Tom Ross - Circle Partner

About

Tom Ross is the founder of Learn.Community and Design Cuts, platforms that support community builders and creatives globally.

Learn.Community: assists over 150 leaders in developing thriving communities. It offers practical advice and resources focused on launching, growing, and engaging community members effectively.

Design Cuts: connects over 1 million creatives worldwide, providing high-quality resources and learning opportunities. It aims to help individuals at all levels enhance their skills and professional opportunities.

Together, these initiatives showcase Tom’s dedication to fostering significant growth in both the creative and community-building sectors, helping individuals and groups achieve their full potential.

Services offered

Community Reviews Community Strategy Community Audit

Service packages

: Click here to see a video trailer of the service.
Is your Circle community feeling cluttered and chaotic? Are your members feeling frustrated, struggling to find what they need?
Imagine transforming your community into a beautifully cohesive experience your members will love.
With Community Facelift, you will have experienced community veteran Tom Ross by your side. Tom will analyze your Circle community on a live call and provide expert advice on structure, organization, formatting, and design.
Tom’s background in community, marketing, business and branding gives him a unique perspective, to help your community align with your strategic goals and vision. Tom draws on his extensive experience from working with hundreds of community builders, as well as reaching millions through his own communities.
Don’t settle for a messy community. Invest in a community facelift, and invest in your community’s long-term success.
P.S. Don't just take our word for it. See how past clients have rejuvenated their communities with Tom’s help!
Not included: Design or implementation services. This is an advisory service. You screen share your community and Tom advises via live call, all possible tweaks to improve it. Tom often helps talk attendees through actionable changes live on the call, so by the end of the call, you’ve personally implemented dozens of tangible improvements to your community.

Who I work with

Tom can help any Circle community. He has worked with hundreds of Circlers from many different sectors and backgrounds, each with different community models. All types of community benefit from improvements to structure, design and formatting.

Your community should already be set up and built. This is a Facelift Service for an existing community, so isn’t relevant for a community that has not yet been built.

Disclaimer: This is an advisory service only. Tom does not personally implement the changes for your community, but rather coaches you how to implement them.

Team and Experience

This service involves working closely with Tom 1:1.

Tom has over 20 years of community-building experience. He has coached hundreds of community builders, and wrote the popular Community Manual book.

Tom is a recognized Circle Expert and currently runs two very successful Circle communities. He has helped over 500 people through his design critiques and services.

Tom’s community-driven businesses have served millions of people and his podcasts have been listened to more than 2 million times.

Case Studies

The Forge

After Facelift examples of Lewis Jorstad’s circle community for writers: ‘The Forge’

Testimonials

Ben Mcclaren

I had looked at my community for so long I couldn't truly see it anymore. Our session got me unblocked and helped me re-focus on what truly mattered to my community members. It gave me the shift I needed to redesign our community.

Lewis Jorstad

I had been unhappy with the structure of my community for a while. It felt cluttered and disorganized (members often complained that they couldn't find things), and my branding felt unprofessional and inconsistent. After chatting with Tom, I finally had the kick in the pants I needed to get my community back in gear. He offered tons of helpful tweaks I could make to my branding that, when added together, turned into a fantastic facelift for my community!

Thad Cox

Working with Tom has been so impactful that there's a clear distinction between life before Tom (BT) and after Tom (AT). Before Tom I lacked focus and would frequently be ‘spinning my wheels’ switching between shiny objects. This left me depressed at my lack of progress. After working with Tom I am able to stay focused and get so much more done. Not only this but his unique combination of empathy and enthusiasm is infectious. I always come away excited and energised. The other big reason I wanted to work with Tom is his vast knowledge of online marketing and community building. There’s no one better than Tom and I trust him implicitly to continue to help build an online business that will provide both a lucrative future but also one of purpose and fulfilment as I look to share my 22 years of industry experience with my burgeoning audience. Working with Tom is the best investment I’ve made in my business. I urge you to do the same, I promise you won’t regret it.

Tom Ross, Learn.Community / Design Cuts