Today I am talking to Luke Michalak, who during his time with SuperAwesome stepped into the Community Manager role for the entire company, as the world was forced into isolation during to the Covid19 pandemic. 

Over night, his role became crucial for the company culture, and his work focused on understanding his colleagues needs, and advocating for the changes they need to stay connected with the culture, and with one another. 

Luke talks about the challenges of creating the same experience for colleagues working from distributed offices, and shares practical tips that worked for him, from small and important tweaks to their onboarding process, to a full-fledged yearly calendar aiming to foster a sense of community across a distributed organization. 

If you are building internal communities as well, we'd love to hear from you! You can reach out ⁠here⁠.

Learn more about our guest: 

At SuperAwesome, Luke played a pivotal role in office management, vendor relationships, and community engagement, managing facilities relationships across North America (NYC, CHI, LA) and organizing major company events. 

This experience was crucial in honing his ability to create engaging and inclusive environments. The acquisition by Epic Games expanded Luke’s responsibilities, allowing him to spearhead global employee engagement and experience initiatives, streamline onsite operations, and launch the Epic Games NYC Office.

Utilizing platforms like Slack, Luke is cultivating engaging workplace cultures, emphasizing cross-functional collaboration, strategic insight, digital proficiency, and compassionate guidance.