A few years ago, I met Joyce Carols, Founder and CEO of JC Consultancy, on a female entrepreneur study group trip to Dubai. I was drawn to her calm, her sweetness, and the incredible toughness just beneath the surface. I joked that it takes an internationally-renowned negotiations expert to keep 7 alpha-women from killing each other. ;-) Joyce hires out her expertise to top companies that are struggling against a foundering business culture. It's a monumental task to turn this around in giant co...
Jul 14, 2025•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 51
When Maren Costa took on Amazon fighting for better working conditions for the distribution center workers during covid, I thought she was the bravest person I knew. But getting to know Maren better over our conversation, I came to learn that activism comes naturally to her. She shares a high tolerance for risk like all entrepreneurs. So what seems brave to others feels natural and logical to those of us who have the risk bug. The first time I heard the term "climate justice" was on one of Maren...
Dec 05, 2024•2 hr 14 min•Ep. 50
Ooh, that's a bit tortured. Beth and Michael discuss how copyright law is impacted by ChatGPT & Friends. Michael handles Beth's "What ifs" and "How abouts" with aplomb. Beth asks Michael to ponder if gross things are actually funny or if laughing at gross things is just an extended expression of disgust. Michael misses the point.
Jun 19, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 49
MeiMei Fox is founder and CEO of "Your Bestselling Book," a two-time New York Times bestselling author, and Forbes contributor. The word "storytelling" has been co-opted by marketers, but for good reason. Telling stories, true, fictional, metaphorical, hyperbolic, allegorical, is uniquely human. We all have beautiful stories, but most of us need help telling them beautifully. MeiMei not only guides clients through how to write, but how to get the writing read. We talk about the role AI will play...
Jun 19, 2024•2 hr 14 min•Ep. 48
For all you Anthony Bourdain fans out there, you need to know about Deagon Williams. Deagon is a Paris-trained executive chef that keeps other chefs in in business. She is the founder of Culinary Business Strategy, a consultancy that advises chefs on making their restaurants a success through establishing a solid financial model. Growing up, Deagon was one of 2 Caucasian kids at her school, but she didn't know she was a minority. This set the stage for Deagon being able to meld in anywhere, with...
Jun 12, 2024•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 47
I listen to a lot of podcasts .One of the reasons I started the Rock 'n' Roll Porter podcast was that I was frustrated hearing the same men hosting the same other men on their podcasts, thanking each other for giving each other their big breaks. These stories are far and few between for women. But the community of change-maker women are building our own culture on our own terms in our own way and in our own time. I am collecting stories of women giving other women their big breaks. In this pilot...
Apr 26, 2024•12 min•Ep. 46
...but everybody finds Megan pleasing. Currently Megan is based in Edinburgh as program manager at AbacusBio. Most people who know her describe her as the embodiment of contradictions. She possesses a rare combination of both an entrepreneurial mindset and a project managers executional capabilities. She is direct and no-nonsense and a self-described "crier." Megan is an expert in nutrition, and incredible cook and hostess, founder of Pinch dumplings...and also worked for a bank for 6 years. I w...
Apr 26, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 45
Not sure what is in this one, but for sure it is New Yorker Magazine-worthy commentary.
Apr 26, 2024•53 min•Ep. 44
Catching up a backlog of convos between Beth and Michael.
Apr 26, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 43
Beth and Michael talking about stuff. Uploading backlog of conversations. Mystery box!
Apr 26, 2024•48 min•Ep. 42
Beth abandons the dogs in the woods (not really). Michael provides Beth a primer on the proper pronunciation of guitar brands. Michael comes up with an idea that would remove cigarette butt litter overnight.
Mar 04, 2024•37 min•Ep. 41
Tammy Parrish is the founder of The Clothing Compass. Tammy started her career as a fashion designer, but transferred into a career with a much broader mission. Her goal is to bring awareness to what clothes we buy, why we buy them, how long we should wear them, and what to do with the items in our closets that no longer serves us. In short, wearing our values makes us feel good. I have referred to her as my "personal stylist," but Tammy prefers to call what she does "wardrobe management." I thi...
Mar 04, 2024•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 40
Beth introduces Michael to the first and only video game she will ever play. Beth and Michael dissect and analyze English lyrics written by a famous Dutch rock band. Are movies about war a form of profiteering? Beth wonders. Michael is no help as usual.
Feb 18, 2024•51 min•Ep. 39
Have you ever met someone where everything they say you want to write down? Listen to this podcast with pen in hand. Gonnie Been is one of the most profound, wise, and fascinating thought leaders I know. Most recently, Gonnie was the Co-Founder of the World Benchmarking Alliance. I've caught her in transitional moment. She calls herself a pioneer. I think of her more of a pilot. Free thinking, restless, independent, looking at the world from 30,000 feet, with her feet firmly on the ground. She h...
Feb 08, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 38
Beth and Michael delve into the word cloud measuring sentiment around the two current parliamentary leaders in the UK.
Jan 22, 2024•52 min•Ep. 37
Beth fumes over a wasted trip to the Dutch gynocologist who cancelled an appointment right in front of her as she was sitting there. We don't have that here. Not my job. The paid parking wasn't totally wasted because she saw an "it" girl in the elevator.
Jan 20, 2024•39 min•Ep. 36
Rebekah Braswell is the CEO of Land Life, a company that restores degraded landscapes through technologically advanced, wide-scale replanting projects. Rebekah comes from a 5-generation family farm and was the first person in her family to venture away from the vocation. A high achiever, she didn't move to the next town or state, but to Europe, where she earned her master's degree at Oxford. Next, she lived in the Middle East for the better part of a decade before landing in Amsterdam. Beth and ...
Jan 13, 2024•2 hr 9 min•Ep. 35
Caroline Williams is Head Rebel and Founder of the Do Good Only Company. There are millions of people shut out of gainful employment due to the circumstance of their birth, their upbringing, or bad luck. Caroline represents what it actually looks like to integrate DEI at the very core of a business model, but a lot of people who champion DEI look away. It's extraordinary that we got such a "get" with Caroline agreeing to spend time with the Rock 'n Roll Porter, at this stage of being such a juni...
Dec 24, 2023•2 hr 40 min•Ep. 34
Beth and Michael wonder if it makes more sense to have a trillion humans in space to achieve the utility of giving birth to 1000 Einsteins, of if Jeff Bezos has completely lost his rocket and isn't even thinking about the 1000 Einsteins on earth we have lost due to war, famine, or lack of opportunity. Michael is worried about Kevin Federline.
Dec 24, 2023•52 min•Ep. 33
Beth and Michael dig into Cronut and Crompouce trademark disputes, debrief on the cutting Beth's hair relying on a ponytail holder, a pair of manicure scissors, and a Youtube tutorial. They decompress after our underdog neighborhood achieves a stunning upset, winning our case against giant, for-profit wind turbines being installed in our back gardens. Politics is local, people. This real-life triumph should be made into a movie. It's a feel-gooder.
Nov 18, 2023•57 min•Ep. 32
Nuria Spijker is Chief Sustainability Officer of Humbee, a company that creates a platform certifying and advising sustainability measures of restaurants. Nuria and Beth talk about cultural, racial, and gender bias, and comparisons between poaching and factory farming. Beth is spellbound by Nuria's experience, observations, and opinions, both in Africa and in the Netherlands. Beth and Nuria would not mind chucking it all in and living out their days working in animal sanctuaries: chimps, gorilla...
Nov 16, 2023•2 hr 22 min•Ep. 31
Katie Geminder is the Cofounder and Chief Strategy Officer of Cent.co, a repository that pays digital content creators in perpetuity. Beth and Katie embrace a new class of startup: cockroaches. Katie brilliantly explains what an NFT is so that Beth finally, genuinely, for the first time, gets it. Listen and you will too. Beth is going to move all her content off Facebook and onto Cent.co. Listen and you will too.
Nov 15, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 30
Beth and Michael remember Bobby Knight. Beth fails to convince Michael to book an appointment with her favorite massage therapist, a.k.a. the Lovemaker. They rifle through Rolling Stone's list of all time best guitarists.
Nov 15, 2023•40 min•Ep. 29
Beth and Michael have a listener, and they provided feedback, which Beth and Michael discuss. Beth and Michael unanimously agree that a cease fire should be in order. So...any day now.
Oct 29, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 28
Beth and Michael remonstrate the EU's ban on glitter, while single-use bottles and ultra processed food packaging is churned out at a Fantasia frenzy. Beth found her childhood Cookie Monster puppet. They tiptoe briefly into the Hamas/Israel conflict. They compare being an employee of a company vs. a citizen of a country. If you live in Seattle, vote for Maren Costa.
Oct 19, 2023•44 min•Ep. 27
Beth and Michael discuss if U2's Sphere in Las Vegas is a good idea because it is probably as hideous for the environment as Bono's overheated ego. Beth also doubts that Las Vegas as a whole is a good idea.
Oct 17, 2023•34 min•Ep. 26
Beth and Michael hold the space. They discuss Beth's obsession with Michael's health, appropriating urban slang, and confusion over Jared Kushner.
Oct 17, 2023•44 min•Ep. 25
Beth and Yvonne talk about gun violence in the Netherlands, gigolos who just want to talk, and mishaps at the day spa.
Oct 11, 2023•45 min•Ep. 24
Beth and Michael fear what would happen if they combined their DNA.
Oct 11, 2023•34 min•Ep. 23
Beth and Michael discuss France declaring three wars. Beth is fermenting too many foods. They discuss the color of her new sweater and what Michael knows the most about.
Oct 07, 2023•50 min•Ep. 22
