A Braver Brand with Kate K. McCarthy

The A Braver Brand maternity leave series comes to a close this week with my conversation with Gina Fresquez, international speaker, author, and success and leadership coach for high-achieving, ambitious women. In this episode, Gina and I crack open The Ambitious Woman - a woman who both of us know intimately (because we are her) - from the mental chatter that holds us back, the fears that pop up and keep us stuck, what it’s like to learn to move through fear and shame faster, and why it all goes beyond our work, career, and business success. For shownotes & other resources, visit www.katekmccarthy.com/podcast.

We’re continuing the A Braver Brand maternity leave series with a conversation with Chantelle Davis-Gray, branding and website designer for do-good, feel-good businesses. In this episode, Chantelle and I dive deep into what self-trust means to us, the places where we’ve felt our self-trust waver, how our self-trust mirrors the patterns of our outside relationships, how we combat self-doubt and comparisonitis, and what it’s like to build out our evidence bank of self-trust. For shownotes & other resources, visit www.katekmccarthy.com/podcast.

The A Braver Brand maternity leave series continues with Episode Four and my conversation with Melanie Villeneuve, co-owner of The Northern Table, a Canadian-based brand that aims to create delicious herbal blends - both tea and salt blends - that are aligned with the seasons, transparently sourced, and deeply connected to the land. In this episode, Mel and I talk all about the birth of The Northern Table, what it’s like to be in the infancy stages of a new brand and business, what it looks like to make hard choices while staying within your values, and why they’re not in the “tea and salt market” but aiming for something so much greater. For shownotes & other resources, visit www.katekmccarthy.com/podcast.

This week on A Braver Brand, as a part of our autumn our maternity leave series, I’m overwhelmingly thrilled to be sharing my conversation with my friend - and repeat guest! - Frankie Simmons. Frankie is an Intuitive Business and Life Coach helping high-achieving magic-makers quit burnout do what they love with more ease, success, and fun. In this episode, she and I talk all about her own entrepreneurial journey - from struggling with fibromyalgia, mono, and anxiety to her first steps into personal development, from the tools and modalities that healed her in unexpected ways to the way that she built her business on a foundation of joy, health, and sustainability. For shownotes & other resources, visit www.katekmccarthy.com/podcast.

This week on A Braver Brand, we’re continuing my maternity leave series with a solo episode all about befriending your inner critic… and what it’s been like to befriend mine. In this episode, I share all about my own relationship with my inner critic (and why it hasn’t always - and isn’t always - a good one), what I’ve learned from trying #alltheapproaches, and why, in the end, it’s all about dancing with it, learning from it, and still moving forward in the direction of your dreams. For shownotes & other resources, visit www.katekmccarthy.com/podcast.

Welcome back to A Braver Brand! This week, in our Season Three premiere - and the first episode in my maternity leave series, I’m beyond thrilled to be sharing my conversation with Tiffany Han, a life coach who supports creative women who are ready to raise their hands and say yes to something more in their lives. In this episode, Tiffany and I talk all things risk-taking - from why the risks don’t have to be capital “R” risks to be worth it, how we build resiliency, what to do when the risks don’t work out, and why it’s really all about raising your hand, saying yes, and trusting that you’re capable of going on even in the face of challenge. For shownotes & other resources, visit www.katekmccarthy.com/podcast.

It’s the Season Two season finale of A Braver Brand, friends, and this week, I am thrilled to welcome for our final episode of the season the one-and-only Madeleine Coelyn, performance and mindset coach at thecloutcollective.com. In today’s conversation, Madelaine and I get personal in talking about purpose, what it’s like to charge for your work (and why it’s so much more than “charging what you’re worth”), the four main types of fear for creatives and entrepreneurs, how to engage with them, and why you don’t have to have your fear figured out before you take brave action. For full shownotes & other resources, visit www.katekmccarthy.com/podcast.

In the 2nd to last episode of Season Two for A Braver Brand, I am bringing you one of my favorite conversations to date. Professionally-speaking, Katherine Gramann is a mindset & business coach for female entrepreneurs and the founder and owner of Lake Effect Co., but if you ask her, her real bio should read: serial entrepreneur, lake lover, sunrise and sunset-chaser, and a big fan of inspired, intentional, unbelievably fun living. In this week’s episode, we get honest and real about why it’s all about the inner work, how our core values inform our business choices, and why nature is the real mindset work (and needs to be protected and celebrated at all costs). For shownotes & other resources, visit www.katekmccarthy.com/podcast.

This week on A Braver Brand, I am thrilled to be sharing my conversation with Raquel Fernandes, a self-described aspiring work-in progress, website & visual brand designer, and founder of findyourwild.uk. In this episode, Raquel shares about how she knew it was time to launch findyourwild.uk, why she decided to start it as a separate venture rather than integrating it into her existing brand, and what it means to do her soul work. For shownotes & other resources, visit www.katekmccarthy.com/podcast.

This week on A Braver Brand, I am overwhelmed and deeply honored to be welcoming Shelby Payne Shier, Pacific Northwest photographer, to the podcast, where we talk all things intentional living, personal (and business) evolution, how to charge for your creative work, and the choices we make in service of a life we love. It’s deeply honest, entirely real, and such a gift to share with you. For shownotes & other resources, visit www.katekmccarthy.com/podcast.