Since 2020, our community has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs find connection, direction, and support.
Accelerate Your Growth as an Entrepreneur
Starting your own thing is awesome! A side-hustle. A small business. A creative project. It’s fun and energizing to work on your own thing. And working for yourself is the best!
Being an entrepreneur can also be a real drag. It’s lonely a lot. Self-doubt can crush you. Decisions are hard. Tools are confusing. And finding the path that’s right for you isn’t easy.
If you’re a mix of these emotions, well, we feel you. And if you want more out of being an entrepreneur, then we’re here for you.
We created the SPI community to be the safe place for entrepreneurs who bet on themselves. There’s no judgment here. Only compassion, shared knowledge, hands-on help, and more of the good stuff entrepreneurs are looking for to propel their journeys forward.
We’re excited you’re here! And we hope to welcome you soon!
Designed For You. Not Them.
🙋♀️YOU 🙋♂️
- A self-identified creator, freelancer, or similar type of online entrepreneur
- A motivated entrepreneur eager to do the work that’s necessary for growth
- An entrepreneur with a bias toward action and experimentation
- A person who cares about the success of others
- Someone who respects diversity in all its shapes and forms because that’s awesome, beautiful, and helpful
- A person willing to invest resources in their business and themselves
- An individual who loves podcasts, email newsletters, YouTube videos, and other forms of online content
🙅♀️THEM 🙅♂️
- A businessperson without an entrepreneurial spirit or project
- An all-talk hype-machine who is constantly looking for shortcuts
- An entrepreneur who is indecisive and skeptical about experimentation
- A person uninterested in helping others find success
- Someone who prefers to surround themself only with people who think, look, and act like them
- A person who is cheap with their resources (time, energy, dollars)
- An individual who doesn’t really pay attention to podcasts, newsletters, and other forms of online content
Built on Core Principles
Entrepreneurship Is Freeing
Working on your own terms is empowering. It stretches your mind. It produces amazing new ideas. It results in really important work. Bet on yourself and good things will happen.
Results Are Personal
Don’t pursue someone else's path. Learn from them. Perhaps adapt from them. But ultimately, determine your own path such that your unique dreams and goals are realized.
Experience Drives Action
Follow through is everything. But it can be tricky to unlock that motivation. That’s why shared experiences are so important. They move us forward and push us to be our best.
Community Cures Ego
Entrepreneurs constantly battle their egos. It’s part of the journey. It’s also a trap. The best way to avoid those: surround yourself with good people who have your back.
Kindness Never Fails
Don’t tell me what I want to hear. Please tell me what I need to hear. That’s kindness. So be direct. Be honest. Be complete. Friends support one another. And friends don’t lie.
Enjoy the Journey
The most fulfilled entrepreneurs don’t just chase dollar signs. They create from a place of joy. They love meeting new people. They do the work because the work is the reward.
Managed by Community Professionals
We run on community! Our core team is here to help you achieve your business goals, whether you're an established entrepreneur or just getting started.
Jill B.
Community Experience Director
David M.
Community Manager, SPI Pro
Ashley L.
Community Manager, SPI Academy
We Take Safety Seriously
Our community is a blast! It’s also a place you can count on to be kept safe. We take that responsibility very seriously. When you become a member, you’ll be safe to…
- Ask questions, experiment with ideas, participate in challenges, share real problems, and generally learn and grow without fear of judgment or rejection.
- Build deep relationships with fellow entrepreneurs that can lead to breakthrough ideas, important decisions, and enduring friendships.
- Show up as you are in a community that welcomes members with diverse backgrounds including race, ethnicity, gender, orientation, neurodiversity, and physical ableness.
- Give feedback to us about how we can make our community even better. We’re truly in this together. You will always have a voice here in our community.
- Make your own choices, including how often you’d like to share and comment about yourself, your business, and the entrepreneurial path you’re seeking.
- Be free with your feelings about the highs and lows of life as an entrepreneur. It’s an inescapable roller coaster of emotions at times. We’re here for that because we’re all on the same ride.
Memberships That Meet You Where You Are
Learner
For New and Aspiring Entrepreneurs
You have an idea for a side hustle, or you’ve launched something and are trying to grow it. The Learner community is a place to establish connections with other aspiring entrepreneurs and help each other grow.
You may not have all the answers, but you are willing to do the work and grow your dream into a reality.
For Established Entrepreneurs
You have an existing project or business that makes revenue through products or services and you are looking for other business owners focused on the audience and revenue growth that you are.
You have an established website (No Lorem Ipsum or Coming Soon to be found), an email list, and a clear way you are making money.
You want to continue to grow your business and have a trusted group to consult with on your strategy, learn from, and provide your own expertise to.
For Serious Entrepreneurs
Your business is thriving and now you are looking for that executive level support. You are honing in on your revenue forecasting skills, your operations, and your five year plan.
You want to have focused conversations with other high achievers and you are ready to invest in your business to take it to the mid-six to seven figures in annual revenue.
Learn more and join the waitlist (launches to the public in January 2023)
Our Members Are Your People
Ready to Become One of Us?
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Community is at the heart of everything we do
Hey, hi, hello! We’re Pat and Matt, the two entrepreneurs behind SPI. To us, community is more than a buzzword. It’s our purpose and our business model.
Pat created SPI back in 2009. This was the beginning of what we now call the “creator economy.” SPI quickly became one of the best places to learn the ropes of being an entrepreneur. Since then, SPI has grown to an audience of over 125,000.
Matt joined forces with Pat at the end of 2018. He led the charge to create SPI Pro—our first community membership, which launched in 2020. To date, SPI Pro has served and supported nearly 1,000 motivated entrepreneurs.
We’ve lived the journey you are on now. It’s thrilling. It’s hard. It’s worth it. Keep going. And if you like, let us (and our team and community) help you. We’re in this together.
Join us and hundreds of other entrepreneurs who are
finding their path forward thanks to our community.
