Hey everybody,
This week right here within the Community and Spotify Stars Program, we’re celebrating one thing known as Values Week!
In 2021, along with our superior Stars we created a set of values that we imagine communicate to the core of this system! If you want a refresher on the Stars Program earlier than we go any additional, Stars are customers who volunteer by contributing to the Community to realize superior permissions, entry to personal boards, in addition to product analysis and testing alternatives!
This 12 months, whereas celebrating our Star Program’s values and every part that makes the Stars so implausible, we thought it might be very cool to do one thing totally different. In this weblog we’re going to introduce (or ought to we are saying re-introduce) you to some previous Community and Star Program faces!
We’ve been chatting to Spotifier’s who was an integral a part of the Community program, in addition to Stars who’s journeys have now taken them on a model new path, to learn the way the Star Program and Community left an enduring impression on them.
First up, an enormous heat welcome again to the superior Legend Star Huib – @Hubo.
Here’s what Huib needed to say:
“My time within the Spotify Star Program was a great deal of enjoyable! I used to be a part of this system for about six years (from 2016-2022) and met so many beautiful folks, whom I nonetheless keep up a correspondence with at present.
One of my finest recollections is Star Jam, during which a handful of Stars flew to the Spotify HQ in Stockholm, received to know the group workforce, in addition to the groups backstage, and met the CEO whereas doing a lot of enjoyable actions and workshops!
The Star Program helped me develop expertise that I at present use in my day by day life and work, notably in communication and teamwork. The suggestions I acquired throughout this system was extraordinarily beneficial, and it helped me to additional develop myself. I get pleasure from serving to folks, and this program offered me with an awesome alternative to contribute. Currently, I work within the FinTech business in a support-related workforce, the place I can apply lots of the expertise I discovered via the Star Program.”
Next up, the great Legend Star @Marco! Marco’s identify was fairly well-known round right here in this system’s early days, and right here’s why:
“I’ve been lively within the Stars program from 2013 till 2019. During these years, I used to be deeply concerned within the Ideas Exchange. Plowing via hundreds of concepts, at all times striving to maintain the Ideas Exchange as organized and duplicate-free as potential. The aim was to allow each Spotify fanatic to simply discover and add their voices to concepts that they’re keen about and ultimately see these concepts getting applied. I’m actually glad that the Ideas Exchange remains to be going robust!
Fast ahead to at present, and my life has modified fairly a bit. With two lovable children protecting me on my toes, I’ve traded in late-night jam periods for bedtime lullabies. But the spirit of serving to others and dealing with software program stayed with me, as I now work as an Academy Manager for a software program firm, crafting and managing studying paths for our prospects and workers.
One of my all-time favourite recollections from this system have been the Rock Star Jam occasions. Once a 12 months, the Top 10 Community contributors from everywhere in the world collect to satisfy with the Spotify Community Team and go to the headquarters in Stockholm and New York. We had tons of enjoyable, received impressed, and felt like one huge household of music followers whereas nerding out to Spotify.
Looking again, this system has had an enduring impression on my life. I’ve met so many nice folks, witnessed what it appears to be like prefer to be really passionate and found the enjoyment of serving to others. Fun truth: As destiny would have it, I additionally took on the position as concepts guardian for my firm for a few years, very like my position within the Spotify Community discussion board. It’s secure to say that my time as a Star left an unforgettable mark on my life’s soundtrack.
It’s been an unimaginable journey crammed with implausible tunes, wonderful folks, and a ardour for serving to others that continues to form my life. Until subsequent time, maintain the music taking part in!”
On board for a visit down reminiscence lane we even have Legend Star Ethan – @EthanS1. Here’s what he needed to say about his expertise in this system:
Hey Stars! Hello once more to these I do know and good to satisfy you to all of you I have never met. I’m Ethan. I was a part of the Twitter & Community Stars – for individuals who I have never met ask among the older stars – what is the query of the day?
I grew to become a Star in 2017 and later left to pursue some new adventures. I’m now a part of the Alexa Marketing Team over at Amazon (nonetheless working with Spotify in-fact to develop and construct our methods for Alexa Devices – enjoyable truth I can now troubleshoot an Echo in the identical velocity as Spotify, so be happy to shout if you happen to want something. I really miss the workforce and hopefully will see you at some point – few thrilling issues occurring proper now! 😉.
I had an absolute blast, there’s so many of us to call however I completely beloved loads of moments from once we all got here collectively throughout COVID to verify everybody was okay and doing effectively via to the wonderful off-topic conversations that we would have amongst ourselves with our query of the day. You’ll in all probability hear from @Hubo (Huib) and we have saved in contact for the reason that Star Program and proceed to commonly catch up in addition to among the different stars (Billy, Noah).
As at all times, maintain doing what you are doing – you are supporting so many Spotify prospects day by day who achieve lots out of your arduous work – and it does not go unnoticed!! Happy Values Week 🌟🌠
Finally, say an enormous hiya to Meredith – @meahtenoha, who used to run issues round right here!
“My journey with the Spotify Community began method again in Feb 2012 once we first determined we’d be launching a Spotify discussion board! In April 2014 I took on the position of Local Community Manager and I ran the Star Program till March 2018 when Melody took over the reins.
So many nice recollections–getting to inform the Stars we have been launching the annual Jam occasion, lastly attending to host the Jam in New York City, numerous concepts applied and getting the possibility to satisfy people from world wide. I discovered a lot from each the Stars and the Community workforce and Moderators. Everyone was so passionate and gave such trustworthy heartfelt suggestions and it was nice once we have been capable of make their concepts come to life each immediately into the Community or within the Spotify app. That early ardour from that group is the explanation the Spotify Community has been so nice for 11+ years.
In 2019 I left the Community workforce to affix Studios as a senior Project Manager working with all issues podcasts. Now I’m a Global Music Program Manager – serving to run massive cross-functional initiatives throughout the groups inside Music.
Thanks for letting us share our recollections on this reunion weblog. Perhaps I’ll get to say hiya on the subsequent Jam.”
And there you’ve it people! It appears the Star Program has been an enormous inspiration and increase for everybody, that took half in it. But do not take our phrase for it – learn extra about it HERE and be part of the flicker ranks! 🌟