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Throwback Thursday: All About Us

November 3, 2016 By Jim Storer

By Amy Turner, The Community Roundtable

As I quickly approach my one year mark at The Community Roundtable (crazy how fast time flies!), I thought it would be fun to feature a few oldie but goodie posts about our team. It’s been an incredible year for me as I learn how to embrace a work-out-loud, collaborative and social business environment – a huge departure from my traditional marketing agency background. With that said, there still are countless posts, articles and research our team has published over the past eight years that I’ve yet to uncover, and I continue to get blown away by all the amazing content this small (but powerful) team has produced.

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This week’s #throwback thursday post is all about us – The Community Roundtable team.

  • Infographic: The Community Roundtable’s 5th Anniversary When we started thinking about how to celebrate our five year anniversary we found a way to share our excitement and highlight some of the coolest moments in our first five years. Please enjoy our retrospective infographic – celebrating our most memorable milestones from 2008 until now.
  • Meet TheCR Team: Rachel Happe If you had asked me a decade ago whether I wanted to start a company, the answer would have been a resounding no. But a funny thing happened on the way to the circus – technology, communications and organizational development collided in a way where my experiences gave me unique insight – some of which is personal and some of it through my previous work.
  • Lost In Translation: The Community Roundtable…What We Do and Why Far too often lately we’ve had conversations with longtime clients and fans who say, “I didn’t know The Community Roundtable did….” And it’s time to fix that. Here are our services and the winding path of how and why we offer them.
  • For TheCR Network Eyes Only – TheCR Network Resource Bundle. Are you a member of TheCR Network? Have you checked out this amazing resource bundle of research, reports, and strategic exercises compiled from years of member-driven conversations, work and calls?

Want even more #throwbackthursday action? Check out all our throwback posts!

Podcast: Community Retrospective – Part Two

April 14, 2014 By Jim Storer

By Shannon DiGregorio Abram, Relationship Manager at The Community Roundtable.

Jim and Rachel at Hugh O'NeilsTo celebrate our 5th anniversary I spent an afternoon with our founders, Jim Storer and Rachel Happe discussing the history of The Community Roundtable, how community management has evolved in the last five years and what is in-store for the future.

In the second part of our discussion Rachel and Jim dig into how the community management space has changed in the last five years, the evangelization that continues to take place  and the idea of community management as both a role and discipline.

Missed part one? Check it out here.

 

https://www.communityroundtable.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/TheCRFoundersRetrospective_part2.mp3

 

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Podcast: Community Retrospective – Part One

April 7, 2014 By Jim Storer

By Shannon DiGregorio Abram, Relationship Manager at The Community Roundtable.

The Community Roundtable RetrospectiveTo celebrate our 5th anniversary I spent an afternoon with our founders, Jim Storer and Rachel Happe at their first office – a corner table at the pub Hugh O’Neills in Malden, MA. Over a few pints of Guinness we discussed the history of The Community Roundtable, how community management has evolved in the last five years and what is in-store for the future.

In the first part of our conversation, you’ll hear Jim and Rachel reminisce about how they met, their original ideas for The Community Roundtable and the ah-ha moments they’ve experienced over the last five years in a changing industry and more.

https://www.communityroundtable.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/TheCRFoundersRetrospetive_Part1.mp3

This is the first part in a three part series, we’ll published parts two and three on the blog next week. Have a question you’d love to ask Rachel or Jim about the history of The Community Roundtable? Tweet us @TheCR or leave the question in the comments. We’d love to hear your take on the last five years in the community management space, or where you think the industry is headed! Please share!

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