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

  • 061: Blend Business with Social Responsibility and Power Your Charitable Giving with Ty Walrod, CEO and Co-Founder of Bright Funds
    Ty Walrod is the CEO and Co-Founder of Bright Funds, an organization that
    helps leading businesses like Cisco, VMware, Box, and Campbell's Soup
    Company power their charitable giving. Ty Also serves on the boards of
    Sustainable Silicon Valley and Startup & Tech Mixer, and he is an active
    member of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group and Founders Network. Ty’s a
    real mover and shaker when it comes to blending business with social
    responsibility, and we are so lucky to have him on the show.
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  • 060: Live from Orlando! Amplify Your Power, Strengthen Relationships, and Celebrate Your Authenticity with MBA Orlando & Central Florida Out Bosses
    Thank you, MBA Orlando, the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce, and the
    greater Orlando business community for your support in helping launch The
    Out Entrepreneur's inaugural live podcast recording and LGBTQ marketplace
    event. With your support, the event was an enormous success! The stories
    shared about the power of LGBTQ businesses offered encouragement and
    support for those of us in the rainbow family, and to our corporate allies,
    especially those who work in the world of supplier diversity.
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  • 059: Unlearn Shame, Process Trauma, and Learn About Sex and Pleasure with Andrea Barrica, CEO & Co-Founder of O.School
    Andrea Barrica is CEO and Co-Founder of O.School, an online shame-free
    platform for pleasure education, powered by live-streaming and chat to help
    people unlearn shame, process trauma, and learn about sex and pleasure.
    Previously, Andrea co-founded YC-backed accounting and tax platform,
    inDinero.com, where she led sales and operations. She also served as a
    venture partner and entrepreneur-in-residence at 500 Startups, one of the
    world’s most active, global seed funds.
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  • 058: Lead Boldly by Learning from One of the Best with Bob Witeck, Founder of Witeck Communications
    Bob Witeck founded his Washington, D.C. based firm, Witeck Communications,
    in 1993. For the past 25 years, he has received countless recognitions as
    one of the nation’s leading business communicators, strategic consultants,
    and research experts on many aspects of the lives and households of LGBTQ
    people, families, and communities. In his work, Bob partners with nonprofit
    organizations, allies, experts, and business leaders to advise major
    corporations and advocacy groups on their missions, strategies, messages,
    and occasional crises.
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  • 057: Learn How to Maximize Your Potential & Be Happy at Work with Ben Brooks, Founder & CEO of PILOT
    Ben is an executive coach and Founder & CEO of the career improvement
    startup PILOT. After holding a number of executive and leadership roles at
    Lockheed Martin, Oliver Wyman, and Marsh & McLennan Companies, Ben decided
    to utilize his professional development experience and start his own career
    and executive coaching firm in 2013. PILOT, his new tech startup dedicated
    to helping people be happy at work, launched in 2016.
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  • 056: Find Your Voice and Share Your Story from a Place of Power with Eduardo Placer, CEO of Fearless Communicators
    Eduardo believes that every person has voice and a story to share. He works
    with leaders and changemakers at the intersection of voice, body and mind
    so they share from a place of power and not from a place of panic. He is
    the CEO and Founder of Fearless Communicators a dynamic public speaking
    coaching business which seeks to work with those poised to make the biggest
    impact on the planet and elevate the way they speak and share their
    message.
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  • 055: Learn About the First Investment Network Backing LGBTQ Founders with Paul Grossinger, Founder of Gaingels
    Paul Grossinger is the Founder of Gaingels, the first investment network
    backing LGBTQ founders, which has 120 members, and has led to $10 million
    in investment for LGBTQ founded companies worldwide. He has served as a
    Board of Governors member for StartOut, advisor to Out in Tech, and Board
    Member for Marriage Equality USA. A regular speaker and panelist, Paul has
    spoken for a wide range of organizations including Slush, International
    CES, and CTIA Wireless. He writes regularly for Inc.com, and is a graduate
    of Columbia University’s School of Journalism and the Johns Hopkins
    University.
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  • 054: Reduce Your Human Footprint to Zero with Best Selling Author & Entrepreneur, Mike Dieterich
    Mike Dieterich is a LEED Accredited Professional, environmental scientist,
    best-selling author, speaker, explorer, and entrepreneur determined to
    bring balance between the environment, people, and profitability. Over the
    past decade, he has written policies and programs that support sustainable
    development. His efforts have culminated in the success of passing historic
    sustainability efforts in Washington, DC.
    Dieterich has been called upon as an expert for the US Congress, United
    Nations Climate Action Forum and has led conversations at Georgetown and
    Carnegie Mellon Universities. His efforts have been featured in The New
    York Times and various national broadcast outlets. Most recently, his Tedx
    talk, “A Zero Energy Water Waste Future” focused on the future of energy,
    water, and waste in our built environment.
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  • 053: Learn How to Virtually Connect LGBTQ+ Communities with Andy Cramer & Al Farmer, Founders of Alternative Spaces
    Andy & Al Cramer are best friends, and partners in business, and in life.
    Their journey together began nearly 20 years ago when they created the bold
    vision of developing the website, gay.net. The goal of this business was to
    pioneer an interactive online service connecting LGBTQ folks virtually for
    the first time. With some hearts, smarts, guts, and luck powered by the
    internet, they busted down the walls of social isolation for many LGBTQ
    folks, connecting millions of rainbow family members. For over 40 years and
    counting, they continue to remain engaged in the LGBTQ movement for social
    justice, making positive change through expanding economic opportunities
    for the community through entrepreneurship ventures.
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