Hi, I'm Podge Thomas

I’m a queer, POC, neurodivergent, multiracial, multicultural creative entrepreneur, working at the intersection of people and operations. I’m passionate about decolonizing our systems, lives and brains and I do this by infusing my values into coaching and teaching others.

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The Decolonized Learning Glossary for creative entrepreneurs who are allergic to "Just follow the steps"

I was spectacularly bad in school. Not in the charming, rebellious way that gets you labeled a "creative type"—more in the way that gets you quietly shuffled to the back of the classroom where teachers hope you'll at least stay awake.

Digital Gardening: the gentle experiment that reignited my curiosity

I just started experimenting with something called Digital Gardening and it's making me feel like a student again (in the best way)

The Tenets of Reclaiming Adult Learning: A Manifesto for Educational Sovereignty

Adult learning has become a privilege instead of a right. Out of necessity, we are so over-occupied by life's demands - raising kids, working multiple jobs, caring for the home - that we have little time to learn, explore, daydream and create.