The business rules you’ve been following were never written for you. In this episode, Kandas Rodarte sits down with business coach and author Becky Mollenkamp to explore what it actually looks like to build an ethical, human-centered business as a woman solopreneur — without replicating the extractive system most of us are trying to leave behind.

Becky makes a distinction that will stick with you: capitalism is about more, more, more. Commerce is about enough. What’s enough to make you whole? That one reframe changes how you price your work, build your network, and show up for your community.

This conversation is for you if you’ve ever burned yourself out chasing a finish line that kept moving, felt like the “build your empire” playbook wasn’t built for your real life, or wondered whether there’s a way to run a sustainable business without becoming the thing you left corporate America to escape.

In this episode:
✅ Why leaving corporate America doesn’t automatically free you from hustle culture
✅ The practical difference between capitalism and commerce in your everyday business decisions
✅ What ethical business growth looks like — pricing, visibility, collaboration, and community care
✅ How to build your network like a spider web instead of a personal asset
✅ Why “enough” is not settling — and how to know what enough actually looks like for you

RESOURCES MENTIONED
📚 Liberate Your Business by Becky Mollenkamp: https://amzn.to/4vPgvSB (affiliate link)
🎙️ Feminist Podcasters Collective: https://feministpodcasterscollective.com/
🔗 Becky’s website: https://beckymollenkamp.com/
🌴Paradise TV Show: https://www.hulu.com/series/paradise
🌹Nikki the Death Doula: https://www.nikkithedeathdoula.com/

ABOUT BECKY MOLLENKAMP
Becky Mollenkamp (she/they) is a business coach, author of Liberate Your Business, and founder of the Feminist Podcasters Collective. She co-hosts the podcasts Messy Liberation and Feminist Founders.

ABOUT GRATITUDE GEEK
Gratitude Geek is the podcast for Gen X women solopreneurs building genuine, lasting connections with clients, colleagues, and community. Host Kandas Rodarte believes gratitude is a business strategy that transforms how we show up in our work and lives.

🎙️ Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gratitude-geek/id820738086
🎙️ Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/27dh0T1PbwsWXxfmNWZPy8
🌐 Website: https://kandasrodarte.com
📧 Weekly Email: https://kandasrodarte.com/subscribe

WORK WITH KANDAS
Are you a woman solopreneur over 40 who’s experienced something difficult like cancer, divorce, or loss? Kandas helps women rebuild their businesses and lives with strategy, systems, and gratitude as a business tool.
🌐 https://kandasrodarte.com/start-here

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