🏵️ Launching Our New Cohort #7 Speakers & Notion Partnership 🎉

First look at our INSANE international lineup...

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Paz Pisarski
August 06, 2025

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“Aligning community metrics with broader business goals is crucial.”

- Margaux Miller

Hey from Noosa legends 👋 

Today is a very special day as we launch our new Cohort #7 Speaker & Coach lineup 🤯

I’m beyond excited for you to scroll down and see who they are.

Plus what a month it’s been celebrating our business birthday with The Nudge Group x Forever Projects x Cake x LUNA 🎂 Melbourne was a blast last week and we’re coming to Sydney next week (only 15 tickets left).

Read on for the top events x jobs in the community x startup space for you to browse. Grab a cuppa and enjoy! ☕️

How we feel about our new speaker lineup…

Make us smile? Forward this email onto a friend to join 3k of us keeping up to date with the community x startup space, from an Aussie perspective 🦘

🏵️ Announcing our NEW Cohort #7 Speakers 🤯 🎉 

We cannot believe this new lineup... 😱 !!

We've worked HARD to gather the brightest minds for you to meet 🥹

Cohort #7 features speakers from companies leading in community-led growth including…

» Calendly, Slack, Notion, Grammarly, Circle, MYOB, Canva and more...

🏵 Behind The CC Scenes

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

Vibes were high at our Melbourne Birthday Party with 100+ legends

🎂 Join Our Sydney Birthday Party: We’re in Sydney 13 Aug to celebrate our birthday with The Nudge Group x LUNA x Cake x Forever Projects at The Pillars private club. RSVP here. Only 17 tickets left.

🎓 Cohort #7 Speakers Launched: Our new speaker lineup just dropped… Cohort #7 kicks off 15 Sept. Apply before 29 August or 📞 book a call with our team to chat.

📆 Derek Sivers Round 2?! Yep that’s right. Join our free online event to learn from Derek Sivers about how to make better decisions and live a better life. Register free.

🎤 Public Speaking Workshop: Keen to master speaking online? We got you. Join our upcoming workshop with International MC and TedX Speaker. Register here.

🌍 Our 24hr Summit: 500+ people have already signed up for our 24hr Global Community Summit with CMX x Led by Community. Register free.

🧑‍💻 Free Coworking: Come co-work on 20 Aug @ Tank Stream Labs, Melbourne 🙌 Hot desks, hallway chats, and good vibes. Only 21 spots left. Grab yours.

🤖 AI Mastery: 200+ RSVPs & 95+ live legends joined us for our BIGGEST event ever on AI + Community Building 🔥 Watch the replay and download White Paper.

📞 Book A Call: Curious about how we can help you manage or launch a new community? Book a call with our team to chat more.

🤝 New Notion Partnership: We’re excited to announce our new partnership with Notion! To celebrate we have a GIVEAWAY 🎁 Read news and access up to 6-months free on Notion Business here.

🔥 Community Jobs

Find the hottest jobs in the community and startup space. Written by Ines & Parkhi.

🔥 Community Engagement Manager @ Lime (Melbourne, Australia)

🔥 Community Engagement Lead @ AusNet (Victoria, Australia)

🔥 Community Engagement Specialist @ nbn® Australia (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)

🔥 Digital Community Manager @ Fever (Melbourne, Australia)

🔥 Community Manager @ Russell Tobin (Sydney, Australia)

🔥 Community Lead @ The Commons (Sydney, Australia)

🔥 Community Marketing Lead @ Canva (Sydney, Australia)

🔥 Community Lead, Sydney @ WeWork (Sydney, Australia)

🔥 Community Manager @ The Commons (Sydney, Australia)

🔥 Community Programs Manager @ NGO Recruitment (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia)

🔥 Community & Stakeholder Manager @ ACCIONA (Auckland, New Zealand)

🔥 Community Manager @ Luxury Presence (United States)

🔥 Senior Community Manager @ SimplePractice (United States)

🔥 Lead, Community Manager @ Housecall Pro (United States)

🔥 Community Operations Role @ Luma (Remote, United States)

🔥 Community Manager @ Notion (New York, United States)

🔥 Social Media Community Manager @ Duolingo (New York, United States)

Are you hiring? Share the role with us here to be featured in our next newsletter to reach 3k+ community enthusiasts.

📆 Startup & Community Events 

Upcoming events in the community, tech and the startup space. Written by Ines & Parkhi.

📍1 August – Investor Week in Sydney, Australia

📍6 August – Startup Networking | Open Coffee Sydney in Sydney, Australia

📍6 August – VC Catalyst: Ask Me Anything online

📍7 August – GEN NZ 2025 Unconference and Workshops in Auckland, New Zealand

📍7 August – Stone & Chalk Ecosystem Mixer: A Focus on Investment in Melbourne, Australia

📍8 August – Book Launch 💼 The Briefcase Effect For the Curious or Courageous in Melbourne, Australia

📍11 August – Unicorn Day 2025: Building from Australia for the World in Sydney, Australia

📍13 August – Sydney Birthday Party in Sydney, Australia

📍14 August – Investor Panel – Pathways to Funding Your Startup in Melbourne, Australia

📍19 August – Investor-Ready: Crafting Your Startup Investment Strategy in Melbourne, Australia

📍20 August – From Early Cheques to Exit Pathways in Sydney, Australia

📍21 August – Founders Who Raised in Melbourne, Australia

📍26 August – Community Coworking Day @ Tank Stream Labs in Melbourne, Australia

📍28 August – Something Tech 2025 in Brisbane, Australia

📍9 September - Loop: The 24hr Global Community Summit Online

☕️ Community Builder of the Month

Learn more about Georgie Healy, AI First Accelerator Lead at Google. Read the interview including the 3 tech tools Georgie can’t live without 🧡 She’ll also be a Featured Guest at our Sydney Birthday Party.

🤪 Let’s Laugh

We love to leave you with a smile, especially if you’ve ran an event recently and NAILED IT. That deserves a self high five 😆

Until next time,

Paz, Ines, Parkhi and The CC Team