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

  • 143: Explore the Future of Your Global Mission with Dr. Vivienne Ming, Founder of Socos Labs
    Dr. Vivienne Ming is a theoretical neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and author
    frequently featured for her research and inventions in The Financial Times,
    The Atlantic, Quartz and the New York Times. She co-founded Socos Labs, her
    fifth company, a mad science incubator. Previously, Vivienne was a visiting
    scholar at UC Berkeley's Redwood Center for Theoretical Neuroscience,
    pursuing her research in cognitive neuroprosthetics. In her free time,
    Vivienne has invented AI systems to help treat her diabetic son, predict
    manic episodes in bipolar sufferers weeks in advance, and reunited orphan
    refugees with extended family members. She sits on the boards of numerous
    companies and nonprofits.
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  • 142: Mix Business with Pleasure with Ryan Alvarez and Adam Merrin, Founders of Husbands That Cook
    Ryan Alvarez and Adam Merrin are two husbands that cook together in a small
    kitchen in a house on a hill in Eagle Rock, California. They met in 2001 in
    a recording studio where Ryan was singing with a jazz choir and Adam was
    the engineer. They fell in love, and five years later were married. Since
    its inception in 2015, their blog, Husbands That Cook, was a finalist for
    Saveur magazine’s Best How-To Cooking Blog Award (2016) and a Taste Talks
    Awards Nominee for Best Food Blog (2017). When they’re not cooking, they
    love being in nature, hiking, and spending time in their garden. Adam is
    also a musician, and one of the founding members of indie rock band The 88.
    Ryan sings classical music and acts in TV shows and commercials. Visit
    www.husbandsthatcook.com to learn more.
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  • 141: Learn How to Create a Values-Based Artist Collaborative with Kai Hazelwood, Founder of Good Trouble Makers
    Kai Hazelwood is an award winning & nationally recognized choreographer.
    She is the founder of Good Trouble Makers – a genre expanding,
    practice-driven collaborative based in LA and making waves globally. Her
    collaborative is perpetually investigating what anti-racist and queer dance
    making, devising, teaching, and performing looks like. Inspired by the
    words of John Lewis, her group is committed to making: making art, making
    room, making change, and making good trouble. The collaborative celebrates
    the resiliency, creativity, and audacity of queer and Black, Indigenous and
    People of Color (BIPOC) communities, offering an outlet for survival, and a
    pathway toward liberation for all.
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  • 140: Discover and Communicate Your Business Story with Andy Blubaugh, Founder of Potboiler Story Company
    Andy Blubaugh is a documentary filmmaker and the founder of Potboiler Story
    Company - a video production and storytelling company that helps businesses
    discover and communicate narratives about their work, products, and
    culture. Andy’s company believes that an audience’s attention is the most
    valuable commodity, and they keep that audience watching through bold,
    compelling video storytelling that keeps audiences coming back for more.
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  • 139: Know that a Brighter Day is Possible through Music with Donovan Holden, Recording Artist & Songwriter
    Donovan Holden enjoys putting the music into the world knowing that people
    will hear his voice and feel his spirit. He loves getting the feedback from
    his listeners. He comes from a south Florida musical background and started
    writing songs in junior high school and has continued throughout the years.
    He loves to write music and started using samples and digital instruments
    to write and produce Blues Rock/R&B Jazz music. Since then he has released
    two albums, produced by Patty Sanders. What makes Donovan Holden different?
    Aside from his passion towards music, his harmonic imagination and his way
    of using more interesting chord changes are what sets him apart from the
    other songwriters.
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  • Celebrate International Pronouns Day by Building a More Inclusive Business
    In celebration of International Pronouns Day, we are replaying a special
    panel discussion featuring local transgender, nonbinary, and ally community
    leaders committed to expanding economic opportunities through the PDX Trans
    Works Project. Airing this panel discussion is timely given that tomorrow
    is International Pronouns Day – an annual event that seeks to make sharing,
    respecting and educating about personal pronouns commonplace. If you are an
    #OutBoss curious as to how you can expand economic opportunities for
    transgender and nonbinary people by creating a more inclusive business, you
    don’t want to miss the this episode!
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  • 138: Find Opportunities in Unexpected Places with Todd Brown, Professional Audible Narrator
    Todd Brown, better known to his fans as Kenneth Obi, is an acclaimed
    narrator of many best-selling fiction books. He started his career thinking
    he would be the “voice of horror” until an offer came his way that he
    didn’t really read beyond the books sales figures. With almost 80 titles
    available on Audible in the M/M romance genre he has put voicing horror
    aside to go full-time in a genre he never even considered.
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  • 137: Hire a Marketing Team Fit for the Gig Economy with Jennifer Houston, Co-Founder of The Bench
    Too many stories of burn out, layoff’s, low margins, the inability to never
    say no, missed vacationed, loss of passion and zero work life balance
    compelled Jennifer Houston, a 20+ year veteran in the marketing space, to
    build the business of her dreams. She and her business partner, Sarah
    Musgrove, problem solvers at heart, created the bench, "your marketing team
    for the gig economy." The Bench is a deconstructed marketing and branding
    agency that businesses with in house agency teams, and start-ups with
    placing fully vetted teams constructed of all freelance talent.
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  • 136: Scale Your Business and Spend More Time Doing What You Love with Jef Strauss, Founder + Co-Owner of Wag N’ Wash
    Jef Strauss is the founder and co-owner of Wag N' Wash, a natural pet food
    and grooming store. He and his partner, Dan Remus, started the business 20
    years ago so they could spend more time with their beloved Dalmatian, Geni.
    Wag N’ Wash Natural Pet Food & Grooming, a full-line specialty retail
    destination for cats and dogs, has a mission to recognize, promote and
    foster the positive impact that companion pets and their humans have on
    each other. Wag N’ Wash provides fresh-baked dog treats, natural food,
    supplements, full-service grooming and self-wash facilities and toys.
    Today, there are 18 Wag N’ Wash locations in eight states.
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  • 135: Meet Your Organization’s Digital Engagement Needs with Cat Dawson, Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Diver Collective
    Cat has over ten years of experience across strategy, operations, and the
    arts. She is the co-founder and managing partner of Diver Collective, a
    Brooklyn based tech company. Diver Collective exists to help organizations
    understand and meet their digital engagement needs in a way that supports
    their mission and values. Cat also speaks to corporations and groups of
    professionals about leveraging her lived experiences as an out professional
    to inspire organizations to develop more LGBTQ+ inclusive workplaces.
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