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Ep. 15
Wade Saxton, Smoke & Bacon

Gaining control and seeing success by scaling a community away from Facebook

In This Episode

Head of Community and Brand at Disciple, Nicolette, shares some time with the community host of Smoke & Bacon, Wade Saxton. Wade shares the importance of creating a space that allows freedom of expression away from social media platforms and why having control has led to increased success and stability. He loves being supported at every turn by Disciple explaining why he feels so much part of a family and a fellow team member rather than just a customer.

Who’s on this episode

Wade Saxton is CEO of Smoke & Bacon Media LLC based in Richmond, Virginia U.S.A. Smoke & Bacon is a full-service media company that has successfully moved all its operations away from Facebook and over to Disciple. His community is a social media system that encourages you to enjoy social media the way it should be, providing a safe space free of advertisers hounding you, companies selling your information, apps tracking you, and censorship.

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About The Passion Pod

The Passion pod is a podcast by The Collective, Powered by Disciple. In this show, we interview community enthusiasts from all industries to discuss building and scaling communities. Tune in to learn all about the creator economy, how you can create your own private community and much more.

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