Hey Success Syndicate Fam, Happy Sunday! As I said last week, today we officially change our membership structure that I will be testing out for the next month or so. EVERY MEMBER who has joined so far, is now grandfathered into this new plan FOR FREE. New members who join starting today, can join for $19 a month, or get 2 months free by joining for $190 a year. Also, EVERYONE NEW SIGNING UP CAN GET A FREE 7 DAY TRIAL. I am hoping that everyone new, having skin in the game, will encourage participation and discussion. We have an excellent group of core members that participate weekly, and the best way to have a thriving community that actually helps each other grow their business and live more authentically in it as part of the lgbtq community or an ally, is to join in the conversations and offer your own insights, wins and struggles you are having along the way. For my part, I will try to continue to add value to our community, by leading discussions, asking for your input on discussions, creating growth challenges, offering leadership and management workshops, spotlighting new and existing members, and offering practical tools for growing your businesses. My goal is to have at least 5 paying members to cover the cost of the hosting here on Skool, which is $99 a month that I have been paying each month since January. Remember, that if you use your unique invitation to join link in your settings, for any new member you have sign up with that code, YOU WILL RECEIVE $7.60 yourself each month for the referral. If you are a member and haven't popped in the community for a while, we hope to see you soon and create a post Re-Introducing yourself and what business you run or work in. If you are a new member, welcome to the Family. Attached is our Member Business Questionnaire so we can Spotlight your business in future posts, and which we will add to the directory tab that I am creating today. Let other members know what you do, and how other members can refer business and advice for you.

Hello Friends - Today, @Eli Del Rio and @Mike Bennion-Rowe and I had an enjoyable hour of back and forth in support of each other. @Eli Del Rio and I introduced @Mike Bennion-Rowe to the concept of Buc-ee's (https://buc-ees.com) and their competitive advantage of clean restrooms. That lead to a fun conversation (see next post) about the life and experiences of visiting the toilette - just the fun things - we frequently forget about - (no triggers here we hope). Mike mentioned that this week (starting tomorrow) is the famous 3-day Manchester Pride. He will be live streaming the festivities (see first comment for link). Mke also mentioned a film project that requires a little crowd funding to complete - this is a 22 minute movie about a unplanned "meet up" of sorts and during the connection a trigger of a past trauma creates reflection and challenges (see 2nd comment for Mike's summary and informational links. Plesae share within your networks and if you can assist please do and please share. We celebrated the lives of Dolly Parton and Tim Curry - two connections within our communities and two spirits that will be surely missed. I have volunteered to share a tribute to Tim by posting a karoke of me singing. At least you can have a memory of Tim and know why I am not in Nashville or LA on stage singing. :) We will be back next week - I forgot to record - so the above are my memories and notes. Have a great week. Danielle

However, meaningful allyship starts before the hashtag, the selfie, and the purple outfit. So here’s the challenge: Before Friday, do ONE thing that gives a young LGBTQ person more than visibility. Give them access! - Introduce one young LGBTQ person to someone who could help their career. - Share the work of an emerging queer creator. - Buy something from a young LGBTQ entrepreneur. - Recommend an LGBTQ scholarship, program, organization, or professional resource. - Offer one piece of real-world mentorship, advice, or encouragement. Because visibility matters. But visibility without opportunity only goes so far. A share can introduce someone to a new audience. A recommendation can connect them to funding. A purchase can help build a business. A conversation can change a career path. An introduction can open a door they couldn’t open alone. That’s what LGBTQ leadership, queer youth mentorship, community support, and Pride 365 should look like. Wear the purple on Friday. Absolutely. But first, do something useful. Share this challenge with someone who has connections, resources, experience, or influence. 💜 #WearItPurple #LGBTQYouth #LGBTQLeadership #QueerYouth #Pride365

This week, we’ve been turning goals into a real 30-day business plan. Monday: We chose our 30-day outcomes. Tuesday: We turned those goals into weekly actions. Wednesday: We put those actions onto the calendar. Today, we focus on the part most plans forget: Accountability. Even the best action plan will hit obstacles. A client emergency comes up. You miss a posting day. A sales call gets rescheduled. Life happens. The goal is not to create a perfect plan. The goal is to create a plan you can review, adjust, and keep moving forward with. Build a simple weekly check-in around four questions: 1. What did I complete? Celebrate progress before focusing on what was missed. 2. What did I avoid or postpone? Be specific. Was the action unrealistic, unclear, uncomfortable, or simply forgotten? 3. What is working? Which activities are creating conversations, leads, visibility, revenue, or stronger systems? 4. What needs to change next week? Adjust the plan without abandoning the goal. Thursday Action: Schedule Your Weekly Review Choose a recurring 15–30 minute block every week for the next 30 days. Use that time to review your Sales, Marketing, Networking, and Leadership actions and decide: KEEP IT. CHANGE IT. DROP IT. ADD IT. A monthly action plan should be a living document, not something you write once and ignore. And today is the perfect day to get some extra accountability. ☕ Success Syndicate Coffee Chat — TODAY! Join us today at 10:00 a.m. Eastern for our Thursday Coffee Chat. Bring one goal, challenge, or action from your 30-day plan and let’s talk it through together. YOUR TURN: What is one part of your action plan you already know may need adjusting? Share it in the comments. Someone else in the Syndicate may have exactly the idea or perspective you need. Tomorrow, we’ll wrap up the week by creating a simple 30-Day Business Scorecard so you can measure progress instead of relying on gut feeling. More Pride. More Profit. More Power.

Hey everyone! Well my Seattle trip was a whirlwind, and I made so many connections, got so much positive feedback, have at least 2 new brand ambassadors, and most importantly made some real friends beyond just networking. Part of what I gathered from my meeting there is that a lot of people needed help figuring out how to use AI to build something like LezFindr that has so many moving parts. I was thinking of starting a Google Meets meetup maybe bi-weekly for queer founders that need some help building with AI, and keeping your business going with AI as a tool. My question before I go full Josh on this is I wanted to know if this is something that might also be helpful to those in this group? If I do this, is there something you'd like to see there? I was thinking that each call I could also maybe save like 1 non-sensitive thing I have to do for LezFindr and do it live so everyone could just see the flow that works for me. Totally open to discussions and feedback on this, but I just want to help uplift other creators however I can.