Cohort 01 — Applications Open

Build a community
that compounds.

Join a 6-week hands-on program where you don't just learn community building — you build, launch, and refine your community throughout the program.

Duration 6 Weeks
Format Live + Async
Cohort Size 12 max
Starts Mar 2026
Investment $499

You're building something real.
Not another dead Slack channel.

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Community Builders

You're launching or running a community and want a proven framework — not another blog post about "engagement hacks."

🎯

Program Leaders

You run cohorts, memberships, or networks and need to solve retention, activation, or member experience at a structural level.

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Creator-Operators

You're building audiences and ready to turn them into engaged communities.

You don't leave with slides.
You leave with a plan and working infrastructure.

01

A Live Community on RYLA

Your community launches during the program. It doesn't stay hypothetical.

02

A Repeatable Programming System

Powered by Conforma, you build a structured way to turn ideas into participation — week after week.

03

A Cohort of Operator Peers

You build alongside other founders, creators, and community builders facing the same challenges.

04

Direct Feedback on Your Live Community

Applied insight from both the RYLA and Conforma teams — grounded in what you're actually building.

05

A Long-Term Growth Plan

Retention, engagement loops, and a sustainable path forward.

6 weeks.
Build it live.
Grow it together.

This isn't a course where you take notes and build later. You'll launch your community on RYLA during the program and iterate on it every week — learning by doing, with real members and real feedback. Each session gives you a framework, then you apply it immediately.

Wk 1

Community Architecture

Define your community's purpose, ideal member, and structural model. Map the experience you want to create from first touch to long-term belonging.

Wk 2

Onboarding & Activation

Design your onboarding flow and activation path. Communities begin launching on RYLA this week — bringing in real members and generating real feedback early.

Wk 3

Content & Programming

Build a sustainable content engine powered by Conforma. Create programming that members contribute to — not just consume — and keep momentum going.

Wk 4

Rituals & Engagement Loops

Design the recurring experiences that give your community rhythm, identity, and a reason to come back. Test them live and iterate based on what works.

Wk 5

Retention & Depth

Identify early churn signals, design re-engagement paths, and create systems for deepening member relationships as your community grows.

Wk 6

Growth From Here

Build your long-term growth plan. You'll leave with a clear roadmap for scaling your community well beyond the program — and the peer network to support you.

The Community Engine Framework

We structure the program around five phases. Each week, we apply a phase directly to your community.

01 Clarity
02 Activation
03 Momentum
04 Depth
05 Expansion

The tools and teams behind your community.

Conforma

Conforma helps creators and operators clarify and structure their thinking so it can travel across formats without losing meaning. In The Community Engine, Conforma powers how ideas become programming — turning one strong concept into durable, multi-format engagement your members recognize and return to.

RYLA

RYLA is a community-based platform built for meaningful connections — designed to simplify how people manage networks, host events, and foster engaged communities. Your community will launch and live on RYLA, giving you purpose-built infrastructure for discovery, conversation, and growth from day one.

Ready to build a community
that works?

6 weeks of live sessions, expert feedback, and a community platform to build on — $499.

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