Community Pulse is the spot for community managers and developer evangelists who are looking for information on community building. Community Builders Jason Hand, Mary Thengvall, and PJ Hagerty interview experts in the field of Community Leadership and Management on a broad range of topics related to building community.
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Burnout - Part One (Ep 10)
Hosts Jason Hand, Mary Thengvall, and PJ Hagerty talk to guests Jessica Fish and John Willis about the very real problem of burnout in the DevRel community. In this two part series, we discuss why it’s an issue, how to recognize it, and how to prevent it.
Balancing Public & Private Lives (Ep 09)
In this Halloween-ish episode of Community Pulse, PJ and Mary talk to Coraline Ada Ehmke and Ed Finkler. We explore the the two sides of the same coin that are the life of technical advocates.
Introducing PJ (Ep 08)
The one where we introduce PJ Hagerty, the new guy. Jason and Mary talk about why they’ve decided to add a third person, as well as their plan for the next few episodes and their hopes for the podcast going forward.
Making a Jump From One to Many (Ep 07)
In this episode of Community Pulse we were joined by Nathen Harvey (VP of Community Development, Chef) and Phil Leggetter (Head of Developer Relations, Nexmo) to talk about learning to scale a community role.
#DevRelsFTW (Ep 06)
Jason Yee, PJ Hagerty, and Carina C. Zona join us to talk through some of the prevalent struggles in community management. Trust us – you’ll simply want to listen.
The Community for Community Professionals (Ep 05)
CMX is the community for community professionals. We talk to David Spinks and Carrie Jones about the future of community professionals.
Metrics: Arch Nemesis of the Community Builder (Ep 04)
Metrics tend to be the community builder’s arch nemesis. In this episode, Jason and Mary sit down with community folks from Keen and Bitergia.
Andrew Hyde: Pursue Your Passions (Ep 03)
Community builder and organizer Andrew Hyde talks about how to pursue your passions in this episode of Community Pulse.
Jono Bacon: Father of Community (Ep 02)
Jason and Mary talk to Jono Bacon about the difference between ‘read’ and ‘write’ communities. We also cover how difficult (and important!) it is for us to define our role, how to deal with our harshest critics, and more.