Kate sits down with Jessica Norwood for a conversation about reimagining finance and capital through building an anti-racist and reparative economy.
Through her guiding question "what would it look like if the economy loved Black people?", Jessica asks us to lean into our imaginations to transform our economic systems. They talk about how her organization, Runway, and the recently launched Rooted Fund practice reparative finance through lending decisions and entrepreneur support that prioritize long-term community relationships over extractive returns.
Expanding the definition of investment, Jessica invites listeners to consider how everyone can be an investor in creating a more just and loving economy.
About Jessica Norwood:
Jessica Norwood is an entrepreneur, investor, artist, and philanthropist who has spent her career exploring the ways that money can be an expression of repair and spiritual care. She is a serial social entrepreneur, who works with a community of investors to provide believe-in-you money in order to create an economy that loves Black people, and encourages others to do the same.
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