Christie Lam

What I Do

What I Like To Make

I’m a business consultant in Queens, NYC and forever loyal to Hong Kong.My current area of focus is the solidarity economy and the development of worker cooperatives.

I take on selective freelance work for community based orgs, artists, mutual aid groups, and if you pique my interest sufficiently. The work has to matter to me as much as it does to those I lend my time to.

Ask Me About

Making jobs worth owning
Strategy for small businesses
Organizing the arts + culture industries
Mutual aid
Indie publishing

I am currently Senior Cooperative Business Consultant at the ICA Group, the oldest national organization dedicated to worker cooperatives. Chances are, if you’re a worker co-op in the US, you probably are using our model by-laws.

I’ve passed through ...
Commercial art galleries & auction houses
Management consulting
Brand strategy & consumer research

Finally landing me in worker ownership. Why? Because what connects us all is work. And so what better way to change the structure of our lives by creating and funding jobs that are worth owning?

There are a couple of mega multinationals that I’ve worked with in the past. I’ll be transparent about who they are, and what I learned from them. Going forward, I hope my work can contribute to stopping corporate control by building worker power, attending to climate justice, and dismantling white supremacy.

Reach out if you’re looking for someone to make surprising connections, advocate for the value of unconventional and honest expertise, create space for exploration and structure, and have a no nonsense attitude on sticking to your values.

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