Introduction from Carrie: Community Builder and Consultant at CMJ Group
Hi fellow community nerds (unless you identify as a community cool person, in which case: teach me your ways)! I'm Carrie! I currently live on a farm next to my best friend in the Bay Area (Petaluma), though previously spent 5 years in Wisconsin, 5 in Seattle, 5 in SF, and have lived a handful of other places. 5 years seems to be my pattern, but now I have a child so Petaluma will be home for the foreseeable future. Community building is my life's work, and I currently run a consulting and membership org called The CMJ Group, where we show bold, visionary leaders how to build and grow the communities of their dreams. โ๏ธ I'm also the coauthor of Building Brand Communities, a social science researcher uncovering the drivers of belonging in communities, and a blue ribbon award winning pie baker. ๐ฅง I've been in the Tightknit Slack community for about 6 months, but never said a formal hello. Our team is kicking off a big build in Slack + Tightknit so I'll probably be here a bit more often alongside our community strategist. Very grateful for all the expertise here, what an incredible group!

