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July 8, 2025 36 mins

In this episode, we’re hearing from Burnt Out and Bound by Dependency. Our letter today deals with the exhausting dynamic where you're the one person everyone is dependent upon for value in the community, and how to shift away from that.

To better help Burnt Out and Bound by Dependency, I invited Pia Silva as my guest expert. She's the founder of the No BS Agency Mastery community, which has been running since 2021. During that time she managed to leave the place where she was the main source of value and develop community leaders to also provide value.

So, tune in for lessons on how to transition between platforms, reset expectations, gracefully deal with internal drama, and leadership development done the right way.


In this episode:

(03:23) The communitea: Burnt Out and Bound by Dependency’s letter

(04:56) Pia's No BS Agency Mastery community

(06:08) Transitioning from Facebook to Circle and resetting expectations

(12:33) How Pia developed her star students into leaders and support coaches

(16:37) The compensation model for Pia's community leaders

(17:53) Gracefully handling an issue with a misaligned leader

(23:49) The importance of honesty and transparency within your community

(25:52) Find your ideal vision for your community and work backwards

(27:32) How Pia is scaling her community while maintaining the feeling of intimacy


Resources Mentioned:

🎧 Get the Badass Your Brand audiobook.

❤️ Sign up for Heartbeat. Bri’s recommended all-in-one community platform.

💛 Join Ember. The place for go-getter community creators building community-powered businesses.


Pia Silva

🖥️ Website

📱 LinkedIn

🎙️ Podcast


Bri Leever

🖥️ Website

📩 Newsletter

📹 Youtube

📱LinkedIn


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