Erin O’Neill might be the first community professional who planned her transition into community management. Almost everyone you’ll meet in the community industry, has accidentally fallen into their first community job. But not Erin. She decided that she wanted to switch her careers, discovered community management and succeeded in moving into it! Today, she is the Head of Community at RevOps Co-op. In this episode: (1:52)  - What motivated Erin to switch her career (6:00) - What fascinated her about community management (9:10) - How she revamped her Linkedin and connected with 40+ professionals (18:03) - Raising kids, making dinner and going for walks while doing a full-time job (22:51) - Managing a community of practice you know nothing about (24:21) - Asking for mentorship from strangers (28:30) - Chaos of working at startups (37:44) - How to take advantage of a community of practice as a member (42:37) - What’s next for Erin? (45:11) - Rapid-fire! You can connect with Erin on her LinkedIn.