This post will be updated as the board of directors is built out and defined. Last updated July 15, 2024.
We will soon incorporate Membership Shares as approved by shareholder vote, and as part of that initiative we are also creating tiered levels of support to create a sustainable base for KmikeyM. These tiers will also offer additional benefits to shareholders.
The highest level of support and access will be the Board of Directors. Because this is a capitalist project some of the board seats will be for sale, but half of them will be either elected or appointed.
To be considered for the next board election you can fill out the Nominations Form:
Board Structure
Per shareholder mandate, there will be 12 positions on the Board of Directors.
- Chairman of the Board: Mike Merrill
- To be appointed by the Chairman
- To be appointed by the Chairman
- To be appointed by the largest shareholder
- To be elected by shareholders
- To be elected by shareholders
- Available for purchase
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See Current List of Board Members
Board terms will initially be for a set term (TBD). Appointments and elections will occur in an alternating pattern in order to hold institutional knowledge (this will not apply to purchased positions).
The board will meet four times a year and be presented with updates (including non-public information). Board members will be able to offer guidance and advice year around, and may be consulted on non-public issues at any time.
To ensure that board members, whether purchased, appointed, or elected, maintain the confidentiality of what is said in Board Meetings, all board members will act as my “spiritual advisors“.
The Church of Capitalism
All the members of the board will be ordained as Universal Life Church ministers so that they can act as my spiritual advisors. This special relationship allows for some protection of my privacy when I confess and get counsel from my chosen spiritual leaders.
Eugene McCarraher wrote The Enchantments of Mammon based on the idea that capitalism is the modern religion.
Capitalism, he argues, is full of sacrament, whether or not it is acknowledged. Capitalist enchantment first flowered in the fields and factories of England and was brought to America by Puritans and evangelicals whose doctrine made ample room for industry and profit. Later, the corporation was mystically animated with human personhood, to preside over the Fordist endeavor to build a heavenly city of mechanized production and communion. By the twenty-first century, capitalism has become thoroughly enchanted by the neoliberal deification of “the market.”
Harvard University Press
And in applying the framework of a Board of Directors to my personal life, this council is essentially taking on the role of a spiritual advisor.
Committees
Board Members may also lead special committees. These committees will depend on some combination of the skills of the board members and my own needs, for example we might start with a Nominations Committee that takes ownership of finding great board members and building out that process (like improving the initial nominations form).
Other committees, which could also include non-board member shareholders, could take ownership of things like Health & Fitness, Self Improvement, Special Projects, Technology, and even politics, hobbies, or anything else that might bring more value to KmikeyM.
Related Notes, Votes, and Resources
July 14th, 2014 – Livestream Final Candidate Debate
July 9th, 2024 – Battle for the Board (3 of 3)
June 12th, 2024 – Election for Board Seats (1 of 3)
June 8th, 2024 – Election 2024 Process
March 12th, 2024 – Board Structure Vote
February 6th, 2024 – Membership Shares Vote
Possible Health Committee based on March 3, 2022 Health + Wellness Working Group Vote.
A review of The Enchantments of Mammon by Eugene McCarraher in The Guardian from December 22nd, 2019.