Conversations With Community Managers

Community Conversations is a long-running podcast series highlighting community success stories from a wide variety of online community management professionals. Episode #95 of Community Conversations features Michael Watkins, Community Manager at Research Innovations Incorporated. Hosts Jim Storer and Shannon Abram chat with Michael about his community building journey from gaming to engineering, fostering productive workplace culture with community, and ideas for effective programming across diverse office spaces. Michael also shares best practices for the balancing a structured plan in place for community building in place, while also being willing to take risks and learn from mistakes. Listen to Michael Watkins on Fostering a Productive Workplace Culture with Community About Michael Watkins After starting his community career in the gaming industry, at organizations including Accelerate Gaming and GreyComm Studios, Michael now works in community at Research Innovatio