Self-Employed Happy Hour

By: Peri Pakroo
  • Summary

  • Self-employment author and coach Peri Pakroo chats with guests about working for themselves, whether that's freelancing, running a coffee shop or heading a corporate empire. Peri and rotating co-hosts also interview artists, musicians and other creative workers who share stories about pursuing their projects and careers. We celebrate and illuminate the many sides of self-employed life and business, including related topics like road-tripping, thrift shopping and procrastinating. Any hour can be happy hour when you're self-employed. :)
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Episodes
  • Ep. 57: Angela Merkert of Alliance for Local Economic Prosperity
    Nov 21 2022

    Peri talks with Angela Merkert, the Executive Director of Alliance for Local Economic Prosperity, about her organization’s efforts to create a public bank owned by the State of New Mexico and how it could support more equitable access to capital in the state. Peri also shares updates from her self-employed life, including the story behind a new organization she co-founded, SEED NM.

    Tweener music: "Unabanker" by The Directory.

    Photo by Peri Pakroo.

    Theme song: "You Do You" by Sam Miller.

    Thanks to our sponsor P-Brain Media. 

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    38 mins
  • Ep 56: Monique Salhab and Kendra Toth, Co-Founders of RACED
    Mar 6 2020

    Host Peri Pakroo talks with Monique Salhab and Kendra Toth about their firm, RACED, which helps clients build equitable and inclusive workplaces and organizations. By embracing their own identities and their strengths in holding space for uncomfortable conversations, Monique and Kendra are developing a powerful partnership that helps build capacity within other organizations to continue the important, ongoing work of dismantling white supremacy.

    Peri also shares a few announcements from Pyragraph and Tricklock Company, whose Revolutions International Theatre Festival is just about to kick off.

    Photo by Peri.

    Theme song: "You Do You" by Sam Miller.

    Thanks to our sponsor Pyragraph.

    Be sure to Like our Facebook page!

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    36 mins
  • Ep. 55: Giovanna Rossi, Founder of the Family Friendly Business Award
    Dec 9 2019

    'Tis the season...of badass women stealing the show in the House impeachment hearings. ;) In this episode, host Peri Pakroo invites leadership coach, founder of Family Friendly New Mexico, and Producer/Host of The Well Woman Show Giovanna Rossi to talk about how women in leadership can maximize their effectiveness while staying physically and mentally well. With the holidaze looming, these tips are especially timely. 

    Peri also talks with Coffee + Creatives co-founder Ruth Dove about what leadership means in the world of small business, artsy collabs and indie working. 

    Tweener music: "Hold On" by Bellemah.

    Photo by Peri.

    Theme song: "You Do You" by Sam Miller.

    Thanks to our sponsors Pyragraph and Coffee + Creatives.

    Be sure to Like our Facebook page!

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    30 mins

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