Bending Tools Towards Justice with Deepti Sharma

Bending Tools Towards Justice with Deepti Sharma

From Empathetic Presence by Lee Bonvissuto

July 6, 2025 · 44 min

About this episode

Deepti Sharma discusses her journey as an entrepreneur and community builder, emphasizing the importance of bending tools towards justice.

I sat down with entrepreneur, strategist, and community builder Deepti Sharma to explore what entrepreneurs can learn from organizers. From building FoodtoEat—a mission-driven platform that helped immigrant and underrepresented food vendors grow—to running for New York City Council and teaching the next generation of entrepreneurs, Deepti shares her journey of bending tools towards justice and creating opportunities for those who are systematically overlooked. As a daughter of immigrants and a New Yorker through and through, Deepti brings a unique perspective on collective action, community organizing, and how we can rebuild with care at the center during these exhausting times. Learn more about Deepti: https://www.deeptisharma.com/ Timestamps 00:00 Introduction and Deepti's multihyphenate identity 02:00 Growing up in Queens and early community service 05:00 From politics to starting FoodtoEat 09:00 Why entrepreneurship keeps calling 14:00 What entrepreneurs can learn from organizers 21:00 How capitalism can be bent towards justice 23:00 The line between entrepreneurship and politics 26:00 Running for office and learning from constituents 32:00 Bending tools towards justice…

People in this episode

Guest: Deepti Sharma

Topics covered

  • entrepreneurship
  • community organizing
  • justice
  • immigrant support
  • politics

Keywords

  • FoodtoEat
  • New York City Council
  • collective action
  • care

Mentioned in this episode

Products: FoodtoEat

Places: New York City, Queens

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