The Community Voice: Recent Episodes
Cliff Ravenscraft
In 2008, Kevin Kelly wrote an article called "1000 True Fans." In it, he made a case that anyone could make a great living doing what they most loved if they could build a community of only 1,000 True Fans.
A true fan being defined as a member within your community who is so passionately connected with what you do that they consume all the content your produce, attend all your events and are first in line to purchase your various products and services.
At the time, I had already gone "full-time" doing what I most loved in the world with only a few hundred "true fans."
I was benefiting greatly by getting to know a lot about each of these incredible human beings. It then occurred to me that others would be able to find a tremendous amount of education, encouragement and inspiration if I were to share recordings of some of the conversations that I was having with these members from the community.
That was the idea that inspired "The Community Voice."
I published the first 32 episodes of this show from December 2008 through March 2011.
More than a Decade later, I made the decision to REVIVE this podcast and released episode 33 on August 13th, 2021. A great deal had changed in my life over the 10+ years between episode 32 and episode 33.
I'm honored to share that I have well over 1,000 true fans today and I am eager to share valuable conversations with as many of them as I possibly can moving forward here in The Community Voice.
This episode contains just one incredibly powerful story how how my participation within a mastermind group has made my dreams, personally and professionally, become reality. Click here to see the video version of the message included within this episode.
If you are full-time self-employed or plan to become full-time self employed within the next 12 to 18 months, I want to invite you to CLICK HERE TO APPLY FOR THE NEXT LEVEL MASTERMIND TODAY.
Here are a few testimonials from current and former members of The Next Level Mastermind: Tom Heffner said... Cliff Ravenscraft and the mastermind he created were a major inflection point in my career and life. I went from feeling trapped in a day job to creating my own freedom and autonomy. I left the day job at that time to start my own business to give myself more freedom to do what I want, with whom I want, when I wanted. I've never looked back. Here's the interesting part - as much as Cliff can help you with the tactical/practical (e.g. the in's/out's of online business - he can definitely help with this) ... what really helped me was changing my mindsets and removing the limiting beliefs holding me back from achieving what I wanted.
Dan Faulknor said... I joined the group with the plan of maybe leaving my day job in the next year or two. Within 6 months of joining (and attending meetings at 3am my time. It was worth it!) I had a plan to leave my day job within a couple of months. I did leave my day job, much sooner than expected and now 4 years later my business is thriving with 3 employees + myself. Cliff's ability to ask you questions and get you to lead YOURSELF is his greatest strength, in my mind. You have nobody to 'blame' but yourself, because you provide all the answers with Cliff's guidance.
Kevin Davis said... I was at a standstill. Didn’t know what the next step was. Actually, I didn’t think I was qualified to make the next step. Didn’t have anyone in my circle at that time to help. So I took a leap and joined Cliffs mastermind. My how things changed! First was overcoming some thoughts that held me back. Then some steps and next action items to get the ball rolling. Now I’ve moved the ball down the field farther and quicker than ever imagined.
Leslie Graham said... If you are thinking about this, be sure to reach out to Cliff. Joining NLM was the biggest leap I'd ever made in terms of investing in myself and my business, but my life was radically changed in so many ways as a result of my nearly two years with the group. In fact, my current business was launched as a result and I couldn't be happier with the trajectory of that business.
I have other podcasts that might be of interest to you. See my list of shows at http://CliffRavenscraft.com/podcast Let's Work Together! Would you like to connect with me through one-on-one coaching or through one of my paid mastermind groups? If so, visit my WORK WITH ME PAGE and submit an application today.
I had the amazing honor of having Mike Skiff as both a coaching client and as a member of my Next Level mastermind from September 2019 through June 2021.
You can see all the latest projects that Mike is working on from his website at MikeSkiff.com.
Let's Work Together:
If you are ready to take your message, your business and your life to the next level, check out my Work With Me Page to see how we can work together.
I had the amazing honor of having Chris Nelson as both a coaching client and as a member of my Next Level mastermind from November 2017 through Present Day (Currently September, 2021).
There are so many people who will be able to relate to Chris' story of having an employer who has an expectation that you will not work to produce any income outside of your "day job."
Others may be blown away by Chris' decision to leave his day job, even after receiving an "Aggressive Stage 4 Cancer" diagnosis before he had made any announcement about his desire and plans to leave his day job.
You can connect with Chris on Facebook. Or, if you prefer, you can follow Chris on LinkedIn.
Chris' Business Website: BondInvestmentMentor.com
Let's Work Together:
If you are ready to take your message, your business and your life to the next level, check out my Work With Me Page to see how we can work together.
I had the amazing honor of having Carrie Olsen as both a coaching client and as a member of my Next Level mastermind from June 2020 through June 2021.
Check out the incredible work that Carrie is doing in the VoiceOver world at CarrieOlsenVO.com. Also, check out Carrie on Instagram.
Let's Work Together:
If you are ready to take your message, your business and your life to the next level, check out my Work With Me Page to see how we can work together.
I had the amazing honor of having Leslie Graham as both a coaching client and as a member of my Next Level mastermind from August 2019 through June 2021.
During this period of time, Leslie went from an idea for her won business into a full blown business that is already creating books for her clients. If you have ever wanted to write your own book, but are not a fan of the "writing process," then check out TurnItIntoABook.com.
Let's Work Together:
If you are ready to take your message, your business and your life to the next level, check out my Work With Me Page to see how we can work together.
I had the amazing honor of having Danielle as both a coaching client and as a member of my Next Level mastermind from July 2018 through December 2020.
It was so encouraging to see all the growth that experienced through the mastermind group pay off when the entire world, including Danielle's Live, In-Person, Event Business was disrupted during the onset of the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Links For What Danielle Is Up To:
- Danielle on Instagram
- Danielle's Podcast
- Danielle's Main Business Website
Let's Work Together:
If you are ready to take your message, your business and your life to the next level, check out my Work With Me Page to see how we can work together.
In this episode, I share a conversation with Chuck Marting.
I first met Chuck at a live event in July 2019. At the time, Chuck had a desire to launch a podcast and he and his wife wondered if I might be able to motivate him to take action on it. Soon after, Chuck successfully launched his Clearing The Haze Podcast.
Chuck has been a member of my Next Level Mastermind since July 2019 and has experienced a tremendous amount of personal and professional growth as a result.
I love these conversations that are created for this podcast as it is always fun to learn even more of the back story of those who we admire so much.
Chuck is the owner of Colorado Mobile Drug Testing.
In this episode, I am delighted to share a conversation with Terry Wilson.
Terry has been an entrepreneur now for over twenty-five years. He was recruited in sales while in high school and was motivated to pursue the career simply to make a car payment. He discovered a world that has since been his passion.
Terry has a special ability to relate to his audience on various levels with both his humor, wit, and experience. What people will discover when listening, reading, and watching Terry is, he gets it. No matter what level of income, education, disappointment, or achievement the reader or listener has experienced they will relate to what Terry is communicating.
There are many inspirational and motivational speakers and authors who have spoken and written on various topics; however, Terry has a unique ability to give strategic plans of actions that anyone can follow.
Terry's Website is https://terrywilson3.com
In this episode, I share a conversation with Jon Sanders from the Small Town Big Church podcast.
I have had the awesome privilege of working with Ric Lindberg over the past seven years. Ric first went through my Podcasting A to Z course back in 2014, ended up going through the course a second time in 2015 to experience four more weeks of the type of coaching I offered.
Ric became the the very first to sign up and become a member of the Next Level Mastermind in November 2017, where I had the privilege of doing life with Ric, on a weekly basis, for the past three years and nine months.
- Ric's Website is http://RicLindberg.com
- Ric's Main Podcast is Relationship Power At Work
- Ric's profile on LinkedIn
It has been more than 10 years since I've published an episode of the Community Voice. I am delighted to bring back (revive) this particular show.
In the open of this episode, I share an overview of what this podcast is all about and then I jump into my "conversation" with Casey Price, who is an attorney in Haddonfield, New Jersey.
Casey has been a member of "The Community" going all the way back to 2011. However, I was first introduced to Casey when he signed up for my Podcasting A to Z Group Coaching Program back in June 2014.
I really began to get to know Casey on a much deeper level when he joined the Next Level Mastermind on April 23rd, 2018. I've had the privilege of connecting with Casey, in our mastermind calls, on a weekly basis for the past three years and four months.
When it comes to the title of "true fan" Casey fits the description perfectly. Casey attended both Free The Dream 2018 and 2019 events and has been a member of my Train With Cliff Audio Program.
Some of my favorite connections with Casey have been our one-on-one conversations outside of the various coaching/mastermind environments. This is why I am thrilled to bring one of these such conversations here to The Community Voice Podcast.
I know those who have had the honor of getting to know Casey Price through Podcasting A to Z Session 17, Free The Dream 2018 and 2019, and the Next Level Mastermind AM Group will thoroughly enjoy how this conversation will reveal more about Casey than they might have ever learned otherwise.
This episode of the Community Voice podcast features, Thomas Flight. Thomas is 17 years old and has been home schooled his whole life. At age 17 he is already half way through earning is Bachelor’s degree in communications. Thomas has an inspirational story, especially for families that are considering home schooling as an option for education for their children.
You can find Thomas on Twitter at https://twitter.com/ThomasFlight
Fred Firestine is a husband and father of two, originally from Canada now living in Long Island. Fred started off in tech support before becoming a programmer and later moving up to systems administration in his company.
Fred talks about how calorie counting among other things helped him lose weight. Stephanie and Fred mention the highs and lows of home schooling.
Fred’s hobbies include singing in the church choir, health and fitness, Internet and social media, blogging, and playing around with technology.
Some interesting facts about Fred:
- He speaks French
- He owns a pretty big collection of Jules Verne novels
- As a young teen, did a “radio show” recorded to cassette tapes, along with a friend, in which they played Top 40 music from LPs and pretended to be DJs.
- In high school, he was a “glee club” nerd (they called it “choir”)
- In college he was also in the choir, and his wife-to-be hung out in the auditorium
- Fred has lived on Long Island for longer than he has been anywhere else, because his family moved several times in his childhood/teen years.
In this month’s community call, Stephanie and Cliff were joined, in the studio, by Alison L. Alison was in town to work with Stephanie on plans for our upcoming gspn.tv community meetup. It is official, we will be having one main gspn.tv community meetup every summer.
We also announced that our 2013 Community Meetup will actually be a gspn.tv Community Cruise! That’s right, we’re planning this MORE THAN TWO YEARS IN ADVANCE so that you can start saving now.
The main topic for this month’s community call was to discuss how Social Media has been beneficial for you personally. There were a great deal of wonderful stories that were shared by the folks who called in.
James Kennison and his wife, Jenn live in St. Petersburg, Florida where they serve as children's pastors. They have two children. Jenna is six and the boy, J, is 3.
James has been podcasting since December of 2006 when he and his brother launched Nobody's Listening, a clean comedy podcast where they share funny life stories.
Since that time James has started several other shows that can be found at http://www.nlcast.com including Explicit Answers, Podcast Kid, Help! I'm A Children's Pastor and CHOP! The Axe Cop Podcast.
James also does high-quality, low-cost artwork over at http://www.drawyouapicture.com for podcasts and ministries.
Follow James on Twitter – http://twitter.com/nlcast
In this episode, we talk with Kylie Mac. Raised in Michigan, she always had a dream of going to Paris, France. Several years ago, that dream became a reality and she decided to stay as long as possible.
In this episode of the Community Voice, I talk with Jim Beeghley who is a husband and father of four. Jim is very much interested in podcasting and has a passion for history, specifically The Civil War. Listening to this episode, we get a great glimpse into what Jim likes to do in his free time, as we explore the topic of Civil War Reenactments.
In this episode of the Community Voice Podcast, I interview Andy Lehman, husband, father of three, podcaster, and geocacher. You can find Andy’s geocaching podcast at http://geocachingpodcast.com.
This episode of the Community Voice Podcast is the recording for our first gspn.tv Community Conference Call for 2011. The main topic of the call is our goals and plans for 2011.
Voices heard in this episode:
- Byron Friday
- Edith Baker
- Rob Williams
- David Doufour
- Maggie Mack
- Kylie Mac
- Mike aka MediaCastGuy
- Kim Landwehr
- Bruce Turner
- Karen Richard
In this episode we introduce you to James Dibben. James and his wife have been married for 20 years. They have four daughters. James shares a unique story about how he and his wife grew their family.
I hope that everyone comes away encouraged by our conversation with James, as you hear his story of the ups and downs that his family has faced, you can still hear the confidence and joy in his voice and in his words.
Chanda has been a gspn.tv Plus Member since November 24th, 2008. Join Stephanie and I as we get to know a little bit more about Chanda. Be sure to check out out her business website at http://fcscreations.com.
The community voice is back and I am delighted to relaunch it by introducing you to Jonathan Nation. In this episode you’ll learn how I met Jonathan and how we’ve developed a pretty amazing friendship over the past three years. I count it a privilege to know and have Jonathan, and his wife Helen, as friends. Check out Jonathan's website at http://JonathanNation.com
In this episode, I talk with Hannah V. from The UK. Hannah is our youngest gspn.tv Plus Member. She is also a very talented young lady who currently has an album available on iTunes.
Also, Hannah was featured on Episode 013 of Musically Challenged (a separate podcast produced by gspn.tv).
I'm very happy to share a short conversation with Hannah V. via Skype as a means of introducing her to the community at large. Please enjoy this episode of The Community Voice
Richard Emblem is a man that means more to the gspn.tv community than anyone may realize. There are a handful of people in this community who are consistently encouraging me on a daily basis. Richard has been one of those people.
I'm very happy to share a short conversation with Richard by Skype as a means of introducing him to the community at large. Please enjoy this episode of The Community Voice
This was recorded the January 31st, 2008 24 hour podcast marathon. We talk about us celebrating 3yrs in podcasting and 1 full year of doing it for a living. I end the episode with an interview with Daniel Cushman!