# Motherhood, entrepreneurship & sustainability: navigating impossible expectations while caring for yourself and others, and building things that center care

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Published: 2024-10-29T13:30:00+00:00
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## Resource

Episode 324, Kestrel welcomes Camille Forde, a mother and entrepreneur working at the intersection of business, sustainability, and community-centered solutions, to the show. With over a decade of experience, Camille has led corporate responsibility efforts at top professional services firms, earned an MBA from UC Berkeley with a focus on sustainable business, and spearheaded seller and brand partnerships at one of the largest fashion resale platforms. As a mother of two, Camille is deeply committed to building a more equitable and sustainable future that prioritizes community care. "Vulnerability, at least for me, it's a practice. It's not: you're vulnerable once, and then you're done. I've had to make being vulnerable a regular practice that I chase even though I don't want to all the time." -Camille OCTOBER THEME — MAYBE VULNERABILITY IS WHAT FASHION REALLY NEEDS Last week, I got vulnerable. I shared a lot about my personal story over the last year – the challenges I've faced, personally with my health, professionally, financially, with continuing to push an independent media platform forward – I'd say I shared a lot in a short amount of time. It blew me away to see the response – so many folks reached out, shared their personal challenges, and were vulnerable with me about things they've faced. I don't know – it felt like it opened a bit of a portal to somewhere new. To a more connected realm, where we could actually be honest with each other. A place where we could not only talk about transparency being important in supply chains and messaging, but also in our personal lives and realities. It felt big. And I want to thank you for allowing that real emotion in, and sharing your own vulnerabilities – because as this week's guest reminds us, so often what we receive…

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