May Mastermind Meeting for Food Writers

This month's meeting will be on Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Once a month, a group of Substack food writers gather together for a Mastermind meeting and if you’d like to join us, we’d love to have you.

The May meeting will be on Wednesday the 21st at the following time:

6am — Seattle (Pacific)

8am — Chicago (Central)

9am — Atlanta (Eastern)

2pm — London (GMT)

3pm — Brussels (Central European)

10pm — Singapore (Singapore standard)

1am - Sydney - (May 22nd)

Meetings are 90 minutes and held on Zoom. Here is the link to join this month’s meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89673196283

No registration is required. All you need to do to join is subscribe.

Meetings are recorded for anyone who can’t make it. Watch your in-box for the recording, or check back here.

IMPORTANT: If you aren’t able to attend and would like the recording, please send a direct message to me or leave a comment on this post and I will send the link for the recording to you.

This month’s topic:

What’s working/ general questions/ wins/ requests: The first half of the meeting is open for anyone who has questions, would like to share ideas or tips, would like feedback about anything they are doing or thinking about doing on Substack, and to share wins and successes.

For example, I’d like to spend some time talking about paywalls. How do you decide what content is free and what is paid? I am considering removing the paywall from my newsletter and would love to know your thoughts about this strategy. 🙂

The second half of the meeting is for discussion around a main topic. This month’s topic is Substack Live videos. Have you done any Substack Live videos? Are you curious about whether they are a good option for you and your readers? Bring your questions, feedback, and advice about how to use live streaming video to connect with your audience.

At the end of the meeting, we’ll circle back around to topics of general discussion and/ or dive deeper into topics that come up during the meeting.

Important reminder: These meetings are a gathering of colleagues to discuss the work here on Substack, not a webinar with an expert who is there to tell us how to do something. Think of them as a virtual gathering at the water cooler where you can voice questions and challenges and offer your own ideas and expertise in exchange.

How to get the most out of the meeting

Come to the meeting prepared to ask questions and offer feedback. We all have different areas of expertise and one of the most valuable things about a mastermind is the shared knowledge pool. So, bring your questions and your challenges so we can all go to work on them! And also, be prepared to offer feedback, tips, and ideas to others in the group when you have something to offer.

Did you learn something new recently? Hear an excellent tip or idea? What’s working for you? What’s frustrating you? What are you curious about? Gather your thoughts and be open to sharing. I know from experience that this is a smart, welcoming, accomplished, supportive group!

Let me know if you have any questions or suggestions for how we can make these meetings as valuable as possible for all of us!

-Rebecca Blackwell