Build You Own Business - Community Memberships
Memberships Open
Welcome to the Build Your Own Business (BYOB) Community - a dynamic network designed to help business owners thrive. Created by Social Star and led by Andrew Ford, BYOB is more than just a business club. It’s a powerful platform where entrepreneurs connect, collaborate, and grow.
Why Join the Community?
Build valuable connections with like-minded entrepreneurs and business owners.
Gain referrals and collaboration opportunities to help grow your business
Access expert advice from seasoned professionals and senior consultants
Participate in exclusive events like Showcase days, offsite planning sessions, and networking activities
Stay accountable with mentorship and project support
Weekly Meetings with Andrew Ford and Community Members
Take advantage of opportunities to share your expertise as a speaker or podcast guest
Access a growing knowledge database full of business advice and resources
Associate Member: Digital-only access with invitations to our active WhatsApp group and special BYOB events : Free (Limited-Time Only).
Benefits:
Get exclusive invitations to Showcase days, annual offsite planning sessions, social activities, and networking events
Join an active WhatsApp group of like-minded entrepreneurs
Access a growing knowledge database of business advice and resources
Receive a social media shoutout on BYOB platforms
Community Member: Digital membership plus weekly online mentorship meetings, deeper connections, and project accountability: (Coming Soon)
Benefits:
Weekly 1-hour mentoring sessions with a senior Social Star marketing consultant and help with your Business
Access to an accountability group to stay on track with your business goals
Speaking opportunities at Showcase days
Invitation to feature as a guest on the BYOB podcast hosted by Andrew Ford
Become a member on BYOB Portal
Board Member: Full access to BYOB with the opportunity to run your own chapter and provide services to the community. On Application.
Benefits:
All Community Member benefits
Ability to formally offer your company’s services to the BYOB community
45 minutes monthly meeting with Andrew Ford
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Testimonials
Meet Andrew Ford
'I have dedicated 15 years to developing the e-ttraction method to help passionate people to build their own business so they can find freedom of time and money through entrepreneurship.'
- Andrew Ford
Andrew Ford is the Founder and lead Personal Branding Consultant at Social Star. With an undergraduate degree in Marketing and Master’s degree in Entrepreneurship, Andrew has the formal qualifications to match his experience.
With a natural gift for reading people and years experience running marketing campaigns at global corporations, Andrew now applies his passion for branding and digital to assisting professionals. Andrew is an expert at devising marketing strategies, identifying individual strengths and goals and mapping out long term solutions to market problems. His creative and ambitious vision is what makes him a successful entrepreneur and a leader.
Learn more about BYOB Program
A program that will teach you to understand, build, and leverage a strong brand that will promote credibility and maintain a professional brand that represents your values.
Instructed by Industry Expert
Developed by Andrew with years of practical experience across the Digital Marketing and Personal Branding industries, his course is designed to give you an instantaneous application of key skills to launch your business into the digital age.
Join an active community of like-minded business experts
Learn through participation with other students and professionals that are sharing your journey by accessing a community of likeminded entrepreneurs.
Cutting-edge strategy & tactics with real-world results
No fluff or useless theory. Learn the tactics that deliver immediate results for your business.
BYOB Resources
BYOB PODCAST - SEASON 1
In the Build Your Own Business podcast, Andrew interviews everyday business people who have escaped corporate to run a business they love. What worked, what didn't and the nitty gritty details of how to overcome the challenges of running a start up and thrive in your business and life.
BYOB PODCAST - SEASON 2
Build Your Own Business is back! Fresh with more business owners sharing their hard won knowledge of escaping corporate and running a start-up. With a mix of chats with colleagues, friends, mentors and clients to provide a variety of advice. Get strapped in for another season full of inspiring stories from real business owners.
Creating a Powerful Business
Take a deep dive into Andrew’s second book ‘Creating a Powerful Business’, as he reveals the secrets to his e-ttraction methodology that has helped hundreds of people to start, grow and exit their businesses. Containing many examples and practical stories bringing the method to life to enable you to apply it for yourself.
