J. Friday
Hi, I'm Friday, but you can call me Jess (or J.)!I share Happy News about how people are building community wealth, changing lives and creating wellbeing economies worldwide, evolving us out of extractive and survival-based systems and into a world where everyone thrives.
A media company and flywheel to unite humanity
A STRATEGY TO UNITE EVERY MOVEMENT
You might not believe it, but a better world isn't only possible, it's already emerging.
And we're about to catalyse it.
Wellbeing economies are the future.
Community wealth is how we get there.
And connection is how we start.
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More of what people are saying when they hear about community wealth and wellbeing economies 💜
And the Connection Engine catalyses the community wealth that is already happening 💜
CONNECTION ENGINE
A media company and strategic hub connecting hundreds of movements building wellbeing economies worldwide. Not another community or platform - a flywheel accelerating the transition to economies that work for people and planet.We shift narratives from problems to solutions by elevating voices, connecting networks, and providing practical implementation pathways that anyone can join with just 5 minutes, 15 minutes, or an hour.
Everything starts with connection.
Stories & Resources
A community owned rideshare is gaining traction in Colorado, paying drivers more while riders still pay less, and giving back to the community. A network of these people-owned rideshares is growing across the US. With public support, we could replace the megacorps in this sector in a very short timescale. Read More.
Get our ever-evolving, growing, and developing, Transformative Change Resource Guide.Transformative change community with practical steps and help coming soon.
Systems Theory
This is how the system works
This graphic shows us where to put our energy. (Feel free to share it btw!)The world is one big system, and every day we are voting with our time, our money, and the community we contribute to for the world be believe is possible.But are you voting for the actions that take us out of extractive systems and into systems that put our wellbeing first?Follow the series on my Substack. Or see my pinned Tiktok for a video explanation.
SPEAKING & PODCASTS
I speak about the transformative power of community wealth and wellbeing economies, sharing stories of how a new world that works for everyone is already being created by people just like you and me, and how we can leverage our actions and learn to help each other level up our lives while helping with the movement that's already happening.Please reach out about sharing these vital stories and strategies with your audience. I'd love to be on your podcast or show and share this happy news with more people!
THE FILM
WHAT'S OUR DREAM?
COMING SOON: A film about two gardeners, dreams, Liverpool, community, and the power of helping each other to transform lives, communities, and the world.See Kieran's video here.
Hi, I'm J. Friday
You might not believe it, but a better world isn't only possible, it's already emerging.And you can help us build it while levelling up your own life too. We're building a media company to inspire the world and give people the tools and practical step to create community wealth and business for purpose (over profit) that result in wellbeing economies worldwide.
A media company and flywheel to unite humanity
Affiliate Links
Media Appearances
Hi. I am actively seeking podcast appearances in order to help take the wellbeing economy movement mainstream.Please see this kit for info on having me as a guest..
About
Hi. I'm Jess. Or J. Or Friday! Any of those work.You could say I'm your "Girl Friday" because I've spent a lifetime becoming a generalist. I've gotten a little bit good at a lot of things, just enough to put all I've learned together and realise why the systems we have in place don't work and how we can each take part in building a world that works for everyone.I believe that by combining business with community again and helping each other, we can all take part in saving the world as we save each other. And I'm on a mission to change beliefs around the world.A better world isn't only possible -- it's already being built by people just like you!Aside from that "unambitious" goal, I have an unreasonable amount of love for Liverpool, Wetherspoons, Jelly Belly, and my people. Which includes you if we ever work -- or play -- together, so reach out and let's connect!
AFFILIATIONS
Organisations I support:
APEX DAO
(And many more!)
SKILLS
Things I can offer:
Speaking & Thought Leadership on:
Community Wealth & Wellbeing Economies
Narratives to Inspire a Global Shift
Leverage points for activists
Networking & referrals
Business development support
Projects
Projects I support or founded:
Villej (Prelaunch Startup)
What is Community Wealth?
A movement is growing.A desire for community, for mental wellness and fulfilling work, for systems that enrich our economies or our ecosystems rather than damage them.Community wealth is a collection of strategies to solve these local and global problems with practical principles that can be summed up in a single sentence:Help Create Wealth Together with Purpose.
Each of those words stand for tactics that create systems for building lives we love while also co-creating a world that works for everyone.These are principles we can act on now, whether we're helping a friend who's struggling, making communities, or building a global platform cooperative that assists in scaling fairer, regenerative economies that are work for people and planet.
"I can't do great things.
But I can do small things.
And if we all do small things,
then together we can do a great thing"
Reece, G'Wed
The major building blocks of community wealth are businesses that prioritise purpose and cooperation over profit, along with initiatives that help us create wellbeing economies.
Building community wealth is about making each others lives better while creating a better world. We each vote daily with our money and our time -- actions that have far more impact than what we do at a ballot box.When we become community wealth minded, all those actions add up to create meaningful lives and more time with our loved ones. Collectively when many of us create these systems in our lives and communities, we make it easier for others to jump in and be a part of it, and then the world transforms as if on its own.As Reece from G'Wed said, "I can't do great things, but I can do small things. And if we all do small things, together we can do a great thing."Saving the world isn't about one plan or one solution. It's about us all taking the power back to save our worlds, to save each other and our communities.In the end, those are the connections that save us all.
Now we are creating a cultural revolution, shifting people's beliefs about what's possible. And we are building platforms that make it easier to start and transition to community business and to help one another freely at scale.Community wealth is the future.Sign up for the mailing list here and get news, get help when it's available in your area, or get involved with building a better life for you and a better world for us all.
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Contact
How can I help you? To set up a consult, request to speak about community wealth, or anything else, reach out below.
DONATIONS
Hiya! I could use your help.I went homeless three years ago when my startup to democratise manufacturing went under before it could launch.It's been a rough ride, but thanks to supporters like you, I'm still here.If you can spare even some spare change every month to help me cover personal survival needs and overhead for the marketing project to take community wealth mainstream, I believe there truly is no more impactful place you can invest when it comes to world-changing projects, and I'm personally grateful for your support so that I can continue to dedicate myself to this vital work.Thank you for helping however you can!
WAYS TO DONATE
Recurring Support in Any Amount
Paypal: Link hereor
Become a Substack paid subscriber: https://realjfriday.substack.com
(This also helps boost the movement publicly!)
One-time support options
Paypal: Link here
Wise: @jessicaf1696
Cashapp: $JessFriday9
Venmo: @Jess_Friday
Buy Me a Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/realjfriday
Gofundme: https://www.gofundme.com/manage/help-j-fridays-inspire-the-world-with-community-wealth
EQUIPMENT DONATIONS
Please email me for address if you have a phone or recording equipment collecting dust in your closet that you can send. Equipment that works smoothly will save me tens of hours and advance this movement so much faster (and allow me to finish my film) -- thank you!
THE CONNECTION ENGINE
Cocreating a Community Wealth Cultural & Economic Movement
(Or rather, catalysing the one that is already there with the untapped potential of millions of people wanting to start businesses to escape the system)
UPDATE: Please see this document for how the strategy has developed since this Miro was made in January. You can also sign on to help spread the unified messaging campaign here or by contacting me.
Connection engine: Instead of us all having our separate funnels and communities, working separately, everyone funnels to the same onboarding system, which then connects people to communities to cocreate community wealth with. As a byproduct, it's a relationship builder and melting pot of people from vastly different backgrounds. We all just help each other find the places where we do belong, putting energy into the practical steps of community wealth that reshape our lives, our communities -- and the world.Watch the video and check out he Miro below. Currently need help just putting the low-tech systems and workflows in place, and then networking, networking, networking -- with a more polished version of what I've gone over. If interested in helping bring this to life or if you know anyone who would be, please reach out at [email protected] or join The Peoples Agency Discord.