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COMMUNITY AT HEART • YOUTUBE • THE BUILDER NOTES •
COMMUNITY STRATEGY • MEMBERSHIP DESIGN • MEMBER EXPERIENCE •

We help founders stop duct-taping their community across six apps and finally build one that thrives on Circle. We lead with strategy and handle the tech.
(Even the parts you've been avoiding.)

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HI FRIENDS, WE'RE COMMUNITY BY DESIGN CO. AND WE'RE SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE.

Led by Rachel Starr, Circle Certified Partner and one of the experts Circle brings in to teach its own community.

We help creators, educators, and community-driven entrepreneurs turn their biggest ideas into memberships and digital businesses on Circle.

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Connect AI to your Circle community and put it to work. Watch the full workshop replay, grab the three prompts we ran live, and let AI tell you what's actually happening inside your community.

Circle MCP 101 Workshop

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Private strategy sessions to help you refine your offers, optimize engagement, and simplify your systems.

You bring the questions — I’ll bring the roadmap and momentum.

Done-With-You: Strategy & Consulting

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Ways to Work Together

Custom Circle and Circle Plus builds that blend smart structure with beautiful design.

We’ll map your member journey, craft your onboarding experience, and design courses that keep learners engaged from day one.

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Done-For-You: Circle Builds & Design

The membership where structure strengthens community and renewals become the norm.

Grow Together: The coCreator Society

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Misha, Flower Farmer

A thoughtful, skilled, reliable team

I brought them a big, complex migration and a full platform build. Communication was quick, their systems kept everything moving, and my teams and I learned a ton along the way.

Chloe, Nutritionist 

Nobody else could build it!

I'd spent a year explaining my vision and getting blank stares or watered-down versions of it. Rachel understood immediately, and then she built it.

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WHO'S leading?

Hi, I’m Rachel Starr—a Circle Partner and Contributor with over two decades of experience in community building, marketing, and virtual event strategy.

I’ve worked with countless creators to transform their ideas into thriving communities and profitable businesses. Think of me as your blend of Leslie Knope’s boundless enthusiasm and a tech-savvy strategist’s precision.

I’m passionate about giving you the tools, resources, and support you need to build something extraordinary and aligned with your vision.

Hi, I’m Rachel Starr—a Circle Partner and Contributor with over two decades of experience in community building, marketing, and virtual event strategy.

I’ve worked with countless creators to transform their ideas into thriving communities and profitable businesses. Think of me as 

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your blend of Leslie Knope’s boundless enthusiasm and a tech-savvy strategist’s precision.

I’m passionate about giving you the tools, resources, and support you need to build something extraordinary and aligned with your vision.

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