer. We talk about how to approach beta test…
Let's Be Friends? My Journey To Entrepreneurship
I’m handing you the real behind-the-scenes look at how I went from fancy architecture school to building community-driven products for creator-led brands. I’ll walk you through my (very nonlinear) se…
5 Steps To Give Your Membership A Makeover
Want the full checklist? DM me MAKEOVER on Instagram @buildwbecky and I’ll send it your way.
If your membership feels a little messy, like members are ghosting, your forum is quiet, or your content fe…
What Story Is Your Data Telling You?
Most people collect data they never use or worse, they’re flying blind, relying on gut instinct and assumptions. In this episode, I’m walking you through the exact prompts and data audit process we u…