Boss Talks Episodes
Interviews with Leaders
April 2, 2024
Ep 15 – Boss Talks: Engaging Unionization with Access Matters CEO Melissa Weiler Gerber
If an organization is progressive and cares about its staff, then workers don’t need a union, right? Employee survey says: Nope. Unions are taking off in all sorts of mission-driven non-profits and small businesses. Manageme…
Jan. 23, 2024
Ep 10 - Boss Talks: Staying with the Trouble with Sarah Ryhanen
How do we build worlds of interdependence, regeneration, and care? Sarah Ryhanen, founder of Saipua and Worlds End School of Thought, Agriculture, and Craft joins Kate to talk about dreaming, and most importantly, doing the …
Dec. 5, 2023
Ep 8 - Boss Talks: The State of the Messy-Ass Restaurant Industry with Chef Jennifer Zavala
The rules of how we interact with restaurants and the service industry at large are changing. But not without significant confusion, pushback, and sometimes outright belligerence. The restaurant industry as we know it is fun…
Oct. 10, 2023
Ep 5 - Boss Talks: Grief as a Portal with Sebene Selassie and Jennye Patterson
For so many of us, grief is a near constant companion in our lives. And that loss and accompanying grief show up whether we have the space to deal or not. As I've been exploring failure, business closures, and endings during…
Aug. 22, 2023
Ep 3 - Boss Talks: Shutting It Down with Heather Thomason of Primal Supply Meats / Part 2
Part 2 of Kate's conversation with Heather Thomason of Primal Supply Meats. You might want to listen to Part 1 of our conversation before y ou listen to this episode. We left off with Heather finally coming to terms with her…
Aug. 15, 2023
Ep 2 - Boss Talks: Shutting It Down with Heather Thomason of Primal Supply Meats / Part 1
Part 1 of Kate's conversation with Heather Thomason, founder of Primal Supply Meats, the Philadelphia based butchery she closed in May of this year after seven years in business. This is Heather's first public conversation s…