Road To Repair marries the worlds of business and social justice in pursuit of liberation.

Nikishka Iyengar is an entrepreneur, strategist, writer and community organizer working at the intersection of equitable development, racial justice and climate action. She is the founder of The Guild, a worker-owned cooperative focused on building community wealth and resilience through real estate, entrepreneurship programs, and access to capital for marginalized communities. The Guild’s flagship initiative and fund Groundcover is focused on creating community-owned and community-controlled models of real estate as a way to build self-determination for marginalized communities.

Nikishka was a fellow at RSF Social Finance, Common Future, and The Aspen Institute. Each of her fellowships were focused on creating community wealth building and alternative economy strategies to close the gaps in racial and gender equity. She currently serves on the Community Advisory Board of Olamina Fund, a $40M fund seeking to address the racial wealth gap. Nikishka was recognized by GreenBiz as a "30 under 30" leader (in 2016) in sustainability and has had her work recognized (and bylines) in multiple publications including The New York Times, Bon Appetit, Next City, and Curbed. Nikishka is currently based in Atlanta and is mama to a curious and energetic two year old.

Andrew X cultivates a liberatory praxis of centering historically-marginalized communities rooted in the pursuit of self-determination and cultural healing with a focus on the intersection of regenerative agriculture, food systems, ownership of land and labor, social enterprise ecosystems, holistic design, and systems change. Andrew currently works as an independent consultant, focusing largely on BIPOC-led enterprise & land projects, and is writing his forthcoming book (yet to be announced).

Previously, he served as a worker-owner at LIFT Economy where he produced the Next Economy Now podcast series and served as an instructor in the Next Economy MBA program. A glimpse into Andrew’s unique perspective and analysis during that window in time can be heard in this interview on the Planetary Regeneration Podcast with Gregory Landua, in this interview on the Next Economy Now podcast, and of course throughout his many interviews on Next Economy Now. Prior to that he served on the Board of the Agricultural Sustainability Institute at UC Davis while earning his degree in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems, pioneering original research as a McNair Scholar with departmental honors. He loves being immersed in the natural world and nourishing community. He currently resides on unceded Coast Miwok lands in the San Francisco Bay Area.