In "The Great Inbetween" that I find myself in right now, I'm having a LOT of conversations with all kinds of business owners. Big business, municipalities, non-profits, coaches, and more. Each of these convos is shaping my thoughts around what's next for me and for business life after Creative Freedom. I've been invited to co-host a podcast, among other things, and it's a time filled with uncertainty and promise for the future.
While I won't go into any details about MY future direction here (my brand strategist would strangle me!), I AM sharing one of those conversations with you today.
I met Becky Mollencamp YEARS ago, when I spoke inside her online community. Since that time, she's gone through a journey of unpacking some of the old ways she learned of doing business. That journey led her to write her book, Liberate Your Business: A radical guide for entrepreneurs who want to build without harm. It's available now at all the usual places, but I'm linking directly to Becky's own website for reasons you'll come to understand by the end of this interview. Here's how Becky describes the book:
Liberate Your Business is a practical, no-bullshit guide for progressive entrepreneurs who want to build people-first businesses without burnout, manipulation, or extraction.
It's part reality check and part roadmap. You'll name the invisible rules you've been trained to follow, then replace them with practices that support sustainable growth, ethical marketing, and leadership that feels like you.
In our interview, we talk about many of the concepts in the book, along with some of my favorite quotes from it. Plus we wrestle with the importance of giving credit where credit is due (particularly to underrepresented or marginalized voices), when you should call out a problematic business owner, and when you should probably "close your mouth and stay in your lane".
Becky Mollencamp is a feminist business coach for service-based entrepreneurs who want to build human-first businesses that honor collective flourishing over "profit at all costs" growth.