Summary: Today my guest is Rha Goddess, founder of Move the Crowd. <br> Rha is a cultural innovator and social entrepreneur who brings over two decades of transformational “crowd rockin’” in the name of social change. As a world renowned performing artist and activist, her work has been internationally featured in several compilations, anthologies, forums and festivals. In her 30+ year tenure as a creative organizer Rha has shaped the face of racial justice and equality, electoral politics, offender aid and restoration, mental health and youth and young women’s empowerment. Rha Goddess was a featured presenter at the fantastic Emerging Women May 2014 Power Party in New York, NY.<br> In today’s episode, Rha and I spoke about:<br> <br> <br> Her work with Move The Crowd and how she is creating a league of extraordinary creative entrepreneurs<br> What she means by culture, and how our culture is shifting to a more collective, creative and diverse expression<br> Working with the ‘Global Diaspora’ <br> Limiting beliefs common among entrepreneurs and her 6 steps for working with them<br> And finally, her sage advice for the Emerging Women everywhere<br> <br> <br> Subscribe to the Emerging Women podcast on iTunes.<br> Transcript<br> <br> Chantal Pierrat: You’re listening to Grace and Fire, brought to you by Emerging Women. Today my guest is Rha Goddess. Rha is a cultural innovator and social entrepreneur who brings over two decades of transformational “crowd rockin’” in the name of social change. As a world-renowned performing artist and activist, her work has been internationally featured in several compilations, anthologies, forums, and festivals. In her 30+ year tenure as a creative organizer, Rha has shaped the face of racial justice and equality, electoral politics, offender aid and restoration, mental health, and youth and young women’s empowerment. With Emerging Women, Rha Goddess was a featured presenter at the fantastic May 2014 Power Party in New York, NY.<br> <br> In today’s episode, Rha and I spoke about: her work with Move The Crowd and how she’s creating a league of extraordinary creative entrepreneurs; culture, what she means by culture, and how our culture is shifting to a more collective, creative, and diverse expression; working with the global diaspora; limiting beliefs common among entrepreneurs and her six steps for working with them; and finally, her sage advice for Emerging Women everywhere. Here’s my conversation, “Move the Crowd,” with the strong and powerful Rha Goddess.<br> <br> Hello, and welcome, Rha Goddess! How are you?<br> <br> Rha Goddess: I’m well, so well. Thank you so much for having me.<br> <br> CP: Every time I talk to you, I smile and laugh before we even say anything. Why is that? [Laughs]<br> <br> RG: I feel the same way! [Laughs] I feel the same way. I just think it’s the kindredness, you know? [Laughs]<br> <br> CP: Yes! I’m just always so inspired by your spirit, which is interesting because you are an amazing business woman. You have this business called Move The Crowd—which we’re going to talk a little bit more about, and your philosophy—but you’re also a poet, a writer, a performer—a slam poet, nonetheless. In fact I was talking to one of our speakers, Dominique Christina, who’s the Women [of the] World Slam Poetry Champion two years in a row, and she said you started this whole thing! That you actually created this women’s slam poetry genre. And I’ve heard a couple people say that.<br> <br> RG: I don’t know if I created it, Chantal, but I will say that I’ve had the privilege of being one of the early players in the field, and I’m so blown away to see the way that the movement has blossomed, certainly over the last 15+ years. And Dominique is world-class in every sense of the world. I’m so happy that you all are continuing to engage her through Emerging Women, and again, I adore her. Amazing,
