Sex is universal, but the business of it is, well, complicated. Frances Tang, founder of Awkward Essentials talks about shaking up the sexual health and wellness industry, the limitations of groupthink, and how Twinkies can be a the perfect marketing hack.

Links related to this episode:

• AwkwardEssentials.com
• Frances on raising $2.3M for Awkward Essentials
• Why sex tech is the overlooked giant of the wellness industry
• Why more sexual wellness startups are turned on by retail
• ⁠Awkward Essentials on TikTok⁠
• The original Dripstick at CVS

Food may seem simple, but it's a system — one of production, distribution, policy and consumption — that deserves more attention than grabbing something from the store and tossing it in our mouths.

Wande Okunoren-Meadows talks about disrupting the status bro of food, health and wellness through her work as the executive director of the Hand Heart and Soul Project, a nonprofit working toward a future where Clayton County is at the forefront of the food sovereignty movement.

We talk about how everything is tied to land and power, the difference between consumer self-care and real wellness, the bullshit that are mission statements, the importance of local nonprofits, and how a healthy bit of chaos can be essential for anyone trying to disrupt the status bro.

Links/resources related to this episode:

• Hand Heart and Soul Project
• 2023 Farm Bill

• Big Green DAO

• Inequality in Philanthropy

• Find your elected officials

• Nationwide farmers market finder

• Wikipedia overview of food sovereignty

  
  

Ever feel like the world is made up of tangled-up systems? But wherever there are knots, there are people working to untangle them. From food justice to sexual health, creativity to productivity, folks are at work disrupting the status bro.

Join entrepreneur, community builder and professional question-asker Kt McBratney as she talks with the very disruptors challenging how it's been done and creating new models of what could be. Each episode, we'll unpack how the status bro creates problems within specific industries, geographies and systems — and how key players are challenging the default, breaking outdated rules and building new possibilities for our shared future.