【Closed】AMA with Community Managers!

[natsumimori]

Hi everyone!

If you've been around in the HubSpot Community for a while, you must've noticed that there are a lot of new faces on the Community recently and the Community Team thought it might be fun to share a little bit about ourselves with our Community and let you ask us anything!😊

We're excited to launch this AMA to celebrate the Community's newest board, Humans of HubSpot. Starting next week we'll spotlight Community members from around our Community in an effort to share more about who we are beyond our avatars and bios. While we can't wait to hear from all of you, we thought it was only right to kick things off by letting you ask us anything.

The HubSpot Community launched in 2016 and has grown into a thriving community in 6 languages with over 9,000 accepted solutions and over 85,000 users. Our goal is to create a space for all HubSpot users to ask questions, find answers and connect with professionals from around the world growing better with HubSpot. To achieve this mission, there are currently 8 Community Managers and each have dedicated space to manage.

We'll be answering questions from Wednesday 21 October - Wednesday 3 November.

Not sure what to ask? Here are a few sample questions: 

1. What do Community Managers do other than creating content on the Community? 
2. What does a typical day look like? 
3. What are the Community’s plans for 2021 and beyond? 
4. What are some tips for growing a Community? 

But first of all, let us introduce ourselves! 

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@jennysowyrda  / Community Manager

Home office: Cambridge, US 🇺🇸

Jenny is from Boston, MA and has lived in the area since childhood, including attending Boston College. She has been working for HubSpot since 2016 and joined the Community team as the first Community Manager in 2018. 

Fun fact: I have visited 5 HubSpot offices and worked in our Portsmouth, NH office for my first year at HubSpot.

@sharonlicari  / Spanish Community Manager

Home office: Dublin 🇮🇪

Sharon was born in Caracas-Venezuela and moved to Ireland in 2013. She joined HubSpot in 2017. She has a Bachelor in International Business and she has a diploma as a Chef in Patisserie. 

Fun fact: I speak native Italian as I went to an Italian school back home and my family is from Italy! Also, I've worked in my family's patisserie for 5 years! So yes I know how to bake! 😍

@natsumimori  / Japanese Community Manager

Home office: Singapore 🇸🇬

Natsumi was born and grew up in Tokyo, Japan. She moved to Singapore in 2018 when she joined HubSpot as a Customer Support Specialist.

Fun fact:  I enjoy traveling and trying out the local foods. One of my most memorable travel experiences was when I went solo backpacking around South East Asia! 2 days of boat trip from Laos to Thailand (painful and long) was an experience! 

@PamCotton  / Portuguese Community Manager

Home office: Cambridge, US 🇺🇸

Pam was born in Brazil and moved to Massachusetts in 2013, started at HubSpot in 2018 helping to launch the Portuguese Support.

Fun fact: I started the role of a Community Manager on the same day as my 2 year anniversary working at HubSpot. Such a coincidence.

@dennisedson  / Developer Forum Manager 

Remote, US 🇺🇸

Dennis was born and raised on a dairy farm in Kansas.  After school he moved to Florida where, among other things, became a park ranger.  Eventually, he moved to New York City because it was the opposite of a farm in Kansas.  Now he lives outside of NYC and will inevitably become a farmer in Kansas...

Fun fact: I had a "racing rooster" when I was a kid.  It would chase my sister around.  Also, I received a blue ribbon in 4-H for cross stitching

@TiphaineCuisset  / French Community Manager

Home Office: Dublin 🇮🇪

Tiphaine grew up in Orléans, France. After secondary school she studied in multiple places around France & Europe, including Germany, Ireland and Portugal. She eventually moved back to Ireland in the beginning of 2019 to join HubSpot

Fun fact: I love watching movies & series. I have 5 siblings. I'm passionate about space. 🚀 and I can't wait to go see live music again!

@MiaSrebrnjak / German Community Manager

Home Office: Berlin 🇩🇪

Mia is originally from Slovenia (EU) and studied German and Russian language and literature. She moved to Berlin in 2019 to work at HubSpot. She started as a German Inbound Success Coach in Sales and worked with users of our free software. She then moved to the Community Team as the German Community Manager in April 2021.

Fun fact: I was equally interested in humanities & natural sciences in school and wanted to study geology; I was even a cave explorer for a short while.

@JoeMayall  / Ideas Forum Manager

Home office: Cambridge, US 🇺🇸

Joe was born and raised in Massachusetts, and joined HubSpot in July 2018. After a year and a half in Customer Support, he moved to Product Marketing to support the Ideas Forum. Feel free to reach out to him to chat about the Ideas Forum (or Star Wars).

Fun fact: Outside of HubSpot, Joe works as a freelance writer.

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Now it's your turn to ask us anything! 

[MiaSrebrnjak]

Hi @SMitchell1, 

thank you for the introduction! Welcome to the Community! 🙂 

[SarahBentley]

Hi everyone! I'm Sarah, the Director of Marketing at Intero Advisory. We are the leader in LinkedIn sales, branding, and recruiting enablement. Looking forward to expanding our capabilities with HubSpot and the support of the HubSpot community@

[DianaGomez]

Hi @SarahBentley hope you are doing well!

We are happy to have you here, welcome!

Best, 

Diana

[MPMarengo]

Hello everyone! I'm María Paz, the Outreach Specialist at Near. We are a company that connects great remote LatAm talent with North American firms. Looking forward to connecting with the community and learning from all of you! 

[MiaSrebrnjak]

Hi @MPMarengo, thank you for the introduction, we're very happy to have you here! 

Cheers
Mia, Community Team 

[Chuksy]

Thank you Ama for these valuable information.

[PJanakiraman6]

Hi, I’m Pallavi and I am a product marketing specialist at Niswey. I have been using HubSpot for almost 2 years. Although my background is in marketing, I have a diverse set of experiences as I was working in the CRM space for a tech-based company and was also an Auditor. I’m excited to be part of the HubSpot Community. Looking forward to sharing some tips and learning from all of you.

[MiaSrebrnjak]

Hi @PJanakiraman6,

thank you for the great introduction, we're very happy you've joined our Community! 🙂 I've updated your Community profile with the partner badge, I hope that's alright! Let me know if you have any questions about the Community. 

Have a wonderful day

Mia, Community team 

[Jenny_Morgan]

Hi Hubspot Community! My name is Jenny Morgan, Market Development Manager at Tradewater. We are an organization that collects, controls, and destroys potent greenhouse gases. Reach out at jmorgan@tradewater.us if you want to discuss carbon offset credits, climate solutions, B Corp certification, or environmental and social impact. Thank you!

[DianaGomez]

Hi @Jen2  it is great to have you here! 

Happy learning 😊

Best, 

Diana

[aStesy]

Hi wonderful people,I am Anna.A law student.I am new to hubspot,joined few days back.I see this forum as one with great impact to learn digital marketing and all it entails.i duely want to learn digital marketing so as to help me Excel in my freelance and the digital world.I would appreciate the aid 

[kvlschaefer]

Welcome to the Community, @aStesy!

We're happy to have you here 🙂 

[Metal01]

Hi all, My name is Yassine Rhouati,I'am 25 years student from Morocco

I'am very pleased to join the community and very passionate to learn more about Digital marketing tools and gain experience. thank you

[DianaGomez]

Hi @Metal01  hope you are doing well 🙂

Welcome and happy learning!

Best, 

Diana

[hatimhatta]

Digital marketer consultant by day, and freelance product designer by night. My name is Hatim Hatta. Do you want to grow your business? Ask me!

[MiaSrebrnjak]

Hi @hatimhatta,

welcome to the Community! 👋

Cheers
Mia, Community Team 

[UElias]

Hi, my name is Uchenna Elias, I'm a Digital Content Strategist from Nigeria 

[TateMubaiwa]

Welcome to the community Uchenna

[TEvens11]

Hello!  Ramping up our onboarding for HubSpot in the Real Estate Investment industry.  Just saying hello and happy to be here!

[DianaGomez]

Hi @TEvens11 that's amazing, congratulations 😊

¡We are happy to have you here!

Best, 

Diana

[TateMubaiwa]

Good day everyone,

My name is Tatenda, i am a Project Management Intern at Avante Advisory Services, a Business management consultant firm in Pretoria. Looking forward to engage with the community.