Making an Impact with Catharine Montgomery

Get "Liberate Your Business" by Becky Mollenkamp at https://liberateyourbusiness.com/NOTE: Feminist Founders is a listener-funded podcast. Your contributions enable us to continue bringing you these important conversations. To support the mission and receive bonus content, sign up for a subscription at https://feministfounders.substack.com/ SUMMARY: In this episode of Feminist Founders, Catharine Montgomery, founder and CEO of Better Together, shares her journey of building sustainable change. She discusses her unexpected start in entrepreneurship with VC funding and the social impact her agency aims to achieve. Catharine navigates the challenges of transitioning from employee to business owner, overcoming imposter syndrome, and modeling equity and social justice in her business practices. She emphasizes the importance of mentoring, networking, and finding clients who align with Better Together's values. Through her experiences, Catharine provides valuable insights for entrepreneurs navigating similar paths, highlighting the intersection of feminism, entrepreneurship, and social change.Catharine Montgomery (she/her)  is the founder and CEO of Better Together, a communications agency that galvanizes positive change for purpose-driven organizations through creative strategies, messaging and branding. Catharine’s vision for Better Together is to build a more just, environmentally sustainable world centered around human and labor rights, access to education, and healthcare for all through collaborative and creative communication campaigns. After spending nearly 15 years working in public relations, Catharine knows what truly drives results and leaves a lasting impact.Website | Catharine’s LinkedIn | Better Together LinkedIn | ThreadsDiscussed in this episode:Catharine’s burgeoning and complicated relationship with feminismExiting a toxic work environment (and fighting back)How a chance encounter (and a lifetime of preparation) helped Catharine unexpectedly start her agency with VC fundingWhy Catharine decided to accept VC funding, despite being in an industry that isn’t known for relying on itHow mentoring and networking have helped Catharine as a newer entrepreneurBetter Together’s values and finding clients that share themMaking money and doing goodHow entrepreneurship helped Catharine overcome “imposter syndrome”The learning curve of going from employee to business ownerModeling equity and social justice in how she runs Better TogetherThe legacy Catharine hopes to create with Better TogetherResources mentioned:Touch4LifeNational Museum of African-American History and Culture“Unmasking AI” by Joy Buolamwini