#44: Why You Feel Disconnected, How She Built a 25,000+ Global Community | Creative Mornings Founder

About this episode

Tina Roth-Eisenberg discusses her journey in community building and the importance of connection in a transactional world.

Tina Roth-Eisenberg is one of the most influential community builders in the world, founder of Creative Mornings (25,000+ people, 70+ countries), and the creator behind multiple iconic products like Tattly, TeuxDeux, and CreativeMornings’ global movement. Often called the Michael Jordan of community, she has spent nearly two decades building brands, products, and spaces that bring people together at scale. Before all of that, she felt completely alone after moving to New York. That experience led her to create a simple, free gathering that turned into a global movement. In this conversation with Derek Andersen, she breaks down why most communities fail, why generosity beats monetization, and how the best communities become self-sustaining. This episode goes deeper into identity, success, and what actually matters. Tina explains why success won’t fulfill you, how to move from your head to your heart, and why community is ultimately how we heal in a world that has become transactional. Follow Tina - X (Twitter): https://x.com/swissmiss Follow Derek - X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/derekjandersen Episode Partners: Google for Startups Everything you need to build and scale AI…

People in this episode

Host: Derek Andersen

Guest: Tina Roth-Eisenberg

Topics covered

• community building
• creativity
• loneliness
• success
• generosity
• self-sustaining communities

Keywords

• community
• Creative Mornings
• loneliness
• generosity
• success
• global movement
• identity

Sponsors

Google for Startups

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Creative Mornings

Products: Tattly, TeuxDeux

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