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Hi there 😀 I wanted to jump on really quick and introduce myself! I am the social media coordinator for a B2C financial institution and have been in the social media world for over five years. I’m looking forward to building a network of social media professionals and gaining insights through this community. - Katie C.

Hi all,long time since I’ve been on a forum-style community space. I’m a startup dude leading DTC Startups, Community Marketing & Brand Growth. I oversee teams of designers, copywriters, social media managers and collaborate in media buying, brand strategy and growth marketing tactics.  I’m always open to connecting if you want to find me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zack-jenkins-2020/ I also love helping scrappy creatives and founders to find their footholds via non-traditional free-ish marketing tactics. If you or someone you know needs some help and support LMK!

Hello! My name is Lilly and I am managing the social media accounts for GLOBIS Corporation. We have several different services including an online learning platform, an online publication, CSR activities throughout Japan, a Graduate School of Business, and Venture Capital firm. The MBA program, online learning, and publications are in both Japanese and English. I share activities and announcements from all of our services through LinkedIn. It seems like most people share on TikTok or IG, so I would love to connect with other LinkedIn posters!  Looking forward to sharing ideas and learning from you all :) 

Hello everyone, Happy Tuesday! Let’s welcome our new members:@brighid.odea @aleen.olivares @Jesse Russell @josée.bernier @Markham @rachel.rizzetto @harpreet.monteverde @jenny.dempsey @kätlin.jänt @debbie.miller @Yobha2022 @josi.braithwaite @NihanGorkem @johanna.morillo @mrusert @r.rawat

Hi everyone! My name is Joy Fernandez (she/her), and I am a Customer Success Manager for the Onboarding team here at Sprout Social. My role is to help new Sprout customers learn how to optimize and leverage the platform. My favorite feature to talk about in onboarding is Sprout tags and learning about the creative ways customers are using tags. One of the things I’m excited to learn from you all is how you’re using tags and how this data has impacted your social strategy.In my spare time, I enjoy traveling (in and out of Chicago, my hometown), trying and making new food ideas inspired from TikTok and Youtube, talking all things higher ed, working on home improvement projects, and taking care of my many plants and cat, Zelda.I look forward to chatting more with you all!

Hi everyone! My name is Brad Pector and I work as the Communications Specialist for RATIONAL USA. We are an international culinary equipment manufacturer, producing high-tech combi ovens and tilt skillets (primarily used in the restaurant and commercial cooking industry). We’re used all over the world, from restaurants owned by Eric Ripert and Thomas Keller, down to your local fast-food chain. We’re lucky to have chefs staffed on-site, and on days like today that have a special training event, we get amazing meals! Looking forward to seeing the community here grow. 😊 Check us out on Instagram: @rational_usa 

Hi Everyone!  So excited for this new community hub. I am a Social Media Professional for over 7 years, Digital Marketing for over 15! Many of my clients are B2C.  I am always looking to keep informed on the latest trends and social movements.  We all know it it moves FAST. Curious what your favorite channel is and why. Drop a response if you can. 😀

Hi everyone! Sending a quick note out to introduce myself! I’m a Customer Success Manager on our Mid-Market team at Sprout Social. I support customers within the Healthcare, Non-profit, Government and Health & Wellness industries.I’m located in St. Louis, MO (originally from Kansas City) and hope to someday live near a large body of water (I’m a Pisces, naturally). I’m into photography, going out to eat (cheeseburger and fries fanatic) and relaxing with my family.  Really happy to be in this community - ya’ll are awesome for jumping right in to take advantage of this network of brilliant marketers. 🤗 

The 2022 Sprout Social Index discusses the top 5 challenges social marketers face in their day to day. Social as a Business Function has dropped to be ranked 5th as far as challenges over the last few years. For anyone who has found success in proving your value with key stakeholders, please share. If you have specific struggles in proving your value, share those experiences too. Let’s connect with each other to solve these challenges as a community! 

Hi! I’m Jenny, Customer Experience Manager with Apeel Sciences. I work remote in the town I have lived in for over 20 years, beautiful San Diego, CA. I love hot yoga, spin, brunch, listening to music, singing and playing guitar and trying to keep house plants alive. While I didn’t ever intend to become a Social Media Manger, my work in CX has led me to understand the importance and value of community. I am constantly seeking ways to improve the community experience and can’t wait to learn from you all! 

Hi All, My name is Aleen and I am excited to connect with all of you. My Role at MyEyeDr is Social Media Community Management Specialist. I am eager to continue to learn more on the social media world and how we can connect to patients through that medium. Social media is a huge part in todays society therefore we should use it as a tool.  Looking forward to connecting! 

Hey all! I’m so excited for this community and hoping to connect with other community moderators & managers in the healthcare industry. I am a social media community manager with MyEyeDr., an Optometry group of 800+ practices and scaling quickly. Looking forward to making some great connections with everyone! 

Hello everyone! Let’s welcome our new members:@eoin, @trina.twilley, @KStrike12, @jeevan, @dominick.ram, @merenda.graixinha, @haley.dennis, @lucas.almeida, @cate.horvatic, @norahcarroll, @samantha.hart, @sally.hill, @katie.mcclure, @emily.gillespie, @stacydelk, 

Hi all, I’m Robyn the Social Media Manager for a housing provider in England. I look forward to engaging with you all on trends and key social media news. I’m really into gymnastics, snowboarding, plants (my home is being taken over by them! ;) ) and social media of course!I’m especially keen to talk about Instagram and TikTok strategy considering the developments in those areas lately.Hopefully connect with some of you on LinkedIn also: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robyn-burke-a80206148/Best wishes, Robyn 

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

Hey, everyone! My name is KP and I’m a Social Media Marketer for a small firm in Pennsylvania. We specialize in visual marketing and 3D renderings. Nice to “meet” you all!

Does anyone have examples they could point me to? I’m asking one of my executives to film himself and I’d like to provide examples for him to look at.

Working in social can be exhausting and with it being #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth, I wanted to ask and see if you all have some go-to self-care tips that you can share?What are some self-care tips to consider?

Name: Courtney Beaman(she/her)Title: Senior Customer Success Manager, SCALECompany: Sprout SocialHobbies: Travel, dancing, exploring Chicago, going to concerts, spending time with family and friendsSome thing I’m good at: Tiktok Dances and finding new pizza spotsA question I’d like answered: What is your favorite feature in Sprout?Headshot: 

👋 Hi everyone, my name is Jackie Dunham (she/her) and I’m a Strategic Services Consultant here on Sprout’s Professional Services team. I’ve been with the team for the last nine months but I’ve worked in social my entire career in various industries: real estate, healthcare/hospital, CPG and finserv. My husband and I have two pitbull mix pups who we adore and in my spare time you’ll find me baking/cooking, learning to garden (thanks TikTok) and just trying to keep active as much as possible (softball, volleyball, yoga, hikes, you name it!). I’m based in Charlotte, NC but from Cleveland, OH originally and glad to be here!

Anyone else working in the cannabis industry? I’d love to connect. 

Join us on Tuesday, May 3rd, at 1 p.m. CDT (2 p.m. ET, 11 a.m. PT) for an exclusive partner webinar featuring Meta's Strategic Partnerships Manager, Messaging, Auri Korva, and Sprout's own  Manager, Product Marketing, Paul Lenser where you'll hear how to craft engaging messaging that attracts, converts and delights your audience. 📆 Sign up here: https://learning.sproutsocial.com/live-webinar-how-to-use-11-messaging-to-improve-customer-satisfaction-while-growing-your-business 

Hi everyone! My name is Britlynn and I’m on Professional Services team here at Sprout Social. I’m excited to get to know all of you!   

Hi, I’m Elke, marketing manager at Contractify by day, enthusiastic adventurer by night & weekend! Looking to connect with anyone who wants to learn more about copywriting (I’m your gal), or is eager to share best practices and the latest tricks in the book 🌱 Hit me up on LI to keep the convo going: https://www.linkedin.com/in/decockelke/

Hi, I’m new here and excited to be part of this global group!I am a Digital Communications Officer at the Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) in Western Australia. My role is 2 part - publishing emergency information (alerts and warnings) to social media during incidents and creating engaging content around community preparedness and what our firefighters and emergency personnel are up to outside of incidents. I’m keen to learn everything and anything :)