Intros

Hey hey, fellow humans. I’m Lu, and pumped to be here. A community full of community folks? Could there BE anything more fun? Count me in. (Can you tell I’m doing a Friends rewatch?) Ok, about me. I live right outside of Denver and there’s snow in the forecast so I’m in a good mood. I have been in community for 8 years and now it’s natural for me to try to foster connection in just about every possible situation. I am the Sr programs and community manager at Automation Anywhere and have the BEST TEAM EVER. Our community is pretty cool, though we’re in the process of really making the shift to be more community-led. Currently, I’m working on cleaning our community and evaluating our programs, amongst an ongoing list of other things, so if you have cool ideas from simple tricks to massive overhauls drop them below. Anything that’s worked really well for you or that you’re proud of, I’d love to hear about it. Let’s be…. FRIENDS! (It really came full circle there organically) linkedin.com/in/lu-hunnicutt-1290jan

Hi everyone 👋 I’m Divya, a community builder and storyteller based in NYC, and so happy to be here! Two years ago, I co-founded Veranda Social to create the kind of rooms I wanted to be in: thoughtfully designed gatherings where people actually connect. We spotlight women-led and POC brands through curated experiences across New York, and I approach every event as a story, from the theme and creative to the content we share afterwards. Since then, we’ve hosted 25+ sold-out events, partnered with 30+ brands, studios, chefs and creators, and built a community where 40% of guests keep coming back. By day, I lead client partnerships at a market research firm, where I also built our client events function from the ground up, running 20+ executive dinners and activations each quarter. I’m now looking for a full-time role that brings both together: community, partnerships or events at a consumer or IRL-focused company in NYC. If your team is hiring, or you know someone I should meet, I’d be so grateful for an intro. Always happy to trade notes on building IRL community and brand partnerships, and if you’re in NYC, I’d love to grab coffee ☕ Looking forward to getting to know you all! Website: veranda-social.studios.fit/about Instagram: instagram.com/veranda.social LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/divya-sagar

Hi everyone! I’m Adeyele (Yele for short), and I’m so happy to be here!🎉 I’m a digital marketing and communications professional with years of experience across content, social media, community management and creator partnerships. I’ve had the opportunity to manage and grow different communities globally, and I currently work with a Pan-African community of young women across the continent. I recently came across this community on LinkedIn and thought it would be a lovely space to connect, and learn from other people doing interesting work. I’m also currently exploring new opportunities in community management, community engagement and communications, where I can bring my experience and continue to grow. When I’m not working, I’m probably writing poetry, reading psychological thrillers or getting lost in a good murder mystery. I'd love to connect with everyone here! You can find me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adeyeleadeniran/ Looking forward to getting to know you all! 😊

Hey everyone 👋 ! I’m Divya, a freelance B2B SaaS writer based in Delhi. I write long-form content for SaaS, FinTech, and D2C brands: comparison posts, buyer guides, and best-tools roundups. A little backstory. I started freelancing with no SaaS samples, so I wrote my own through a challenge I set for myself. That’s how I established myself in this space, and it led to international clients and my first USD payment this year. I also started a newsletter, Writerspause, before I really knew what a newsletter was. It’s about building a freelance writing business, and I share lessons on writing and content strategy, along with results from my own experiments. I love building in public, so I’m also writing a case study that documents how the newsletter grows. I’m working on two other things alongside it, too. Two small things about me: I used to be scared of maths, and now I track content numbers for fun. I also see content in everything, which my friends find tiring. I’m here to learn from people who are further along, swap notes with other writers, and meet founders and marketers who care about good content. If you’re working on something where a writer could help, or you just want to talk about SEO, newsletters, or freelancing, say hi. My DMs are open. 🔗 Find me here Newsletter (Writerspause): divyas-newsletter-writerspause.beehiiv.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/divya-sharma-freelance-saas-finance-content-specialist Portfolio: divyasharma-portfolio.notion.site/Hi-I-m-Divya…

Hello from Toronto, Canada! 👋 I’m Agata. I’ve been building communities pretty much my whole working life. My job titles just needed a hot minute to catch up—and so did my realization that what I was doing actually had a name. For the last four years, I built a community from scratch through workshops, meetups, WhatsApp groups, a mentor program, and plenty of conversations. Eventually, it became so woven into the organization that it was hard to remember a time without it. Since I left, those programs have kept running. That’s something I’m proud of: building a community where people have the connections, ownership, and tools to keep things going beyond you. I’d reached the ceiling of what I could do there, so now I’m looking for my next opportunity. I’m especially interested in roles that connect community, customer insight, partnerships, and social. I love bringing people together—and making sure what we learn from them actually shapes what the organization does next. There are so many ways community work shows up across different roles. I’d love to hear what yours looks like, and if you know a team looking for someone like me, I’m all ears! Happy to be among people whose job descriptions probably also require a little explaining. 🙃 Please connect with me and I would love to do some virtual coffee chats, connecting. You know like the lovers of community that we are! Www.LinkedIn.com/awisniowska

Hi everyone! I'm Jessica. My background spans program management, strategic partnerships, brand marketing, and community engagement. I've spent my career bringing people, brands, and organizations together to develop meaningful partnerships and bring programs and experiences to life. Most recently, I've been building Community Crafted, where I developed Motherwell, a community-centered initiative focused on connection, motherhood, and wellness. I've also worked across partnerships, brand activations, and cross-functional programs, including experience at Gartner. I'm currently exploring my next opportunity and am particularly interested in Program Manager, Community Engagement Manager, Strategic Partnerships Manager, or Community Wellness Program Manager roles. I'm open to both full-time and contract opportunities. I'm located in Los Angeles, CA, and open to local and remote opportunities. I'd love to meet new people, exchange ideas, and connect with others doing meaningful work in these spaces. If you're in Los Angeles, I'm always open to grabbing coffee, attending local gatherings, or simply having a conversation. And if you know of an opportunity or someone I should connect with, I'd genuinely appreciate the introduction! ☺️ linkedin.com/in/jessicamwilson4

Hi everyone, my name is Irina (or Ira for short), and I’m happy to be here! For the past three years, I’ve been working as a marketer at an independent media outlet, the job is unpredictable, sometimes stressful, but exciting. I currently live in Europe (in Italy, to be precise), and I want to immerse myself in the local (I mean european in general) context of work with social impact. I feel that working on socially meaningful initiatives is what I want to do with my life (my attempts to work in marketing agencies and commercial projects have only convinced me of this even more), so I’m currently looking for projects I could join as a communications specialist, an audience engagement expert, and someone who can explain the essence of an organization’s work to the public in plain language. I love identifying people’s needs and figuring out how to meet them, and I know how to listen attentively and be sensitive to the person I’m talking to. I believe that genuine care is the foundation of good NGO marketing. I look forward to finding like-minded people in the community and, perhaps, future colleagues! Feel free to reach out to me via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/irina-karabach And if you are in Milan, let's grab a coffee sometime (I know some very nice places) ☕

Hi everyone! I'm Vaibhavi, Most recently I was a Forward Deployed Engineer at OXmaint, where I worked on-site with enterprise customers building multi-agent systems, RAG pipelines, and computer vision for factory inspection. I also just took 2nd place at the Method Hackathon with a human-in-the-loop AI tool for disputing retailer deductions. I'm currently exploring my next role, ideally something customer-facing in applied AI (forward deployed, solutions, or AI engineering). Would love to connect with anyone working in that space, or anyone thinking about how AI agents can help run communities. Happy to chat or grab coffee in the Bay Area! ☕ Let's connect! https://www.linkedin.com/in/vaibhavirao

Hey all! I’m Britton Hennessy, founder of of Kinn.gg. We’re a little community startup that builds MCPs and data tools for community teams. We actually started this a couple years ago, trying to help video game studios be more responsive to player needs on Discord. It started as a simple MCP that bridged Discord insights to Claude, and has since evolved a lot. Shoutout to the many amazing CMs and leaders sharing their experiences with us! Earlier this year, I met Zach and the Tighknit team and they inspired us to look more broadly at the community space. We had been working exclusively in the video game industry since we started, and didn’t realize a lot of the challenges they had managing their massive communities were consistent with what DevRel and non-games communities were experiencing. We’re an early-stage startup, so I’m honestly here to ask a lot of questions, experiment with community data, and learn more about what teams are building and where the deepest challenges are, especially related to AI tooling. Happy to be here! 🥰

Hey everyone! I’m Alan Aisbitt, Global Strategic Director for Community and CX at itD. I’m based in Nashville, and I'm an ex-community platform director (for eBay, Splunk, Robinhood, Cornerstone) turned strategist, and I now work with enterprise organizations to help them launch, run, and grow community platforms, strengthen executive communications, and demonstrate business impact. I’m really happy to be here and looking forward to learning more about Tightknit and the cool things everyone is doing with the product. 💚 linkedin.com/in/alan-aisbitt

Hi everyone! I’m Morgan Rice, and I’m the Community Manager at Justice HQ, where I design community programs alongside laura970 and Emily C.. I’ve worked everywhere from grassroots groups to global customer communities, and the lesson never changes: great communities aren’t magic, they’re built with intention and personality. I’m open to trading playbooks and comparing notes on what’s worked (and what hasn’t). Very excited to learn from others! Feel free to DM or connect on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/morgan-rice 🌟

Hi everyone! 👋 I'm a customer marketing manager at a B2B fintech whose community is aimed at CFOs and finance leaders. We ran our community on Circle for about a year, but engagement never really took off, so we're rethinking the format. Two directions we're weighing: 1. Local events + WhatsApp community. We'd recruit local ambassadors among our customers and grow the community through their networks, by organizing small events like dinners. Has anyone run this model? I'd love to hear what worked, what didn't, and how you kept the WhatsApp side from going quiet between events. 2. Slack + Tightknit. Probably a biased crowd to ask here 😄 but I'm curious how it performed for a senior, time-poor audience like CFOs. Thanks in advance!

Hello 🙂 I'm Carrie, and I run community and events at Traction Complete (Vancouver-based but we run events throughout North America) *Where I'm starting:* zero. 🌱 We're building a customer community from scratch. No existing members, no traditions, no inside jokes yet. A blank channel and a lot of ambition. What I want to figure out: 1️⃣ The cold start. How did you get your first 10-20 people to actually post? Did you seed conversations, hand-pick founding members, or just bribe people with swag? (No judgment.) 2️⃣ Small vs. quiet. Starting small feels right, but small can easily turn into crickets. 🦗 How do you keep a tiny community alive until it reaches critical mass? 3️⃣ Real growth vs. vanity growth. Member count is the easy number to celebrate. What told you your community was healthy before the numbers looked impressive? 4️⃣ Host-led vs. member-led. When did it stop being you posting and start being members talking to each other? Was there a moment you could point to? My hunch is that tools and tactics only help once people have a real reason to be there, so I'm trying to nail the "why would anyone show up" part first. I'm also new to Tightknit 👀 and I want to learn how to get the most out of it. If you use it, which features made the biggest difference early on? Onboarding flows, events, awards, something else? And what would you set up on day one versus leave for later? Outside work, I love hiking. Most recently I hiked Volcán de Fuego in Guatemala, and thankfully I was off the mountain before it started erupting. 🌋 If you've built something from the ground up, I'd love to hear what you'd do differently. Lessons from what went wrong are especially welcome. 🙏 Let's connect! www.linkedin.com/in/carrie-chan-

Howdy I’m Daniel My company (Camie Tech ltd) sells systems that make ads more profitable I’m currently looking for a business partner in the UK for strategic reasons You will be responsible for setting up some UK specific infrastructure to support our expansion If you’re resident in the UK and you’re the kind of person that loves building this is for you Send me a DM here or via LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/lordson

Hi everyone! I’m Courtney 👋🏼 and I oversee Customer Experience at G2, including our customer emails, data, lifecycle programs, and our newest addition: the G2 Customer Community. I’m excited to share what we’re learning, hear how y’all have built and continue to scale your communities, and connect with all of you. Looking forward to learning from everyone and swapping stories! 🤝🏼