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Liberatory Business with Simone Seol

Liberatory Business with Simone Seol

Simone 75 episodes Latest Jun 8, 2026

This podcast explores how to build community care, social responsibility, and allyship into every aspect of a business, not as an afterthought but as a core foundation. It argues that business is not neutral and that the way we sell, market, and structure our offers either upholds oppressive systems or actively works to dismantle them. The show features honest, nuanced, and sometimes uncomfortable conversations about running a business that is both profitable and radically principled.

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74. We want you to make cool shit with AI. Here's why. Jun 8, 2026 1790 If you're exhausted by AI replacing human voices, automating the soul out of everything, and those hustle-y calls to "adopt AI or be left behind" — we're with you.But here's the other side. Right now, for the first time ever, you have the power to build tools that are custom-tailored to the exact problems you want to help solve in the world, carrying your specific voice an
73. My story of growing up Korean and ADHD - a conversation on neurodivergence and intersectionality with Jak Levine-Pritzker Jun 2, 2026 3152 When ADHD coach Jak Levine-Pritzker asked me to be interviewed for her upcoming book on ADHD and intersectionality, I said yes — and asked if we could share it on the podcast too. What followed was one of the most vulnerable conversations I've had publicly.Follow Jak at @authenticallyadhd on Instagram.
72. Just because you don't like it, doesn't mean it's a scam May 26, 2026 1361 If you're a practitioner that works outside of mainstream institutions, you might have had your work dismissed as a scam, a grift, or a cult — or if you've watched it happen to someone you respect — this episode is for you. I'm pulling back the curtain on what's actually going on when people throw those words around, and why the answer has almost nothing to do with logic or con
71. We should all fail more May 19, 2026 592 So many of us are settling for lives we never failed at.Those are lives that were never really lived in, either. This episode is your permission slip to start failing more, today, at the things that actually matter to you.It might just be the most beautiful way to live.
70. How to have original ideas May 12, 2026 1246 If you've ever felt like all you're doing is regurgitating other people's ideas or repackaging your teacher's frameworks, this one is for you. Your original thinking has never mattered more, and I'm going to teach you how to have more original ideas.Listen to hear more about:Why the world needs your thought leadership now — especially if you've been marginalized by ex
69. You're not procrastinating, you're doing invisible work May 5, 2026 2521 If you've ever called yourself lazy, or wondered what's wrong with you for not being able to just sit down and do the thing — this episode is for you.What if "procrastination" is just the wrong word for what you're actually doing? Maisie Cheong and I talk about:Why we internalize the identity of "procrastinator"What invisible work is, why it matters — and what ou
68. Their discomfort is not your emergency Apr 28, 2026 588 This is my love to courageous ones everywhere.People aren't just listening to what you say.They're listening to how you're saying it.If you're saying something that's worth saying... whatever it is, say it with your full chest. Say it like you believe yourself.It matters. 
67. What small, unscalable businesses teach us about profit Apr 21, 2026 890 Why is the deepest business wisdom you can find NOT in an online course?That's because it lives in Asian noodle stalls, kitchen hair salons, and family businesses run by aunties and uncles who've never heard of Canva. Let's learn from the quiet, unglamorous experts who've been turning high margins for decades.Listen to hear more about:Why the businesses that look like the &quot
66. An Asian guide to prayer as a spiritual technology (with Joey Liu and Daniel Lim) Apr 14, 2026 3279 I'm sitting down with two of my closest friends, and most effective pray-ers I know: Joey Liu and Danny Lim.We're talking about how to understand prayer NOT as the performative, begging, outcome-obsessed version so many of us grew up with, but as a powerful spiritual technology. Listen to hear more about:Why the version of prayer most of us inherited might be the very thing standing betw
65. Responsible AI stewardship: a Buddhist perspective (with Billy Seol) Apr 7, 2026 2235 My brother Billy Seol — software engineer, and Buddhist life coach — is one of the sharpest thinkers I know. And he has thoughts about AI I haven't seen anywhere else that really enlightened me, and I wanted to share them with you.Listen to hear more about:How we are exiting the Creative Age, and entering the Generative AgeThe new group of people who will be marginalized by AI, and how we sho
64. A Case for Hope: AI and the environment, mental health, and world-building (with Tallulah Le Merle) Mar 31, 2026 1413 This is part 2 of a two-part series with Tallulah Le Merle — one of the most respected leaders at the intersection of AI and humanity. In this final episode, we talk about the impact of AI on the environment and mental health, where I think Tallulah makes her most powerful case for hope yet.Listen to hear more about:Why AI's environmental impact might be the opposite of what the headlines are
63: A Case for Hope: AI and jobs, education, the meaning of intelligence (with Talullah Le Merle) Mar 31, 2026 2635 There is no shortage of voices weighing in on AI right now, and a lot of them are scared. I was too, honestly. Then I heard a talk by one of the most respected leaders at the intersection of AI and humanity, and it cracked me wide open. I'm bringing that conversation to you today — in two parts. This is part one.Listen to hear about:Why AI disrupting the job market might not be the tragedy we

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