“The best events in 2025 think like media companies. Every moment is an opportunity to create content that extends impact far beyond the room and the day itself.”

--Bryony Cole @ Sextech School

Happy 1st of April! No pranks here—just another useful edition to kick off your month.

Big things happening here at The CC… Cohort #6 is off with 100 CC’ians across 12 countries 🤯 plus we’ve interviewed industry legends (including the lovely Bryony above) to help you improve your events content game with our exciting new report with The Nudge Group 👀

Read on for all of the above, plus the top events x jobs x jokes to keep you laughing.

Grab a cuppa and enjoy! ☕️

📙  Download New Report: Beyond The Event: Maximising Event Experiences with Content 🎉

Ever wondered how to get people to show up to your events? Curious how industry leaders are approaching the content game?

We're pumped to release our new report with The Nudge Group to help you 🎉 This is THE ultimate guide to learn how industry experts leverage content to create unforgettable events and build memorable brands.

Grab a cuppa and download your free copy ☕️ 👇🏾

🏵 Behind The CC Scenes

Get a sneak peek into what’s happening at The CC. Written by yours truly (Paz) 👋

🎉 Cohort #6: We’ve officially kicked off Community Cohort #6 with 100 CC'ians across 12 countries. Get the low down here 👀

🌅 Sunrise – We’re pumped to be Community Partners for Blackbird Sunrise Australia 2025 in Sydney on 30 April & 1 May. Grab your tickets 🎟

📄Report: Download our 2025 Community Industry Trends & Predictions Report with Frontcover to see what’s ahead for our industry.

🎧 Recording: 100+ joined us for The Art of Maximising Event Experiences event online with The Nudge Group. Bookmark the recording for your next commute 🚙

🎥 Need a videographer at your next event? Looking for podcast production support. Get an email intro to Nudge Productions. 

📉 Metrics: Dive into this guide to selecting the right metrics for your community with our friends at Discourse.

🌏 CMX Summit: Get 10% off CMX Summit tickets in San Francisco this May.

💸 ROI: Learn How to calculate the ROI of your community with our White Paper with Discourse.

📢 Cohort #7 Dates – We’ll run 1 more program this year in September for our Community Cohort #7. Get an email when applications launch.

🏵 SXSW Sydney Voting: We Need Your Help 🚨

It has been our DREAM to host a meetup at SXSW Sydney to bring community builders together. To connect. To have deep conversations. To support each other.

But we need your help. Public voting has opened and we're looking for 50 people to vote us in.

Take 1 minute and click Cast Vote here.

To say thank you for helping us, hit reply once you’ve voted and we’ll give you complimentary access to our Resource Library, valued at $120. You’ll access 100+ recommended resources, tech tools & books for community building.

🔥 Community Jobs

Find the hottest jobs in the community and startup space. Written by our Community Lead, Ines Schuber.

⚡Innovation Events Manager @ Municipal Association of Victoria (Melbourne, Australia)

🚀Community Lead @ MYOB (Melbourne, Australia)

⚡Community Lead @ The Commons (Melbourne, Australia)

🚀Community Partnerships Manager @ Airwallex (Sydney, Australia)

⚡Community Lead @ MYOB (Sydney, Australia)

🚀Community Executive @ The Great Room (Sydney, Australia)

⚡Community Coordinator @ R U OK? (Sydney, Australia)

🚀Community & Event Manager @ Bigo Live (Remote, Australia)

⚡Event Manager @ Spark Arena (Auckland, New Zealand)

🚀Community Manager @ Raygun (New Zealand)

⚡Community Lead @ Anthropic (San Francisco, USA)

🚀Community & Ecosystem Development Manager @ gener8tor Sustainability (Chicago, USA)

⚡Community & Content Manager @ BeamXR (Remote, UK-based only)

🚀Community Program Manager @ Notion (Contract) (Remote, Germany)

⚡Senior Community Engagement Lead @ Airbnb (Global)

📆 Startup & Community Events 

Upcoming events in the community, tech and the startup space. Written by our Community Lead, Ines Schuber.

📍2 April - Cicada x Tech23: Is Coming to Brisbane to Celebrate Deep Tech Leadership & Innovation in Brisbane.

📍2 April - Find a Co-Founder in Melbourne.

📍2 April - SXSW Sydney Comes to Auckland in New Zealand.

📍2 April - Waipa Tech Meetup #2: Unlocking AI - Building Smarter Tech Businesses in New Zealand.
 
📍3 April - Stone & Chalk EcoSystem Mixer: DeepTech Innovation in Melbourne.

📍3 April - Powerskill Panel - Bold Moves: Innovation and Leadership in Action in Sydney.

📍3 April - Building Connections: Insights from Bali’s Vibrant Communities online.

📍4 April - Startups Networking | Open Coffee Sydney | Founders, Investors, Professionals and Students in Sydney.

📍4 April - Startup Sips in Collingwood.

📍7 April - The Global Edge: How Australian Startups Can Scale Smarter online.

📍8 April - Founder Connect! in Melbourne.

📍8 April - Founder's Table: Lunch, Connect & Grow in Wellington.

📍9 April - Her Tech Circle - IWD Breakfast | Brisbane (POSTPONED) in New Farm.

📍10 April - AFC presents No-Code, AI & Venture Studios: Alternative (Low Cost) Paths to Build Your First MVP in Melbourne.

📍10 April - ilab Accelerator Pitch Night 2025: Chapter 1 in Brisbane.

📍15 April - Cremorne Connect - Save the Date! in Melbourne.

📍18 April - Startup Pitch Event Sydney in Sydney.

📍30 April - NEXT [Founder Day]: From Front Door to Funded in Melbourne.

📍30 April - Sunset Mixer by TEN13, OIF Ventures & Archangel in New South Wales.

📍30 April - Blackbird Sunrise Australia in Sydney.

📍16-27 June - Tropical Innovation Festival in Cairns.

☕️ Community Builder of the Month

Learn more about Beth Mcintyre @ CMX and her 2025 Community Industry Trends & Predictions Key Voice Series Interview, written by fellow CC’ian Onyedikachi.

🤪 Let’s Laugh

We love to leave you with a smile. Especially if you’ve ever organised an event… 😆

Until next time,

Paz, Ines and The CC Team