The Out Entrepreneur | Bringing Our Whole Selves to Work | Conversations with Leading LGBTQ Bosses
Business & Economics Podcasts
The Out Entrepreneur is a weekly Podcast where Rhodes Perry connects with today’s most authentic LGBTQ entrepreneurs. The show was created for you, the LGBTQ entrepreneur, business owner, or start-up founder. It was also designed to inspire more people to consider the entrepreneurial journey. During your daily commute, workout, or leisure time, allow Rhodes Perry to share actionable advice, and introduce you to some of the 1.4 million LGBTQ entrepreneurs crushing it in business, all while bringing their whole selves to work. Each episode explores the journey of the successful out entrepreneur who reflects on the ups and downs of building their business, all in an effort to inspire you to take action, and unapologetically be your authentic self 100% of the time.
Location:
United States
Description:
The Out Entrepreneur is a weekly Podcast where Rhodes Perry connects with today’s most authentic LGBTQ entrepreneurs. The show was created for you, the LGBTQ entrepreneur, business owner, or start-up founder. It was also designed to inspire more people to consider the entrepreneurial journey. During your daily commute, workout, or leisure time, allow Rhodes Perry to share actionable advice, and introduce you to some of the 1.4 million LGBTQ entrepreneurs crushing it in business, all while bringing their whole selves to work. Each episode explores the journey of the successful out entrepreneur who reflects on the ups and downs of building their business, all in an effort to inspire you to take action, and unapologetically be your authentic self 100% of the time.
Twitter:
@OutEntrepreneur
Language:
English
Contact:
202-403-7000
Episodes
160: Lead Inclusively During Uncertain Times with "THE" Inclusionist, Simma Lieberman
5/12/2020
Simma Lieberman is internationally known as “The Inclusionist,” because she creates inclusive workplaces where employees love to do their best work, and customers love to do business. She works with leaders of organizations who understand that while training in areas of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is important, sustainable change only occurs when DEI is integrated into the business strategy, and are part of the organization’s cultural DNA. Simma is also the author of 110 Ways to...
Duration:00:46:05
Special Episode: Let's Talk About Sex, Business & the United States Supreme Court
5/5/2020
Any day now, the United States Supreme Court will decide if LGBTQ+ workers are protected from employment discrimination under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Regardless of how SCOTUS rules, what more could businesses committed to building fully inclusive organizations - businesses like yours - do to underscore their LGBTQ+ inclusion values during this historic moment? If this question sparks your curiosity, then consider tuning into this dynamic panel discussion and gain a better understanding...
Duration:00:58:43
159: Achieve Success without Altering Your DNA with John Volturo, Founder of Volturo Coaching
4/28/2020
John Volturo is an internationally recognized speaker and coach that focuses on LGBTQ+ equality in the workplace and the importance of having a diverse leadership to increase the bottom line. John has served as a C-Level executive in many recognizable companies and was responsible for building Tony Robbins’ brand and empire. John is married with his husband and lives in LA with their two daughters.
Duration:00:44:51
158: Keep Doing What You Do Best with Diane Conklin, President + Founder of Complete Marketing Systems
4/21/2020
Diane Conklin is the President and Founder of Complete Marketing Systems. For more than 25 years, she has helped business owners take their companies to six, and seven figures and beyond. She also leads, Queer Profits, a company that specializes in helping LGBTQ business owners intentionally grow and scale their businesses. Based in Atlanta, GA, Diane is a member of her city’s LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce and the Human Rights Campaign.
Duration:00:51:02
157: Pivot Your Business, Pivot Your Life with Elena Thurston, Founder of the PRIDE and Joy Foundation
4/14/2020
Elena Joy Thurston is an inspirational speaker and founder of the PRIDE and Joy Foundation. She grew up in a turbulent home, joined a conservative church as a teenager, put herself through college, married and birthed 4 beautiful children, and then....life 2.0 brought a divorce, leaving/getting kicked out of her church, a beautiful love story and a successful new career! Her viral TEDx talk has paved the way for speaking engagements around the country.
Duration:00:58:13
156: Playing the Game of Life During the Great Pandemic with Remy Blumenfeld, The Vitality Guru
4/7/2020
Remy Blumenfeld coaches leaders to play the game of life with purpose, grace and ease. He specializes in sectors fueled by innovation and creativity. This includes Arts and Culture, media, television, film, fashion and advertising. His clients include directors of national arts organizations, worldwide ad agencies and a wide range of entrepreneurs. He has worked intensely with three of the world’s pre-eminent leadership coaches and has twice been ranked in the top twenty most influential gay...
Duration:00:54:27
155: Meet One of the Most Respected Women in Travel Today, Vicky Garcia, COO & Co-Owner of Cruise Planners
3/24/2020
Vicky Garcia is among the most respected women in travel. Serving as the COO & Co-Owner of Cruise Planners, Garcia was appointed Godmother of Viking Cruises European long ship - Viking Magni - and named Woman of the Year by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Her contagious spirit and commitment to charity work helped CP Cares–Cruise Planners’ non-profit organization raise and donate more than $2 million to local, national and international charities. She is also a...
Duration:00:44:36
154: Pull the Curtain Back on the Business of Supplier Diversity with Jamie Crump, President of The Richwell Group
3/17/2020
Jamie Crump is a nationally recognized thought leader and speaker in the supply chain and supplier diversity spaces. She is President of the consulting company, The Richwell Group and author of Backstage Pass: Pulling the Curtain Back on the Business of Supplier Diversity. On this week’s episode of the show, we discuss how the business of supplier diversity can help take your business to the next level. Tune in and then grab a free sneak peek of Jamie’s book by texting “Backstage” to 33777...
Duration:00:44:19
153: Learn When to Take a Stand and When to Let Go with Ash Beckham, Equality Advocate & Self-Proclaimed Chronic Oversharer
3/10/2020
Ash Beckham is an energetic and dynamic public speaker. Her YouTube video, “I am SO GAY” has garnered over 400,000 views in two months. The video has been shown in classrooms and boardrooms around the globe increasing the number of actual views to well over 750,000. By blending honesty and humor, Ash delivers unforgettable talks about why we need to remove the word “gay” as a pejorative from our lexicon and other LGBTQ+ issues. Her Tedx Talk, “Coming Out of Your Closet” has reached over 6...
Duration:00:46:31
152: Generate Over a BILLION Dollars in Annual Sales with Brandon Green, Co-Founder of Keller Williams Capital Properties
3/3/2020
Brandon believes impact-focused businesses make the world better. In 2006, he co-founded the Keller Williams Capital Properties real estate organization. In just over a decade, he and his business partners expanded their company into a regional network of 8 offices and $2 billion in annual sales in a little more than a decade. From his professional success and personal journey he brings a great deal of empathy, skill, and perspective to conversations about growing companies during a time of...
Duration:00:44:18
151: Heal Your Body So You Can Grow Your Business with Alex Williams, Holistic Hyperbarics Founder
2/25/2020
Alex Williams is the founder and owner of Holistic Hyperbarics, a first of its kind hyperbaric oxygen therapy spa that offers a once exclusive procedure as an affordable, accessible treatment option for the general public. What makes Holistic Hyperbarics different is that it is a female-founded business purposely walking away from traditional sterile medical care and providing another option in a patient-first restorative spa environment. Here, treatment becomes approachable, accessible, and...
Duration:00:46:38
150: Help Adults Play Nice Together with Scott Hoesman, Founder + CEO of inQuest Consulting
2/18/2020
Scott is a reformed mortgage banker, who is now a 20+ year veteran in the inclusion and diversity consulting space and the CEO of inQUEST Consulting. He, and his team, work some of the world’s largest brands on their people strategies and as he says “helping adults to play nice.” He believes we need to challenge ourselves to do “D&I differently” and not rely on the same old solutions. Scott is also a civic leader. He is board chair for the Chicago Sinfonietta, the country’s most diverse...
Duration:00:43:56
149: Connect with Your Guide to Positive Disruption with Joanna Martinez, Global Procurement Influencer
2/11/2020
Joanna Martinez is an award winning business owner and the force behind the soon-to-be-launched learning series Disruption University. Her book, A Guide to Positive Disruption, focuses on her experiences working though the ups and downs of the corporate world to make positive changes at the companies for which she has worked. Joanna is recognized as a global procurement and supply chain leader, providing a range of services to management and employees. Her clients range from Fortune 50...
Duration:00:41:19
148: Find More Ease In Your Business with Catharine Clarenbach, Founder of the Way of the River
2/4/2020
Friend of the show, Reverend Catharine Clarenbach, is the founder and creator of the Way of the River, a business that helps people more fully connect to their own deepest, wisest selves. Catharine offers spiritual accompaniment, coaching, preaching, and courses available through her website, Facebook community, and newsletter, Journey Through Wisdom. First joining us on episode 72, Catharine returns to discuss how her business continues to evolve by scaling and growing her team. Learn more...
Duration:00:50:43
147: Get Control of Your Life with Doña Bumgarner, Life Coach + Podcast Host
1/28/2020
Doña Bumgarner is a life coach for frustrated moms who are exhausted living in a culture that doesn’t support them as mothers or as womxn. She helps them get in control of all the parts of their lives, so they can feel like great moms AND whole humans. Doña is also host of Nurturing Habit podcast, about the ways we nurture ourselves as whole womxn so we can live more complete and vibrant lives.
Duration:00:42:42
146: Get Bigger Clients (and more of them) with Supplier Diversity Guru, Liz Whitehead, CEO of 12PointFive
1/21/2020
Liz Whitehead is the CEO of 12PointFive, a business development consultancy that helps diverse businesses get bigger clients and more of them. She is also the co-Founder of Diversity Masterminds, an online course for business owners ready to learn how to leverage their supplier diversity certification in order to increase visibility and grow their businesses. Be sure to listen to the full episode for a very generous gift for #OutBosses like you!
Duration:00:40:52
Let the Wizard of Tax Guide You Through this Year's Tax Season
1/14/2020
Friend of the show Jax Wheatley returns to help you navigate the challenges of filing your 2019 taxes. Jax is the Chief Financial Officer Every Small Business Owner Needs. With over 18 years running their own business, Rainbow Tax & Accounting, Jax loves providing quality, affordable accounting services to individuals, small business, and non-profit organization. When not busy running their own business, Jax dedicates their free time expanding economic opportunities serving as the board...
Duration:00:51:16
145: Change Hearts & Minds Through Your Supply Chain with Anthony & Chad, Co-Founders of Lick Honest Ice Creams
1/7/2020
Anthony and Chad are co-founders of Lick Honest Ice Creams. They opened their business in the fall of 2011 because they wanted to offer “honest ice creams” to savvy palates in Austin. They use the word “honest” in their business name because they want to communicate that they use the purest ingredients in their artisanal ice creams. Since 2011, Lick Honest Ice Creams has been crafting artisanal ice creams with peak-season ingredients sourced responsibly from local farmers and food partners....
Duration:00:45:23
A Reflection Two Years Later: Live from Orlando! Amplify Your Power, Strengthen Relationships, and Celebrate Your Authenticity with MBA Orlando & Central Florida Out Bosses
12/17/2019
Two years ago - in collaboration with MBA Orlando and the National LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce - Rhodes Perry, host and creator of the popular weekly podcast, The Out Entrepreneur, took the show on the road for the Inaugural Live Recording & LGBTQ Marketplace Event on Monday, December 11, 2017. The purpose of the event aimed to amplify the power of #OutBosses, connect them with supplier diversity professionals, and inspire the next generation of LGBTQ people to take the entrepreneurial leap.
Duration:01:01:05
144: Build a Business that is an Asset for LGBTQ+ Communities with Braxton T. Fleming, Founder + CEO of Stealth Bros & Co
12/10/2019
Braxton Fleming is the Founder & CEO of Stealth Bros & Co., a luxury supply company revolutionizing medical storage approaches specifically for transgender & nonbinary people. Founded in 2017, Braxton’s company established a bold vision to design a fashionable way to safely house hormone replacement therapy medications. Tune into this week's episode and learn why Stealth Bros & Co is an asset for LGBTQ+ communities & beyond.
Duration:00:43:53