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Flying the Coop

Rethinking how business works and who it should work for.

Flying the Coop

Rethinking how business works and who it should work for.

Alternative Business ModelsCo-opsHuman Centered Business
You speak to small business owners and future-of-work listeners
You join thoughtful, interview-led conversations
You're booked for co-ops, human-centered business, and change-making
Your episode is shared through podcast platforms and the show's audience

About Flying the Coop

Rethinking how business works and who it should work for.

A podcast for business owners who know there has to be a better way. We are Janel and Anna, small business owners learning in public as we turn our company, Strange Birds, into a worker-owned co-op.

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Co-Op Audience Fit

You reach business owners and future-of-work listeners who care about worker ownership, co-ops, and doing business differently.

Conversation-Led Editorial

You get a real interview, not a scripted promo spot, with room for your ideas on collectivism, purpose, and practical change.

Curious, Credible Hosts

You're interviewed by two small business owners actively navigating their own co-op transition, so your expertise meets lived experience.

Shareable Episode Asset

You leave with an episode you can share with your audience, network, and collaborators as proof of your thinking.

Episode Angles & Guest Pitches

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Worker Ownership In Practice

You unpack what co-ownership looks like beyond theory, including the messy decisions and tradeoffs.

worker-owned co-op journey shared ownership realities decision-making frameworks
Human-Centered Business Design

You show how to build a business that cares for the people inside it while still functioning well.

purpose and profit care-centered operations business responsibility
Beyond Hustle Culture

You challenge optimization culture and share a healthier way to think about growth, creativity, and success.

hustle culture antidote compassion as resistance creative ROI
Workplace Systems That Work

You explore recruitment, supply chains, and legal structures that better support people and values.

recruitment redesign supply chains legal side of business
How You'd Contribute to the Show
Audience Takeaways

Your episode helps listeners rethink work, ownership, and business design with more care, clarity, and courage.

Hot Topics
worker ownership and co-ops
purpose and profit
hustle culture alternatives
Why Trust Me
Hosts are small business owners in an active co-op transition
Episodes feature co-op founders, legal advocates, and movement builders
The show has a clear focus on future-of-work ideas and human-centered business
The Ideal Guest

You're a founder, operator, legal advocate, movement builder, or small business owner with a thoughtful take on co-ops, workplace design, purpose-led business, or alternative models of ownership.

Recent Episodes

#17 Jessica Lackey: You can't move faster than the speed of your own growth

Flying the Coop May 7, 2026

#16 Nilou Khonsari: Collectivism isn't radical, we just forgot how to do it

Flying the Coop Apr 2, 2026

# 15 Meg Rye is redesigning recruitment from the inside

Flying the Coop Mar 19, 2026

# 14 Tarzan Kay has the antidote to hustle culture (and it’s not simply "slowing down")

Flying the Coop Mar 5, 2026

#13 Sara Otto: Supply chains that center the people within them

Flying the Coop Feb 18, 2026

#12 Chloe Poynton: Human rights as a business responsibility

Flying the Coop Feb 4, 2026

#11 Lauren Edwards: Building businesses that do good from day one

Flying the Coop Jan 21, 2026

#10 An honest year-in-review of (almost) building a co-op

Flying the Coop Jan 7, 2026

#09 Noah Scalin: The ROI of creativity in the age of AI

Flying the Coop Dec 11, 2025

#08 Elijah Zimmerman: Compassion as resistance in a culture of optimization

Flying the Coop Nov 26, 2025

#07 Brandon Reid & Andrew Jacob: Co-ownership is the future of work

Flying the Coop Nov 12, 2025

Announcement: Why Flying the Coop is saying bye-bye to Spotify

Flying the Coop Nov 12, 2025

#06 Nancy Disbrow: Rethinking work for different kinds of brains

Flying the Coop Oct 29, 2025

#05 How we make difficult decisions: A business framework

Flying the Coop Oct 15, 2025

#04 Jacqueline Radebaugh: The legal side of doing business differently

Flying the Coop Oct 1, 2025

#03 Alfred García: Business should care for the people within it

Flying the Coop Sep 17, 2025

#01 Janel and Anna: Why we’re doing business differently

Flying the Coop Sep 4, 2025

#02 Haley Boehning: The relationship between purpose and profit

Flying the Coop Sep 4, 2025

Flying the Coop debuts on 4 September 2025!

Flying the Coop Aug 9, 2025

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What You'll Talk About on This Show:
future of work worker-owned co-op co-op founders small business owners human-centered business alternative business models

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We're booking guests to discuss future of work, worker-owned co-op, co-op founders. Remote recordings, Available Weekdays only. If you bring practical stories and clear takeaways, let's talk.

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