Meet the Community Builders - Lea Turner - The HoLT
In this Meet the Community Builders I am delighted to the brilliant Lea Turner, founder of The HoLT Community.
Hers is a fascinating journey - how her mastery of LinkedIn and a changing business environment led to her building a thriving membership community that supports new and established business owners, freelancers and solopreneurs in almost every niche.
It is a must-watch for anyone interested in the difference between ‘membership’ and ‘community’.
We discuss:
How her business journey and her mastery of LinkedIn led to building a community
What the HoLT community is - how its identity lies in the roots of the LGBTQI+ ‘Ballroom Scene’ from the 1980s and the celebration of acceptance it championed
Creating a safe, non judgemental spaces and a 'culture' in a community
The power of reciprocity in communities
The negative impact that AI is currently having on LinkedIn
What community means to her, definitions of community and how ‘community’ differs to ‘membership’
How an interest in people, insatiable curiosity and remembering details about community members are a Community Builder’s superpowers
What she’s most proud of in The HoLT community and the ingredients of success
How building a community has made her "a better person”
Why ROI and hard numbers are not a focus
Her favourite (other) community
The famous people that Lea would love to have in her community
Enjoy!
Lea Turner and some HoLT members in the wild
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