EPISODE · Apr 17, 2025 · 34 MIN
Conflict Isn’t the Enemy: How Feminist Founders Can Navigate Discomfort and Disruption
from Feminist Founders: Building Profitable People-First Businesses · host Becky Mollenkamp
Get "Liberate Your Business" by Becky Mollenkamp at https://liberateyourbusiness.com/In this episode of Feminist Founders, Becky Mollenkamp and Faith Clarke dive deep into what might be the most critical (and most avoided) part of feminist entrepreneurship: conflict and disruption.This conversation will help you reframe discomfort not as failure—but as proof that you’re doing something different. Becky and Faith explore why conflict is inevitable in values-aligned businesses, how to meet it with compassion, and why traditional conflict-avoidance strategies (hello, white lady niceness) just don’t cut it anymore.Together, they discuss:The internal stories we tell ourselves in moments of discomfortWhy systems of oppression make conflict feel dangerous—especially for white womenHow to regulate your nervous system during hard conversationsNavigating conflict as a leader without falling into supremacist, hierarchical patternsWhy harm repair should be a documented system in your businessTools like “oops/ouch” and “bug/wish” to build a conflict-embracing cultureDisruption deserves its own seat at the feminist business framework table—because this is where real change begins.🎧 Next week’s episode wraps the series with how to implement all five parts of the Feminist Founders framework. Subscribe now so you don’t miss it!
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Get "Liberate Your Business" by Becky Mollenkamp at https://liberateyourbusiness.com/In this episode of Feminist Founders, Becky Mollenkamp and Faith Clarke dive deep into what might be the most critical (and most avoided) part of feminist entrepreneurship: conflict and disruption.This conversation will help you reframe discomfort not as failure—but as proof that you’re doing something different. Becky and Faith explore why conflict is inevitable in values-aligned businesses, how to meet it with compassion, and why traditional conflict-avoidance strategies (hello, white lady niceness) just don’t cut it anymore.Together, they discuss:The internal stories we tell ourselves in moments of discomfortWhy systems of oppression make conflict feel dangerous—especially for white womenHow to regulate your nervous system during hard conversationsNavigating conflict as a leader without falling into supremacist, hierarchical patternsWhy harm repair should be a documented system in your businessTools like “oops/ouch” and “bug/wish” to build a conflict-embracing cultureDisruption deserves its own seat at the feminist business framework table—because this is where real change begins.🎧 Next week’s episode wraps the series with how to implement all five parts of the Feminist Founders framework. Subscribe now so you don’t miss it!
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