Community Life #107 with Charles Vogl

Community Life

Today my guest is Charles Vogl, one of the founding fathers of the community industry as we know it now, a person who influenced my professional journey a ton because of authoring The Art of Community and co-authoring Building Brand Communities with amazing Carrie Melissa Jones, a documentary filmmaker, who also produced a “New Year Baby” film that tells a story of his wife’s family that survived Cambodian genocide, and avoided death at least 3 times and all of them while pursuing justice for local human rights as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Zambia in his 20’s 🤩

From this episode, you'll know:

👉 how Charles felt when he was on a crashing plane

👉 Charles's adventure with sourdough

👉 who is Charles's 3 a.m. call friend

👉 Charles's story of growing up as an Asian-American American

👉 the human differences between talking to Google thought leaders and military veterans...

and so much more about Charles's life! 🤩

Meet Charles on social media:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlesvogl/

https://www.facebook.com/charles.vogl

https://x.com/charlesvogl

Timestamps:

(00:00) Meet Charles Vogl

(02:15) Surviving a Plane Crash

(09:03) Family Background and Early Memories

(15:53) Sibling Support in Filmmaking

(18:25) Challenges of Fundraising for a Documentary

(22:20) Meeting Wife in Florence

(24:22) Reflections on Marriage and Relationships

(28:42) The Importance of a Supportive Network

(33:30) Building Lifelong Friendships

(36:18) Challenges of Growing Up Asian American

(41:10) Learning Community Building Skills

(42:36) Culinary Adventures and Sourdough Obsession

(44:42) Working with Google and Military Veterans

(52:30) Reflections on Spirituality and Community

(01:00:07) Rapid Fire Questions

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