First, thank you for taking so much initiative on this. Having committed people like you (and many others) lays a great foundation for Steemit to grow.
I continue to reach out to both personal and professionals to get them to join Steemit.
I listen to about 8 different podcasts weekly. I continue to write to each one of those hosts to ask them to consider joining Steemit. As they are often asking for reviews or donations via Patreon, I'm trying to educate them how others, like @dollarvigilante, use the site to promote their offerings and can also get paid on quality posts.