Capitalism for Good

Taylor Clarke is Co-Founder of Amborella Organics, a seed-bearing lollipop company mindfully made to recreate the memory. She is also a strategic consultant known for driving meaningful growth for purpose-driven brands, with past work including Pacha Soap and current clients like Paso Robles Ironworks. She specializes in facilitating key buyer connections, refining brand strategy, and increasing sales through integrated leadership across website development, social media, email marketing, and paid advertising teams. Her holistic approach aligns brand storytelling with performance, helping businesses scale with clarity and impact.Shout out to:City of Hope HospitalFind Amborella Organics:WebsiteFacebookInstagramLinkedInPinterestTikTokTwitterVimeoFind Taylor Clarke:LinkedInBonus shout out to:Females in FoodAll the ways to find, follow, & support the Capitalism for Good podcast: Apple Podcasts | Bluesky | Capitalism for Good’s Between the Interviews Podcast | Patreon | Company Mentions | Email | Facebook | Instagram | Spotify | The Store, by CFG | TikTok | YouTube

Episode 40 is an interview with Tom Murphy, Owner of Outdoor Odysseys, a sea kayaking tour company based in Friday Harbor, Washington. This is the second episode in a 2-part series that includes the perspective of a small business owner and a direct report. It’s a unique perspective that goes beyond just these two leaders. It’s also, in part, and unexpected ode to the company’s founder, Clark Casebolt, whose natural ability to lead by example to build a stable business on a foundation of analog practices continues to stand the test of time. It’s a case study in living and working in alignment with your values with intention, integrity, and sustainability (in every sense of the world) to build a beautiful community.Alright. That’s enough. Let’s go leave this place better than we found it. Shout out to: Clark CaseboltAll the companies out there quietly putting their passions firstBonus Shout out to: Camp Nor’westerDVA MarketingChristian Folk (former guide)Jenny Heap (former guide)Keith Darnun (former guide)Find Outdoor Odysseys:WebsiteFacebookInstagramLinkedIn All the ways to find, follow, & support the Capitalism for Good: Bluesky | BioSite | Company Mentions | Email | Facebook | Instagram | Patreon | TikTok | Transcripts | YouTube

Episode 40 is an interview with Peter Yacobellis, Director of Sales & Marketing of Outdoor Odysseys, a sea kayaking tour company based in Friday Harbor, Washington. This is the first episode in a 2-part series that includes the perspective of a small business owner and a direct report. It’s also a company that I’ve been a customer of twice thanks to the personal recommendation of a local and have since recommended too many times to count. The knowledge & passion of the guides permeates the company and continues to draw in customers and employees for 40 seasons (and hopefully many many more).Alright. That’s enough. Let’s go leave this place better than we found it. Shout out to: Those that choose to resign from your jobs over valuesMalalaAlanis MorissetOphrahDali LlamaGreta ThumburgBillie EilsihBill GatesWarren BuffettTomFind Outdoor Odysseys:WebsiteFacebookInstagramLinkedIn

Today we have Stacey Sigler, Owner of The Lean Refillery & Tiffany Sigler, Owner of Juniperseed Mercantile, in Littleton, Colorado. This duo of powerhouse supportive women is one of the greatest examples of community building in its most natural state from the microcommunity that exists within their partnership and permeates into everything they touch. Tiffany was also a guest on Episode 14 of the sister spin off project, Capitalism for Green (the refill store podcast), talking about her experience owning Juniperseed Mercantile and recent expansion into a course & coaching option for other refill store owners. That venture is supported by her partner, Stacy Sigler, Owner of The Lean Refillery (and do-er of many other things). We talk about how that supportive partnership that overlaps between their personal and professional life also just makes logical sense to build a sustainable community by supporting the others around them in the same way they support one another. This episode is perfect for refillery owners. It’s great for small business owners. It’s also ideal for anyone interested in building strong sustainable communities (in every sense of the word “sustainble”). Alright. That’s enough. Let’s so leave this place better than we found it. Shout out: Jeanie Boymel - Altitude Financial PartnersFind Juniperseed Mercantile: WebsiteFacebookInstagramFind The Lean Refillery:WebsiteFacebook (The Sigler Effect)InstagramAll the ways to find, follow, & support the Capitalism for Good universe: Apple Podcasts (Bittersweet Paradox) | Apple Podcasts (Capitalism for Good) | Apple Podcasts (Capitalism for Green) | Bittersweet Paradox Patreon | Bittersweet Paradox Writing Club | Bluesky (Bittersweet Paradox) | Bluesky (Capitalism for Good) | Capitalism for Good’s Between the Interviews Podcast | Capitalism for Good Patreon | Capitalism for Green Patreon | Capitalism for Green: The Blog | Company Mentions | Email Bittersweet Paradox | Email Capitalism for Good | Email Capitalism for Green | Facebook | Instagram (Andrea & her 2026 Goal = No New Things, Only New Experiences) | Instagram (Bittersweet Paradox) | Instagram (Capitalism for Good) | Instagram (Capitalism for Green) | Spotify (Bittersweet Paradox) | Spotify (Capitalism for Good) | Spotify (Capitalism for Green) | The Store, by CFG | TikTok (Capitalism for Good) | YouTube (Capitalism for Good)

Hey folks. Today we have Amy Welsman, Founder of PaPaumeume, a brand leading the way to reimagine hand care. Think: skincare for your hands. She was the shout out from episode 32 with Stacy Grace, Co-Founder & CEO of KENT. And now we get to hear why Stacy thought of her. While she backs away from my claim that they’re an innovator in the sustainably manufactured goods industry reminding me that they’re not perfect, I cleanly lump her right in there because of the intentional decisions that she and her team have made along the way to ensure that their priorities stay at the core of the business model. These decisions include ingredients, packaging, and shipping materials (which she gives some great practical advice with an example about tape choices). She mentions decisions around what the packaging looks and feels like, offering refillable options to keep the original (beautiful) bottles around indefinitely. We talk about  It also includes the decision to build a giveback initiative into the business model through a partnership with rePurpose Global. What really struck me when I asked her about the partnership is that it wasn’t a specific time period when this partnership was folded into the budget & plan. My assumption here goes straight to the kinds of decisions that business leaders make when they’re building their business. There are some that seem so radical that the details of the decisions stick out as a clear turning point or aha moment. But when decisions about partnerships, givebacks, materials, [fill in the blank with a values-based decision] has become so normalized within the world of the business and/or leader, it’s no longer a notable change. It’s normal. It’s almost as though it's an expected and routine part of the SOP to find partners, manufacturers, team members, you name it that fall in line with the core values. It’s an admirable lesson and an unsung skill that I’m excited to see adopted beyond the bounds of Paume. She also indulges me in my quest to figure out how to replicate the sustainability of the humans behind successful brands & companies by talking about what she does on a daily basis to stay sane & stable. No surprise here, she’s doing her best to take care of herself and her family. In fact, when we recorded this episode, she’d just returned from a family vacation. She talks about building in regular downtime in the summer. She also talks about the importance of being an example to her team recognizing that she’s setting the standard for the culture. If she practices a healthy working balance, then they’ll be more likely to do so as well. And that keeps everyone’s brains, ideas, and lives ready to tackle whatever they have for the next day. Because like she said, it’s all about making today just a little bit better than yesterday. And I think that sounds like a pretty great life all around. Alright. That’s enough. Let’s go leave this place better than we found it. Where to find Paume: WebsiteFacebookInstagramTikTokShout out to: All the early stage founders out there! All the ways to find, follow, & support the Capitalism for Good universe: Apple Podcasts (Bittersweet Paradox) | Apple Podcasts (Capitalism for Good) | Apple Podcasts (Capitalism for Green) | Bittersweet Paradox Patreon | Bittersweet Paradox Writing Club | Bluesky (Bittersweet Paradox) | Bluesky (Capitalism for Good) | Capitalism for Good’s Between the Interviews Podcast | Capitalism for Good Patreon | Capitalism for Green Patreon | Capitalism for Green: The Blog | Company Mentions | Email Bittersweet Paradox | Email Capitalism for Good | Email Capitalism for Green | Facebook | Instagram (Andrea & her 2026 Goal = No New Things, Only New Experiences) | Instagram (Bittersweet Paradox) | Instagram (Capitalism for Good) | Instagram (Capitalism for Green) | Spotify (Bittersweet Paradox) | Spotify (Capitalism for Good) | Spotify (Capitalism for Green) | The Store, by CFG | TikTok (Capitalism for Good) | YouTube (Capitalism for Good)

Jennifer Murray, Owner of ThreeBirds Coffee House in Easton, Pennsylvania takes a philosophical approach to the societal position of working as a bartender in the service industry for 15 years and weaves it into both the greater perspective on the world and how economic and political structures like capitalism and socialism fit into all of it. And I’m here for it all.We talk about valuing all workers in the service industry.We talk about her experience never really having a problem finding really great employees that stick around.We talk about trusting your employees from the get go.We talk about negative reviews and angry customers (or the very few of both they get in the door at ThreeBirds Coffee House).We talk about the impacts of different management styles.We talk about stability and longevity of employees creating a cohesive unit that's core to a business's success.We talk about the role of a business owner and activities that feel as though they justify drawing a salary from the business when they could be going to increased worker wages (and also how she's able to pay employees well-above market rate).We talk about what it's like to be a private business owning socialist and all the complexities that come with it.Shout out to: All the workers in the service industry!Find ThreeBirds Coffee House: WebsiteFacebookInstagramAll the ways to find, follow, & support the Capitalism for Good universe: Apple Podcasts (Bittersweet Paradox) | Apple Podcasts (Capitalism for Good) | Apple Podcasts (Capitalism for Green) | Bittersweet Paradox Patreon | Bittersweet Paradox Writing Club | Bluesky (Bittersweet Paradox) | Bluesky (Capitalism for Good) | Capitalism for Good’s Between the Interviews Podcast | Capitalism for Good Patreon | Capitalism for Green Patreon | Capitalism for Green: The Blog | Company Mentions | Email Bittersweet Paradox | Email Capitalism for Good | Email Capitalism for Green | Facebook | Instagram (Andrea & her 2026 Goal = No New Things, Only New Experiences) | Instagram (Bittersweet Paradox) | Instagram (Capitalism for Good) | Instagram (Capitalism for Green) | Spotify (Bittersweet Paradox) | Spotify (Capitalism for Good) | Spotify (Capitalism for Green) | The Store, by CFG | TikTok (Capitalism for Good) | YouTube (Capitalism for Good)