Five Lessons on How to Thrive in a New Environment with Gary Stewart (FounderTribes)

Anything by Rob Walker, Ryan Holliday, Penelope Trunk, Dave Pell, and Joi Ito

I want to acknowledge some key people who have shaped how I think about business. You will find traces of all these people in everything I do. Ben Settle - taught me to find my voice Scott Oldford - taught me to see my potential André Chaperon - taught me to write emails Dan Kennedy - taught me to think Russell Brunson - taught me to sell Michael S

I like to joke that Seth Godin was my only friend on the path before I quit my job. I had read several of his books and devoured all of his podcasts. In today’s world, we are lucky to have an abundance of people sharing their stories with us. However, this kind of digital inspiration is often only helpful at the beginning of the journey. Ultimately

profession. I realized I was largely on my own. Slowly, I started meeting other people who, like me, were building real communities for businesses. I ended up starting a blog and job board called TheCommunityManager.com