13: Minorities in Psychedelics w/Raad Seraj
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Raad discusses how capital has been weaving itself into psychedelic businesses, how it has influenced them, and how our addiction to scale might be getting in the way of genuinely transforming our society in a good way. We also speak about minority voices and the hard truths about where the psychedelic space is at with diversity and inclusivity and what we can do about it.
DISCOVER
- Compassionate psychedelic business models
- Psychedelic hype and diverse investing
- Underrepresented minorities and their voices
- Psychedelic exceptionalism and diversity
- Power and money dictating social culture
- Ways to elevate and empower minority voices
THEMES
00:00 - Introduction
02:26 - Psychedelic businesses doing better
07:01 - Inclusive psychedelic business models
14:50 - Redefining capitalism through psychedelics
19:20 - Questions entrepreneurs should be asking
23:04 - Synthesis and scaling psychedelic businesses
28:11 - Blindsides in psychedelics about diversity
32:29 - The diversity in what is a minority
36:39 - Respecting people's dignity to exist
38:29 - Psychedelic exceptionalism and money
46:22 - Money and power-shifting culture
49:00 - Raad's personal experience as a minority
54:21 - Tokenization and inclusivity
55:58 - Ideas on how to move inclusivity forward in a good way
LINKS
Listen to Minority Trip Report: https://www.minoritytrip.com
Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/minoritytrip/
Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/raadseraj/
Connect with Nectara's psychedelic support ecosystem: https://www.nectara.co
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