22: Where You Spend Your Money Matters with Laura Clise of the Intentionalist

Sep 22

Sep 22 22: Where You Spend Your Money Matters with Laura Clise of the Intentionalist

Laura is the founder and CEO of Intentionalist, the online guide to intentional spending that supports small businesses and diverse local communities. Before she started Intentionalist, she worked in sustainability, corporate responsibility, supplier diversity, and more.

Take action now: Let’s celebrate Latinx Heritage Month! Create your My Intentional List of your favorite Latinx-owned businesses.

In this conversation, we discussed:

What it means to “spend like it matters”
The story of Intentionalist and how it came to serve small businesses
How small businesses can encourage their customers to prioritize shopping small
How small businesses can participate in intentional spending (through choosing suppliers, vendors, manufacturing partners, etc.)
Why it's so important to highlight and center businesses run by people with marginalized identities

Laura is such a champion for small businesses and I was so honored to have this conversation with her.

Links and resources mentioned:

Business Laura admires: Frelard Tamales
Book recommendations: Start with Why by Simon Sinek and So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
Create your InTENtional List to celebrate your favorite Latinx-owned businesses

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