In this episode, we sit down with Parks California President and CEO Kindley Walsh Lawlor. Kindley has spent much of her career as a champion for social justice and environmental sustainability. She led human rights and environmental efforts at Gap and now heads Parks California, the non-profit partner to the California State Parks system. In the first of our two-part interview, Kindley talks about what led her to advocacy work, how origin stories matter, and the power behind her new tattoos.
Here's what we discussed with Kindley in Part 1:
- The importance of your origin story.
- The value of finding your people.
- How it feels to protect women.
- Leaning into discomfort.
- Being in massive learning mode.
- Tattoos as a source of strength.
- Working on big problems.
- Doing what matters.
- Creating a list of non-negotiables.
- Showing up as your authentic self.
Links to resources discussed in this podcast:
- Parks California
- Tattoo artist Anita Darkling at Black Serum in San Francisco
Other resources that Kindley loves:
- Shark Tooth Provisions custom-designed woodwork made in San Francisco.
- The Highlands Foundry handcrafted apparel and home decor, located in the Hudson Valley.
- Juliette Rose Handcrafted Leather Goods out of Vermont.
- Needlepoint kits from The Stitchery. (If you've got other needlepoint sources, let us know! Kindley's looking!)
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