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Hi!I just finished reading Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams, Meta’s former Director of Public Policy. I’d love to know if anyone else has read it or plans to.This book has me really grappling with my role in social media, especially since I work with clients who advertise on these platforms. It’s a pretty damning look at Meta’s foreign policy, their impact on the 2016 election, and what they knew (or didn’t know). I think it’s an essential read for anyone in the field—because, candidly, we understand these platforms better than anyone. We should be speaking up about what’s happening on them, from the rise of extremism to rage bait and misinformation.There are also some really thought-provoking takeaways about being a woman in the workp

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Hey y’all — I’m so excited Sprout is doing this. I’ve missed the ‘all-star’ program. I’m Jessie, I’m from Denver, Colorado (born and raised) and have been working in social media marketing for about 8 years. I look forward to connecting with all of the other wonderful social media marketers. Title: Social Media & Content ManagerCompany: Sage Restaurant Concepts Hobbies: I’m a big foodie, so I love discovering new restaurants or tasting new wines. Being from Colorado, I also love the outdoors an enjoy camping or boating!  Traveling. Some thing(s) I want to learn: Additional leadership skills and continued social media best practices!Some thing(s) I’m good at: Social Media Strategies and leveraging Social Data to provide value to the overall companies KPIs. 

Hi Communities! I would love to expand my professional network by connecting with you on LinkedIn. If you have a profile, drop a link below. Would love to connect and grab a virtual coffee!

Hey Community! Happy Friday! I’m reaching out to understand a little more about social team structure at mid-size companies and larger enterprises. I have experience working on large enterprise teams where there are defined titles and roles with a clear path for social career progression.I’d love to learn a little about what is the standard structure for social teams. Thanks for sharing! 

Name: Bill BraunTitle: Social Media Specialist/CopywriterCompany: Kicker AudioHobbies: Billiards, Photography, Home Theater DesignSome thing(s) I want to learn: Advanced Social and Google/YouTube ad strategies. How to parse the data I get from analytics quickly, while extracting the most relevant insights (based on the goal, of course).Some thing(s) I’m good at: Taking insanely technical/confusing concepts and boiling them down to the audience’s relative level of comprehension.  Maybe (ok, hopefully) infusing a bit of humor into the process. Why so serious?Some thing(s) I’m NOT good at: Knowing when to say “enough”.  I inherently want to know everything about everything, which is both blessing and curse.A questions I’d like answered: Lets save that for later. But not too much later!A pic

Welcome new Sprout Community Hub members! We are so excited you are here!For everyone tagged as a new member, please introduce yourself in the thread. We would love to hear more about you and why you joined our community.Tell us where you’re from, what industry you work in and your favorite vacation spot!@jamil.zakaria @melanie.lawrence @Sharrell @louisa.swallow @courtney.ramirez @cailin.hostad @anna.harley @paul.guerra @office of communications @corbin.bruton @jennifer.elsa

Hi from DublinI’m probably in a minority here, working in the Government sector.I’m the digital lead at the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.Yup, I work on everything from tweeting about Gaelic football & hurling (check them out!) to campaigns including the basic income for artists pilot scheme and promoting the Irish language (Dia daoibh a chairde!!)I hope to pick up some tips and hear about what’s going on in your neck of the woods too.All the best, Mark

Hello everyone!I am excited to see that Sprout has created a great place for us to hang out and chat!My name is Kayla, and I am a social media and gaming community manager for relatively new company called TLM Partners. We are a cloud studio that specialize in gaming and technology. We are 100% remote and global company that is working on breaking down barriers in the gaming industry by not limiting where people live. I have always been in the gaming community and it’s great to be able to give back and follow my passion. I was originally a medical student, that changed to becoming a certified child life specialist (psychosocial help for children and families in the hospital setting), before ultimately deciding that I wanted to come back to marketing and the gaming world. Social media has evolved so much over the last 10 years and I am excited

In honor of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, let’s start a chain reaction of appreciation and support for all who identify as women, and who’ve made a difference in this community and/or a positive impact on you - let’s lift each other up! I’m happy to kick us off here: @AlexaHeinrich, @Brooke B. Sellas, @raven.gill, @mary, @Anna Laura McGranahan, @katie.murphy, @hayley.mathie, @Kalee.Williams, @lisa.rodrigo, @Katy4Riskonnect, @Mackenzie W

🍝 It’s National Pasta Day today in the United States! If I’m being honest, every day is Pasta day in my books. But since today it’s “official”, let’s talk about Pasta-focused chefs/culinary influencers on social. My favorite Pasta account on social is: Nadia Caterina Munno aka The Pasta Queen. (Find her here on TikTok, and here on Instagram). She is a celebrity on culinary social with a combined total of 3.7+ million followers, has authored a book that you can pre-order on Amazon, and, wait for it - launched her own cookware range because she started getting inquiries on the ones she used in her videos. So she basically grew two new businesses from scratch all thanks to her social clout. Here’s her recipe for social success:A. Humor: Can we talk about her hilariously melodra

Hey y’all! I’m late to the game, lol. TBH I had all of this bookmarked and finally was able to sit down and hang out! I love, love, love Sprout and have been a Sprout devotee since the beginning (I started my company in 2011 and started using Sprout in 2012/2013-ish). Here’s a little bit about me… Name: Mandy EdwardsTitle: Digital Marketing Strategist/Business OwnerCompany: ME Marketing ServicesHobbies: Reading, watching college football (die-hard fan of the #1-ranked Georgia Bulldogs, proud University of Georgia alumnus, 20+ year football season ticket holder), shuttling my 13 year old daughter around, enjoying time with my high school junior before she leaves the nest, and helping out at the girls’ dance studio.Some thing(s) I want to learn: More in-depth stuff about Google Ads, anything about Google Analytics 4, new social content ideas and tricks, more i

Hi Everyone. My name is Bill. I am a communications specialist for Snohomish County government in Everett, Wash. I work with a fantastic team of three other comm specs, two graphic artists and my comm expert supervisor. I manage the Department of Public Works’ social media accounts. They will turn a year old next month. I also team-manage our county social media accounts. 

Hi everyone! I’m Brelynn and I’m the Communications Manager for Book Trust, a national early literacy nonprofit.I would love to connect with other nonprofit social media/communications professionals. If that’s you, say hello!