About me
Pamela Slim is an award-winning author, speaker and business coach who works with small business owners ready to scale their businesses and IP. She is the author of Escape from Cubicle Nation (Penguin Portfolio, 2009), Body of Work (Penguin Portfolio, 2014) and The Widest Net (McGraw Hill, November, 2021).
Pam and her husband Darryl co-founded the K’é Community Lab in Mesa, Arizona, where they host scores of diverse community leaders and regular small business programming.
What do you do and why do you do it?
I work with Architects of Liberatory Change to build the tools and systems of a more equitable future.
What changed for you after age 50?
I cared less about what other people thought. I got more clear in my mission.
What would you tell the 20 or 30-year-old YOU?
Don’t put up with bullshit, especially from men.
What do you think you’ll tell yourself in retrospect at the end of your life?
You lived according to your values. Well done.
What impact do you think increased visibility can have on your business?
More folks can access my IP and tools — and I am excited for my business, and theirs, to grow!
Who or what inspires you and why?
My bff Desiree Adaway. She breathes justice and love.
Photo credit: Sergio Lopez
“Really stay connected to the work that you know is meaningful for the people who you want to support. And that’s where that drives everything.”
Pamela Slim
The Brief
In this conversation with author, speaker, and business coach Pamela Slim, the importance of adapting and evolving in business was a theme.
Pamela shared her own journey of shifting her focus toward helping people build certification and licensing programs. Although she has done this work for decades, she has built a team and just feels fresh and new.
The topic of the growing impact of AI on various industries, including small businesses. Including the rapid pace of innovation and concerns about the potential loss of human creativity and innovation. Pamela emphasized the need for real-time learning and staying on top of trends and new technologies.
The importance of working and learning in community is a highlight of the interview, Pamela shared the origin story of how Ké the community space she created with her husband several years ago serves her local community in Mesa, Arizona, and beyond.
Watch the interview to learn more about Pamela Slim and the incredible impact she makes, and visit her website for more information about her work.
