The Out Entrepreneur | Bringing Our Whole Selves to Work | Conversations with Leading LGBTQ Bosses

The Out Entrepreneur | Bringing Our Whole Selves to Work | Conversations with Leading LGBTQ Bosses

By Rhodes Perry: Entrepreneur, LGBTQ Advocate, & WriterBusiness
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The Out Entrepreneur | Bringing Our Whole Selves to Work | Conversations with Leading LGBTQ Bosses episodes

  • 081: Travel Beyond Your Limiting Beliefs and Rediscover Your Younger Self with Alyssa Emerson, Founder of Come Along
    Alyssa Emerson is the Founder of Come Along, a travel agency for people
    ready to move beyond their comfort zones, and experience the things in life
    they’ve always wanted (but maybe were too scared to do alone). Alyssa
    believes the world would be a much better - and happier - place if more
    people travelled, experienced different cultures, and reconnected with
    their younger selves. Her company helps her actualize this belief every
    day.
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  • 080: Protect Your Rights and Get Paid Fairly for Your Work with Katie Lane, Founder of Work Made for Hire
    Katie Lane is an attorney and negotiation coach who helps creators protect
    their rights and get paid fairly for their work. Her clients include comics
    creators, game designers, authors, illustrators, and musicians. Basically,
    if you make stuff, you’re Katie’s kind of client. Her loves include
    teaching people how to negotiate, reading contracts with a red pen, bow
    ties, and Star Trek.
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  • 079: Don’t Compete, Be Unique with Norma Jean Maloney, Founder of Red Rider Studios
    Norma Jeanne Maloney is the founder of Red Rider Studios, where she hones
    her skills as a sign painter and muralist. With three decades of painting
    experience, she works closely with clients from small brick and mortar
    stores to tech titans like FaceBook. Norma Jean started her business when
    it seemed like everyone else had quit. Hand painted everything is what
    allows her business to offer a unique service for her clients. Today she
    has one of the most successful sign painting studios in the country, where
    she leads an industry now in a renaissance.
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  • 078: Know You Are Good Enough Now with Jess Pettitt, Founder + CEO of Good Enough Now
    Jessica Pettitt, M.Ed., CSP, pulls together her stand-up comedy years with
    15+ years of diversity training's in a wide range of organizations to serve
    groups to move from abstract fears to actionable habits that lead teams to
    want to work together. With a sense of belonging and understanding,
    colleagues take more risks with their ideation, conserve precious resources
    through collaboration, and maintain real connections with clients over
    time.
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  • 077: Start Here, Start Out, and Stay True to Your Authentic Self with Bernadette Smith, Founder and President of the Equality Institute
    Bernadette Smith is the Founder and President of the Equality Institute,
    and an award-winning author of three books. She’s a long-time friend of the
    show, and kicked off the very first episode of The Out Entrepreneur. On
    today’s show, you have the opportunity to learn from a seasoned
    entrepreneur who shares some of the challenges and blessings of being your
    own boss. If you’ve ever thought about taking the entrepreneurial leap,
    start here, start out, and stay true to being your authentic self 100% of
    the time!
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  • 076: Reach the Right People Through Social Media with Thomas Sanchez, CEO + Founder of Social Driver
    Thomas Sanchez, CEO + Founder of Social Driver, a business providing
    website, social media, and digital advertising solutions to global clients
    including Honda, Salesforce.com, and the American Heart Association. Thomas
    has been credited as one of the “most innovative people in Washington, DC”
    and a top “minority business leader” by the Washington Business Journal.
    His company’s collaborative culture and cutting-edge strategies have been
    featured in media appearances on CBS, the BBC, The Wall Street Journal, and
    now, The Out Entrepreneur.
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  • 075: End Hatred, Bullying, and Intolerance Through Art with Ben Workman, Creative Entrepreneur & Gallery Owner
    Ben Workman, is a creative entrepreneur, artist, and gallery owner who has
    been dubbed the Jackson Pollock of the 21st Century. He believes it is a
    person’s traumas that define the individual, and he releases his joys and
    pain into his artwork, thus becoming the storyteller of the creation. Ben’s
    art is a beacon for ending hate, bullying and intolerance in the world. Ben
    has received national and international recognition, and while exhibiting
    his work abroad in Dubai, he secured a documentary film deal for “The
    Jumper Maybach Story.”
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  • 074: Eliminate Workplace Toxicity by Bridging the Empathy Gap with Dara Barlin, Founder & CEO of DARE Consulting
    Dara Barlin is really passionate about transforming toxic culture and
    creating spaces where people can feel awesome at work, so that they can do
    really great stuff in the world. She recently started DARE Consulting to
    help organizations rethink how they treat their employees, and figure out
    how to make trust a center-piece of their workplace environment. Dara's
    written a book and several articles on organizational change and organized
    dozens of campaigns for social progress including A Big Project, which
    brought people together from 97 countries to identify a common blueprint
    for global change.
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  • 073: Stop “Getting Ready to Get Ready,” and Take the Entrepreneurial Leap with Kronda Adair, Founder & CEO of Karvel Digital
    Kronda Adair is the Founder and CEO of Karvel Digital, and recently
    celebrated her 5th year in business! She has launched Working Websites, her
    organization’s flagship 6-week online course to teach the basics of online
    marketing to non-technical business owners. When Kronda’s not working, she
    can be found enjoying time at home with her wife and two cats, reading
    dead-tree books, riding one of her five bicycles, or enjoying the postcard
    vistas of the state of Oregon.
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  • 072: Step Into the Power of Your Deepest and Wisest Self with Catharine Clarenbach, Creator of The Way of the River
    Reverend Catharine Clarenbach, founder and creator of the Way of the River,
    helps people more fully connect to their own deepest, wisest selves. Her
    business offers spiritual accompaniment, coaching, preaching, and courses
    available through her website, Facebook community, and newsletter, Journey
    Through Wisdom. It was a pleasure learning more about Catharine’s approach
    to business, life, and her spiritual traditions during this intriguing
    interview.
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