The LIVELY Podcast: No Makeup Needed - Episode 206: Persistence, Confidence, And The Power Of Relentless Cold Calls with Year & Day’s Kathryn Duryea Wyndowe

Episode 206: Persistence, Confidence, And The Power Of Relentless Cold Calls with Year & Day’s Kathryn Duryea Wyndowe

05/19/20 • 24 min

Kathryn Duryea Wyndowe is a tableware designer with an incredible journey reinventing her career several times. She is the Founder and CEO of Year & Day, but she had humble beginnings where she admits she did a lot of cold calling.

In this episode, we’ll dive into Kathryn’s journey from a stint at the White House, to Tiffany & Co Marketing pro, to truly changing the tableware and home entertaining industry with Year & Day. Kathryn touches on how her upbringing and her move from NYC to SF inspired her YOLO moment, and how she got the confidence to cold call and meet with people to build relationships and advance her career.

We’ll also hear from LIVELY ambassador and blogger Vanessa Gatlin, who decided to leave the traditional 9-5 work structure when she realized her role was no longer serving her, started working part-time in a yoga studio, blogging, and then eventually starting her own business called Pretty Creative.

Kathryn’s LIVELY Spotlight: Nichole Powell of Kinfield

Michelle’s LIVELY Spotlight: Polina Veksler and Alexandra Waltman of Universal Standard

You can follow Kathryn on Instagram and Twitter @KDuryea (IG) and @kathrynduryea (Twitter), and @YearandDay

The LIVELY Podcast is hosted by its CEO & Founder Michelle Cordeiro Grant.

Produced by @ArcCreativePod with @RoseEReid and Sabine Jansen.

Special thanks to our LIVELY team.

If you liked this episode, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, and be sure to tell a friend about it! We love this community and want to make we reach as many friends as possible :) For the up-to-the-minute scoop, follow us on Instagram @wearlively

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kathryn’s LIVELY Spotlight: Nichole Powell of Kinfield

Michelle’s LIVELY Spotlight: Polina Veksler and Alexandra Waltman of Universal Standard

You can follow Kathryn on Instagram and Twitter @KDuryea (IG) and @kathrynduryea (Twitter), and @YearandDay

The LIVELY Podcast is hosted by its CEO & Founder Michelle Cordeiro Grant.

Produced by @ArcCreativePod with @RoseEReid and Sabine Jansen.

Special thanks to our LIVELY team.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Previous Episode

Episode 205: Enjoying The Process: Motherhood, Activism and Showbiz with Actress Erinn Hayes

Erinn Hayes is a mama of two, an actress, and a kickass activist. Where do you know her from? Adult Swim’s Children’s Hospital, Jennifer Aniston movie “Rumor Has It,” and most recently, Netflix’s “Medical Hospital.” In this episode of The LIVELY Podcast, No Makeup Needed, we get real with Erinn about moving to LA without having friends or family there, how she got the confidence to break into the world of Hollywood acting, the anxiety that comes with not always having a job, balancing motherhood with acting, and her activism efforts.

We’ll also hear from LIVELY ambassador Becca Freeman, who is co-host of “Bad on Paper” podcast, which she launched while working a full-time job, and has since featured guests like Cindy Crawford and Eva Chen.Erinn’s LIVELY Spotlight: Morgan Walsh of Gender Nation, Kate Lindello of Noihsaf Bazaar

Michelle’s LIVELY Spotlight: Abigail Stone of Otherland

You can follow Erinn on Instagram and Twitter @hayeslady

The LIVELY Podcast is hosted by its CEO & Founder Michelle Cordeiro Grant.

Produced by @ArcCreativePod with @RoseEReid and Sabine Jansen.

Special thanks to our LIVELY team.

If you liked this episode, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, and be sure to tell a friend about it! We love this community and want to make reach as many friends as possible :) For the up-to-the-minute scoop, follow us on Instagram @wearlively

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Next Episode

Episode 207: Career Pivots, Big Risks, and Kicking Perfectionism with Rumble Trainer Julia Stern

Julia Stern is a woman who has hustled to make her passion(s) her career. She is a full-time Rumble trainer who has traveled around the country and lived in new cities for months at a time. In the second to last episode, we dive into Julia’s early career as a middle school math teacher while she was simultaneously dancing for professional basketball and hockey teams.

We go behind-the-scenes to the moment when she chose not to continue teaching math, and how she made a name for herself in the fitness world before becoming a Trainer at Rumble and Obe Fitness. She also takes us through super relatable moments of self-doubt and anxiety, which ultimately inspired her to start her podcast and share more openly on Instagram.

We’ll also hear from LIVELY ambassador Sophie Weill, who is the founder of Nude Nation Relations and host of the podcast, Active Ingredient, about her Aha moment to get out there and launch her own business.

Julia’s LIVELY Spotlight: Adriana Carrig Little Words Project

Michelle’s LIVELY Spotlight: Studs

You can follow Julia on Instagram and Twitter @JuliaLStern

The LIVELY Podcast is hosted by its CEO & Founder Michelle Cordeiro Grant.

Produced by @ArcCreativePod with @RoseReid and Sabine Jansen.

Special thanks to our LIVELY team.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices