Extractive Capitalism Is Collapsing: The Generative Economy Has Entered the Chat
We are the visionaries, the early adopters, the system-refusers who know collapse is not the end. It is the invitation. Trickle-down, Reagan-inspired, neo-liberal money is dead. Versions of collaborative currency are what comes next. When women have what we need, everyone wins.
I've been interviewing women in business since 2017, and spent the last five years building the safest place on the internet for women. Extractive capitalism is collapsing mathematically. Women-led businesses are already building what comes next. That is not hope. That is the data.
Check Your Default Settings
Technology is still a baby. And not a chill one. Most of what we're calling the future is still running on V1 logic: trained on lopsided data, coded by a few overconfident engineers, and launched at scale without much reflection. Systems don't fix themselves. They just keep reinforcing what they were built to believe, unless someone steps in and changes the defaults. That is us.
From hidden permissions to algorithmic bias baked into the tools you use every day, most systems are profit-first, extraction-based, and allergic to nuance. Check out why I continue to build Business 4 Good, what I've learned helping women-led businesses actually use AI, and how to change the settings that were never designed for us as women, or for anyone, to thrive!
When Leadership Gets Real: What I Learned From a Very Rough Chapter of My Life
I was hired unanimously to lead a regional Innovation Hub with collaboration and equity at the center. I did not walk in to keep the lights on.
I walked in to build something new. Here is what happened when intention met execution.
I stayed in the work long after it got hard. I continue to seek guidance from mentors, board members and even HR.
I always try to create space for hard conversations. I like to think I tried everything to make this JOB work. Eventually, the staffer left. So did I. Here is what I learned, and why I keep building Business 4 Good!
Building the Future with #Tequity, Heart, and Bots
Remember when email felt like a fad? Or when the first internet you met (Web 1.0) was only for tech bros or Uncle (Scary) Larry?
We are in a moment, my friends. A big one. AI is now. Check out why tech without empathy and consent is just more noise, and how Business 4 Good is building the first woman-forward AI chatbot from the ground up.
At Business 4 Good, I have been building the first-ever woman-forward AI chatbot, powered by real stories, voice notes, essays, and hard-earned wisdom from women who lead across differences. The new algorithm is us. And note, I've been interviewing women in business globally since 2017!
Building Coalitions, Not Networks
Let's get one thing straight: I love a good connection. But not the shallow kind where people just collect LinkedIn requests like Pokemon cards. I am talking about real connections. Rooted in respect, generosity, and mutual benefit. So no, I am not here to network. I am here to build coalitions. And my hunch is, so are you.
The old models aren't working and the new ones are still taking shape. If you know me, you know I’ve been saying now is exactly the time to be brave, intentional, and unapologetically collaborative, out loud and on repeat for a hot minute or two. Womanism, the wage gap, and why woman-forward does not mean men are not invited. Read the full piece. Then tell me I'm wrong.
Architect of Change: Building a Future Rooted in Equity
I come from a lineage of resilience: women who built lives from the ground up, who led with instinct, intelligence, and grit. Being an Architect of Change is not about simply adapting to what exists. It is about imagining and building something radically better. It means building a cooperative where the newest member and the founder have the same vote.
My artist mother taught me that leadership cannot be cramming oneself into outdated systems. It has to be building better ones from the ground up. Check out my three pillars for being an Architect of Change, and why Richard Florida's Great Reset is exactly the moment we are in right now.
Thanks a Lot: Gratitude, Community, and the Systems We Accept
I give thanks weekly, sometimes even daily. I also find certain holidays to be a bit of a farce, followed immediately by one of the most massively marketed days of gross consumption as a national sport. I promise, this is a glass half full article. But gratitude lists are not enough and I think we can do better.
Feeling Inclusively Home
I really want you to know about where I've come from and why I am building this marketplace to be truly inclusive and feel like home, like Grandma's house. Everyone has a different version of home but often Grandma's house is safe, has some Big Mama energy and her own fair rules. That is what we are building here.
The Crossing Guard Dream: Diversity Is Power
About five years ago I had a dream. I was walking down a busy city street and a woman of color told me in no uncertain terms: "STOP WALKING." She said it again, louder. And then I understood something I have never forgotten about diversity, power, and who belongs at the helm.
What Is More Offensive: F-Bombs or Genocide?
I've gotten the feedback that I "sure do curse a lot." That I "make great points but do I need to drop the f-bomb so much?" And my very favorite: "You are so pretty. Ladies like you do not swear!" Being the salacious sinner that I am, I thought: Well, f*ck. Let's talk about what actually deserves our outrage.
Social Media Is Making Us Lonely. Rose Kaz Has the Antidote.
Am I the only one that gets a bit of a rash from the mainstream way of doing social media? The chirping birds, the billionaire ego trips, the hologram of connection that somehow leaves us more alone. There is an antidote. And it is not another app.
I Never Really Felt I Belonged
I never really felt I belonged. Anywhere. Until one day I began to notice why, and how I could maybe, just maybe one day, find belonging. Inclusivity matters to me because I know what it feels like to search for it. And I've been searching since inception.
An Origin Story: Bubblicious to Business Activist
I started my first business under my bunk bed selling Bubblicious Gum to the neighborhood kids. I was six. And honestly, I haven't stopped since.