Interviews
Interview With Wendel Bros, Part 2: The Vibe of Community
In this second installment of a four-part interview, the Wendels give us an inside look at what it feels like when you’ve formed a vibrant community, with a book as the catalyst. In this case, the book is “Buffalo, Home of the Braves,” about an NBA team from the 1970s. Through a combination of in-person…
Read MoreInterview With Wendel Brothers, Part 1: Finding Your Community
How can a book be the catalyst for a community? How does building a community translate into book sales (monetizing)? And when does the community go beyond the book, to create stunning results in the world? These questions are relevant not only to authors, but to wisdom entrepreneurs. I caught up with two wisdom entrepreneurs…
Read MoreJeremiah Owyang, Part 3: Starting and Growing a Community
“People would rather have [a] knowing they are accepted and appreciated. That’s far more important than lining one’s wallet…This is about the core essence of humans connecting with other humans.” –Jeremiah Owyang In this last installment of my interview with Jeremiah Owyang, we talk about the increasing influence of communities, ways to kickstart a community,…
Read MoreJeremiah Owyang, Part 2: The Nature of Communities
“When you are spearheading a movement, you are relying on the groundswell that happens within the community. The community is in charge.” —Jeremiah Owyang In this second part of a three-part interview, Jeremiah Owyang talks about the nature of communities and the role of the community manager. Most surprising take-away? You can’t rely solely on…
Read MoreInterview with Jeremiah Owyang, Part 1
This is the first of a three-part interview with Jeremiah Owyang, a social computing analyst with Forrester who is an expert on building communities. While his clients are businesses using community-building to meet their business objectives, Jeremiah’s wisdom can be directly applied by wisdom entrepreneurs who are building communities to support their social good objectives.…
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