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It’s A TRIBE Thing — Behind The Scenes of Successful Membership Sites

There is a BIG trend brewing that’s revolutionizing the way business is being done. Big companies like Netflix, Amazon, Apple and traditional companies like Walmart are jumping on this too.

But so are thousands of others - and they’re doing it by shifting to a recurring revenue model.

Meaning, more entrepreneurs than ever before have found a way to incorporate a membership or monthly subscription into their business model - and it’s transforming the way they operate forever.

No longer do they feel the pressure and stress of having to find new customers every single month. Instead, they just take care of the people who already bought from them and the monthly, recurring revenue keeps building month after month.

So how are they doing it? How are they marketing their membership sites? How are they keeping their members happy and paying month after month? And how have they built an incredibly tight bond with their tribe and online community?

That's what our show host Shelli Varela explores in this podcast.

You'll hear from people building low-stress membership business in just about every niche market you can think of. From photography and calligraphy to dog training, music, art, fitness, well being, self-improvement, blogging, interior decorating, day trading, meal planning, lesson planning and so many more.

You'll hear from authors, speakers, coaches, consultants, influencers, teachers and business owners who are all leveraging their existing knowledge and influence and transforming it into passive monthly income.

This isn't luck. There is a repeatable formula for producing a growing subscription income… and we'll show you what it is within the episodes of this show.

So if you're thinking you'd like to have your own source of recurring revenue each month or, you already have a membership site that you want to take to the next level, subscribe to this show today. Each week, your host, Shelli Varela, will be breaking down their success and uncovering the real story of how they did it… and how you can too!

The Recurring Revolution is here… the question is, will you be part of it? Subscribe to the show today!

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It’s A TRIBE Thing — Behind The Scenes of Successful Membership Sites
125: From Procrastinator To Procrastination Coach from 2021-05-18T09:00

Dr. Christine Li was an extraverted child who struggled to manage her time, and it left her constantly stressed. She took a job as a college admissions officer, d...

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124: Universal Lessons from a Gardening Expert from 2021-05-11T09:00

Lifelong gardener Nan Sterman has lived many lives as a scientist, an instructional designer, and a journalist with bylines in Sunset and the Los Angeles Times, a...

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123: The Profound Ripple Effect of Making Tech Easier from 2021-05-04T09:00

Kelly Cairns was on maternity leave from the National Health Service, and she found herself getting restless. She started looking for work-from-home jobs in the p...

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122: Nutritionist Finds Niche In Diabetes Prevention from 2021-04-29T09:00

When the stress of being in work and school full-time took over, Lauryn Bryght wasn’t able to make nutrition or fitness a priority. After being told she had high ...

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121: Winning the Game of Entrepreneurship from 2021-04-20T09:00

Michelle Jacobik grew up in a family of penny pinchers. When she moved out, she knew she didn’t want to live like that, spent far more than she was making, and dove headfirst into entrepreneursh...

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120: Your Online Business Breakthrough from 2021-04-13T09:00

By the age of 8, Alicia Forest launched her first business. She fell in love with singing and performing, but the people in her life pushed her toward a legal car...

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119: Unlikely Entrepreneur Gives Peers the Power to Build Profitable Businesses from 2021-04-06T09:00

Jerry Potter and his wife were radio presenters, personalities, and programmers who hosted a show together for 15 years. But shortly before his 40th birthday, the...

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118: Meet the Teacher Empowering Parents, Students, and Fellow Educators Alike from 2021-03-30T09:00

Dr. Gena Lester pursued a career in the fashion industry, but she discovered that she hated the work and felt like her love of education and entrepreneurial spiri...

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117: Aspiring Authors Conquer Fear and Follow their Dreams! from 2021-03-23T09:00

Brian Dixon spent the first part of his professional life as a seventh-grade language arts teacher in Columbia, South Carolina. As he struggled to work with class...

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116: Teaching Runners How to Do What They Love, Pain Free! from 2021-03-16T09:00

At the age of 40, Caroline Bjorkquist decided she was going to run a marathon. She dove deep into the world of running, and realized she wanted to create a course...

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115: Art Teacher Takes Her Unique Offering Online and Changes Lives from 2021-03-09T10:00

Gabbi Lancaster spent most of her life working as an after-school art teacher for kids and adults, but always struggled to pay her bills. When COVID put an end to...

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114: The Crafter Who Niched Down to Extraordinary Results from 2021-03-02T10:00

Gwynn Carla Jones ran several different businesses in her early twenties, but nothing quite felt right. She tried to create recurring revenue by launching a membe...

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113: A Membership to Help Watercolor Artists Thrive! from 2021-02-23T10:00

Trupti Karjinni started dabbling in watercolors to get a sense of calm and release. She created an Instagram account to post a picture of her art each day, and so...

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112: Life Coach Helps Her Students Regain Their Emotional Power from 2021-02-16T10:00

Infertility issues strained Maritza Parra’s marriage and gave her such bad panic attacks that she was unable to continue running her brick and mortar business. On...

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111: The Consultancy for Creatives from 2021-02-09T10:00

Sasha Sousa always loved theater, but became a secretary and got a job in internal audits to pay her bills. When she learned about becoming a bridal consultant, s...

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110: Getting More Traffic&Sales for e-Commerce Businesses from 2021-02-02T10:00

After several years of growth, Susan Bradley’s shoe company experienced a sudden downturn in sales. It felt like things simply weren’t working like they used to. ...

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109: Social Media Specialist Helps Entrepreneurs Master the Art of Instagram from 2021-01-26T10:00

Manu Muraro spent 15 years as a creative marketer for Cartoon Network. After she got laid off, she went to a startup, but the experience of being on all the time ...

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108: The Art School Inspiring Empty Nesters and Retirees from 2021-01-19T10:00

Encouraged by her parents, Gail Sibley studied art, then started to build a following for her hand painted tiles and pastels in the markets of Salt Spring Island....

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107: Self-Taught Artist Teaches Her Community How to Sell Online from 2021-01-12T10:00

Marisa Cummings got a degree in advertising because she feared she’d never be able to make a living as an artist. However, the older she got, the more inspired sh...

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106: How Stay-At-Home Moms Can Make Full-Time Income at Home - and a Difference in Their Kids’ Lives from 2021-01-05T10:00

As a stay at home mom, Joy Anderson struggled to create side income participating in MLMs and selling thrift store finds on eBay. When she left a failed marriage,...

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105: The Artist Helping Knitters All Over the World Turn Their Hobby into a Business from 2020-12-29T10:00

Lifelong knitter Shelley Brander worked her way up in the advertising industry and had great success, but knew she didn’t want to sell cable TV and casinos for th...

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104: A Creative Community for Daily Art Journaling from 2020-12-22T11:00

Donna Clark spent over 20 years as a corporate broadcast video producer, but burned out after doing the same things all the time. To fill a new need in her commun...

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103: Stories and Wisdom from 100 Game-Changing Entrepreneurs! from 2020-12-15T11:00

Over the last 100 episodes of this podcast, we’ve featured entrepreneurs in every stage of their journey. We’ve spoken to business owners who launched incredible ...

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102: The Strategist Helping Online Business Owners Break the Six-Figure Boundary from 2020-12-08T11:00

Dr. Shamieka Dean aspired to be the CEO of someone else’s company. But when she got fired from her last corporate job, she found her calling in purpose and business coaching. 

Now, at Nex...

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101: Teaching Online Entrepreneurs How to Scale to Multiple 6-Figures from 2020-12-01T11:00

During her time in corporate America, Becky Davis fell in love with public speaking. As she learned the craft and skill, she focused on growth and development within her company, and helped othe...

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100: A Wool Crafting Membership for Artists that’s Saving the Planet from 2020-11-24T11:00

Jean Haley worked with university researchers to reach farmers, growers, and other important players in the world of sustainable agriculture. Though she loved her...

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099: The Photographer Who Ramped Up Her Membership Business to Survive the Pandemic from 2020-11-17T11:00

Jamie Swanson had a seven-figure photography business, but the COVID-19 pandemic decimated it. She lost 85% of her income almost overnight, and struggled to find ...

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098: The Therapist Empowering Telehealth Professionals to Handle Their Own Billing from 2020-11-10T11:00

Kym Tolson’s natural sense of empathy led her to become a therapist, and she eventually opened a private practice of her own. However, issues with her billers led...

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097: Turning a Financial Coaching Business Into a Membership from 2020-11-03T11:00

After seeing her mother file for bankruptcy, Kelsa Dickey believed that becoming a financial advisor was her dream job. However, she discovered that she didn’t wa...

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096: The Couple Helping Nonprofits Build Million-Dollar Visions from 2020-10-27T09:00

Angela Myles worked in and out of administrative jobs while her husband Victor drove tanker trucks. As they had children and grew their family, long hours started...

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095: Teaching Norwegian Entrepreneurs How to Master the Art of Social Media from 2020-10-20T09:00

Stine Bustillo was always interested in marketing, and landed her first high-level sales job on what was practically a fluke. She cultivated over a decade of expe...

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094: Helping Her Fellow Musicians Build Successful Careers from 2020-10-08T09:00

Cheryl Engelhardt made a career for herself scoring documentaries, writing jingles, and working with social justice choirs. Eventually, she found herself being asked to speak to others about wha...

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093: The Membership that Helps Wedding Business Owners Attract and Book Big Ticket Clients from 2020-10-06T19:43:42

When Faye Cornhill discovered that a career in media would involve years spent making no money, she worked for a series of totally unglamorous technology and logistics companies in sales. Along ...

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092: The Community and Coaching Membership Exclusively for Wedding Pros from 2020-09-29T10:00

Ashley Ebert went to school with a plan to become a marriage and family therapist, but quickly discovered that being an employee in someone else’s small business wasn’t for her. When her grandmo...

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091: Geocaching Entrepreneur Ends Her Hunt for “One More Sale” by Launching a Membership from 2020-09-22T10:00

Lisa Breitenfeldt launched a business selling geocaching equipment in 2005. Ten years later, she had a line of products and some success, but lots of competition. Instead of continuing to chase ...

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090: Lifelong Musician Turns Her Passion into a Powerful Membership from 2020-09-15T10:00

Rachel Davis grew up playing the piano, writing songs, and loving music, but was steered away from pursuing a career in it. She spent 20 years in corporate sales, advertising, and online marketi...

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089: Entrepreneur Pivots from Retail Struggles to Scalable Coaching from 2020-09-08T10:00

Candace D’Agnolo left her corporate job at a big ad agency and spent over 15 years running brick-and-mortar businesses, including a pet supply store and a doggy d...

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088: Strengths Coach Turns Her Weight Loss Journey Into Guidance for Others from 2020-09-01T10:00

Strengths coach Lindell Pereira started her own consultancy but found that she had created a job more than she had achieved freedom. She wanted to create a membership to scale her reach and serv...

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087: Law of Attraction Coach Helps Others Manifest Their Dreams from 2020-08-25T10:00

While backpacking around Australia, Ginny Gane discovered the law of attraction. She discovered the vibrational components of life and human interaction, and as her life became easier, she found...

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086: The Lawyer and Financial Expert Helping Others Create Hope and Financial Abundance from 2020-08-18T10:00

Tasha Cochran had no idea how she was going to afford college, so she joined the US Marine Corps. She became a mother as a teenager, and, while serving as a full-time Marine, took night classes ...

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085: Recruiter Helps People Beat the System and Find Their Dream Jobs from 2020-08-11T10:00

After Lindsay Mustain’s father was laid off from his job after 25 years, his family lost everything. His suffering and his experiences being told time and time again that he was overqualified le...

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084: Francophile Helps People Like Her Fall Deeper in Love with French Culture from 2020-08-04T10:00

Beeta Hashempour was on track to study law, but a trip to France to visit a friend changed her life. As her French food blog grew, she discovered Francophiles all over the world who read her wri...

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083: Image Strategist Helping Entrepreneurs Build Their Business&Uplevel Their Style from 2020-07-28T09:00

Zayna Rose studied neuropsychology but decided not to become a therapist. Instead, she built her career helping people with self-presentation. She empowers her clients to build businesses connec...

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082: Helping “Petrepreneurs” Niche Down and Find Freedom from 2020-07-21T10:00

At 19, J. Nichole Smith adopted a Great Dane and soon found herself knee deep in the world of pet photography. After a trademark licensing agreement left her with over $50,000 in debt and the br...

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081: The Filmmaker Teaching Entrepreneurs the Power of Human Connection from 2020-07-14T10:00

In college, artist Justin DeMers had an “aha” moment that unlocked his creativity. That breakthrough allowed him to help large networks, companies, and brands find the extraordinary in the ordin...

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080: The Trainers Training Company - Where Freelance Trainers Grow their Business from 2020-07-07T10:00

Sharon Gaskin’s first job was in human resources. When she got asked by a coworker to help run a training course, she discovered that she really loved it, and it ...

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079: Entertainment Industry Insider Helps Influencers Become Leaders from 2020-06-30T10:00

Blogger Gwen Lane studied business and got a job in entertainment, but discovered that she wasn’t serving people in the way she wanted ...

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078: Wildlife Biologist Turned Science Teacher Empowers Educators (and Students) from 2020-06-23T10:00

Jackie Grundberg worked all over the world as a wildlife biologist before settling down and becoming a biology teacher. When she needed to work in a Montessori grade school to practice the style...

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077: Former Journalist Uses Her Unique Interests To Help Others Build Dream Businesses from 2020-06-16T10:00

Angel Santos landed what she thought was her dream job working in television. However, she soon discovered that her true love was stories, not news, and she felt like her creative side was dying...

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076: Digital Marketer Teaches People How to Grow their Business with Funnels and Facebook Ads from 2020-06-09T10:00

For 11 years, Cody Burch was the engineer in the back of the room, handling every aspect of his company’s digital marketing efforts. When he started to work for a number of coaching clients he r...

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075: Copywriter Follows Her Passion and Empowers Writers to Succeed from 2020-06-02T10:00

Belinda Weaver pursued a “safe” career in IT and worked as a computer programmer, but soon discovered that things were much more fun in her company’s marketing department. She got bored in her n...

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074: Raising a Generation of Thriving Artists from 2020-05-26T10:00

Matt Tommey has been an artist for his entire life. After several years in the ministry and a career in marketing that was cut short by the Great Recession of 2008, Matt had a dream in which he ...

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073: Actor Turned Consultant Helps Online Sellers from 2020-05-19T10:00

Kathy Terrill is a New York City-based actor who has appeared in a number of off-Broadway and regional theater productions, as well as a number of episodes of All My Children. Because h...

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072: Helping Aspiring Realtors Become Business Leaders from 2020-05-12T10:00

When Tracy Henning entered the real estate industry at the age of 21, she found herself up against extraordinarily stiff competition. The early rejections and harsh criticism showed her how much...

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071: Carving Out a Niche and Serving Modern Jewish Brides from 2020-05-05T10:00

When Karen Cinnamon got engaged, she found herself unable to find anything that spoke to her when it came to planning a modern Jewish wedding. When she couldn’t find anyone providing the inspira...

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070: The Counselor Helping Women Get Unstuck from 2020-04-28T10:00

After 10 years of working as a school counselor, a faith-based counseling course changed Melissa Bezotte’s life forever. She launched her Christian counseling practice 10 years ago, and despite ...

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069: Former Attorney Helps Salon Owners Transform Their Businesses from 2020-04-21T10:00

Brandie Bracy always had the entrepreneurial bug, but pursued a career in law to keep her family happy. When she realized it wasn’t the right fit for her, she left to start an all-female cabinet...

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068: Filmmaker Turned Marketer Combats Loneliness from 2020-04-14T10:00

Laurel Chiten was an independent filmmaker who regularly won highly competitive grants, got distribution deals, and had her work shown on national television. However, when she tried to make a m...

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067: Survival Trainer Turns Expertise into a Powerful Membership Business from 2020-04-07T10:00

During the Great Recession of 2009, Lisa Bedford’s husband’s construction company went from getting 50-60 client calls a day to zero. To distract herself from her fear of going bankrupt, she sta...

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066: “Old School” Bookmaker Leverages Membership Model to Dramatically Scale Her Business from 2020-03-31T10:00

Ali Manning took up bookbinding as a hobby after her daughter was born. By the time her daughter was in elementary school, Ali had started blogging, teaching book...

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065: How Joann Built A Successful Membership Around Helping Others Mourn from 2020-03-24T10:00

At the age of 60, Joann Filomena’s husband died suddenly and unexpectedly, and she was laid off from a job she loved. As she grieved, she took a new job, but foun...

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064: Accidental Entrepreneur Brings Authenticity Back to Direct Sales from 2020-03-17T10:00

Brenda Ster spent the first 20 years of her working career in training and financial technology, and climbed the corporate ladder. But by her forties, she was stressed out, burned out, overworke...

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063: Follow Your Curiosity To Success from 2020-03-10T10:00

Debbie Viola was always interested in art, but her guidance counselor didn’t allow her to take art classes in high school. Immediately after graduation, she became a legal secretary, and spent 2...

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062: How a Teacher Conquered Her Anxiety By Teaching Lettering Online from 2020-03-03T11:00

Teaching classes for a paper crafting company that constantly pushed her to take her business to the next level gave Christie Daugherty more anxiety, pressure, and stress than she ever wanted in...

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061: Horse Trainer Follows Her Heart&Becomes Financially Independent from 2020-02-25T11:00

Cynthia Maugard grew up loving horses, but was always told not to turn her passion for animals into her life’s work.

After graduating with a masters in Business & Logistics, she decided t...

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060: How a Dog Training Business Gave Kate Olson the Freedom to Care for Her Family from 2020-02-18T11:00

If a dog trainer can start a membership business, so can you!

Since launching My Service Dog and Me, Kate Olson...

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059: The Music Teacher Who Quit the Classroom to Inspire Students Worldwide from 2020-02-11T11:00

This teacher left the classroom setting and started teaching completely online.

Jessica Peresta is the Founder of Listen

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058: The Membership Business Helping Parents with Picky Eaters from 2020-02-04T11:00

Looking to turn your passion into a thriving membership business?

Danielle Binns’ first child was born extremely underweight and quickly became a picky eater as she got older. Because she...

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057: How Lisa K Built a Business Around Teaching Others How to Trust Their Intuition from 2020-01-28T11:00

Are you wondering if the thing you love could fuel a membership business?

Scientist and engineer Lisa K. wanted to know how people like Steve Jobs and Sir Richard Branson used their intui...

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056: Meet the Power Couple Who Turned their Skills into a Thriving Membership Business from 2020-01-21T11:00

Are you looking to reinvent yourself and launch the membership business of your dreams?

Melissa Pruitt spent years training to become a psychologist before discovering her talents were pe...

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055: The Membership Helping Women Take Small Steps Toward Massive Personal Progress from 2020-01-14T11:00

Are you worried that you don’t have the time, energy, or money to launch a membership site?

At The Five Minute ...

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054: Helping Women Achieve More Success with Less Stress Through a Membership from 2020-01-07T11:00

Tracy Roesch Williams had a good job and was making great money, but felt like there was something more that she needed to do. Now, at Listen

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053: How To Turn a Brick-and-Mortar Business into a Thriving Membership Business from 2019-12-31T11:00

Wondering how to turn your brick-and-mortar business into a thriving membership site?

After she was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease that required major surgery, Julie Dueck couldn’t ...

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052: How This Novelist Gives Back To Her Biggest Fans… The Easy Way from 2019-12-24T11:00

Looking to build a membership site to extend your work as a writer and author?

Storyteller, actress, and theater writer Maryrose Wood never anticipated becoming a novelist. However, in he...

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051: How Jamie Helps Teachers Feel Confident And Excited About Teaching from 2019-12-17T11:00

Are you still trying to find your niche?

When Jamie Sears left her career as a lobbyist to become a teacher, she struggled in the classroom. However, when she shifted her mindset and allo...

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050: How To Turn Your Passion Into a Thriving Membership Site from 2019-12-10T11:00

Are you doubting if your passion could fuel a thriving membership site? Think again.

From early on in life, Dan Netting knew he didn’t want a boss. After trying and failing to make it as ...

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049: How Dayna Abraham Empowers “Out-of-the Box” Kids (and the Grown-Ups That Love Them) from 2019-12-03T11:00

Do you think you need a degree to launch your membership site?

When teacher Dayna Abraham started her membership site, by her own admission, she didn’t know what she was doing. Now, at Listen

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048: The Membership Site That Empowers Massage Therapists To Soar from 2019-11-26T11:00

Do you think your business can only be done in-person? Think again!

At Mentoring Massage, Mary-Claire Fredette o...

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047: Finally Achieving Sustainable Growth — And Helping Entrepreneurs Level-Up Their Brand from 2019-11-19T11:00

Does running your business come at the cost of having no life outside of work?

After her son was born, Sarah Masci realized she didn’t want to continue her job in energy management if it ...

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046: The Membership that Teaches People How to Get Paid to Speak from 2019-11-12T11:00

Is your business eating into your personal life?

As a professional speaker, Laurie-Ann Murabito spent much of her time flying all over the world, but travel left her feeling frustrated, l...

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045: How Tama-Lea Lorenzen Uses “Engaging Gamification” to Help Her Members Get Unbelievable Results from 2019-11-05T11:00

Looking to improve engagement in your membership?

At Engaging Gamification, Tama-Lea Lorenzen teaches entrepreneurs how to incorporate gamif...

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044: How Jessica Brown’s Membership Site Connects Japanese Speakers All Over The World from 2019-10-29T10:00

Would you like to turn your favorite hobby into a thriving online business?

At university, Jessica Brown felt like the whole world was telling her to help people bridge the gap between Ja...

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043: How Christie Hawkins Gets Paid to Paint by Teaching Other Artists From Around the World from 2019-10-22T10:00

Are you struggling to achieve work-life balance, even when you love your job? 


Christie Hawkins built a succe...

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042: Personal Training: How A Membership Site Can Free Your Schedule And Get Your Clients Better Results from 2019-10-15T10:00

Are long hours and inflexible in-person meetings turning a career you love into a struggle? 


Working as a per...

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041: How Laura Phillips’s Membership Site Empowers Others to Launch Their Own Digital Products And Programs from 2019-10-08T10:00

Is a launch the only thing standing between you and a successful online program, workshop or course? 

Laura Phillips...

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040: How Bree Noble’s Membership Site Uses Her Passion To Help Women Musicians Build Careers from 2019-10-01T10:00

Are you still trying to figure out how to turn your passion into a thriving membership site?

Bree Noble used her love of music and extensive business experience to build Listen

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039: The Membership That Helps Teachers&Parents Bring the “Play” Back into Learning from 2019-09-24T10:00

Do you fear that a membership site is going to be too much work?

At first, that’s what Amy Nielson thought. However, at Planning Playtime, she helps teachers (especially parents who have ...

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038: How to Silence Your Inner Critic and Launch A Powerful Membership Site from 2019-09-17T10:00

Whitney Capps spent the last 12 years teaching the Bible to womens’ groups all over the United States. While she loved her work, she found herself with an ever-growing travel schedule - and didn...

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037: How to Overcome a Failed Launch and Build a Membership that Serves You and Your Clients from 2019-09-10T10:00

Is creating or sharing valuable content leaving you and your clients overwhelmed?

After her blog became hugely popular, Anna Runyan left her day job to coach women entrepreneurs. Now, at ...

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036: Simply French: The Membership that Teaches Others How to Speak French with Confidence from 2019-09-03T10:00

Growing up, Christine Camm was told that she was going to be a secretary and a mother. Sadly, she was told by parents and teachers that she would never amount to anything else. But, by learning ...

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035: How Kathy Empowers Entrepreneurs To Land Their First Book Deal from 2019-08-27T10:00

After decades in the startup world, Kathy Ver Eecke decided to write a book about her experiences. She learned everything there was to know about publishing and got an agent almost immediately -...

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034: How Avital Schreiber Launched a Membership Site for Parents, with No Formal Training from 2019-08-20T10:00

Is a lack of formal training keeping you from turning your passion into a membership site?

Well, it doesn’t have to. And Avital Schreiber is the proof! Through her membership group, Listen

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033: How Ronda Nelson’s Membership Site Helped Her Get Her Life Back from 2019-08-13T10:00

Are you struggling to do the work you love and live the life you want?

In 1993, Ronda Nelson’s oldest daughter survived a diagnosis of terminal bone cancer. After getting a Ph.D in holist...

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032: How Shelagh Cummins’ Membership Site Gives Her the Power to Shine, Empowers Others, and Supports Her Family from 2019-08-06T16:00

Shelagh Cummins began her career as a teacher. However, after 10 years of teaching , she realized that something was amiss. During her maternity leave, she explored how to make money outside of ...

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031: How Heidi Easley Turned Her Passion Into a Career - and Now Uses Her Membership Site To Help Others Do The Same from 2019-07-30T10:00

Struggling to turn your passion into a profitable business?

Heidi Easley was an art teacher for 10 years when her husband lost his job and they lost their home. To cope with the pain and ...

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030: How Teri Johnson Made Her Membership Site More Than Just Another Place To Be Online from 2019-07-23T10:00

In 2012, Teri Johnson founded the REFINED Conference - a place where women entrepreneurs and business professionals came together to work on personal growth and business development.

Beca...

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029: How Cathy Hay Turned an Obscure Passion into a Profitable Membership Business from 2019-07-16T10:00

Cathy Hay trained as a math teacher, but found herself overwhelmed by the stress of the classroom - which eventually led to her building a completely different career - sewing dresses. Unfortuna...

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028: Creating A Community and Business Through Music with Jonny Wilson from 2019-07-09T10:00

As a teenager, Jonny Wilson was told he could never have a real career as a musician, failed out of high school, and eventually became homeless. However, a drum teacher he met at 16 proved to be...

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027: From Door Hangers To a Thriving Community Of Crafters: Why Membership Sites Work for Niches of Any Size from 2019-07-02T10:00

When Tamara Bennett’s husband was deployed to Afghanistan, she was at home with their two boys - and struggling to keep adult interaction in her life. She started to throw crafting parties where...

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026: How to Stop Giving Away Your Work For Free and Massively Grow Your Subscriptions with Tara Walsh from 2019-06-25T10:00

Tara Walsh spent eight years working in corporate sales and marketing before walking away forever. Shortly after quitting her job, she suffered a late-term miscarriage. She went to beauty school...

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025: How Kari Schell Turned Her Hobby into a Successful Membership Business from 2019-06-18T10:00

Kari Schell was an accountant who loved to quilt. When she retired, she decided to see if she could do something meaningful with her quilting business. At On Point Quilter, she helps other quilt...

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024: How Corinne Crabtree’s Membership Site Transforms Bodies, Minds, and Lives from 2019-06-11T10:00

After struggling with her weight for decades, at the age of 31, Corinne Crabtree made small, meaningful life changes - and lost 100 pounds in 18 months. Now, at Phit-N-Phat, she’s on a mission t...

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023: How Jonathan and Amanda Teixeira Fell Into Accidental Entrepreneurship and Discovered the Power of Community from 2019-06-04T10:00

Early in their lives, Jonathan and Amanda Teixeira were terrible with money. After living paycheck to paycheck and even getting into a fight about money on their honeymoon, they decided to learn...

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022: Why Your Membership Site Doesn’t Need to be Perfect to Launch with Lauren Gayfer from 2019-05-28T10:00

Lauren Gayfer launched her career as a nutritional therapist with a private practice, seeing patients one-on-one. However, she found herself limited by two things. She lived in a small town wher...

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021: How Sarah Williams Doubled The Size of Her Subscription Box Membership in One Month from 2019-05-21T10:00

Struggling to grow your membership site?

In this episode, you’ll hear how Sarah Williams turned her first decline in subscriptions into exponential growth using a strategy that cost her n...

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020: Taking an “In-Person” Business Online — How a Dog Trainer Broke Through Limiting Beliefs and Launched a Membership Site from 2019-05-14T10:00

How can you launch a membership site when your work is based on touch and emotion?

Kathy Kawalec has worked with animals for over 35 years and offered transformative, life-changing traini...

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019: Stop Giving Away Your Valuable Time, Energy, and Talent - Do This Instead from 2019-05-07T10:00

Deborah Stewart has been an early childhood educator for over 30 years. Her membership site, The Honey Bee Hive, helps teachers create strong foundations for young people. She provides proven st...

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018: How Audria Richmond Goes Beyond The Traditional Membership Site To Help Her Clients Rise Above The Noise from 2019-04-30T10:00

Are you looking for new ways to break through the noise and set your membership site apart from others? In this episode, you’ll hear how Audria Richmond helps her...

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017: How Belinda Rosenblum Pivoted From a Course-Based Business to a Membership Site to Better Serve Her Audience from 2019-04-23T10:00

Looking to move from a course-based business to a membership model?

In this episode, you’ll hear how Belinda Rosenblum turned her highly successful financial education courses for women, ...

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016: Living At A Village By The Sea: How A Membership Can Help You Design The Life You Want from 2019-04-16T10:00

Wendy Batten spent years running a successful retail paint store - and discovered that she had a true gift for helping other entrepreneurs like her. This gradually led to her taking a step back ...

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014: How Jamie Swanson Niched Down to Stay in Her Zone of Genius and Achieve Professional Freedom from 2019-04-02T10:00

Jamie Swanson helps other photographers grow their businesses. She launched her first membership site in 2011, and provided comprehensive resources for photograph...

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013: How To Turn Your Corporate Skills into a Powerful Membership Site with Catherine Watkin from 2019-03-26T10:00

After 23 years in sales, Catherine Watkin left her corporate career in search of fulfillment. After years of retraining and many conversations with her friends, she found herself brought back to...

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012: How Mary Gilkerson Turned an Artistic Dream into a Thriving Membership Business from 2019-03-19T10:00

When she finished graduate school, Mary Gilkerson had a portfolio and an MFA — but not the experience, skills, or tools to support herself as a working artist. She spent the next 20 years teachi...

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011: How a Membership Site Filled a Massive Gap in Her Career With Janine Esbrand from 2019-03-12T12:36:50

When Janine Esbrand was growing up, she planned on becoming a lawyer, and she did just that. However, a legal mission trip to East Africa left her feeling like there was something missing when s...

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011: How a Membership Site Filled a Massive Gap in Her Career With Janine Esbrand from 2019-03-12T12:36:50

When Janine Esbrand was growing up, she planned on becoming a lawyer, and she did just that. However, a legal mission trip to East Africa left her feeling like there was something missing when s...

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010: Niching Down&Scaling Up — The Membership That Changed How Fertility Professionals Build their Practice from 2019-03-05T11:00

For seven years, Anna Saucier struggled with infertility. During that time, she became a practitioner in a natural charting method and medical treatment for resto...

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009: How Membership Sites Can Help You Do Good and Give Back with Rianne Klein Geltink from 2019-02-26T11:00

After working as a marketing director and helping for-profit companies for over a decade, Rianne Klein Geltink got an itch to take a year-long sabbatical and go on an epic road trip across Austr...

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008: Helping Autistic Children Recover Through An “Accidental" Membership Site with Dr. Mary Barbera from 2019-02-19T11:00

When Dr. Mary Barbera’s son was diagnosed with autism, she dove deep into the world of autism treatment - and quickly faced many unique challenges. She now provid...

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007: How Membership Sites Can Help You Grow Past Physical Boundaries, Give Back, and Change Lives for the Better from 2019-02-12T11:00

Kasey Hope is the owner of P’zazz Art Studio in Prattville, Alabama. After almost 12...

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006: Finding Your Niche&Serving it Authentically - How a Stay-at-Home Dad Succeeded with Memberships from 2019-02-05T11:00

Tanel Jäppinen had been working in sales since he was 20 years old. However, when he became a father, he walked away from his career to start blogging about paren...

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005: Making The Membership Leap - Small First Launches Build BIG Businesses with Alissa Daire Nelson from 2019-01-29T11:00

After 10 years of experience in the health industry, Alissa Daire Nelson left a conventional, structured job as a nurse for a career as a coach. At Daire Success ...

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004: Soulful Living: - How TRIBE Gave Me The Clarity I Need For My Business from 2019-01-22T11:00

Marilyn Alauria is a psychic medium teacher and coach who helps people around the world get in touch with their intuition and innate gifts. She wants people to li...

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003: How Nancy Case Built a Thriving Membership Site in an Unconventional Niche from 2019-01-12T20:56:11

As she was designing her first membership site, Nancy Case received a piece of advice: launch a membership around something you already have going on. She did jus...

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002: How Michael Kilpatrick’s Membership Site Helps Farmers Scale - and Succeed - in a Highly Competitive Field from 2019-01-12T20:51:10

In 2017, after running a business farming organic vegetables on a large scale, Michael Kilpatrick came to a realization: there’s a massive need for great education in the farming industry. Many ...

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001: Why ANYBODY Can Launch a Membership Site with Aprille Reed from 2019-01-12T18:04:44

Aprille Reed is the founder of the Webinar Club — a membership site that helps coaches, consultants, and entrepreneurs transform their businesses and attract high...

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000: Welcome to the It’s A TRIBE Thing Podcast from 2019-01-12T16:58:43

There is a BIG trend brewing that’s revolutionizing the way business is being done. Successful membership sites are helping photographers, dog trainers, meal plan...

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