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Hi, I'm Joe Duramo. I joined Authentic AF. I've known Andy for a few years now. I met him through MKP. We staffed together and I just really liked him. He was a good guy, fun to be around and I knew he had the community and I just, I don't know, I just started answering some of the prompts and it just felt good. It's been a nice addition to my day. And he's a fun guy. I like the daily prompts, and sometimes I'm moved to contribute, sometimes I'm not. As a copywriter and marketing professional, I have to engage people a lot, so I guess I empathize with somebody who's trying to create some engagement. So I just started responding, and it's been more fun, and I've jumped on a few coffees. I'm typically writing my newsletters on Sunday mornings, so I'm aware that there's a call at 10 o'clock, and if time allows, I join it, if not, I don't. But it's kind of nice knowing it's there if I want to just do a quick check-in. Honestly, I don't know why and I think every man would benefit from just having a little time with other men and just having kind of letting your hair down and being able to share whatever it is that's on your mind. There's not a lot of people in our daily lives who are willing to give us that space and Andy provides it without charge and without prejudice, without judgment and it's just a reassuring thing to have and I wish more men would take advantage of it.

Where do I begin? I am a second year gardener, losing half my garden to deer, rabbits, and squirrels last summer. But I didn’t give up! I came across the DIY Gardening Community and Academy a couple months ago. I have learned more from Megan, the group founder and her members in this short timeframe than I have with all other YouTube videos, homesteading and gardening groups over the last two years. I update my gardening wins and oh no! posts daily. I get praise and cheered on for my successful harvests and my gardens and encouragement and instant help with my bug posts or problems with my plants. . I never knew how ugly some of those pests could be. And I don’t remember my parents ever fertilizing after planting. Who knew! With DIY Gardening Community and academy, I now know squash are a high feeding crop that needs a boost of food often as do all plants requires a boost. I’ve learned that sometimes watering daily is too much, yet sometimes not enough. I now know about putting my finger two inches deep into soil to test if I need to water or not. I’ve learned about root rot, blossom rot, aphids, squash beetle, cabbage worms, walnut husk fly, spiders, dragon fly’s and if each is a friend or foe to my garden. What I like best, is the training guides and videos happen in real time! When any of us have a problem we are uncertain of concerning a crop, Megan takes that question and turns it into a whole guide and posts it to the classroom for us all to learn from. Doesn’t matter if not is about fertilizing, blight, root rot, or how to plant something. Megan jumps in and creates a guide for us. The entire community and academy in general, members are all so helpful and very involved! Wanting to learn more about gardening, come join us in the DIY Academy. I promise you won’t regret it.

Heather runs one of the most engaging communities I’ve found. The information and resources she creates for business owners are sharp, practical, and genuinely useful. I’m sure almost anyone could find something inside her community that helps them get ahead. But what matters most is that Heather actually commits herself to helping people get seen and increase their visibility. She showed me so much kindness and offered help wherever she could while I prepared for one of her Premium Spotlight events. And before I’d even finished setting everything up, I was already looking forward to scheduling my next one.♥︎ Highly recommend Heather, her community, and the Premium Spotlight experience.