Kate Smalley

@katesmalley

Small Business Advisor & Educator.

Pursuing work that’s meaningful in a way that’s sustainable.

Exploring growth that centers play, possibility, care, and fullness.

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"Which of these has more life? Which of these is more a mirror of my self? Does this object make me feel my humanity is expanding—or contracting?" — Christopher Alexander, The Nature of Order

Art in Containers

“A courageous heart will go forth and engage with life despite confusion and fear.”

— John O’Donohue, To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings

How to Human

“If you are here unfaithfully with us / you’re causing terrible damage.”

— Rumi

How to Human

Consumer Brands and Essential Inputs

Craig Shapiro collabfund.com

Business Trends & Patterns

Investing in “The Consumer Stack” — both the consumer brands & the inputs required to make them (materials, etc)

What qualities in myself have never met? What two qualities in myself have I never put together. What distances could I travel if I actually brought parts of me together that have never spoken?

On Being • David Whyte — Seeking Language Large Enough

How to Human

Art in Containers

Sorry (Not Sorry), Self-Promotion Doesn't Work

whatworks.fyi

Business Trends & Patterns

“Enshittification” of social media / new platforms in general. Things start really good, get mediocre or even straight-up bad, but rarely bad enough to leave (i.e. Airbnb, Instagram). Also! Respect the medium—make something for the medium, rather than repurpose.

My Website Is a Shifting House Next to a River of Knowledge. What Could Yours Be?

thecreativeindependent.com thecreativeindependent.com

Art in Containers

Silence is the poetics of space. What it means to be in a place.

Emergence Magazine • ‎Emergence Magazine - Sanctuaries of Silence

How to Human