Kathryn Guylay has spent more than 25 years in business and non-profit management. She founded Nurture more than 10 years ago and it has changed the food dynamics of families all over. This non-profit strives to provide health and wellness solutions as well as healthy eating choices for children and their families so that they avoid a whole host of illnesses (like diabetes). Find out more about Kathryn and her mission on today’s show. 

 

Key Takeaways:

[3:10] Who is Kathryn and why did she start Nurture? 

[8:45] A lot of Nurture’s materials are in Spanish to help low-income populations. Does Kathryn speak Spanish?

[11:15] Now that Nurture has been born, what is Nurture meant to do? What’s Nurture’s purpose?

[12:50] When you’re in the middle of creating something amazing, write it down!!!

[14:35] The universe truly provides when you speak out and declare your intentions.

[17:05] However, obstacles will show up in your path from time to time because the universe truly wants to knows if you’re 100% committed.

[19:55] What kind of work does Nurture do? 

[21:10] When it comes to food, people can get very defensive. Kathryn wanted to create a no-judgement zone. 

[24:55] It’s important to add new habits instead of trying to take away bad habits right off the bat.

[34:10] By getting the whole family involved (not just the kids), you really begin to change a whole community and help them build fantastic, healthy habits. 

[37:25] How does Kathryn measure her results?

[39:35] All the families are making more home-cooked meals and 78% of them had much more energy. 

[43:40] Not only were the adults learning how to cook, but the kids were learning how to do kid-friendly meals with a babysitter as well. 

[48:15] Kathryn shares why her website is an excellent resource to get easy, cheap, and healthy meals. 

[52:45] How does Kathryn raise funds for her charity as well as get sponsorships?

[57:30] Kathryn discusses how she gets grant money to help fund her organization.

 

Mentioned in This Episode:

Giving Back Podcast

Nurture

Make Everything Fun

Make Wellness Fun

Kathryn Guylay on LinkedIn

Rev.com

Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success, by Adam Grant