#305: Big 3: Three Wins, Three Concerns, and Three Experiments for May

About this episode

In this episode, Jay Clouse shares his wins, concerns, and experiments for May, reflecting on the previous month and the challenges ahead.

Every month inside the Lab, I do a full retrospective: wins, concerns, experiments, with all the numbers on the table. I've never felt comfortable putting the whole thing out publicly, but I do think the practice itself is worth sharing. So this episode is my lightweight version: three big wins from April, three things I'm genuinely worried about heading into May, and three experiments I'm kicking off. I'm also testing a new name for this format: the Big Three. April was, by most measures, a really good month. A baby boy on the way, the biggest partnership deal I've ever signed, and a speaking slot at Press Publish LA. But sitting alongside all of that is a real anxiety: I'm watching my audience pull back, sales slowing, people tightening up. And I'm rebuilding a lot of the business simultaneously, too. This episode is me thinking out loud about all of it. The Lab — Creator Science membership community Circle — community platform powering the Lab Press Publish LA — Colin & Samir's creator event, late May Build a Beloved Membership — Jay's membership course (cohort coming July) Full transcript and show notes *** TIMESTAMPS (00:14) Introducing the lightweight retro format ("the Big…

People in this episode

Host: Jay Clouse

Topics covered

• retrospective
• business growth
• audience engagement
• experiments
• partnerships

Keywords

• retrospective
• business
• wins
• concerns
• experiments
• audience
• sales

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Circle

Products: Build a Beloved Membership

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