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Yurii Lazaruk

Yurii Lazaruk

Community builder, podcast host, and freelance growth educator

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Warsaw, Poland
Kyiv, Ukraine
Joined January 2025
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Summary

Community-to-business translator — Yurii is focused on making communities measurable and valuable for organisations, repeatedly emphasising how community activity should connect to product, marketing and revenue outcomes rather than being measured only by vanity metrics. grazitti+1
Podcast host and interviewer — He runs multiple podcast projects (Community ROI, Community Life/Humans of Business, The Independent Workforce) as channels to surface practitioner insights and to connect community practice with business and freelance ecosystems. spotify+2
Freelancer advocate and educator — He creates courses, speaks at freelancer-focused events, and holds leadership roles (Freelance Unlocked, freelancermap) to support freelancer growth and professionalisation. udemy+2
Hands-on community practitioner and consultant — Yurii has a track record of founding and leading communities (SEO Club Ukraine, Sales Hero Community), consulting for companies, and speaking about practical community engagement and governance. rocketreach+2

Work

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Writing

Why Every Freelancer Needs A Growth Strategy To Succeed

February 1, 2025

A how-to article outlining strategy, mindset and partnerships freelancers need to build sustainable, scalable freelance businesses without burnout.

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Communiverse (Substack newsletter)

Ongoing newsletter with reflections, interviews and lessons learned from community building and conversations with practitioners.

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Hobbies

Spends time with family and dogs, enjoys travel, reading, movies, and calisthenics. likeminds+1