How to host a book club
During this episode of the Community Strategy Podcast, Deb interviews Kathy Ruiz-Carter, the Host of LS Warriors, a community supporting people working through the emotional and mental effects of Lichen Sclerosus.
Kathy shares the lessons she’s learned and how she’s planning to use a book club to bring her community members together.
Her community will dissect Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connections by Brené Brown and use the book as a guide for a year’s content. The community will use it as a guide into emotions and how to work through them.
How to host a book club Show Notes
2:18: Kathy introduces her community, LS Warriors, and how it’s grown to over 70 members. She talks about the iterations of starting a free community, switching to a paid model, and then offering a free-to-paid model, all on Mighty Networks.
5:22: “I had a community, but I also wanted one that nobody else was segmenting who saw my content. And so when I looked into Mighty Networks, I was like, ‘This is my platform!’”
10:08: A member reached out to Kathy about Atlas of the Heart by Brenee Brown as it compliments the content Kathy is sharing. Kathy explained how she organizes her content and paces it at one chapter per month.
23:31: Suzi asks about initial resistance to joining MN in her free group. Kathy mentions going from free to paid and raising the price. She talks about monitoring group size to create relationships, not overwhelm them.
28:27: Kelly asks for clarification on Kathy’s content organization posting five days a week, Monday through Friday. Kelly also mentions bookshop.org as a resource.
38:36: Kathy gives her final advice: Find a book that describes the transformation you want your members to undergo.
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