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How to Build a Village

How to Build a Village

Written by: Jill Martin Wrenn
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 How to Build a Village is a podcast about creating a community in your personal and professional lives. We'll hear from entrepreneurs, chief executives, authors, journalists and others who are building global communities, and creating robust financial futures. In this podcast, you'll learn tips on how to create community wherever you are. I’m your host, Jill Martin Wrenn. I've been a journalist for the past twenty years. I’ve moved between New York, London, Atlanta, and back again. Along the way, I’ve met many amazing people who have created new lives in new places.Jill Martin Wrenn Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Jane Austen’s 250th birthday: how to build an enduring book brand

    Jane Austen’s 250th birthday: how to build an enduring book brand
    Dec 16 2025

    Jill Martin Wrenn asks Sophie Reynolds, Head of Collections, Interpretation and Engagement at Jane Austen's House in Chawton, Hampshire, located about an hour and half from London, how the Jane Austen brand has endured for hundreds of years. To celebrate the author’s 250th birthday, you can check out these sites:

    Jane Austen's House, where the author wrote six of her novels

    Winchester Cathedral, where the author is buried

    Jane Austen Centre Bath, which hosts the largest Jane Austen festival

    British Library, featuring several of the author's manuscripts

    Austentatious, improvised comedy in the style of Jane Austen
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    34 mins
  • Chef Ina Niiniketo shares Finnish favorites

    Chef Ina Niiniketo shares Finnish favorites
    Nov 18 2025

    Jill Martin Wrenn talks to Finnish chef, cookbook author and podcaster, Ina Niiniketo, at her Helsinki restaurant about cooking with Finnish flavors and flowers. You can find out more about Ina's books and restaurant on the links below:

    https://www.canvascanteen.fi/

    https://www.instagram.com/inaniiniketo/?hl=en
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    13 mins
  • How CCP Games grows its gaming community

    How CCP Games grows its gaming community
    Jul 10 2025

    Jill Martin Wrenn talks to Hilmar Veigar Pétursson, CEO of CCP Games, about how the company cultivates a community of global gamers. Founded in Reykjavík in 1997, CCP Games hosts thousands of fans of its flagship game, EVE Online, in Iceland each year. You can find out more here: https://www.ccpgames.com/company
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    13 mins
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