Our mission at CMX is to advance the community industry and help professional community builders thrive.

Our Story:

CMX was officially born on February 6, 2014 with our inaugural conference, CMX Summit. Since that first event, the CMX community has grown to tens of thousands of community professionals from the biggest and most exciting companies in the world. We host CMX Summit every year, regularly publish industry research, develop training and educational programs, and provide ongoing community programming in our online and offline spaces.

Our members work together to advance the community industry, and help each other thrive. CMX was acquired by Bevy in February 2019. Over the past few years, our team has worked hard to ensure CMX remains a valuable education space for all of our members to learn and connect with their peers in the industry. The CMX team lives within the Bevy organization. It’s never been a better time to be a community professional. This work is needed now more than ever before and we are grateful for the opportunity to continue to work in this space, and strive towards the CMX mission.

Our Values

Be Generous

Community is in our DNA and essential to who we are. We live for the moments where we can step up to help another community member learn and grow in their career without asking for anything in return. We believe when one of us wins, we all win. We share our learnings with radical transparency. We leave no member behind.

Be Groundbreaking

CMX is a community for the bold and ambitious. We believe that community is the future of business and that we have an opportunity and responsibility to shape that future. We’re constantly experimenting and innovating. We challenge ourselves to grow and build new systems that future generations of community builders will benefit from.

Be Actively Inclusive

We believe that building inclusive spaces isn’t just the right thing to do — it also makes our community more valuable. We don’t expect our community to organically become diverse, equitable, and inclusive — we know we need to take an active role. We make sure that everyone in the industry can learn from the lessons we share, not just a select few. We seek out unheard voices and step back to make space for those voices. We work together to check our biases and improve.

Our Programs

Our Team

The biggest community, powered by the smallest crew.

Beth McIntyre

Director of Community

Beth McIntyre is a leading voice in community building, with 7+ years of experience driving community-led growth, engagement, and advocacy. She launched CMX Connect, built the CMX Community Industry Awards from scratch, and now leads planning for CMX’s annual in-person conference, CMX Summit.

She currently leads all of CMX’s global programs—including CMX Global, Masterclasses, the CMX Community Industry Report, and the online CMX Community—while overseeing strategy, operations, and a high-impact team. Beth believes the best communities are designed with care and intention.

Ahmad Fahim Didar

Part Time Community Manager

Fahim is a seasoned community builder with 10+ years of experience designing and managing impactful communities globally. He’s been a Chapter Director and Global Community Manager at Startup Grind, co-founded the impACT social entrepreneurship community, leads and coordinates community programs for brands like HackerOne, Founder Connects (UAE), CELA, and advises several startups on community building.

At CMX, Fahim manages the CMX Connect program, overseeing outreach, onboarding, and ongoing support for our global chapter leaders. He believes strong communities empower individuals to live self-determined lives.