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Built To Connect
A podcast by RallyBoard on the business of associations.
Each episode, you will hear from a leader who is working to reinvent their business model with human connection at the center.
Built To Connect
Latest Episodes
Ep. 5 | David Gammel: Why Associations Are More Resilient Than You Think - Even in an AI World
What makes an association irreplaceable — and what's putting real pressure on the model right now? In this episode of Built to Connect, Jackson meets with David Gammel, Executive Director of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine, t...
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Ep. 4 | Christie Tarantino-Dean: When Healthy Board Culture Makes Innovation Possible
What does it take to lead a complex scientific association through rapid change and actually come out ahead? In this episode of Built to Connect, Jackson speaks with Christie Tarantino-Dean, CEO of the Institute of Food Technologists and former...
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Ep. 3 | James Young: Rethinking Member Engagement from the Ground Up
What if the association business model is fundamentally broken — and has been for decades? In this episode of Built to Connect, Jackson sits down with Dr. James Young, founder of Product Community and two-time chief learning officer, to challen...
Ep. 2 | Thad Lurie: Why the Association Model Needs to Change
Is the traditional association model still fit for purpose in 2026? In this second episode, Jackson is joined by Thad Lurie, SVP of Digital and Technology at American Geophysical Union and recipient of the Association Trends Trailblazer Award, ...
Ep. 1 | Debra BenAvram: What New CEOs Get Wrong in Their First 90 Days
Episode 1: Built to Connect | Debra BenAvram, CEO of AABBWhat does it take to transform a global association from the inside out? In our inaugural episode, Jackson sits down with Debra BenAvram, CEO of AABB (Association for the Ad...
