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How do you know when it’s time to make your next big career move? With International Women’s Day around the corner, we are excited to feature Avni Patel Thompson, Founder and CEO of Milo. Avni is building technology that directly supports the often overlooked emotional and logistical labor that falls on parents—especially women. Milo is an AI assistant designed to help families manage that invisible load more efficiently. In this episode, Avni shares her journey from studying chemistry to holding leadership roles at global brands like Adidas and Starbucks, to launching her own ventures. She discusses how she approaches career transitions, the importance of unpleasant experiences, and why she’s focused on making everyday life easier for parents. [01:26] Avni's University Days and Early Career [04:36] Non-Linear Career Paths [05:16] Pursuing Steep Learning Curves [11:51] Entrepreneurship and Safety Nets [15:22] Lived Experiences and Milo [19:55] Avni’s In Her Ellement Moment [20:03] Reflections Links: Avni Patel Thompson on LinkedIn Suchi Srinivasan on LinkedIn Kamila Rakhimova on LinkedIn Ipsos report on the future of parenting About In Her Ellement: In Her Ellement highlights the women and allies leading the charge in digital, business, and technology innovation. Through engaging conversations, the podcast explores their journeys—celebrating successes and acknowledging the balance between work and family. Most importantly, it asks: when was the moment you realized you hadn’t just arrived—you were truly in your element? About The Hosts: Suchi Srinivasan is an expert in AI and digital transformation. Originally from India, her career includes roles at trailblazing organizations like Bell Labs and Microsoft. In 2011, she co-founded the Cleanweb Hackathon, a global initiative driving IT-powered climate solutions with over 10,000 members across 25+ countries. She also advises Women in Cloud, aiming to create $1B in economic opportunities for women entrepreneurs by 2030. Kamila Rakhimova is a fintech leader whose journey took her from Tajikistan to the U.S., where she built a career on her own terms. Leveraging her English proficiency and international relations expertise, she discovered the power of microfinance and moved to the U.S., eventually leading Amazon's Alexa Fund to support underrepresented founders. Subscribe to In Her Ellement on your podcast app of choice to hear meaningful conversations with women in digital, business, and technology.…

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A Mighty Network brings together your community, online courses, sales pages, and more in one place under your brand, available on every platform. It connects members to each other so that your brand gets more valuable for every member with each new person who joins. Now you can use the same underlying dynamic that built Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook in your own digital business.

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Hilary Johnson from Hatch Tribe Takes Us Inside Her Paid Mighty Network 57:03

6 years ago57:03

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Mighty Networks' Audra Lindsay interviews Mighty Host Hilary Johnson from Hatch Tribe, a Mighty Network where kickass women entrepreneurs come to connect, learn, and grow. We covered a lot of awesome stuff together, including: *How she successfully scaled her coaching business by launching a Mighty Network that offers exclusive mastermind groups, personalized support, and networking opportunities *How she uses Courses to offer training and expertise to her members *Her favorite tricks for organizing virtual events that members LOVE *The specific tactics she uses to keep her members engaged and coming back for more each month More About Hilary Hilary Johnson is on a mission to help women entrepreneurs develop powerful, profitable and sustainable businesses. As a serial entrepreneur and business coach, she recognized firsthand the need for true community, support, and education for entrepreneurs. This led her to create Hatch Tribe, a global community devoted to cultivating and connecting women entrepreneurs. She is the host of the "Art of Doing Podcast" and author of "A Girls Guide to Surviving the Startup with Your Mind, Body, and Soul Intact," an encouraging read that imparts road-tested wisdom for tackling the inner and outer work of being the boss. When she’s not working you’ll find her traveling the world with a single carry-on bag. Her favorite quote & mantra is "Live Loud. Eat Well. Travel Often."…

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How Laurence McCahill from The Happy Startup School Migrated His Community to Mighty Networks 59:04

6 years ago59:04

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Mighty Networks' Audra Lindsay interviews Mighty Host Laurence McCahill from The Happy Startup School, a Mighty Network that offers both an online school and off-grid gatherings for purpose-driven entrepreneurs. We not only love their mission, we also love the amazing work they are doing to engage and inspire their members. We covered a lot of awesome stuff together during the interview and live Q&A, including: *How the team at The Happy Startup School successfully migrated their community from Facebook and Slack to Mighty Networks *Specific tactics that Laurence and his team use to keep their members engaged and coming back for more—including the planning calendar he uses for mapping out articles, events, polls, and questions. *How Laurence is using the features available with Mighty Business (like our Zapier integration and Analytics Dashboard) to create a custom new member email campaign, make better decisions about planning out his engagement strategies, and more.…

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How the Team from Pacific Wild Launched their Mighty Network The Call: Save B.C. Wolves 56:54

6 years ago56:54

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Mighty Networks' Audra Lindsay interviews Mighty Hosts Lindsay Marie Stewart and Laurie McConnell about how and why they launched The Call, a Mighty Network created specifically for people who are passionate about advocating for the conservation of British Columbia’s wolf population. They shared: *The specific steps they took leading up to their launch, including surveying their audience, tapping into supporters and influencers, and how they created an engaging brand designed to tie their community directly to their advocacy tools. *The strategies they used at launch to successfully reach over 1.2k members in less than six weeks! *What they're learning today about how to engage their members more deeply, kick off new conversations, and inspire action. About Lindsay Lindsay Marie Stewart is Pacific Wild’s Creative Director. An award-winning filmmaker with over 10 years experience in journalism and documentary work, Lindsay is a National Geographic Explorer, the founder of the Natural Connections Project and a member of the New York Explorers Club. Inspired by stories from around the world, she has studied in India and China, worked in Tajikistan, and traveled to over 30 countries. Lindsay holds a Masters of Arts degree in Intercultural and International Communication, a B.A. in Professional Communication, a Photojournalism Diploma and Technical Writing Certificate. From working with pop-star Miley Cyrus to advocate for coastal grizzlies, to directing a film series honoring the life-giving forces of the Pacific ocean along Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest, Lindsay extends her public engagement experience into wildlife protection work and conservation issues in B.C. with Pacific Wild. About Laurie Laurie McConnell is the 'Systems Wrangler' and Community Outreach specialist at Pacific Wild. A self-taught technical / systems manager, Laurie ran a regionally-based online community and web business for 20 years before coming to Pacific Wild. She sees her role as auditing systems, automating processes to free up staff time, and ensuring all software, platforms and tools positively impact donor stewardship and the ability of Pacific Wild staffers to do their jobs most efficiently and effectively to achieve campaign goals. Donor segmentation and engagement for increased activism on key campaigns brought her attention to Mighty Networks as a tool for Pacific Wild's development goals in 2019. More About The Call Pacific Wild created The Call: Save B.C. Wolves to nurture, gather and galvanize our most ardent wolf-loving supporters in a way that’s focused and valuable. We are building this community together with our supporters, while providing regular news updates on the B.C. government wolf kill program, inspiring people with exclusive videos and photos, and arming them with petitions and off-line tools to utilize on their own and in public consultation periods. The Call is a sub-branded community advocacy program for wolf advocates to meet — there is no cost to join to swap stories, experiences, and ideas around our shared mission to #SaveBCWolves.…

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Jason Ogle on How He Successfully Launched a Paid Mighty Network for His Podcast 57:50

6 years ago57:50

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Mighty Networks' Audra Lindsay interviews Mighty Host Jason Ogle from the User Defenders Podcast and the User Defenders Community on Mighty Networks. Not only did we get the juicy details around why Jason chose a Mighty Network to host his paid community, we also got a FULL behind-the-scenes tour of how he set everything up. We covered: *The story behind why Jason launched the User Defenders Community to support his podcast, and how he chose monthly and annual subscription pricing for his Mighty Network. *How he worked through doubt and uncertainty (raise your hand if you've been there too! 🙋) when launching his Mighty Network—and his tips for how you, too, can confidently plan a successful launch. *The specific tactics and tricks he uses to welcome and celebrate new members when they join (AND keep them coming back). More About Jason... Jason Ogle is human, not dancer. He fails early, and learns often. He’s a growth-minded, avid reader and listener whose vehicle is a rolling university, and a biz-minded, strategic designer who loves to make life better for his users. He's also a passionate user defender who fights for the users who are victims of bad design decisions. He's an influential podcaster who uses the enchanting magic of audio to inspire and equip an audience of hungry and ambitious designers. He's also a loving husband, father of seven (one’s in heaven), and thankful believer who has a personal relationship with the Creator of the Universe. Fun fact: He once had to get a manicure to be a hand-model for a tech ad, and he has a rare essay titled “Altars of Satan” given to him and signed by Eldridge Cleaver.…

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Designing Your Community with Sarah Bowman from Find What Feels Good Kula 54:18

6 years ago54:18

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Mighty Networks' Audra Lindsay interviews Mighty Host Sarah Bowman, the Director of Community for Find What Feels Good Kula! Sarah and her team built a thriving Mighty Network for the Yoga with Adriene community where over 92,000 members come together weekly to share their stories, find inspiration, get support, and so much more. We LOVED digging into the details of how they launched and the strategies they've uncovered to effectively grow and engage their audience over the years. Together, we talked about: *Lessons learned in moving from Facebook to Mighty Networks, and how Sarah would manage that transition today. *Her tried and true strategies for keeping members engaged and coming back every week—including the specific posting schedule she sticks to throughout the year. *How the FWFG team thoughtfully scaled their community offerings as their membership grew, including how and when they launched private groups.…

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How to Plan a Successful Launch on Mighty Networks with the Hosts of Keto Quest 59:49

6 years ago59:49

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Mighty Networks' Audra Lindsay interviews Mighty Hosts Jason Wittrock and Ken Jackson from Keto Quest—a fast-growing Mighty Network that allows them to scale their coaching practice and offer new fitness programs, meal guides, recipes, and more. This conversation covers: *The story of how they launched their Mighty Network what they've learned after growing their community to 14,000+ members! *How they onboard new members and the specific tactics they're using to keep their members engaged and coming back. *The unique ways they're using our groups and courses features to organize training programs and support small group coaching in their Mighty Network. About Jason Wittrock Jason has proudly helped people from all over the world reach their full potential and change their mind and body. He has helped thousands of people start the ketogenic diet and is proud to be part of the success of so many amazing people. Jason’s passion and purpose is to give hope to those who have tried everything and failed. About Ken Jackson Ken is a serial entrepreneur and product leader with a demonstrated history of building high performing teams that drive business value for the company and deliver amazing product experiences for customers. He has followed the ketogenic diet for the past few years and crossed paths with Jason’s YouTube channel seeking practical advice and instruction on how to make the ketogenic diet a lifestyle. Through a provident meeting in Austin, Ken and Jason met in person and began the journey to create Keto Quest.…

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Live Interview with Changemakers Collective Host Roxanna Sarmiento 59:40

6 years ago59:40