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A Braver Brand with Kate K. McCarthy

A Braver Brand with Kate K. McCarthy

By Kate K. McCarthy

By your very nature, you are brave. With host Kate K. McCarthy, A Braver Brand: The Podcast is a podcast dedicated to amplifying the stories, experiences, and expertise of wholehearted entrepreneurs who dare to do business differently, and inspire us all to be braver in our brands and businesses. Want to connect with Kate on social media? Find her on Instagram @katekmccarthy.
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Episode 74: Gina Fresquez and The Ambitious Woman

A Braver Brand with Kate K. McCarthyNov 12, 2019

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Episode 74: Gina Fresquez and The Ambitious Woman
Nov 12, 201941:56
Episode 73: Chantelle Davis-Gray on Self-Trust and the Creative Journey
Oct 29, 201944:11
Episode 72: Melanie Villeneuve on Transparency, Hard Choices, & Why It’s All About The Invitation
Oct 15, 201949:24
Episode 71: Frankie Simmons on Personal Development, Healing, & Magic
Oct 01, 201939:50
Episode 70: Kate on Befriending Your Inner Critic
Sep 17, 201918:60
Episode 69: Tiffany Han on Raising Your Hand, Saying Yes, and Risk-Taking
Sep 03, 201951:11
Episode 68: Madelaine Coelyn on The Four Types of Fear
Jul 23, 201952:45
Episode 67: Katherine Gramann on Chasing Sunsets, The Inner Work, & Finding Your Own Form of Freedom
Jul 09, 201945:43
Episode 66: Raquel Fernandes on Soul Work & Starting Something New
Jun 25, 201939:02
Episode 65: Shelby Payne Shier on Building an Intentional Life & Business
Jun 11, 201939:50
Episode 64: Chelsea B. Foster on Simplicity, Workflow, & The Expectations That Hold Us Back
May 28, 201937:46
Episode 63: Liv Braund on Sobriety, Courage, & Putting Yourself First
May 14, 201955:26
Episode 62: Brooke Lorimer on Letting Go of Something You Love & Stepping Into Our Greater Work
Apr 30, 201942:03
Episode 61: Hanna Saar on Failure, Evolution, & Why You Can’t Skip The Hard Stuff
Apr 16, 201944:32
Episode 60: Keri Gavin on Heart-Centered Rebellion, The Shoulds That Seduce, & Coming Back to Herself
Apr 02, 201942:46
Episode 59: Your Burning Questions: My February Sabbatical, The Why, How, What, & What Next
Mar 26, 201916:46
Episode 58: Your Burning Questions: How do I find my voice?
Mar 12, 201917:06
Episode 57: Your Burning Questions: Where do I start?
Mar 05, 201923:09
Episode 56: Kate on Why It Comes Down To Your Joy-Filled, Rebellious Callings
Jan 29, 201922:12
Episode 55: Mission Series Part IV - Casey O’Roarty On Parenting, Personal Development, & Purpose

Episode 55: Mission Series Part IV - Casey O’Roarty On Parenting, Personal Development, & Purpose

This week on A Braver Brand, we’re closing out our mission series with Casey O’Roarty, parent educator, coach, facilitator, and fellow podcaster. She is on a mission to support parents in their own personal growth and development on the parenting journey, while offering tools that support them in raising children who are learning to navigate the world in a way that is helpful not hurtful. For shownotes & other resources, visit www.katekmccarthy.com/podcast.

Jan 22, 201927:11
Episode 54: The Mission Series Part III - Ashley Beaudin & Turning Your Mission Into A Movement
Jan 15, 201946:56
Episode 53: The Mission Series Part II - Mericos Rhodes & Spoon Full Farm
Jan 08, 201949:22
Episode 52: The Mission Series Part I - Core Values & Mission-Driven Entrepreneurship

Episode 52: The Mission Series Part I - Core Values & Mission-Driven Entrepreneurship

This week on A Braver Brand, Kate’s kicking the year off solo to introduce our first-ever mission series, share what we can expect from our guests, dive deep into why getting clear on your mission is essential, and walk us through a new way to clarify and articulate our core values. For full show notes & other resources, visit www.katekmccarthy.com/podcast.
Jan 01, 201921:19
Episode 51: Danait Berhe on Perfectionism, Failure, And Peeling Back The Layers Around Fear

Episode 51: Danait Berhe on Perfectionism, Failure, And Peeling Back The Layers Around Fear

This week on A Braver Brand, we’re welcoming Danait Berhe of Heart & Vine Creative. Together, Danait and I are cracking open the conversation around perfectionism. We’re getting vulnerable about the ways it shows up for us, what fear has to do with it, and the tangible ways that we move forward and heal. For full show notes & other resources, visit www.katekmccarthy.com/podcast.
Dec 18, 201854:31
Episode 50: Melanie Kluger on Goal Setting, Book Publishing, And Why It’s Ok Not To Know Everything
Dec 11, 201848:57
Episode 49: Kate on Seasonal Awareness (And Why December Is The Perfect Time To Get Some)

Episode 49: Kate on Seasonal Awareness (And Why December Is The Perfect Time To Get Some)

This week on the podcast, I’m solo and taking a page from Mother Nature’s playbook, talking all about what it looks like to bring some seasonal awareness to our lives and businesses by layering our natural seasons, cycles, and rhythms onto our big dreams of success and impact. For full show notes & other resources, visit www.katekmccarthy.com/podcast.
Dec 04, 201816:48
November Bonus: Angie Martin on Comparisonitis, Parenthood, and Getting To Know Yourself Again
Nov 29, 201849:31
Episode 48: Lilly Garcia on Breaking Out Of The Branding Box + Why Your Work Is World-Changing
Nov 27, 201846:33
Episode 47: Asha Thomas on Community Building, Leaning Into Flow, and Why We’ve Been Doing Events All Wrong

Episode 47: Asha Thomas on Community Building, Leaning Into Flow, and Why We’ve Been Doing Events All Wrong

This week, I’m beyond grateful, honored, and thrilled to welcome Asha Thomas, community builder and event planner for female entrepreneurs, to the podcast. In an episode that’s equal parts honest, human, and helpful, Asha shares her own business evolution, why we need to rethink the way that we do events (& why they’re so powerful!), how she cares for herself in times of stress and uncertainty, & why now’s the time to start thinking about how to curate connective experiences in a digital space.
Nov 20, 201846:00
Episode 46: Tara Bosler on Personal Development, Facing Fear, and What Happens When You Own Your Own Voice
Nov 13, 201843:46
Episode 45: Kate on Entrepreneurial Burnout
Nov 06, 201828:18
Episode 44: Kimberly Espinel on Food Photography, Pursuing a Creative Career, and Why It’s Really All About Connection

Episode 44: Kimberly Espinel on Food Photography, Pursuing a Creative Career, and Why It’s Really All About Connection

This week on A Braver Brand, we’re welcoming Kimberly Espinel, food photographer, blogger, and teacher out of London. Catch the full conversation, where we talk all about choosing and pursuing a creative career, how to differentiate yourself in a saturated industry, why it's really all about connection (and how to leverage Instagram to connect with your dream clients), and why becoming a parent has made her braver.
Oct 30, 201839:48
Episode 43: Nisha K. Kulkarni on Creative Confidence, Business Evolution, and The Importance Of Radical Encouragement

Episode 43: Nisha K. Kulkarni on Creative Confidence, Business Evolution, and The Importance Of Radical Encouragement

This week on A Braver Brand, we’re welcoming the phenomenal Nisha K. Kulkarni, writer and creative coach for women with health limitations. In this episode, Nisha talks all about creative confidence (and how to harness it), her business evolution (and why it's always shifting), what radical encouragement has to do with doing our big, meaningful work, and how her own health limitations have helped her reshape her business for greater impact.
Oct 23, 201856:24
Episode 42: Patrick McCarthy & The Perspective of a Partner

Episode 42: Patrick McCarthy & The Perspective of a Partner

This week, Kate's sharing a conversation with her husband, Patrick. In today's episode, they talk all things creative entrepreneurship, why he’s chosen the 9-to-5 life (for now!), what it’s like to be the partner of a creative entrepreneur, and what makes him feel his bravest. He spills the beans on his role as Chief Cheer Officer here at Kate K. McCarthy headquarters, how he stays creatively fulfilled, and what’s been most challenging & most fulfilling about watching Kate build her business.
Oct 16, 201831:45
Episode 41: Kendra & Kleneice Chambers on Owning Your Value, Organic Marketing, and Why The Algorithms Don’t Matter As Much As You Think They Do

Episode 41: Kendra & Kleneice Chambers on Owning Your Value, Organic Marketing, and Why The Algorithms Don’t Matter As Much As You Think They Do

This week on A Braver Brand, I’m over-the-moon to be sharing my conversation Kendra and Kleneice Chambers, the team behind Humble & Whole, as we talk about owning your value, the power of organic marketing, the biggest red flag in your social media marketing (and why it's probably not what you think), and why your impact goes far beyond your cut and dry deliverables. It's a good one, friends.
Oct 09, 201846:15
Episode 40: Kate on What To Do When Something's Gotta Give

Episode 40: Kate on What To Do When Something's Gotta Give

This week, Kate’s solo on the podcast with an episode all about what to do when you know that something needs to change in your business - when something’s gotta give - and you’re not quite sure what comes first. Rather than escaping, reacting, or adding more to your plate, Kate suggests and shows you how to take a cue from The Life-Changing Art of Tidying Up (without having to be a minimalist!) and do things differently this time.
Oct 02, 201818:09
Episode 39: Frankie Simmons on What Joy Has To Do With Your Business’ Success

Episode 39: Frankie Simmons on What Joy Has To Do With Your Business’ Success

This week, we’re welcoming to the podcast Frankie Simmons, an intuitive business coach specializing in mindset and visibility strategies. Frankie helps trailblazing entrepreneurs grow their online empires without sacrificing alignment and authenticity and joy. Our conversation (one of my top 5 faves!) covers everything from entrepreneurship to alignment, joy to feeling #allthefeelings, and why it's all about a combination of fear + faith.
Sep 25, 201838:21
Episode 38: Kate Boyd on Human-Driven Marketing (and why you’re probably better at it than you think)

Episode 38: Kate Boyd on Human-Driven Marketing (and why you’re probably better at it than you think)

As creative entrepreneurs, the word “marketing” can make us want to run for the hills, but it’s leaders like today’s guest, Kate Boyd, who are reclaiming and reframing marketing to not only leverage a creative entrepreneur’s natural gifts but also be wildly effective.
Sep 18, 201839:47
Episode 37: Jennifer Sterling on Healing, Intentional Impact, and Doing the Opposite

Episode 37: Jennifer Sterling on Healing, Intentional Impact, and Doing the Opposite

I am beyond thrilled for you to get your beautiful, brave ears on today’s conversation with Jennifer Sterling, holistic nutritionist and dance/movement psychotherapist. As a holistic nutritionist, dance/movement psychotherapist, and founder of The Black Girl Healing Project, Jennifer focuses on supporting black women who are living with depression.
Sep 11, 201839:27
Episode 36: We're Back! (Season Two Premiere)

Episode 36: We're Back! (Season Two Premiere)

Today, in our season premiere, I’m spilling the beans on my massive rebrand (and why it took 6 long months to get it done), why the hardest part of the rebrand wasn’t the work itself, and five powerful pillars that I used in navigating transition, getting through the tough moments, and stepping into my bravest, strongest self.
Sep 04, 201820:33
Episode 35: Can you believe?! It's the Season One Finale!

Episode 35: Can you believe?! It's the Season One Finale!

This week, in our season finale, I’m looking back over our first season together to share my top 5 takeaways from sharing a creative project that, quite frankly, felt scary and uncertain and brave - and oh-so-important. We're also spilling the beans on what you can expect during our hiatus - and where you can find me during the break! Plus, I'm sharing a big announcement for what's coming in Season Two of the podcast!
May 29, 201825:57
Episode 34: Lasting Success Part III

Episode 34: Lasting Success Part III

This week, we’re closing out our 3-part series on lasting success with Part Three, all about the only strategy that works. In it, we're talking all about fear, bravery, and how to get those big, bold dreams out into the world where they belong. I think it might just be my favorite episode yet. Listen in.
May 22, 201834:09
Episode 33: Lasting Success Part II
May 15, 201831:53
Episode 32: Lasting Success Part I

Episode 32: Lasting Success Part I

This week on the podcast, we’re launching our 3-part series on lasting success with an episode all about naming, claiming, and owning your creative superpower.
May 08, 201829:01
Episode 31: Caitlin Lyon on What Brain Science Tells Us About Deep Transformation

Episode 31: Caitlin Lyon on What Brain Science Tells Us About Deep Transformation

Caitlin Lyon is a craniosacral therapist, writer, teacher, and therapeutic body-worker based out of Solvang and Santa Barbara, California. In this episode, she shares all about the “triune brain” and how modern research is showing us the power of sensory and somatic - or body-based - therapy in creating lasting changes to our feelings, thoughts, and experience.
May 01, 201849:30
Episode 30: Lynsey Landry on Alignment + Flow

Episode 30: Lynsey Landry on Alignment + Flow

In this episode of Amplify, I’m sharing my conversation with Lynsey Landry, intuitive + spiritual business mentor for heart and soul-centered entrepreneurs. Together, we dive deep into a conversation about purpose, fear, feeling #allthefeels, alignment, flow, and resistance. It's a good one, y'all. Listen in.
Apr 24, 201840:02
Episode 29: Sue Gauthier-Pin on The Climb Of Our Lives

Episode 29: Sue Gauthier-Pin on The Climb Of Our Lives

How do you know if you need a therapist or a coach? How do we find balance in our lives and businesses? How do we cultivate more creativity - and what does play have to do with it all? These are just some of the questions that I asked this week's Amplify expert, Sue Gauthier-Pin. Listen in.
Apr 17, 201844:40
Episode 28: Shannon MacFarlane on the Gifts of Grief

Episode 28: Shannon MacFarlane on the Gifts of Grief

This week on Amplify, I’m welcoming Shannon MacFarlane, compassionate human, artist, and photographer specializing in grief and bereavement - for both humans and their animals. Shannon shares about her personal journey - how she nearly lost her son, and how her husband nearly lost them both, what it’s like to view life, grief, and death through the lens of a photographer, how she cares for herself whilst doing deep and emotion-laden work, and how it’s really all about intention and connection.
Apr 10, 201854:53
Episode 27: Give Me A Break

Episode 27: Give Me A Break

This week, I’m solo with an episode all about creating intentional time and space away from our businesses, whether it’s an afternoon, a weekend retreat, or a week-long vacation. I share about why I stepped away from strategy and brainstorming to cultivate an immersive personal retreat, why it is that it’s so difficult for us to take time off, my biggest tips for how to create the time and space for magic to emerge, and how you can plan for your self-care.
Apr 03, 201828:31
Episode 26: Jen W. O'Deay on What To Do With Your Website Shame

Episode 26: Jen W. O'Deay on What To Do With Your Website Shame

This week on Amplify, we’re welcoming the phenomenal Jen W. O’Deay to talk all about… website shame. She's talking about what exactly it is, why she wants to burn it to the ground, what she suggests we replace it with (it’s powerful, y’all!), and some tangible tips for how to pop out of that website shame cycle and get back to connecting with your people through the words on your website.
Mar 27, 201853:16