Now & Center: Entrepreneurial Voices from the Margin

Hello, and welcome to Now & Center: Entrepreneurial Voices from the Margin. I’m your host, Karen Bartlett, and I’d love to share with you the inspiration for Now & Center. We know that the predominant voices in the business world have been privileged, white, cis-het male voices. These voices have created a business culture rooted in transactionalism, extraction, and dehumanization. Now & Center is a space to bring forth a new set of voices in the business world. The time is now to center the voices that have been marginalized. WE are the new voices in business. Join us to learn from a diverse and inclusive community of entrepreneurs who have a wealth of experience and are rewriting the rules for business to center humans, social change, and standing in our authenticity and power.

I’m a longtime educator, an entrepreneurial activist, a business development strategist, a coach, a consultant, and a community organizer. While I wear a lot of hats, I spend the majority of my time working with other entrepreneurial activists; business owners who are not only committed to creating social change through their talents, but to changing the very nature of how business is done in our capitalist culture. I work with business owners who range in how they identify, from women to BIPOC to LGBTQ+ and nuero-divergent. Our work centers on co-creating liberation, freedom, and power, as well as results, in and through their businesses. The best part is that it’s all built on them staying true to their values, commitments, and authenticity.

I’ll be dropping a new episode weekly where you can hear the stories of these amazing business owners. You can hear what it’s really like for them, learn from their struggles, and explore how they’re working to create change in our world.

Thanks for joining me on this journey!

Episode Description:

Karen talks with Leanne Alaman, Founder of Embodied Contribution Consulting, about anti-oppression healing as paradigm-shifting equity work, as well as the power of using discernment in business. They discuss the impacts of internalized oppression and paternalism as an entrepreneur, and the importance of community and asking for help.

Links:

Schedule an Exploratory Call with Karen: https://calendly.com/karenbartlett/30min

Learn more about Kite + Dart Group: www.kiteanddartgroup.com

Register for an upcoming event: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/the-kite-dart-group-16435043586

Connect with Leanne Alaman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leanne-alaman/

Learn more about Embodied Contribution Consulting: https://www.embodiedcontribution.com/

Connect with Carin Huebner at Public Good Media: publicgood.media

Original music credit goes to DJ Ishe: https://soundcloud.com/ishe

Episode Description:

Join Karen as she talks with Chrysta Bairre, Founder of She Goes High, about being introverted and neurodivergent, and the toll of masking. Chrysta shares how she’s intentionally building a community that encourages being more of who we truly are and practicing taking up space. They have a conversation about managing the impacts of having invisible, intersectional, marginalized identities, and the power of speaking our own lived experiences and finding our own paths.

Links:

Schedule an Exploratory Call with Karen: https://calendly.com/karenbartlett/30min

Learn more about Kite + Dart Group: www.kiteanddartgroup.com

Register for an upcoming event: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/the-kite-dart-group-16435043586

Learn more about Chrysta Bairre: https://liveandlovework.com/

Learn more about She Goes High: https://www.shegoeshigh.us/

Connect with Carin Huebner at Public Good Media: publicgood.media

Original music credit goes to DJ Ishe: https://soundcloud.com/ishe

Episode Description:

Join Karen in a vulnerable conversation with Jennice Chewlin, Founder of Chewlin Group, about imposter syndrome, moving beyond perfectionism, and getting back to joy. They discuss the value in having the time and space to both try things out and take space to tune into inner knowing, the role of community in feeling supported, and alignment. Karen coaches Jennice around the possibilities for scaling, including expanding services, growing a team, and co-creating systems that work for stakeholders.

Links:

Schedule an Exploratory Call with Karen: https://calendly.com/karenbartlett/30min

Learn more about Kite + Dart Group: www.kiteanddartgroup.com

Register for an upcoming event: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/the-kite-dart-group-16435043586

Learn more about Chewlin Group: www.chewlingroup.com

Connect with Jennice Chewlin: https://www.instagram.com/discovering_community_nh/

Connect with Carin Huebner at Public Good Media: publicgood.media

Original music credit goes to DJ Ishe: https://soundcloud.com/ishe

Episode Description:

Join Karen as she talks with Alisha Harris, Founder of Original Account Strategies, about the iterative nature of her professional career, finding clarity of focus, and the benefits and challenges of being a black woman business owner. She shares her strategy of using a design brief to test out ideas by designing rules and then intentionally breaking them, as well as staying aligned to her values. Karen and Alisha have a coaching conversation on around how strategies for scaling.

Links:

Schedule an Exploratory Call with Karen: https://calendly.com/karenbartlett/30min

Learn more about Kite + Dart Group: www.kiteanddartgroup.com

Register for an upcoming event: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/the-kite-dart-group-16435043586

Learn more about Original Account Strategies: https://originalaccountstrategies.com/

Connect with Alisha Harris: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisharharris/

Connect with Carin Huebner at Public Good Media: publicgood.media

Original music credit goes to DJ Ishe: https://soundcloud.com/ishe