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Garrett Hartwell of Power Northwest, a Portland-based residential and commercial solar installer serving Oregon and Washington, joins Kim Allchurch Flick to talk about the 2026 solar landscape and the company’s purpose-driven approach as a Benefit corporation. Hartwell describes how a 2019 reset in Spain and concern about climate change led him to start the company in 2020, navigate licensing and...

Pianist Hunter Noack joins Kim Allchurch Flick for a conversation about founding In A Landscape, an outdoor classical piano concert series using wireless headphones that lets audiences wander through public lands while listening. Noack recounts growing up in Central Oregon, conservatory training (Interlochen, San Francisco Conservatory, USC, Guildhall), and being inspired by immersive theater to c...

Hussein Al-Baiaty, founder of Rising Authors, joins Kim Allchurch Flick for a discussion about clarity and resilience. Hussein shares his journey from Iraq and a refugee camp to building multiple businesses, including a t-shirt printing company with a refugee-focused mission, and later pivoting into author marketing after working at Scribe Media and being laid off in 2023, which accelerated the la...

Jen McFarland, founder of Women Conquer Business, joins Kim Allchurch Flick. Women Conquer Business is a mission-driven consultancy helping women solopreneurs build sustainable, scalable marketing using digital strategy, SEO, and AI with a values-based focus on accessibility and clarity. McFarland shares her path from early marketing work to Peace Corps service in Kazakhstan, which shaped her pers...

Tim O’Brien, Director of Operations at Tropical Salvage and founder of Natural Burial Vessels, joins Kim Allchurch Flick for conversation about his environmental values and design-driven social enterprise. O’Brien describes early awareness of human-caused ecological disruption, then explains how travel and work in Indonesia led him to salvage deconstructed old-growth timbers—often from centuries-o...

Andrea Learned, a Climate Influence Catalyst, writer, and podcast host, joins Kim Allchurch Flick for a conversation about using joy and curiosity as a countercultural way to build climate influence. Learned traces her “windy” path from public relations and marketing to women (including co-authoring “Don’t Think Pink”) to sustainable business studies and climate leadership, emphasizing authentic p...

Alex Gamboa Grand joins Kim Allchurch Flick to discuss her journey into climate action and founding Way of Being, a Portland low-waste retail shop and e-commerce business launched in 2019 to make sustainable habits more approachable through education and product alternatives. Alex discusses conscious consumerism, the limits and misinformation of recycling, and the need to reduce consumption, plast...

Veronica Yanhs, founder of Business Laid Bare and creator of the Orgasmic Operations Method, joins Kim Allchurch Flick for a discussion about how operations—the “how” of turning mission into action—power mission-driven businesses and nonprofits. Veronica shares her first-generation Chinese American journey from a planned pre-med path at Stanford to creating an interdisciplinary major blending prod...

Theresa Logan - Portland-based facilitator, trainer, and consultant - joins Kim Allchurch Flick for a discussion about “strategy and solidarity.” Logan describes her 20-year background in community organizing, public policy engagement, organizational equity, conflict resolution, and restorative justice, emphasizing analysis of race, gender, and power dynamics and using conflict as an opportunity f...

Nedra Rezinas, a Portland-area business strategist and coach for introverted and empathy-driven solopreneurs, joins Kim Allchurch Flick. Nedra shares her journey from self-criticism and comparison to embracing a quieter, values-aligned approach to business, shaped by owning four businesses and noticing that her best clients preferred deeper conversations over small talk. They discuss stereotypes a...

Tessa Bridge, founder of Tessa Bridge Coaching, joins Kim Allchurch Flick to discuss helping social impact leaders manage pressure, avoid burnout, and lead sustainably. Tessa shares her path from developmental psychology and public education into community organizing, racial equity work, running for city council, and DEI consulting, and explains how her own burnout led her to focus on boundaries,...

Michael Jonas, a JD/MBA licensed attorney and community advocate, joins Kim Allchurch Flick to discuss building values-aligned businesses for good. Michael shares his path to law, including financial hardship, losing housing twice, struggling to find employment after graduating law school in 2009, and taking nine bar exams before becoming an attorney in 2017. He explains why he created a values-ba...

Ozzy Gonzalez - an architect, educator, facilitator, and performing artist - about “operational excellence,” joins Kim Allchurch Flick to discuss his career path, and community leadership. Ozzy describes his Mexican upbringing as shaping his resourcefulness, agility, and commitment to constant improvement. He discusses founding P3 in 2019, a private consulting practice that helps clients turn big...

Charles Edward Shambry Jr. shares his journey from a struggling student surrounded by violence in 1990s Portland to becoming a motivational speaker, media producer, nonprofit founder, author, and community leader. Charles reflects on the pivotal mentorship that changed the trajectory of his life, igniting a passion for education, emotional intelligence, and public speaking. From teaching HR and se...

Pallavi Pande, the CEO and Chief Dishwashing Officer of DTOCS, a company known for its classy, compostable tableware, joins Kim Allchurch Flick. They discuss Pallavi's journey from noticing waste at social events to creating a successful business that promotes environmental sustainability and social empowerment. Pallavi shares her insights on overcoming business challenges, the importance of p...

Paul Lovejoy, founder of Stakeholder Enterprise and a member of the Social Enterprise Alliance committee, joins Kim Allchurch Flick to talk about his journey toward creating a more ethical and sustainable financial system. Paul shares his transformative experiences during the 2008 financial crisis, the importance of building an economy based on nature's principles, and his innovative ideas for...

Yuval Ackerman, founder of Ethical Emails joins Kim Allchurch Flick, to discuss better email practices that align with company values. Yuval shares her journey from journalism in Israel to helping mission-driven B2Bs and e-commerce companies discover hidden revenue in their email lists. They explore the importance of human connection, ethical standards in email marketing, the environmental impact...

Maxine Markowitz, an MBA student at Portland State University with extensive experience in operations, change enablement, and project management - joins Kim Allchurch Flick. Maxine, who is currently a project lead for a B impact program, shares her journey from labor planning at Amazon to managing projects at A to Z Wineworks, the first B Corps winery in the country. They discuss the concept of be...

Corey Kaster, founder of Inbundance Wealth Management, joins Kim Allchurch Flick to share his journey from being an insurance broker with Farmers Insurance to becoming an independent investor coach. He discusses the pitfalls of traditional investment strategies, often rooted in speculation and prediction, and presents a scientifically-backed alternative focused on long-term growth based on 50-70 y...

Kathryn Latham joins Kim Allchurch Flick to discuss her journey from a structural engineer and corporate professional to a successful entrepreneur and business consultant. Kathryn shares insights into her career transitions, the values that drive her business decisions, and the importance of optimism and community support for small business owners. She also reflects on the impact of advocating for...

Lindsay LaShell, founder and lead navigator of Buffalo Collective, joins Kim Allchurch Flick to discuss her journey as an entrepreneur, the values that drive her work, and the mission behind Buffalo Collective, a community offering solopreneurs and lone leaders the support they need to thrive. Lindsay explains her vision of creating 'communities of integration' where personal and professio...

Michael Klepacz of Natural Materials Unlimited joins Kim Allchurch Flick for a discussion into Michael's journey from being an aircraft mechanic to becoming a sustainability advocate and business owner in Poland. Topics covered include the benefits of sustainable materials like hemp, the challenges and misconceptions around sustainability, and the importance of making conscious consumer choice...

Camilla Taylor, executive director of the American Sustainable Business Network (ASBN), joins Kim Allchurch Flick to discuss her path from a Maryland family business and roles at B Lab Global and European sustainable fintech to leading business-driven systems change through nonpartisan policy advocacy. Taylor argues businesses need three essentials—security/predictability, affordability, and oppor...

Shari Dunn, Portland-area author and consultant, joins Kim Allchurch Flick on the podcast. Shari's book, “Qualified: How Competency Checking and Race Collide at Work” examines how systemic anti-Black bias shapes workplace decisions. Dunn describes her Milwaukee working-class upbringing, varied career (attorney, news anchor, professor, nonprofit leader), and how Portland has offered unexpected...

Jason Yhost is a Miami-based permaculture designer working with Planet A-mor, a reforestation and improved forest-management project on 1,000 hectares of previously deforested land in Peru. Yhost shares his path from farming and professional volleyball to permaculture work in schools and communities, then joining Planet A-mor after reconnecting with its Danish CEO and learning the project’s origin...