LUYC 075: Alex Hillman on Trust, Community, and 30x500

Hey everybody! We have Alex Hillman on the show today. Alex is the founder of Indy Hall, a coworking community in Philadelphia; he’s also the co-founder of StackingtheBricks.com, along with Amy Hoy. In this episode, Alex and I discuss the essence of trust in relationship building and community building, the story behind 30x500 (he and Amy’s flagship course), and how to identify and close the gap between what is obvious to you and what is obvious to your students. There’s always going to be a gap, your job is to identify that gap and close it one step at a time Episode Quotes "Relationship building and community building is all about trust." "There is a range of what teaching really means but at the heart of it I think it's really understanding how to help people." "We are so used to being self-focused and wanting to be seen as that creative inspired genius." Listen to Learn 00:20 Getting to know Alex, Rapid 5 Questions 03:21 Alex's business journey: web development to co-working 09:47 The essence of TRUST in community and relationship building 15:32 Alex's teaching journey: HOW and WHY? 18:37 Overview of Alex and Amy’s flagship course, 30x500 22:53 Why people have the tendency to put the course before the audience? 25:15 Overhauling the bad habits, challenges faced, breaking down how to do things 32:09 A practical example: Sales Safari 35:12 Figuring out the "Stuck Zone" 39:15 Addressing the bad habits and changes that happened after 47:22 Alex's tips for course creators 51:50 Exciting things coming up from Alex, links and announcements Want More? Alex and I recorded a bonus segment on how to build community online, which tools work best, and more. You can grab it here: https://get.zencourses.co/extra