EPISODE · Dec 6, 2023 · 1H 8M
Reading for Change with Renee Powers
from Feminist Founders: Building Profitable People-First Businesses · host Becky Mollenkamp
Get "Liberate Your Business" by Becky Mollenkamp at https://liberateyourbusiness.com/NOTE: Feminist Founders is a listener-funded podcast. Your contributions enable me to continue bringing you these important conversations. To support the mission, sign up for a paid Substack subscription at https://feministfounders.substack.com/ ----- Renee M. Powers (she/her) is the founder of Feminist Book Club, an online media company and book subscription service that uses literature as a launchpad to educate, activate, and organize. Renee is lifelong Midwesterner, an Aries, an ISFJ, a 3 on the enneagram, a Ph.D. dropout, and a former theater kid. She’s been obsessed with feminist theory and feminist literature since her first Women’s Studies class in 2005. When not reading, you can find her sipping iced coffee in her Minneapolis backyard with her partner and their retired racing greyhound. Website | Instagram | TikTok Discussed this episode: How a Women’s Studies course changed the trajectory of Renee’s life The journey from reading thrillers for fun to starting a feminist book subscription service Monopolies and other problems with the publishing industry The democratic process behind Feminist Book Club selections Why it’s important to dig deeper than the “airport display of white male authors” Words of warning about self-publishing The challenges and opportunities of competing against celebrity book clubs Positive trends in the publishing industry Ideas for making communities more feminist Owning your mistakes, and using them as fuel for change Why safe spaces aren’t guaranteed, and cancel culture isn’t all bad Renee’s leadership philosophy Running an anti-capitalist, feminist business in a capitalist world Restructuring Feminist Book Club to make sure it remains sustainable Self-care and rest as essential parts of company culture The case for self-funding vs. VC funding The benefits of participating in a startup accelerator Resources mentioned: Feminist Participatory Action Research Academy “The Case for Cancel Culture, How This Democratic Tool Works to Liberate Us All” Lunar Startups Tory Burch Foundation Fellowship Program “Rest is Resistance” by Tricia Hersey The Nap Ministry on Instagram The Real Minneapolis Learn more about accountability coaching with host Becky Mollenkamp at https://beckymollenkamp.com
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NOTE: Feminist Founders is a listener-funded podcast. Your contributions enable me to continue bringing you these important conversations. To support the mission, sign up for a paid Substack subscription at https://feministfounders.substack.com/ ----- Renee M. Powers (she/her) is the founder of Feminist Book Club, an online media company and book subscription service that uses literature as a launchpad to educate, activate, and organize. Renee is lifelong Midwesterner, an Aries, an ISFJ, a 3 on the enneagram, a Ph.D. dropout, and a former theater kid. She’s been obsessed with feminist theory and feminist literature since her first Women’s Studies class in 2005. When not reading, you can find her sipping iced coffee in her Minneapolis backyard with her partner and their retired racing greyhound. Website | Instagram | TikTok Discussed this episode: How a Women’s Studies course changed the trajectory of Renee’s life The journey from reading thrillers for fun to starting a feminist book subscription service Monopolies and other problems with the publishing industry The democratic process behind Feminist Book Club selections Why it’s important to dig deeper than the “airport display of white male authors” Words of warning about self-publishing The challenges and opportunities of competing against celebrity book clubs Positive trends in the publishing industry Ideas for making communities more feminist Owning your mistakes, and using them as fuel for change Why safe spaces aren’t guaranteed, and cancel culture isn’t all bad Renee’s leadership philosophy Running an anti-capitalist, feminist business in a capitalist world Restructuring Feminist Book Club to make sure it remains sustainable Self-care and rest as essential parts of company culture The case for self-funding vs. VC funding The benefits of participating in a startup accelerator Resources mentioned: Feminist Participatory Action Research Academy “The Case for Cancel Culture, How This Democratic Tool Works to Liberate Us All” Lunar Startups Tory Burch Foundation Fellowship Program “Rest is Resistance” by Tricia Hersey The Nap Ministry on Instagram The Real Minneapolis Learn more about accountability coaching with host Becky Mollenkamp at https://beckymollenkamp.com
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