As we celebrate Community Signal’s 7th birthday, Patrick takes questions from Community Signal listeners and supporters in this first ever “Ask Patrick Anything” episode of the show.

Questions include:

• If everything had worked with CNN+, what would community look like for the platform?
• Would you rather be a working community professional or a community consultant?
• Will we ever see community leaders in the C-suite as the norm?

2023 will be Patrick’s 25th year of community work, so this is an opportunity to reflect on that passage of time. A lot has changed and, surprisingly, some things haven’t.

Joining Patrick to ask the questions and dig deeper is previous guest Jared Smith. They also cover:

• The early promise of CNN+’s Interview Club
• How community moderation tools have changed over the years
• Why community isn’t special when it comes to the C-suite

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