Get paid for your opinions on all things GLP-1, plus possible media opportunities to advocate and share your story.
Sign up for GLP-1 Community Cozy Butter and opt in to Cozy Insiders!
Companies and journalists want to hear from real people taking GLP-1s. Cozy Insiders, from GLP-1 Community Cozy Butter, connects you with those opportunities first. Some companies pay participants for their time, and every opportunity gives you a voice.
Opportunities you'll hear about first
We connect Insiders with the companies running them. Some pay participants for their time. All of them want to hear your story. Over the last two years, Amanda has connected GLP-1 patients with The New York Times, WIRED, Business Insider, NBC News, CGTN, the Danish Broadcasting Corporation and a separate Danish documentary crew, plus paid interviews through COUCH Health and Scout, surveys for UC Berkeley and a GLP-1 snack study, and advocacy with I-MAK.
Media opportunities
Share your journey with journalists and outlets covering GLP-1s.
Product testing
Try new products made for people on GLP-1s and tell brands what you really think.
Focus groups and interviews
Share your story in small group conversations and one-on-one interviews.
Paid interviews and surveys
Take part in paid interviews and surveys from companies working on GLP-1 care.
Surveys and polls
Weigh in on what matters to people taking GLP-1s.
Community surveys
Free and unpaid. Your answers, combined without names, show companies what people on GLP-1s need, and that brings more opportunities here.
Two steps to join Cozy Insiders
Cozy Insiders lives inside GLP-1 Community Cozy Butter, so you start there.
Create your free GLP-1 Community Cozy Butter account
Join the GLP-1 community founded by Kim Carlos and Amanda Bonello. Your account is your key to Cozy Insiders.
Join Cozy Insiders
Fill out the short Insiders form so we can match you with opportunities that fit. Then turn on notifications and opt in to emails so you never miss one.
From feeling alone to finding your people
Many of us started our GLP-1 journey with a prescription and a lot of questions. Tap through to see how Cozy Butter grew from there.
You got a prescription and not much else
Appointments are short, and the questions keep coming: the stalls, the plateaus, the food noise coming back. So many of us turned to social media, where the loudest advice wins and it is easy to blame yourself when your results look different.
Meet Kim & Amanda
We've both lived the GLP-1 journey, and we built Cozy Butter to be the community we wished we had. Companies and media reach out to us looking to connect with people like you, so we started Cozy Insiders to bring those opportunities to you first. That's The Butter Way.
We are trying to give more to our community than we take, and still support our families. There is no cure for obesity, so we'll need community forever.
Kim Carlos
Co-founder and CMO of The Butter Place and GLP-1 Community Cozy Butter. Founder and host of The Plus SideZ, a multi-award-winning podcast on metabolic disease and GLP-1s, ranked in the top 1% of podcasts worldwide by Listen Notes.
We don't want to take money from the people who are already struggling to afford their medication. We are those people, and Cozy Butter is a way to give back.
Amanda Bonello
Co-founder and CEO of The Butter Place and GLP-1 Community Cozy Butter. Founder of GLP-1 Studio and the GLP-1 Collective nonprofit, and host of the GLP-1 Studio Podcast, ranked in the top 10% globally by Listen Notes. An ACE-certified health coach and weight management specialist, she led a national petition for GLP-1 access that gathered more than 27,000 signatures.
Our promise to you
Trust comes first. These are the three things we will always stand by.
You decide, every time
You choose each opportunity you join, and you can skip any of them.
Your data is never for sale
We will never sell your data. Not to brands, not to companies, not to anyone.
Nothing shared without your OK
We will never share your personal information or connect you with anyone outside Cozy Butter without your permission.
Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know about Cozy Insiders.
What is Cozy Insiders?
Cozy Insiders is a free, opt-in program inside GLP-1 Community Cozy Butter. We share paid interviews, focus groups, surveys, product testing, and media opportunities from companies who want to hear from people taking GLP-1s.
How do I join Cozy Insiders?
Create a free Cozy Butter account, then fill out the short Cozy Insiders form inside the community. The form tells us which opportunities fit you.
Is Cozy Insiders free?
Yes. Creating a Cozy Butter account and joining Cozy Insiders costs nothing.
Can I get paid for interviews, surveys and product testing?
Some studies and product tests pay participants for their time. We never pay you directly. We connect you with the companies running each opportunity, and when an opportunity pays, the company running it pays you.
Do I have to take part in every opportunity?
No. You choose which opportunities to join and skip the rest.
What happens to my personal information?
We never sell your data. We never share your personal information or connect you with anyone outside Cozy Butter without your permission.
Who runs GLP-1 Community Cozy Butter?
Kim Carlos and Amanda Bonello, two GLP-1 advocates who built Cozy Butter as a warm community for real connection.
Be a part of The Butter Way
Instead of asking you to pay, we connect you with companies, including ones that pay for your insight. Create your free account, join Cozy Insiders, and hear about new opportunities first.