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Guest Name: Rachel Bernier-Green,
Guest Business: EJ Consortium
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of the Black Businesses Matter Podcast, we chat with Rachel Bernier-Green, the Founder & CEO of EJ Consortium, a serial social entrepreneur, and a recovering public accountant who has devoted the past decade to building businesses that create catalytic social and environmental change.
Rachel takes us back to her early years, where homeschooling sparked her entrepreneurial spirit and led her to launch her first backyard business. That early passion evolved into a career focused on building ventures like Laine’s Bake Shop and EJ Consortium, both dedicated to creating wealth for employees, uplifting impoverished communities, reducing crime and recidivism, and expanding access to quality food.
With EJ Consortium, Rachel has redefined what an accounting firm can be. Instead of reinforcing hustle culture, her firm helps entrepreneurs strategically plan for growth, sustainability, and balance. Her trauma-informed approach integrates mental health support and prioritizes holistic well-being, a philosophy shaped by her own journey through mental health challenges.
Rachel’s impact has been recognized by major outlets including the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Fox, Chicago Sun-Times, and Eater. In this episode, she shares how she is reimagining business models to resist purely capitalistic pressures and instead center restorative and economic justice.
If you’re passionate about entrepreneurship, community wealth-building, or creating businesses rooted in purpose and equity, this is the episode for you
IN THIS EPISODE, I TALK ABOUT…
- What was she like as a child?
- Her inspiration for entrepreneurship
- How her upbringing impacted her her business venture
- The importance of community
- BBM Brag Moment
- What brings them joy?
- Why do black businesses matter?
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