Whiskey Fridays Season 2 out now!

Whiskey Fridays

Real talk at the heart of creative entrepreneurship with Kate Tyson and John Gerber.

Recent Episodes

Dec. 13, 2024

Ep26 - Season Ender: Taking a Break

No emails, no meetings, just time to reset—Kate is about to find out how that feels. In this season ender of Whiskey Fridays , Kate and John reflect on the busy fall and Kate’s upcoming six-week sabbatical from Wanderwell. K…
Dec. 6, 2024

Ep 25 - Boss Talks: Taking an Extended Business Break with Nic Antoinette

Kate chats with Nic Antoinette about her plan to take an “adult gap year” in 2025: Nic will hit pause and step back from most of her business and work life for 12 months. Nic shares her journey with work, autonomy, and the s…
Nov. 29, 2024

Ep24 - Boss Talks: Designing Equitable Pay Structures with AORTA

Kate talks to Neily Jennings of AORTA Cooperative about the organization's process of designing a transparent, equitable, and just compensation framework for their team. They discuss the history of AORTA’s compensation exper…
Nov. 22, 2024

Ep23 - Building an Anti-Racist and Reparative Economy with Jessica Norwood

Kate sits down with Jessica Norwood for a conversation about reimagining finance and capital through building an anti-racist and reparative economy. Through her guiding question "what would it look like if the economy loved …
Nov. 15, 2024

Ep22 - Understanding Owner Compensation

Business owner compensation is not as straightforward as it may seem. Kate and John discuss challenges with balancing an owner’s personal needs with those of the business, technical aspects of compensation that sometimes con…
Nov. 1, 2024

Ep21 - The Four Types of Business Investors

Ever wonder what kind of investor relationships are actually worth it and what might be the best fit for you? John talks through the four types of investors—friends and family, crowdfunding platforms, angel investors, and st…