Episode # 122

Being Brave+Kind With Bunnie Hilliard

If you’ve been listening to our episodes in order, you know we’ve been focused on the role of community, as well as small business in community - and how we can show up for one another when we support the amazing people who run these.

Today we have Bunnie Hilliard, the owner of an Atlanta-based bookstore called Brave+Kind, on the podcast. She talks about her move from corporate America to opening Brave+Kind, the intentionality that comes into all of her decisions about the physical space of her store as well as how that showed up online during the pandemic, and what she’d like us all to know not only about children’s books but how we can take those conversations into our own homes, and have our buying patterns reflect what we truly believe in.

Our ask for you after you listen: Take those books out of your Amazon cart and find them in an independent bookstore - online, or in your community. Tell all your friends to do the same thing. And if you’re looking for recommendations - shoot us an email at hello at dearwhitewomen dot com. We’ve got you.

“I had this idea in my heart that I wanted to share these stories that I felt like were missing with my child, but also with other parents that I felt like we're having the same difficulty finding books that were a representation of what their families look like and the things that they valued and wanted to share in their home.”
Bunnie Hilliard

What to listen for:

What got Bunnie from corporate American to a small business owner with Brave + Kind Bookshop
The role of community in supporting her store, and her own intentionality behind how people can see themselves in Brave+Kind
Some of her must-read books (some which are new to us as well!)
Her thoughts about Amazon vs. buying from small businesses

About Bunnie:

In her own words, Bunnie Hilliard is a mother, wife, serial entrepreneur, former podcaster, and a believer. She is the owner of Brave+Kind Books, which is a thoughtfully curated little neighborhood kids bookshop with a unique selection of inclusive, classic, artful stories, story clubs and special gifts in Decatur, Georgia.

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