May you see what is hidden in you, as a place of hospitality and shadowed shelter, may what is hidden in you become your gift to give, may you hold that shadow to the light and the silence of that shelter to the word of the light, may you join every previous disappearance with this new appearance, this new morning, this being seen again, new and newly alive.
— David Whyte
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I am a coach and facilitator at Downshift, a boutique coaching firm that specializes in the art of deceleration for high performers navigating pivotal transitions and moments in life. Our personalized coaching services and flagship 9-week Decelerator Program are designed to help you slow down, enabling self-reflection, recalibration, and transformation.
You can learn more about our work at Downshift.me
I’m David Spinks, coach, founder, community builder, and someone who’s spent most of my life trying to figure out what it means to live and lead with integrity.
I started my first community when I was 14, running online gaming forums before I even understood what "community" really meant. That curiosity became a career. I went on to cofound CMX, one of the first and largest professional networks for community builders, which hosted global events and supported over 20,000 leaders. We were acquired by Bevy in 2019, where I joined the exec team and helped scale both the company and its community.
Along the way, I wrote The Business of Belonging, a practical guide for community-driven companies, which has become a go-to resource for thousands of founders, teams, and strategists building meaningful communities.