Bringing Back Bartering with Barterloo App Founder Kelly Dempsey Ep 189

About this episode

Amy Bolduc interviews Kelly Dempsey, founder of the Barterloo app, discussing the concept of bartering and community support.

If you're following me on Instagram, you may have noticed me sharing posts about Barterloo bartering app - community powered and community building, sharing strengths and caring for each other. I'm talking with the founder, Kelly Dempsey. I learned about her when she was a guest on another New England podcaster, Molly Amatangelo's Local Treads podcast. Barterloo is just a few weeks away from launch, and it's so exciting! Kelly has quite a story - she ran a thrift store previously, and also wa...

People in this episode

Host: Amy Bolduc (Fagan)

Guest: Kelly Dempsey

Topics covered

• bartering
• community building
• app development
• entrepreneurship
• thrift stores

Keywords

• Barterloo
• bartering app
• community
• Kelly Dempsey
• entrepreneurship
• thrift store
• local economy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Barterloo

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