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How Has Goggins’ Book Inspired Kathryn · Below the Line with James Beshara

Below the Line with James Beshara

#4 — Kathryn McCarron — Cage-Free Entrepreneurship

Kathryn McCarron is a San Francisco-based fashion designer and founder of her namesake ethical cashmere line, featured in stores from Bergdorf Goodman to Neiman Marcus to Lord & Taylor, from New York to South Korea... From being featured in New York Fashion Week at 25 to the cover of Cosmo, she is as humble as she is amazing, and I’m really excited to have…

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  1. Who Is Kathryn McCarron at 0:04

    Kathryn is a San Francisco based fashion designer and founder of her own fashion line. Full answer

  2. Who Is David Goggins at 2:26

    He is an ultra-marathon man, a Navy SEAL, and holds the Guinness Book of World Records for the most pull-ups in a day. Full answer

  3. How Has Goggins’ Book Inspired Kathryn at 5:35

    She describes how David is such a pusher. While running, Kathryn will gain some perspective from listening to Goggins’ audiobook. Full answer

  4. What Caused Kathryn to Become Interested in Fashion at 11:23

    Kathryn started competing whenever she was 21 and described the competition as an uphill battle in her own mind. Full answer

  5. How Do You Judge Good and Bad Fashion in an Academic Sense at 15:40

    The line has to be cohesive and look like it’s been thought out, which includes the same cover story, fabrics, and one that has longevity of what the line is… Full answer

  6. What Does It Mean to Create Your Own Luck at 24:12

    Kathryn doesn’t believe in luck. Full answer

  7. How Has Kathryn’s Mindset Changed Over the Last 10 Years at 28:12

    She says that a lot of her self-talk has changed because she was meaner to herself in her 20s. Full answer

  8. What Are Some Cookies in Kathryn’s Jar at 40:13

    Besides the New York Fashion Week accomplishment, it was getting her line in stores. At first, she struggled finding stores to accept her line in early 2012. Full answer

  9. How Long Does It Take to Live Out Your Dreams at 45:32

    James states that for entrepreneurs, it takes 16 months before you see a shift in your progressional curve. Full answer

  10. How Did Kathryn’s Career Flourish Being Protected by Her Brother at 51:42

    Under her older brother’s protection, she could do and get away with a lot of stuff, and no one would mess with what she did. Full answer

  11. What Are Two Stories That Have Helped Shaped Kathryn’s Life at 59:04

    The New York Fashion Week is the first story because Kathryn felt like she was such an underdog and didn’t believe in herself. Full answer

  12. How Does Kathryn View Failure at 1:01:47

    Before, she was terrified and paralyzed with fear and humiliation if things fell through. Now, she would accept failure and try again the next time around. Full answer

  13. How Have Kathryn McCarron's Children Changed What She Asks of Herself? at 1:11:50

    Kathryn McCarron tells James Beshara that her children are always watching, and that she treats that as a large responsibility. Full answer

  14. Why Does Kathryn McCarron Refuse to Credit Luck? at 1:12:49

    Restating it, Kathryn does not believe in luck. Full answer

  15. What Is Great About Having Founder Friends at 1:15:39

    James states that you get to see that there is no single pattern to success. Kathryn suggests that maybe the pattern is founders' grit and perseverance. Full answer

  16. What Is Helpful Advice for Potential Founders at 1:19:19

    What helped Kathryn in her mid-twenties is a quote from the founder of Chobani. He says, “You don’t need to swim. Full answer

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