Welcome to the tribe builders. This is the show where tribe and community leaders share

their experiences to help you grow your own tribe.

Our goal is to help you be a better leader.

Inspire more people.

Create the passion your community wants and profit from the experience.

Learn from others how they grew their community to thousands of members while

staying focused on their core mission. Listen in as your host,

Mitch Russo, author of the best-selling book Power Tribes, shares his wisdom and

experience to help you create the tribe you need to

fulfill your mission and create the life you love. Welcome to the tribe builders.

My name is Metruso and I become fascinated by how communities have incredible power, but I didn't know how to create one.

Then in 1989 I discovered many of the secrets of creating a large tribe for the purpose of profits.

I called that a power tribe and in 2018 I wrote a book by the same name

which has helped others create powerful certification programs from their own passionate customers.

But I wanted to go deeper and that's why I decided that the best way to learn about building tribes

is to ask those who have, then share that knowledge with others. But before I introduce

you to several of the tribe builders I have interviewed, I want to tell you a story about an experience

I had as a young man. I've had many years to reflect on this

and I believe this may be one of the most powerful experience and motivators I've ever had.

It was about my arch nemesis John, a rock guitar player of extraordinary talent.

At the time I was 16 years old and had a high school rock band.

We played at many high school auditoriums, and when John and his band were there, we always came in second place.

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