Self-Employed Happy Hour

Peri talks with Angela Merkert, the Executive Director of Alliance for Local Economic Prosperity, about her organization’s efforts to create a public bank owned by the State of New Mexico and how it could support more equitable access to capital in the state. Peri also shares updates from her self-employed life, including the story behind a new organization she co-founded, SEED NM.

Tweener music: "Unabanker" by The Directory.

Photo by Peri Pakroo.

Theme song: "You Do You" by Sam Miller.

Thanks to our sponsor P-Brain Media. 

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Host Peri Pakroo talks with Monique Salhab and Kendra Toth about their firm, RACED, which helps clients build equitable and inclusive workplaces and organizations. By embracing their own identities and their strengths in holding space for uncomfortable conversations, Monique and Kendra are developing a powerful partnership that helps build capacity within other organizations to continue the important, ongoing work of dismantling white supremacy.

Peri also shares a few announcements from Pyragraph and Tricklock Company, whose Revolutions International Theatre Festival is just about to kick off.

Photo by Peri.

Theme song: "You Do You" by Sam Miller.

Thanks to our sponsor Pyragraph.

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'Tis the season...of badass women stealing the show in the House impeachment hearings. ;) In this episode, host Peri Pakroo invites leadership coach, founder of Family Friendly New Mexico, and Producer/Host of The Well Woman Show Giovanna Rossi to talk about how women in leadership can maximize their effectiveness while staying physically and mentally well. With the holidaze looming, these tips are especially timely. 

Peri also talks with Coffee + Creatives co-founder Ruth Dove about what leadership means in the world of small business, artsy collabs and indie working. 

Tweener music: "Hold On" by Bellemah.

Photo by Peri.

Theme song: "You Do You" by Sam Miller.

Thanks to our sponsors Pyragraph and Coffee + Creatives.

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Holiday market season is upon us! Host Peri Pakroo invites woodworker and maker of useful recycled wood items Allegra Howell into the studio to talk shop, craft markets and more. Allegra shares how she got into the biz of recycled wood handicraft, what makes a good market, and how she works on scaling her business while being a mom to a pre-schooler. 

Peri also talks with A/V whisperer Stue Trory who shares recording tips in a new segment, "Checking Signal."

Photo by Peri.

Theme song: "You Do You" by Sam Miller.

Thanks to our sponsors Pyragraph and Coffee + Creatives.

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What a week! The second annual Unconference just wrapped, and podcast host Peri Pakroo exhales and recaps the highlights with Ruth Dove from Coffee + Creatives, the organizer of the event. This conference of educational and networking events serving Albuquerque's creative workers is growing into a powerful model for how to engage, serve and support a robust creative community.

Photo by Jason Collin.

Theme song: "You Do You" by Sam Miller.

Thanks to our sponsors Pyragraph and Coffee + Creatives.

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Host Peri Pakroo chats with Pilar Westell, owner of Zendo Coffee, a coffeehouse and art gallery in south downtown Albuquerque. We talked about the intersection between art and coffee, and the ins and outs of building and running a community space.

Peri also chats with Ruth Dove from Coffee + Creatives about the upcoming Unconference week in Albuquerque, and the varied mix of venues that will host the week's events.

Many thanks to Marty Adamsmith and Stue Trory for audio and production assistance. Photo by Ruth Dove.

Theme song: "You Know Who You Are" by Sam Miller.

Thanks to our sponsors Pyragraph and Coffee + Creatives.

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Around ten years ago, Kei Tsuzuki and Molly Luethi wanted to create a social enterprise that would enable them to create quality jobs for refugees and immigrants. Today, Kei & Molly Textiles has made good on that mission, and has grown into a vibrant artisan manufacturing business that employs about eight full-time workers, and sells its screenprinted textiles at nearly 400 stores around the country. Host Peri Pakroo talks with Kei and Molly about the origins of their idea and how their values drive their business model.

Peri also chats with Ruth Dove and Ayanna Nelson-Freeman from Coffee + Creatives about the role that employers can have in improving people's lives and communities.

Many thanks to Marty Adamsmith and Stue Trory for audio and production assistance. Photo by Ruth Dove.

Theme song: "You Know Who You Are" by Sam Miller.

Thanks to our sponsors Pyragraph and Coffee + Creatives.

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I had the distinct pleasure of welcoming John Fugelsang to the studio to talk about comedy, politics, religion, and how he’s woven all those elements and more into his unique creative career. John is the host of the "Tell Me Everything" series on Sirius XM Insight (channel 121) and a frequent commentator and panelist. I chatted with him about how he got started in theater and comedy, and how he evolved into a funny-yet-incisive political commentator and broadcaster after a childhood suffused with religion and liberal thought.

I also chat with Ruth Dove, co-founder of Coffee + Creatives about how her networking group helps creative folks in Albuquerque and beyond.

Many thanks to Marty Adamsmith and Stue Trory for audio and production assistance. Photo by Marya Jones.

Theme song: "You Know Who You Are" by Sam Miller.

Thanks to our sponsors Pyragraph and Coffee + Creatives.

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When Danielle Vincent left her job at Oprah to start a soap-making business with her new husband, more than a few folks thought she was, well, crazy. Six years later, Outlaw Soaps is a success, propelled largely by Danielle's high-level marketing chops and time management skills. She has just written a new book, "You-Nicorn: 30 Days to Find Your Inner Unicorn and Live the Life You Love." Peri talks with Danielle about forging her own path and her passion for targeted, data-driven marketing. 

Theme song: "You Know Who You Are" by Sam Miller.

Thanks to our sponsors Pyragraph and The Octopus and the Fox. 

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It's a hairy world out there, and Kyle Malone has a comb for it. Kyle had been running his branding firm Kinfolk Branding when he had the idea for an heirloom-quality beard comb, and he ran with the idea. Peri and Eph Sharpe talk with Kyle about launching Big Wood Beard Co, learning about his audience, and where the beard trend is going.

Theme song: "You Know Who You Are" by Sam Miller.

Thanks to our sponsors Pyragraph and The Octopus and the Fox. 

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