When @Christine Vabre first came to me, she was doing what so many online business owners believe they have to do. She was creating content for Facebook.Growing her Skillshare audience.Driving traffic to her website.Trying to keep multiple platforms alive—all while teaching watercolor and serving her students. Like many entrepreneurs, she was working hard to stay visible. But visibility wasn't the problem. Her business was spread too thin. Over the past year, Christine made one powerful shift: 𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗦𝗸𝗼𝗼𝗹-𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁. Instead of trying to send people everywhere, she started sending everyone to one place—her community. That single decision completely changed the way she runs her business. Today, 80% of the members joining her community come directly from Skool. Think about that for a moment. Instead of constantly chasing attention with endless content creation, the platform is bringing qualified people to her. That means she spends far less time marketing and far more time doing what she's truly passionate about—helping people discover the joy of watercolor. But the biggest transformation wasn't just where her members came from. It was what happened once they arrived. Without distracting ads, algorithms, or competing notifications, Christine is able to build trust much faster. Her students get to know her. They engage. They stay. They experience her teaching instead of simply scrolling past another social media post. And when trust grows... Sales follow. Christine shared that nurturing people inside her community has led to roughly four times the sales she experienced with her previous business model. That's what happens when you stop renting attention on social media and start building relationships inside a community you own. My favorite part of Christine's story isn't the sales, though. 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲. Today she's running a thriving business while working just 25–30 hours a week. Instead of living on the content treadmill, she's spending her time where she creates the greatest impact—supporting her students, growing her community, and doing work she genuinely loves.

Whether you’ve introduced yourself before or you’ve been quietly hanging out in the background… this is your moment. 👉 What to Do Introduce yourself in the comments and share: - Who you are - What you do for a living — not a full pitch, just context - What you personally love, value, or geek out on - What lights you up about being here Important: ❌ No links in this post, please. ✔️ We want to get to know you — the human behind the work. 👉 Then Take a Minute to Connect After you introduce yourself: - Scroll through the comments - See who’s here - Reply directly to at least one person - Share encouragement, resonance, or something you noticed in their intro This community is exploding with new members over the next month — this is your chance to be visible, build relationships, and get rooted in the room. Let’s meet you. Re-introduce yourself or share for the first time.We’re excited to know who’s here. 💛

One of the best ways to grow is to support each other on Skool. So let's do that 👇 Drop a comment with: 1. Your Skool community name + link 2. Who it's for (𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲) 3. What members get when they join Then scroll through and join 3 communities that genuinely interest you. Not to game the algorithm. Not for a follow back. Because you're actually curious and want to connect with people building cool things. Let's help each other get those wins 🙌

This is our official INSTAGRAM Support Thread - a space to drop your handles, find other amazing SKOOL SCALE CAMP MEMBERS to follow, and give a little algorithm love ❤️ Here’s how it works: ✨ Drop ONE comment on this thread. - Start with a short sentence about who you are and what you post about. - Then, share your INSTAGRAM link Example format: “Hi! I’m a certified sleep consultant helping tired moms get their nights back. I post tips, encouragement, and behind-the-scenes of my biz!”. Here's my Instagram: @handle ✨ By dropping your Instagram, you’re committing to follow at least 8 other AI-summit members in this thread, and encouraged to also: - Like their content. - Leave a kind comment. ✨ This is our ongoing Instagram thread - but I may post a fresh one from time to time, since we get new amazing members joining every day. 🚫 Important: No spammy vibes, no cold DMs, and no pitching. Be kind and be AI-Driven Business Owner with an open heart to connect and support authentically!

👇 Give us one 🍒 and one pit 🕳️ for the week!! 🍒 = something that went well 🕳️ = something that didn't go well Check out three members before you go and leave a thoughtful comment 🧡