Small business super-fan, Laura Clise shares the motivation behind her Seattle-based social enterprise and tech start-up, Intentionalist. Making up for lost ground as an LGBTQ youth in search of belonging, she pursues what really matters: creating connections to one another and community through her work. Laura reveals her dorky-side and we talk post-college a cappella groups, nerdy fashion, and how to order chocolate in any country as well as what makes her such a force for good: the incredible vision she holds for how we can all be more intentional with our dollars to foster greater inclusion and belonging. And who doesn’t love to talk about eating, drinking and shopping? We touch on allyship in support of the #StopAsianHate movement and she shares her journey and advice and even a holiday gift guide for intentional giving to diverse and businesses local and beyond. ‘Tis the season!

Here to teach us how to spend like it matters, this is Laura Clise’s story:

In this episode…

⭐ Nerd alert! Pocket squares and college a cappella. You’re welcome.

⭐ Learnings from a coming of age and coming out experience before Jojo or Ellen

⭐ A broad framework for allyship and where we go from here for the AAPI community

⭐ The power of a grandma with a successful small business gives rise to intergenerational wealth and Intentionalist

⭐ What happens when you run out of excuses not to try and are brought face-to-face with your deepest insecurities. Oh yeah, and Apple.

⭐ This surprising new source of inspiration that is hyper-local 

⭐ How to start an impact opportunity

More About Laura Clise
Laura is the Founder & CEO of social purpose enterprise and tech startup Intentionalist. She led a successful corporate career in sustainability and other roles and has worked for the U.N. Global Compact, Intel and the Business for Social Responsibility just to name a few.  She is a frequent speaker on sustainability, diversity and inclusion, energy/climate change topics. In 2021, Laura was named to the Puget Sound Business Journal (PSBJ) Power 100 list, which recognizes people changing the public discourse and inspiring meaningful change in their industry and community. 

Intentionlist's 2021 Holiday Gift Guide here.
 
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