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“The journey is not so much about how many people respond. You can just impact one person and they can impact you back.” - Bruce Muchelule

When Bruce became a dad, he wasn’t quite sure how to know if …

“It's way better if members are passionate and loud than dispassionate and quiet. The fact that they care enough to yell is really a gift.” - Evan Hamilton

Reddit is the mothership for sub-communities…

“If you're going to go to your community and build with them, realize that you're going to have to support and prop them up. It's not a part-time job. It's a full-time thing.” - Todd Hansen

In the Spr…

“The question is ‘how do I keep my volunteers on track?’ because they're hugely motivated.” - David Lyford-Smith

If you spend a lot of time working with spreadsheets, you know they have a special powe…

"We are a part of their success. We are a part of their team.” - Ashley Hackworth

BTS is a seven-member South Korean boy band. They became the fastest-growing group since The Beatles to earn four US n…

“Let's bring designers together and first talk about your wellbeing. Then let's talk about the next steps forward for you as a designer.” -  Lewis Kang'ethe

Lewis Kang'ethe was first championed as a c…

“The email that I would receive after every single town hall was, ‘I thought I was the only one.’” - Claire Wasserman

By 2016, Claire Wasserman was fed up with men not taking her seriously in the work…

“I tell all my staff to have your hearts, your minds and your ears open to new ideas. It doesn't have to come from you to be a great idea.” - Adam Bedoian

Margaritaville isn’t just a state of mind, it…

“The strategy is the questions. You have to ask the right questions. If you don’t, you can be walking away from a smile.” - Chris Turner

When Chris Turner was 12 years old he got a metal detector and …

“Society is losing something when we don’t share our weirdness with one another. You're losing something when you have someone at your table and they don't share what makes them different. One of the…

“As the community grows and people come back, they start wanting to know more about us and where we're coming from. We wanted to make that really clear--the origin of all of these recipes and of our …

“Everyone has that thing that makes them super excited they can just talk endlessly about it. When you’re interviewing you're feeling around for that geyser. You don't know what's going to make them …

“The hallmark of Toastmasters is making things fun because we want people to come back. We can have the best education in the world but if you're not coming back, it's of no use.” - Joe Smith

Toastmas…

“We really managed to create a community of doers. Our people always look at how they can impact the world, how they can impact change.”  - Colombe Cahen-Salvador

In 2016, Colombe, Laura, and Andrea w…

“Stop using the word community. We all know community is magical but doesn’t come together by magic. It’s magical because it’s this elusive thing. So take the ambiguity out of it. Stop using the word…

“In creating a home, I'm creating sustainability. And I'm creating excellence within the people that I'll be housing.”- Ceyenne Doroshow

Ceyenne Doroshow is an author, activist, and the founder and ex…

“You don't have to be a celebrity or a mega influencer to take action and host an event. A hundred people or a thousand people don’t have to attend. It can be five people. That impact is still impact…

“Leadership is actually the first few followers, not the crazy first person to stand up on stage.” - Anna McAfee

In May 2017, Anna McAfee put up a simple post on LinkedIn to see if anyone living in he…

“We're not going to give up in-person gatherings, but at the same time, virtual tables have been so meaningful. Post-COVID probably will be a ‘both and’ community.” - Carla Fernandez

In November, we h…