Whiskey Fridays

Real talk at the heart of creative entrepreneurship with Kate Tyson and John Gerber. Kate and John, longtime small business advisors, drink whiskey while dishing hard-won wisdom for entrepreneurs and leaders. We also publish "Boss Talks" episodes: interviews with leaders on new possibilities in business and economics and are possibly the only business podcast out there to feature special musical guests.

Whiskey Fridays is a business podcast hosted by Kate Tyson And John Gerber, with 32 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Kate Tyson And John Gerber hosts Whiskey Fridays, a business show with 32 episodes published.

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  Ep26 - Season Ender: Taking a Break

  Dec 13, 202423 minS0

  <p>No emails, no meetings, just time to reset—Kate is about to find out how that feels.</p><p>In this season ender of Whiskey Fridays, Kate and John reflect on the busy fall and Kate’s upcoming six-week sabbatical from Wanderwell.</p><p>Kate discusses how she’s prepared her business for her time away.</p><p>They touch on the importance of taking time off, delegating tasks and setting boundaries - wrapping up the season with a look ahead.</p><p>Resources:</p><p><br>Learn more about Kate Tyson:</p>WanderwellConnect on LinkedInSign up for Kate’s Newsle...

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  Ep25 - Boss Talks: Taking an Extended Business Break with Nic Antoinette

  Dec 6, 202442 minS0

  <p>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 struggle between traditional productivity standards and personal freedom. They dive into how to prepare for such a big shift and how Nic is approaching her year off.</p><p>About Nic Antoinette: Nic Antoinette is a business owner, writer, and creator who has spent the last several years exploring the balance between personal freedom and work. Nic is curr...

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  Ep24 - Boss Talks: Designing Equitable Pay Structures with AORTA

  Nov 28, 202435 minS0

  <p>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 experiments and how they have worked to embed values of equity and justice into their pay structures. Neily also offers practical advice for businesses and organizations seeking to approach pay structures with more transparency and values alignment. </p><p><br>About Neily Jennings & AORTA<br><br></p><p>Neily Jennings manages finance and operations at AORTA Cooperative, a worker-owned co-op offering facilitation, consulting, coaching, and training to sup...

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

  Nov 21, 202456 minS0

  <p>Kate sits down with Jessica Norwood for a conversation about reimagining finance and capital through building an anti-racist and reparative economy. </p><p>Through her guiding question "what would it look like if the economy loved Black people?", Jessica asks us to lean into our imaginations to transform our economic systems. They talk about how her organization, Runway, and the recently launched Rooted Fund practice reparative finance through lending decisions and entrepreneur support that prioritize long-term community relationships over extractive returns.</p><p>Expanding the definition of investment, Jessica invites listeners to consider how everyone can be an investor i...

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  Ep22 - Understanding Owner Compensation

  Nov 15, 202429 minS0

  <p>Business owner compensation is not as straightforward as it may seem.  </p><p><br></p><p>Kate and John discuss challenges with balancing an owner’s personal needs with those of the business, technical aspects of compensation that sometimes confuse owners, and, most importantly, what owner compensation can tell you about your business.</p><p><br>Learn more about Kate Tyson:</p>WanderwellConnect on LinkedInSign up for Kate’s NewsletterKate’s Article: Getting Paid<br><br><p>Learn more about John Gerber:</p>UnlawyerInstagram: @un.lawyerConnect on LinkedIn<br><br><p>Featuring Music by Billy Dufala:</p>@bdufala<br><br>

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