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

Davis founded Davis Law Office in 2010 after nearly a decade of practicing

in the corporate department of a larger law firm. Armed with this

experience and knowledge of legal solutions used by large entities, Davis

set out to bring the same level of service to smaller organizations and

individuals. The mission was three-fold: provide top-notch legal work,

charge fair prices for it, and never stop evolving to meet the changing

needs of clients. Over seven years and more than 900 clients later, Davis

is proud of the assistance DLO provides for companies large and small, and

the expanding service they now offer for individuals and families.

Gina Pecoraro is the creator of the LGBTQ clothing line, Seven Even

Clothing. Her company provides LGBTQ merchandise that differs from items

that typically marketed to the rainbow family. And to be clear, Seven Even

Clothing is not about rainbows – instead, it's about representing our LGBTQ

Pride through the logo, 7E. Gina Resides in the Big Apple, and we are

thrilled to welcome this creative entrepreneur to the show. Check out the

show notes, and enjoy a generous 25% discount on your next purchase of

Seven Even Clothing.

Kedma Ough serves as the Director of Innovation for Small Business

Development Centers across the state of Oregon. In her role, she supports

inventors from vision setting and execution all the way to achievement and

success. Kedma regularly contributes to Entrepreneur Magazine, and has

received many distinguished recognitions including the SBA’s Women Champion

of the Year, Small Business State Champion Award, and National Small

Business Influencer Leadership Award. Kedma definitely is a true powerhouse

and someone you want in your corner as a proven champion to out

entrepreneurs just like us.

Davide Di Giorgio is a longtime theater producer, creator, director,

educator and audacious entrepreneur. His unapologetic approach that

shatters the mold of following blueprints, formulas, and systems has

quickly made him the go-to creative expert for on purpose coaches,

entrepreneurs, and speakers who want to deliver their message unforgettably

so they can transform their audiences forever! Simply put, Davide produces

unique signature talks, keynotes, TED talks, and audience experiences that

make speakers UNFORGETTABLE!

Heather Vickery is a Success Coach & Event Planner with over 20 years of

experience as an entrepreneur. Heather helps her clients build better

business strategies and identify boundaries that together help elevate

their lives and businesses to new levels of success. She runs a series of

workshops and is a public speaker where she trains other entrepreneur’s on

getting to the empowering side of fear, creating balance, time management,

as well as countless systems, strategies, and boundaries. Working with

Heather inspires people to say, “So what, do it scared” and take real

action towards their dreams.

When not working his day job as a regional director of project management

for a tech services company, Jeff authors books in the m/m romance genre as

well as LGBTQ+ young adult fiction. Jeff lives in rural Northern California

with his husband of twenty years, Will. Along with Will, Jeff hosts the

weekly show, Jeff & Will’s Big Gay Fiction Podcast. Since 2016, Jeff’s

treated the writing as a business rather than a hobby with the goal to have

it be the primary source of income by 2020. If you are seeking a pathway to

transform you side hustle into a full-time business enterprise, this is the

episode for you!

Rick Clemons is the Author of Frankly My Dear I’m Gay, Host of The Coming Out Lounge podcast, certified life coach, TEDx Speaker, world record holder, and a guy who’s helped 1000’s of people in over 50 countries across the globe come out of the closets of their lives to escape their BS, explore their fears, and elevate their authentic self-expression. Rick’s signature mantra is “make your quirk work,” whatever that beautiful quirk is.

Jenn T. Grace is a nationally recognized business strategist, speaker and author specializing in the LGBTQ market. Guided by the mantra, “change happens in business,” Jenn believes social change happens first in the workplace before spilling over into mainstream society. She is an Amazon Best Selling author and has been featured in Forbes, The Huffington Post, The Hartford Courant, and on CNBC. Passionate about helping people share their stories of adversity, Jenn is the Founder of the Purpose Driven Authors Academy and Purpose Driving Publishing. On this episode, Jenn offers powerful insights on how you can leverage your superpowers to crush it in business beyond the rainbow.

Katie Barnes is a pop-culture obsessed writer for espnW.com, covering culture, LGBTQ issues, women’s basketball, and whatever else is thrown at them. Since joining ESPN in August 2015, they have written on myriad topics, such as campus sexual assault, the sports world’s response to North Carolina’s controversial law, HB2, "American Ninja Warrior," "Pitch," and more. In addition to Katie’s TV obsession, they are known to argue about the redeeming qualities of "Bring It On" (the first one), and play copious amounts of video games (including Mafia III). Tune into this episode and learn about Katie’s intrapreneurial superpowers, and how they are transforming workplace culture from within ESPN and beyond.

Dr. Jonathan Higgins is an educator, speaker, and social media influencer proudly hailing from Southern California. He serves as a LGBTQ media curator focusing on the needs of queer people of color (QPOC), and his work has been featured in Mused Magazine, Contrast Magazine, and on sites like Blavity, TheRoot, and Attn. A mutual friend and colleague highly recommended that I interview Dr. Jon because of the knowledge bombs he was sure to throw on the show. I am thrilled he accepted the invitation to be a guest, and I am proud to say he delivered on the promise of inspiring a thoughtful conversation that will no doubt keep you hungry on the path of entrepreneurship. Tune in and prepare to learn what Dr. Jon’s authentic truth looks like.