Posts with category CM Stories

Dave Olson, VP Community Hootsuite

An Interview with Dave Olson, VP Community at Hootsuite

We recently interviewed Dave Olson, VP Community at Hootsuite, who is helping lead community for the company’s fast international growth. We talked with him about how and why he builds community. Read on, and then join us on Thursday May 9 at 3pm ET for a Live Hangout and Q&A with Dave Olson. How do [...]

How David Noel of Soundcloud builds community

An Interview with David Noël, VP of Community at SoundCloud

Editor’s note: Our next CM Story is with David Noël, VP of Community for SoundCloud. We’re honored to feature him on TCM.  Keep reading to learn more about his story and join us Tuesday 3/26/2013 for a Live Hangout and Q&A with David Noël. Now, for the good stuff… 1. What is SoundCloud and how are you guys building community? SoundCloud [...]

Live Q&A with Thomas Knoll

Struggle Equals Growth – A Recap of Thomas Knoll’s Live Q&A

“THE definition of a good community is one that has fights. They get into knock down drag out fights. Struggle = Growth” – #CMstory — TheCommunityManager (@TheCMgr) February 12, 2013 Thomas Knoll recently shared his brilliant CM Story with us and our community at large. We held a a live Q&A Google Hangout with him [...]

Thomas Knoll community builder

An Interview with Thomas Knoll – Visioncaster and Community Architect

Editor’s note: Our next CM Story is with Thomas Knoll, who has been building communities for over a decade, working with companies like Zappos, Seesmic, Launchrock and now his own company, ClippPR. He’s one of the most experienced and knowledgeable community managers today and we’re extremely honored to feature him on TCM.  Keep reading to learn more [...]

Visiting Brandenburger Tor on my first visit to Berlin, when I was a SoundCloud Community Fellow.

A Journey from the Stacks to a Startup

My story starts in Toronto, where I was born, grew up and studied. Before I jump in too far, here’s a quick background: I studied music at school, where I spent hours perfecting my Euphonium skillz. I realized very quickly that the  life of a professional musician was not the life for me after developing [...]