In Episode #6 we welcome Kristina Thelen a Harry Potter fan and the owner of "Amuse" a modern cottage industry shop. Kristina was an organizer involved in an extraordinary experience involving what started out to be a small gathering of Harry Potter fans and turned out to be a community wide event for nearly 10 thousand visitors. The event called "Wizarding Weekend" happened in October of 2015 in Ithaca, NY and has spawned what will now be an annual event anchored in "Pressbay Alley" an enclosed boulevard of small shops. Listen in as Kristina bears witness to the Harry Potter inspired "mass activity" and learn about what it's like to be a modern day cottage industry owner. Kristina explores the art and business of being a "maker" and organizing commerce around the love of creating and supporting fellow makers. In Voldemort's corner we will explore the culture of commerce in it's light and dark forms and consider a Harry Potter critique of doing business in contemporary times.
