Digital Community Leaders

Steadfast Collective

Each week the Digital Community Leaders podcast will host a community leader, manager or champion, asking them questions about growth, engagement, and any lessons learnt along the way.

54 Episodes

What Happens When Everyone’s Equal in a Community?
7/15/2025
29:53
Welcome to the Digital Community Leaders Podcast, a conversation with community experts, diving into their insights and leaving you with actionable ideas.Today we’re joined by...Alex Jorgenson, the Senior Community Coordinator at Collibra, an organisation empowering people to take command of data and AI, transforming possibilities into progress.I’m excited to speak to Alex about equality between community members - from lurker to C suite member.Check out our website for the podcast: https://podcast.digitalcommunityleaders.com/Steadfast Collective: https://steadfastcollective.comFind more from Alex Jorgenson: https://www.collibra.com
Why Volunteering Needs a Complete Overhaul
7/8/2025
34:34
Welcome to the Digital Community Leaders Podcast, a conversation with community experts, diving into their insights and leaving you with actionable ideas.Today we’re joined by...Toni Finnimore is the founder of The Social Society, a membership program matching people to volunteering opportunities that suit them.I’m excited to speak to Toni about the implications of Covid, use of technology and how best to utilise the strengths of your members.Check out our website for the podcast: https://podcast.digitalcommunityleaders.com/Steadfast Collective: https://steadfastcollective.comFind more from Toni Finnimore: https://www.thesocialsociety.org.uk
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From LEGO to Apple—What Makes Communities Actually Work?
7/1/2025
45:44
Welcome to the Digital Community Leaders Podcast, a conversation with community experts, diving into their insights and leaving you with actionable ideas.Today we’re joined by...Jake McKee, who is a principal consultant, who has worked with or for the likes of LEGO, Apple and many more.I’m excited to be speaking with Jake about community platforms, strategy techniques, and the way community is perfectly positioned for the "era of AI".Check out our website for the podcast: https://podcast.digitalcommunityleaders.com/Steadfast Collective: https://steadfastcollective.comFind more from Jake McKee: https://jakemckee.com
Speed to Activation: Why Communities Don’t Wait Around
6/24/2025
28:49
Welcome to the Digital Community Leaders Podcast, a conversation with community experts, diving into their insights and leaving you with actionable ideas.Today we’re joined by...Celine Riemenschneider, who is a German-based country community manager, working at design giant Canva.I’m looking forward to speaking to Celine about her 10+ years of community leadership experience as she works with Canva Creatives, SMBs, and teachers.Check out our website for the podcast: https://podcast.digitalcommunityleaders.com/Steadfast Collective: https://steadfastcollective.comFind more from Celine Riemenschneider: https://thecommunitymentor.com
The Hidden Power Behind the B Corp Movement
6/17/2025
31:45
Welcome to the Digital Community Leaders Podcast, a conversation with community experts, diving into their insights and leaving you with actionable ideas.Today we’re joined by...Silvia Laserna, who is the Associate Director of Community at B Lap U.S. and Canada.I’m excited to be speaking with Silvia about B Corp certification, something we have recently gone through at Steadfast CollectiveCheck out our website for the podcast: https://podcast.digitalcommunityleaders.com/Steadfast Collective: https://steadfastcollective.comFind more from Silvia Laserna: https://usca.bcorporation.net
Are You Using the Wrong Tools?
6/10/2025
38:07
Welcome to the Digital Community Leaders Podcast, a conversation with community experts, diving into their insights and leaving you with actionable ideas.Today we’re joined by...Todd Nilson, who is the Founder and Community Strategist at Clocktower Advisors.I’m excited to be speaking with Todd about technology, community platforms, and the problems with popular tools like Slack.Check out our website for the podcast: https://podcast.digitalcommunityleaders.com/Steadfast Collective: https://steadfastcollective.comFind more from Todd Nilson: https://www.clocktoweradvisors.com
The AI Shortcut That Makes Community Ops 10x Easier
6/3/2025
42:04
Welcome to the Digital Community Leaders Podcast, a conversation with community experts, diving into their insights and leaving you with actionable ideas.Today we’re joined by...Shannon Emery, who is the Community Operations Manager at Kaplan, and has also worked for the likes of Blackbaud, Higher Logic and Alteryx.I’m thrilled to be speaking with Shannon about operations, using AI to streamline documentation, and her learnings from taking a year-long career break.Check out our website for the podcast: https://podcast.digitalcommunityleaders.com/Steadfast Collective: https://steadfastcollective.comFind more from Shannon Emery: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannon-m-emery/
What Most Startup Founders Get Wrong About Community
5/28/2025
29:56
Welcome to the Digital Community Leaders Podcast, a conversation with community experts, diving into their insights and leaving you with actionable ideas.Today we’re joined by...Kt McBratney, who is the Community Operations Manager at Kaplan, and has also worked for the likes of Blackbaud, Higher Logic and Alteryx.I’m thrilled to be speaking with Kt about strategy, printed content, and even popular TV series The Bear!Check out our website for the podcast: https://podcast.digitalcommunityleaders.com/Steadfast Collective: https://steadfastcollective.comFind more from Kt McBratney: https://www.renewvc.com
The Passion Project That Became a Global Movement (and a Bestselling Book)
5/20/2025
30:06
Welcome to the Digital Community Leaders Podcast, a conversation with community experts, diving into their insights and leaving you with actionable ideas.Today we’re joined by...Areej AbuAli, who is the founder of Women in Tech SEO, and the author of Community Building for Marketers. In 2024, she was awarded a place in the BIMA 100 list for the Champion of Change people category. I’m thrilled to be speaking with Areej about her experiences in the community world, and the success of her book.Check out our website for the podcast: https://podcast.digitalcommunityleaders.com/Steadfast Collective: https://steadfastcollective.comFind more from Areej AbuAli: https://www.womenintechseo.com
From Airbnb to Stripe: How Ashley Williams Builds Communities People Love
5/6/2025
41:16
Welcome to the Digital Community Leaders Podcast, a conversation with community experts, diving into their insights and leaving you with actionable ideas.Today we’re joined by...Ashley Williams, who is the Community Lead at Stripe, and has worked as head of community for the likes of Wix, Airbnb and ClassDojo.I’m thrilled to be speaking with Ashley about one of the biggest financial services companies in the world.Check out our website for the podcast: https://podcast.digitalcommunityleaders.com/Steadfast Collective: https://steadfastcollective.comFind more from Ashley Williams: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleygallmanwilliams/

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Digital Community Leaders

Steadfast Collective

54 Episodes

What Happens When Everyone’s Equal in a Community?

Why Volunteering Needs a Complete Overhaul

From LEGO to Apple—What Makes Communities Actually Work?

Speed to Activation: Why Communities Don’t Wait Around

The Hidden Power Behind the B Corp Movement

Are You Using the Wrong Tools?

The AI Shortcut That Makes Community Ops 10x Easier

What Most Startup Founders Get Wrong About Community

The Passion Project That Became a Global Movement (and a Bestselling Book)

From Airbnb to Stripe: How Ashley Williams Builds Communities People Love