Sam Purvis is a dyed in the wool Portland coffee cult favorite. Sam is friends with and part of the fabric of multiple legendary coffee outfits in the great northwest. Sam, and his brother Nick, are responsible for the vision and experience behind GOOD COFFEE in east Portland. This episode turned out to be like a masterclass in hospitality concepts, building a business team, the history that informs a product and how to pick the right team. You will want to listen to this episode at least twice, and take notes. Whatever type of business or start up has your heart, Sam has something to teach each of us.

Show notes and clickable links available over at www.manifestcollab.com

Marquita Burke-De Jesus is a yogi, dance company director, activist, mom of two, and gardener living in the Dallas metro area. The unifying aspects in all of her roles is to mentor creative beliefs in the lives of those she journeys alongside in dance, activism and at home. Marquita has danced for many years - after traveling extensively, performing and choreographing, she began to use dance to combat child sex trafficking in partnership with non-profit organizations in Asia and Africa. In 2012, she founded the Silence the Violence campaign and in 2014, Marquita published her first book, Radically Ordinary.

Today Marquita continues to share her work in various conferences, professional gatherings and events in Texas and across the USA. Each winter she hosts and directs iReach, an annual dance benefit concert which partners with the community to offer under-resourced girls educational and economic empowerment. To date, her dance company has raised more than $75k to invest in empowerment programs for women and girls.

Show notes and clickable links available over at www.manifestcollab.com

Sometimes it can get confusing figuring out whether you need a copyright, trademark or both. Who uses what when? What is the difference between a copyright and trademark? Who gets to use those symbols in a circle? Kari offers an easy overview of these two intellectual property tools and how they can be best used by start-ups, makers, innovators and entrepreneurs who want to build out their brand and content portfolios. 

This quick 10,000 foot overview will get you thinking and get your team talking. What else do you want to know about copyrights and/or trademarks? Offer up your feedback on the podcast feed over at manifestcollab.com

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Rachel Jacobson is an accomplished artist, graphic designer, brand developer, workshop queen, modern lettering maven and business owner. She is at the helm of Rachel Jacobson Calligraphy and responsible for many bespoke wedding and logo designs. Rachel and I talk about Enneagram personality types, building a business to match your lifestyle, collaborating with other entrepreneurs, all the project scheduling apps we use and the ones we think someone should invent.

Show notes and clickable links available over at www.manifestcollab.com

Today we hang out with Katherine Wolf, one of the most inspiring and gracious women I know. Katherine and her husband Jay are friends of mine from law school. In Jay and I’s last year of law school, Katherine was a new mom and seasoned model taking care of little six month old James when she suffered a massive brainstem stroke. Her survival and recovery, which included a sixteen hour surgery and more than two year journey through brain rehab, have been nothing short of a miracle. She is out conquering life - she and Jay have co-founded an organization called Hope Heals, recently published a much acclaimed book also titled Hope Heals - they create encouraging content and speak all over the nation, all with refreshing realness and grace.

Show notes available over at www.manifestcollab.com

Today we hang out with Jessie McNamara, one of my favorite people on the whole planet and also one of the mega creative minds behind the nationally celebrated Music City Rollin Jamboree. Jessie was voted one of the funniest women in Nashville and should be voted one of the biggest hearted as well. Listen to this episode to find out why Reba jumped on Jessie’s bus who they were plotting to surprise.

Today on the show we talk with Brice Yocum, the principal farmer at Sunbird Farms, located in sunny central California. Sunbird Farms operates as a small, slow, sustainable farm for heritage chickens. Their fans are local and international. Sunbird Farms are a favorite of the Slow Food International movement - after listening to this episode, you will be a fan as well.

In this episode, Brice talks about how he expanded his work as an attorney and MBA professor to include raising heritage breed chickens. He champions hyper-locality while further exploring entrepreneurship opportunities in the Internet age.

Kari introduces the context and inspiration behind the Manifest Collab podcast.