Download Podcast TranscriptHaving a community that you trust and that is constantly pushing you up towards reaching your goals is a true blessing. Today’s guest, Carrie Murray is a community builder herself: Carrie is a speaker, podcast host, and the Founder of BRA (Business Relationship Alliance), a network of powerful female entrepreneurs devoted to advancing women-owned businesses by providing the community, collaboration, empowerment, and support needed to flourish as an entrepreneur.Highlights:Carrie’s journey from being a public school teacher for 14 years, to taking a leap into entrepreneurship and trying to create her own school but not really succeedingEventually, Carrie started to attend networking events to learn about marketing and branding, but she quickly realized that those were not going to work out: they were full of men and the tone was rather saleslyDiscovering a need in the market, Carrie decided to start hosting networking events for women at her own backyard and slowly but surely her community grew bigger and biggerCarrie decided then to invest all of her money and efforts into building the BRA Network: a place that could unify all women, and where they all had something in commonAlthough BRA used to host a lot of in-person events, when the pandemic happened, Carrie managed to adapt her business perfectly to 100% online functionality. Carrie explains how she usually hosts online events with nonprofit organizations in order to fundraise towards a good causeCreating trades with brands or with people in general can be sometimes tricky, and Carrie gives out her best trips to manage then like a proFirst person testimonials of your brand, product, or service are key to generate more engagement and empathy with your audience. The importance of following through after having great connections at networking events: if you promise to email someone, do so!Carrie explains how she is connected (in a hilarious way) to awesome people such as Leonardo DiCaprio and the Queen Elizabeth herself! To learn more about Carrie, visit her website or follow her on InstagramSign up for The First Degree Membership! By becoming a member, we’re getting more intimate than ever! Get the Membership now! Check our past episodes of The Sixth Degree podcast! Remember to follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.