# Innovating Politics and Empowering Women: Tom Joseph on Moneyless Elections and Scalable Bookkeeping | with Amb. Elisha

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Podcast: [The Elisha Show: Purpose Driven Life & Mastery](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-elisha-show-purpose-driven-life-emotional-intelligence-4245652)
Published: 2026-05-18T11:53:28+00:00
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## Resource

Amb. Elisha hosts Tom Joseph, founder of Bookminder and political reform advocate, to share his journey scaling a women-centered flexible bookkeeping business and launching a disruptive moneyless nominating election app. Tom discusses building a top workplace with fair incentives for working moms, and his vision for a transparent, competitive election system that removes big money influence and empowers grassroots candidates. Hear how technology can transform political accountability and create fairer representation. This episode offers inspiring insights for entrepreneurs and civic innovators alike. Reach Tom: https://www.mainstreetparty.org/nominating-process Join my membership: https://www.patreon.com/14825901/join Be my guest via #PodMatch here: https://www.podmatch.com/member/Theelishashow

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