Today my guest is Charles Vogl, one of the founding fathers of the community industry as we know it now, a person who influenced my professional journey a ton because of authoring The Art of Community and co-authoring Building Brand Communities with amazing Carrie Melissa Jones, a documentary filmmaker, who also produced a “New Year Baby” film that tells a story of his wife’s family that survived Cambodian genocide, and avoided death at least 3 times and all of them while pursuing justice for local human rights as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Zambia in his 20’s 🤩
From this episode, you'll know:
👉 how Charles felt when he was on a crashing plane
👉 Charles's adventure with sourdough
👉 who is Charles's 3 a.m. call friend
👉 Charles's story of growing up as an Asian-American American
👉 the human differences between talking to Google thought leaders and military veterans...
and so much more about Charles's life! 🤩
Meet Charles on social media:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlesvogl/
https://www.facebook.com/charles.vogl
https://x.com/charlesvogl
Timestamps:
(00:00) Meet Charles Vogl
(02:15) Surviving a Plane Crash
(09:03) Family Background and Early Memories
(15:53) Sibling Support in Filmmaking
(18:25) Challenges of Fundraising for a Documentary
(22:20) Meeting Wife in Florence
(24:22) Reflections on Marriage and Relationships
(28:42) The Importance of a Supportive Network
(33:30) Building Lifelong Friendships
(36:18) Challenges of Growing Up Asian American
(41:10) Learning Community Building Skills
(42:36) Culinary Adventures and Sourdough Obsession
(44:42) Working with Google and Military Veterans
(52:30) Reflections on Spirituality and Community
(01:00:07) Rapid Fire Questions
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