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title: Episode 101: Fueling Engagement - Building Communities That Last
description: Gain insight into taking a community-focused mindset, rather than a metrics-driven approach, when aiming to create an engaged community.
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# [Episode 101: Fueling Engagement - Building Communities That Last](https://www.liftenablement.com/podcasts/revops-show/building-communities-that-last)

 Written by [Hannah Rose](https://www.liftenablement.com/podcasts/revops-show/author/hannah-rose) | Oct 30, 2024 2:00:00 PM

What makes a true community and how do you build one? In this episode, Doug and Jess get into the key elements of community. Gain insight into taking a community-focused mindset, rather than a metrics-driven approach, when aiming to create an engaged community.

### Audio:

### Video:

### Additional Resources:

- [[Blackline Podcast] Episode 80: Interview with Mark Kilens - Revenue Acceleration, Building Insights & Community](https://www.liftenablement.com/podcasts/theblackline/revenue-acceleration)
- [[Blackline Podcast] Episode 72: Interview with Christina Garnett - The Truth About Communities](https://www.liftenablement.com/podcasts/theblackline/community)

### Show Notes:

*Editor's Note:*

- *We have launched a [YouTube channel for The RevOps Show](https://www.youtube.com/@TheRevOpsShow) where we'll be posting the video version and shorts from episodes. We'd really appreciate it if you took a minute to go and subscribe to our channel! *

### Pre-Show Banter: 

- Doug is going to see Bruce Springsteen in concert for the 50th time.
- If Doug had taken all the money he spent to see Bruce Springsteen/spent on Apple products and invested it, he’d be a multimillionaire.
- Doug talks about a moment at a previous show where a dad and his young son were in front of them and how it reminded Doug of when he took his son at a young age.
- Jess has seen Green Day and Matchbox 20 both five times.
- Jess thinks they’re making a mistake with splitting the movie Wicked into two movies.

### Main Discussion Points: 

- What defines a community versus a group? 
- Selflessness is required in building community.
- Key elements for building a community: Point of View, Value Creation, Consistency, Time, Agency.
- What it means to take a community focused mindset rather than a metrics driven approach. 
    - Your focus needs to not be to have a community, but to build something that has a purpose around it.
- How RevOps can be instrumental to a community.

### Jess’s Takeaways: 

- Community needs to have a focus on point of view, value creation, consistency, time and agency. That’s what you have to build a community around.

### Next Steps: 

- Follow Jess, Doug & Lift on socials for updates on the show or other insights: 
  
    - Doug Davidoff [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/doug-davidoff-76396b1/)
    - Jess Cardenas [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jess-cardenas-3210259/)
    - Lift Enablement [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/imagine-business-development)
- Follow the show on [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/4lIsz8aEnYppGgKBqiDKmv) & [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-revops-show/id1594671911)
- Subscribe to [The RevOps Show YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@TheRevOpsShow)
- [Listen to Episode 102: AI Readiness: Why Most Companies Aren't Ready (And What To Do About It)](https://www.liftenablement.com/podcasts/revops-show/ai-readiness-why-most-companies-arent-ready)

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