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โ€œIn 2025, intentionality is topping as one of the strongest drivers of successful community building.โ€

--Idongesit Akpan, Cohort #5 & #6 CCโ€™ian

Happy 1st of May legends! Paz here ๐Ÿ‘‹

Sending this newsletter from sunny San Francisco during Startup Grind Conference x CMX Summit. Met the Co-Founder @ Instagram and Founder @ Superhuman yesterdayโ€ฆ get the inside scoop. America hits differentโ€ฆ ๐Ÿคฏ

Meanwhile plenty happening at The CC HQ ๐Ÿฆ˜ We're halfway through Cohort #6, gearing up to launch Cohort #7 and have a giveaway happening for our new 10-day CHAOS Challenge #1 to reveal how your community x business can run without you..

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

Grab a cuppa and enjoy! โ˜•๏ธ

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๐Ÿต Win 2 Free Places in CHAOS

We have 2 FREE PLACES to giveaway to join our new 10-day CHAOS Challenge #1 ๐ŸŽ‰ How to win?! Enter here.

Missed the deadline? Apply to join CHAOS.

In just 10 days, you'll learn how to set your community and business up to run without you. Includingโ€ฆ

๐Ÿ”จ Build systems that run without you
๐Ÿ’ป Automate repetitive tasks and free up hours each week
๐Ÿงฐ Choose the right tools (and actually get them working together)
๐Ÿค– Understand which AI tools you need to experiment with
๐Ÿค Connect with others facing the same challenges

This is going to be pure CHAOS...

๐Ÿต Behind The CC Scenes

Get a sneak peek into whatโ€™s happening at The CC. Written by yours truly (Paz) ๐Ÿ‘‹

๐ŸŽ‰ Cohort #6: Weโ€™re half way through our Cohort #6 with 100 CCโ€™ians across 10 countries! Weโ€™ve interviewed Steph Claire Smith x Laura Henshaw @ Kic during our Cohort #6 and many more legends. Inside scoop.

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Free TIF Ticket: We have 1 FREE GOLD ticket for one lucky founder to attend Tropical Innovation Festival 2025 ๐ŸŽ‰ Enter here.

๐Ÿ“ Melbourne: Join our ๐ŸŽค Mic Drop: Stage Presence Like a Pro featuring Chanie Hyde @ Rampersand with our friends at StartSpace.

๐ŸŒ… Sunrise โ€“ Heading to Sunrise Day 2? Hereโ€™s our schedule picks & grab last minute tickets.

๐ŸŽฅ Need a videographer at your next event? Looking for podcast production support? Get an email intro to Nudge Productions. 

๐ŸŒ CMX Summit: Get 10% off CMX Summit tickets in San Francisco this week.

๐Ÿค Looking for a new online home for your community? Explore our friends at Discourse.

๐ŸŽ Giveaway: We have 2 FREE PLACES to giveaway to join our new 10-day CHAOS Challenge #1 ๐ŸŽ‰ How to win?! Enter here.

๐Ÿต Cohort #7: Be the first to hear when our Cohort #7 End of Financial Year Sale goes live. Express interest below to get an email.

Cohort #6 meeting Steph Claire Smith x Laura Henshaw @ Kic ๐ŸŽ‰

๐Ÿ”ฅ Community Jobs

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

๐Ÿš€Community Lead @ MYOB (Melbourne, Australia)

โšกSocial and Community Manager @ Levi Strauss & Co. (South Melbourne, Australia)

๐Ÿš€Community Impact Manager - Customer @ REA Group (Richmond, Australia)

โšกCommunity Lead @ The Commons (Melbourne, Australia)

๐Ÿš€Community Executive @ The Great Room (Sydney, Australia)

โšกCommunity Associate @ Regus (Sydney, Australia)

๐Ÿš€Community Manager @ Founders Pledge (New York, USA)

๐Ÿš€Senior Community Manager @ Culture Amp (New York, USA)

โšกCommunity Lead @ Aztec (United States)

๐Ÿš€Community Lead @ Nibiru Chain (United States)

โšกCommunity Support Lead @ Jobgether (Remote, APAC)

Are you hiring? Share the role with us here to be featured in our next newsletter to reach 2.9k+ community enthusiasts.

๐Ÿ“† Startup & Community Events 

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

๐Ÿ“1 May - SHE RISES SUMMIT: Leadership & The Future of Multicultural Women in Melbourne

๐Ÿ“1 May - Startmate Demo Day - S25 (at Sunrise) SOLD OUT in Eveleigh, NSW

๐Ÿ“1 May - ๐Ÿต Standard Ledger x Frontcover x The CC x FKS: Sunrise Coffee Meetup in Redfern, NSW

๐Ÿ“1 May - Ministry of Awesome: Coffee & Jam - #360 in Christchurch, New Zealand

๐Ÿ“1 May - Manawatลซ Innovation Showcase in Palmerston North, New Zealand

๐Ÿ“1โ€“3 May - CMX Summit 2025 in Redwood City, USA

๐Ÿ“1 May - Blackbird Sunrise Australia in Sydney

๐Ÿ“2 May - Startup Bball 4v4 Tournament 2025 in New South Wales

๐Ÿ“2 May - WELLINGTON - Inspire + Succeed in Wellington, New Zealand

๐Ÿ“5 May - The Power of Parenthood: Reshaping Modern Workplaces in East Melbourne, VIC

๐Ÿ“6 May - The Mixer - Gold Coast in Gold Coast

๐Ÿ“6 May - ๐Ÿš€ Startmate Accelerator W25 AMA online

๐Ÿ“7 May - AFC's FoundHer Breakfast Club in Melbourne

๐Ÿ“7 May - Connection Break: Networking for Community Leaders online

๐Ÿ“8 May - The Power of Parenthood: Reshaping Modern Workplaces in Sydney
 
๐Ÿ“8 May - Stone & Chalk EcoSystem Mixer: A Focus on FinTech in Melbourne

๐Ÿ“8 May - Build Club Product Hunt Launch Party ๐ŸŽ‰ in Haymarket, NSW

๐Ÿ“13 May - Beyond Marketing: How to Position Community as a Business Driver with Avital Knoller online

๐Ÿ“13 May - StartSpace Flip The Pitch online

๐Ÿ“13-14 May - Transforming Healthcare Through Connection in Melbourne

๐Ÿ“15 May - Women Investors in Climate Tech in Carlton, VIC

๐Ÿ“15 May - 10x10 Melbourne | Thursday 15 May 2025 in Cremorne, VIC

๐Ÿ“15 May - WYNnovation Summit - Making the Future Happen Now in Hoppers Crossing

๐Ÿ“15-16 May - All Things In Moderation 2025 online

๐Ÿ“15 May - Community Meets CX: Elevating the Customer Journey with Christina Garnett online

๐Ÿ“21 May - ๐Ÿต Mic Drop: Stage Presence Like a Pro in Melbourne

๐Ÿ“22 May - Community as a Strategic GTM Partner - How Apollo Integrates Community Across Departments online

๐Ÿ“28 May - UNSW Sydney Investor Summit in Sydney

๐Ÿ“29 May - RCL Community Coffee in Adelaide

๐Ÿ“29 May - AI Pitch Night with CAANZ in Sydney

โ˜•๏ธ Community Builder of the Month

Learn more about Valeria Chobotok, CEO & Co-Founder @ svoi., written by fellow CCโ€™ian Pauli Sosa. Read the interview including the 3 tech tools Valeria canโ€™t live without.

CCโ€™ian Valeria Chobotok

Ambassador Pauli Sosa

๐Ÿคช Letโ€™s Laugh

We love to leave you with a smile. Especially if youโ€™ve published a report recently and have ever felt like this ๐Ÿ˜†

Until next time,

Paz, Ines and The CC Team