Gelaine Santiago
@gelainesantiago.bsky.social
🌸 Build Ecosystems, Not Empires 🌸
Reimagining what business can be ✨
🇵🇭 CEO & Co-founder: Cambio & Co. / Sinta & Co.
🪴 Free virtual coworking & office hours for founders, every other Thursday 👇🏽
https://msha.ke/gelainesantiago
Reimagining what business can be ✨
🇵🇭 CEO & Co-founder: Cambio & Co. / Sinta & Co.
🪴 Free virtual coworking & office hours for founders, every other Thursday 👇🏽
https://msha.ke/gelainesantiago
I've stopped worrying if people like me and started asking myself, "Do *I* like them?"
It's been a helpful reframe and helped me feel at peace knowing that I am not for everyone. Also realizing that most people are really not for me.
It's been a helpful reframe and helped me feel at peace knowing that I am not for everyone. Also realizing that most people are really not for me.
September 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I've stopped worrying if people like me and started asking myself, "Do *I* like them?"
It's been a helpful reframe and helped me feel at peace knowing that I am not for everyone. Also realizing that most people are really not for me.
It's been a helpful reframe and helped me feel at peace knowing that I am not for everyone. Also realizing that most people are really not for me.
I hosted a cake picnic with friends over the weekend and it was so joyful!
Everyone was asked to bring a cake & share one cake memory from childhood. It was so wholesome. Highly recommend!
Everyone was asked to bring a cake & share one cake memory from childhood. It was so wholesome. Highly recommend!
July 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I hosted a cake picnic with friends over the weekend and it was so joyful!
Everyone was asked to bring a cake & share one cake memory from childhood. It was so wholesome. Highly recommend!
Everyone was asked to bring a cake & share one cake memory from childhood. It was so wholesome. Highly recommend!
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I'm one of the 412 lawyers, academics, human rights advocates and other experts who have signed an open letter to PM Carney demanding that Canada do everything in its power to stop the genocide in Gaza and support efforts to bring those responsible to account www.alexneve.ca/blog/prime-m...
Prime Minister Carney must take decisive action to end genocide in Gaza — Alex Neve: Moving Rights Along
We write because of the catastrophic human rights and humanitarian crisis in Gaza, now into its twentieth month, which is broadly understood by international law experts and leading human rights organ...
www.alexneve.ca
June 9, 2025 at 11:15 AM
I'm one of the 412 lawyers, academics, human rights advocates and other experts who have signed an open letter to PM Carney demanding that Canada do everything in its power to stop the genocide in Gaza and support efforts to bring those responsible to account www.alexneve.ca/blog/prime-m...
Saw #TheEncampments documentary the other week at Hot Docs cinema in Toronto!
It takes you behind the scenes of the student encampments that sprung up around the world in solidarity with G9za, and the students at Columbia University who sparked the movement. Highly recommend the-encampments.com
It takes you behind the scenes of the student encampments that sprung up around the world in solidarity with G9za, and the students at Columbia University who sparked the movement. Highly recommend the-encampments.com
July 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Saw #TheEncampments documentary the other week at Hot Docs cinema in Toronto!
It takes you behind the scenes of the student encampments that sprung up around the world in solidarity with G9za, and the students at Columbia University who sparked the movement. Highly recommend the-encampments.com
It takes you behind the scenes of the student encampments that sprung up around the world in solidarity with G9za, and the students at Columbia University who sparked the movement. Highly recommend the-encampments.com
Here's my umpteenth attempt to start posting more on Bluesky! Hello :)
July 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Here's my umpteenth attempt to start posting more on Bluesky! Hello :)
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THIS TIME TOMORROW, we'll be chatting LIVE about how to do better on social media so you can grow your ethical business without scaring away your best-fit buyers.
ALL are welcome ~ to listen, comment, share tips, discuss, ask questions, show off your expertise, and/or learn.
Go here: #FernTalk
ALL are welcome ~ to listen, comment, share tips, discuss, ask questions, show off your expertise, and/or learn.
Go here: #FernTalk
By request, the topic of this week's #FernTalk is about how to use social media for business, when you and your audience are tired of being marketed to & sold to.
ALL are welcome to join & share expertise!
This Wednesday at 4pm PT / 7pm ET / morning/noon in Oceana (depending on your time zone)
ALL are welcome to join & share expertise!
This Wednesday at 4pm PT / 7pm ET / morning/noon in Oceana (depending on your time zone)
May 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
THIS TIME TOMORROW, we'll be chatting LIVE about how to do better on social media so you can grow your ethical business without scaring away your best-fit buyers.
ALL are welcome ~ to listen, comment, share tips, discuss, ask questions, show off your expertise, and/or learn.
Go here: #FernTalk
ALL are welcome ~ to listen, comment, share tips, discuss, ask questions, show off your expertise, and/or learn.
Go here: #FernTalk
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Feels like just in my lifetime the tech industry went from solving problems to pretending to solve problems, to creating problems
May 13, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Feels like just in my lifetime the tech industry went from solving problems to pretending to solve problems, to creating problems
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If a monkey hoarded significantly more bananas than it could eat while most of the other monkeys starved, scientists would study that monkey to see what is wrong with it.
When humans exhibit this same behaviour (but worse), we put them on the cover of Forbes magazine.
When humans exhibit this same behaviour (but worse), we put them on the cover of Forbes magazine.
May 9, 2025 at 10:30 AM
If a monkey hoarded significantly more bananas than it could eat while most of the other monkeys starved, scientists would study that monkey to see what is wrong with it.
When humans exhibit this same behaviour (but worse), we put them on the cover of Forbes magazine.
When humans exhibit this same behaviour (but worse), we put them on the cover of Forbes magazine.
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Forgive the earnest post here, but one year ago this week, Global Tetrahedron took over The Onion. We've since brought back the paper and ONN, dramatically increased revenue, and hired more writers and artists.
But most importantly, as other places debased themselves, we refused to bend the knee.
But most importantly, as other places debased themselves, we refused to bend the knee.
April 28, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Forgive the earnest post here, but one year ago this week, Global Tetrahedron took over The Onion. We've since brought back the paper and ONN, dramatically increased revenue, and hired more writers and artists.
But most importantly, as other places debased themselves, we refused to bend the knee.
But most importantly, as other places debased themselves, we refused to bend the knee.
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Been volunteering on this project since January.
Join us on zoom or in person this Tuesday!
#toronto #topoli https://mstdn.ca/@CivicTechTO/114400976915280287
Join us on zoom or in person this Tuesday!
#toronto #topoli https://mstdn.ca/@CivicTechTO/114400976915280287
Civic Tech Toronto (@[email protected])
Attached: 1 image Come hear about Civic Dashboard: a 100% volunteer-run effort to make understanding City Council – and how to meaningfully engage with it – take just a few minutes Plus our usual breakouts for projects and discussions! 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟵 𝟳𝗽𝗺: in person and online https://guild.host/events/civic-hacknight-491-8lk9zk https://guild.host/events/civic-hacknight-485-re3hwm
mstdn.ca
April 25, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Been volunteering on this project since January.
Join us on zoom or in person this Tuesday!
#toronto #topoli https://mstdn.ca/@CivicTechTO/114400976915280287
Join us on zoom or in person this Tuesday!
#toronto #topoli https://mstdn.ca/@CivicTechTO/114400976915280287
One of the things I love about hosting coworking: I get sooo much done AND I get to meet incredible business owners like @ferncxandcrm.com !
We'll be coworking with Gelaine in one hour. Are you coming?
Every other Thursday, I host free virtual coworking & strategy sessions for founders & entrepreneurs committed to social justice & collective care.
Get 💩 done alongside other founders, swap ideas & get free support on marketing & strategy. Come join me! www.gelainesantiago.com/free-coworki...
Get 💩 done alongside other founders, swap ideas & get free support on marketing & strategy. Come join me! www.gelainesantiago.com/free-coworki...
April 24, 2025 at 7:38 PM
One of the things I love about hosting coworking: I get sooo much done AND I get to meet incredible business owners like @ferncxandcrm.com !
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Join us live this Wednesday for a conversation - ON BLUESKY - with Yuval from Ethical Emails. @ethicalemails.bsky.social
We'll be discussing how ethical businesses can get better results from email marketing and all are welcome to join!
#FernTalk #EmailMarketing #EthicalBusiness #BCorp
We'll be discussing how ethical businesses can get better results from email marketing and all are welcome to join!
#FernTalk #EmailMarketing #EthicalBusiness #BCorp
April 20, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Join us live this Wednesday for a conversation - ON BLUESKY - with Yuval from Ethical Emails. @ethicalemails.bsky.social
We'll be discussing how ethical businesses can get better results from email marketing and all are welcome to join!
#FernTalk #EmailMarketing #EthicalBusiness #BCorp
We'll be discussing how ethical businesses can get better results from email marketing and all are welcome to join!
#FernTalk #EmailMarketing #EthicalBusiness #BCorp
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I have been happy to see the Palestine Platform website with common-sense demands for Canadian politicians to end the genocide in Gaza. I especially liked seeing the search by postal code, so you can quickly find which of your local candidates endorses the platform.
https://votepalestine.ca/
https://votepalestine.ca/
VOTE PALESTINE
LET'S MAKE PALESTINIAN HUMAN RIGHTS AN ELECTION ISSUE A non-partisan campaign galvanizing Canadian voters to raise Palestinian human rights in the federal election.
votepalestine.ca
April 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I have been happy to see the Palestine Platform website with common-sense demands for Canadian politicians to end the genocide in Gaza. I especially liked seeing the search by postal code, so you can quickly find which of your local candidates endorses the platform.
https://votepalestine.ca/
https://votepalestine.ca/
Every other Thursday, I host free virtual coworking & strategy sessions for founders & entrepreneurs committed to social justice & collective care.
Get 💩 done alongside other founders, swap ideas & get free support on marketing & strategy. Come join me! www.gelainesantiago.com/free-coworki...
Get 💩 done alongside other founders, swap ideas & get free support on marketing & strategy. Come join me! www.gelainesantiago.com/free-coworki...
April 16, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Every other Thursday, I host free virtual coworking & strategy sessions for founders & entrepreneurs committed to social justice & collective care.
Get 💩 done alongside other founders, swap ideas & get free support on marketing & strategy. Come join me! www.gelainesantiago.com/free-coworki...
Get 💩 done alongside other founders, swap ideas & get free support on marketing & strategy. Come join me! www.gelainesantiago.com/free-coworki...
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Tesla removed from Vancouver Auto Show
👋
https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/tesla-removed-from-vancouver-auto-show/
#teslata keDown
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https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/tesla-removed-from-vancouver-auto-show/
#teslata keDown
March 19, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Tesla removed from Vancouver Auto Show
👋
https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/tesla-removed-from-vancouver-auto-show/
#teslata keDown
👋
https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/tesla-removed-from-vancouver-auto-show/
#teslata keDown
I’m glad to see how united Canadians are in this boycott against the US. I just wish it was because of the genocide in Gaza, the deportations, or any number of human rights atrocities the US is responsible for and not just… they’re tariffing us so we’re mad.
March 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I’m glad to see how united Canadians are in this boycott against the US. I just wish it was because of the genocide in Gaza, the deportations, or any number of human rights atrocities the US is responsible for and not just… they’re tariffing us so we’re mad.
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I’ve been talking for a while that our dear #shopify CEO was against Canadians interests.
Glad it’s finally getting media attention. https://nypost.com/2025/02/02/us-news/shopify-ceo-defends-trump-tariff-demands-slams-trudeau/
Glad it’s finally getting media attention. https://nypost.com/2025/02/02/us-news/shopify-ceo-defends-trump-tariff-demands-slams-trudeau/
CEO of Canada’s 2nd biggest company defends Trump’s tariff demands, slams Trudeau for not stopping trade war
“These are things that every Canadian wants its government to do, too. These are not crazy demands, even if they came from an unpopular source,” Tobi Lutke, who co-founded Shopify, said…
nypost.com
February 2, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I’ve been talking for a while that our dear #shopify CEO was against Canadians interests.
Glad it’s finally getting media attention. https://nypost.com/2025/02/02/us-news/shopify-ceo-defends-trump-tariff-demands-slams-trudeau/
Glad it’s finally getting media attention. https://nypost.com/2025/02/02/us-news/shopify-ceo-defends-trump-tariff-demands-slams-trudeau/
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If you are an ecommerce brand in Canada and have a large US customer base.
My partner/wife are hosting a community conversation for small business owners tomorrow 5PM EST on how to navigate the tariff war and how to move forward with shipping.
Just reply and I can send you the details […]
My partner/wife are hosting a community conversation for small business owners tomorrow 5PM EST on how to navigate the tariff war and how to move forward with shipping.
Just reply and I can send you the details […]
Original post on jasette.facil.services
jasette.facil.services
February 3, 2025 at 12:04 AM
If you are an ecommerce brand in Canada and have a large US customer base.
My partner/wife are hosting a community conversation for small business owners tomorrow 5PM EST on how to navigate the tariff war and how to move forward with shipping.
Just reply and I can send you the details […]
My partner/wife are hosting a community conversation for small business owners tomorrow 5PM EST on how to navigate the tariff war and how to move forward with shipping.
Just reply and I can send you the details […]
Small business owners in Canada who are worried about the US tariffs: @jerome.jasette.facil.services.ap.brid.gy & I are hosting an urgent community convo tomorrow at 5PM (ET).
We’ve been running 2 DTC e-commerce brands for the past 10 years & will share how we’re navigating.
RSVP lu.ma/imrt3e7o
We’ve been running 2 DTC e-commerce brands for the past 10 years & will share how we’re navigating.
RSVP lu.ma/imrt3e7o
February 3, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Small business owners in Canada who are worried about the US tariffs: @jerome.jasette.facil.services.ap.brid.gy & I are hosting an urgent community convo tomorrow at 5PM (ET).
We’ve been running 2 DTC e-commerce brands for the past 10 years & will share how we’re navigating.
RSVP lu.ma/imrt3e7o
We’ve been running 2 DTC e-commerce brands for the past 10 years & will share how we’re navigating.
RSVP lu.ma/imrt3e7o
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I see that our homegrown billionaires and self claimed supporter of Canadian small business, #shopify and Tobi are spreading the fake news that Canada is causing a fentanyl surge in the US.
He knows that less than 1% of Fentanyl in the US comes from Canada. He knows it and keeps spreading the […]
He knows that less than 1% of Fentanyl in the US comes from Canada. He knows it and keeps spreading the […]
Original post on jasette.facil.services
jasette.facil.services
January 30, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I see that our homegrown billionaires and self claimed supporter of Canadian small business, #shopify and Tobi are spreading the fake news that Canada is causing a fentanyl surge in the US.
He knows that less than 1% of Fentanyl in the US comes from Canada. He knows it and keeps spreading the […]
He knows that less than 1% of Fentanyl in the US comes from Canada. He knows it and keeps spreading the […]
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remember stuff like this when they tell you that diversity means a lowering of standards
robert f. kennedy jr. submits his application to harvard university. his application is, in its entirety, a single page with his name "Robert F. Kennedy Jr."
he is accepted immediately.
he is accepted immediately.
January 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
remember stuff like this when they tell you that diversity means a lowering of standards
PSA if you want to access links on Twitter/X but don’t wanna give them any monetizing traffic, use xcancel.com and you can access as usual!
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X Cancelled
xcancel.com
January 30, 2025 at 3:33 PM
PSA if you want to access links on Twitter/X but don’t wanna give them any monetizing traffic, use xcancel.com and you can access as usual!
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Shared by @jerome.jasette.facil.services.ap.brid.gy
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Costco shareholders have overwhelmingly rejected an anti-DEI proposal as other U.S. companies retreat from their diversity policies
Costco successfully defends its diversity policies as other US companies scale theirs back
Costco has claimed victory in pushing back on a shareholder proposal that urges the wholesale club operator to conduct an evaluation of any business risks posed by its diversity, equity and inclusion ...
apnews.com
January 24, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Costco shareholders have overwhelmingly rejected an anti-DEI proposal as other U.S. companies retreat from their diversity policies