See, I told you you were awesome.

My top tip for getting things started is:
as much as possible,
instead of asking a group of people,
ask individuals on their own; it makes them feel they feel like they matter and you want them to come,
which is fine, because they do matter and you do want them to come.

Admittedly that can take ages and an awful lot of effort, and your mileage may vary considerably.
Also I may be teaching my grandmother to suck eggs, so apologies if you already knew all that.

In any case, well done for all the effort you’ve put in, what a great thing.

Have a great week. You clearly rock.