Manifesting & Evolving with Kate Flynn of Sun and Swell
Sun and Swell is a wholesome food brand that’s on a mission to create a healthier and more sustainable food industry. Today we are joined by Sun and Swell’s Co-Founder and CEO, Kate Flynn, who walks us through the power of manifestation and how the practice has helped to transform all aspects of her life. Kate explains how manifestation works, the key components of purpose-driven manifestation, how manifesting helped her overcome many life and business challenges, and the role of masculine and feminine energies in determining how you manifest and what you prioritize as important. We uncover the world of limiting beliefs and discover how Kate has transcended hers, the toxic cultures that we can avoid both in life and at work, the undeniable power of intention, and the gift of failing forward. We also learn more about Sun and Swell including the brand’s origin story and history, where it currently stands in the market, its office setup, why it values simplicity, and why it reveres its B Corp and WBENC certifications. To end, our rapid-fire questions explore the human desire to understand our basic needs and wants, and we discover why trusting the universe is a key element of Kate’s philosophy.
Key Points From This Episode:
How Kate Flynn discovered manifesting, and how it’s helped transform her life and business.
Understanding why the concept of manifesting has had such a major impact on Kate.
The importance of patience, resilience, and a determined mindset for manifesting.
Kate’s entrepreneurial challenges and how she’s overcome them.
Balancing masculine and feminine energies, and making room for adequate downtime.
The limiting beliefs that Kate has transcended.
Exploring the toxic cultures that manifest at home and at the office.
The power of intention.
Sun and Swell’s origin story and history, and where the brand stands today.
Embracing the chaos of growth, failing forward, simplicity, and prioritizing.
Why Sun and Swell values its B Corps certification and being women-owned.
Shine, trusting the universe, kindness, and leaving the world better than you found it.
“Manifestation really encourages you to set goals and take actions that feel aligned with what keeps you happy.” — @kateflynn629 [0:05:02]
“[Manifestation] is just a different way to think about accomplishing major goals in a way that doesn’t lead to burnout and stress and anxiety.” — @kateflynn629 [0:06:01]
“Give yourself some patience and time. In my experience, everything takes longer than you think it’s going to, so having a little patience and waiting for that breakthrough could be all the difference in the world. So many companies ‘fail’ just because they gave up too soon.” — @GageMitchell [0:14:45]
“Every decision you make is either out of fear or out of love; try to make more decisions out of love.” — @kateflynn629 [0:18:42]
“It’s just [about] working smarter, not harder.” — @kateflynn629 [0:30:02]
“I’m the person who does the best I can – I’m just trying to improve every day as a person.” — @kateflynn629 [0:41:35]
“Every hardship is ultimately there for a reason.” — @kateflynn629 [0:44:19]
“We’re really focused on the simplicity of the snacks and giving people things they’re already familiar with, just in a more sustainable way.” — @kateflynn629 [0:45:26]
“That culture of make mistakes; it’s okay; learn from it; move on, I don’t think that’s embedded in enough of us as it should be, and I hope it’s embedded in the future generation more so – I think if we all knew, ‘Well, we’re okay with that,’ we would make bolder choices.” — @kateflynn629 [0:51:40]
“If we were all kind, we’d all be good.” — @kateflynn629[1:07:45]
