How do I turn my beta test into a vibrant, scalable, and sustainable community? With Jac White, Founder of Honeybees Group

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Published on June 24, 2025

•Dear Bri: Community Strategy, Fiascos, and Drama

In this episode, we’re hearing from Community Creator at the Crossroads. Our letter today deals with someone who's proven the concept for their community but is overwhelmed with what comes next and how to build something truly sustainable and scalable.

To better help Community Creator at the Crossroads, I invited Jac White as my guest because she's in the same crossroads. She helps women sell with confidence and build a scalable sales system. She is the founder of Honeybees Group, which she recently launched as a membership community with a beta group that was a big success.

This episode is different as it is like a live coaching call. We focus on how to architect the programs in your community in a way that serves you and your business. We take a hard look at the different types of formats and structures that might require a lot of you and might not always bring the reward that you're looking for.

In this episode:

(02:40) How this episode's unique format came about

(04:20) The communitea: Community Creator at the Crossroads’s letter

(06:11) Jac's very own community-building conundrum

(07:58) The pros and cons of leveraging cohorts and memberships

(10:58) The different education-connection community models

(16:22) The strengths and challenges of a transformative community

(19:41) Lessons from Bri's journey to a membership with cohorts baked into it

(24:27) The solution to a common pain point around cohorts

(28:40) How to scale without losing the small community magic

(34:11) Figure out how to make your community valuable and sustainable long-term

(41:49) Just get started