Bending Tools Towards Justice with Deepti Sharma

I sat down with entrepreneur, strategist, and community builder Deepti Sharma to explore what entrepreneurs can learn from organizers. From building FoodtoEat—a mission-driven platform that helped immigrant and underrepresented food vendors grow—to running for New York City Council and teaching the next generation of entrepreneurs, Deepti shares her journey of bending tools towards justice and creating opportunities for those who are systematically overlooked.

As a daughter of immigrants and a New Yorker through and through, Deepti brings a unique perspective on collective action, community organizing, and how we can rebuild with care at the center during these exhausting times.

Learn more about Deepti: https://www.deeptisharma.com/

Timestamps

• 00:00 Introduction and Deepti's multihyphenate identity
• 02:00 Growing up in Queens and early community service
• 05:00 From politics to starting FoodtoEat
• 09:00 Why entrepreneurship keeps calling
• 14:00 What entrepreneurs can learn from organizers
• 21:00 How capitalism can be bent towards justice
• 23:00 The line between entrepreneurship and politics
• 26:00 Running for office and learning from constituents
• 32:00 Bending tools towards justice in unjust times
• 37:00 Dealing with exhaustion and rebuilding with care