Episode Details

What if a family tradition turned into a business you never saw coming? This week, Nan sits down with Ann Williams, founder of the fine jewelry brand Yearly Co, inspired by her grandparents’ tradition of giving each other a gold bangle for every year of marriage. In the episode, Ann shares how she built Yearly Co. over the past 10 years – from navigating the price of gold to the leadership lessons she's learned along the way. Plus, she opens up about her breast cancer diagnosis and the joy she found on the other side of treatment. 

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Timestamps

00:00 Introducing Ann Williams

00:17 The Yearly Co story 

02:27 Influencer Dinner Success Story 

05:32 Leadership, Hiring and Learning from Mistakes

12:17 Inside Yearly’s Gold Bangles and Sizing Kits

14:09 The Price of Gold

16:59 Expanding Carefully and Customer Relationships 

25:42 Ann's Breast Cancer Story

33:54 What to Say to Someone Diagnosed

40:21 Life Outside Work: Dogs, Nashville and Shopping

45:35 Founder Turned Influencer

51:07 Ann's Noteworthy Tips

55:48 Life Motto: Just Look Up

56:58 Quick-Fire: Fine Gold Jewelry Tips 

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annbrennanwilliams/ 

Yearly Co: https://go.shopmy.us/p-90038989 

Ann’s Substack, The Stack: https://annbrennanwilliams.substack.com/ 

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Credits

Host: Nan Philip

Executive Producer: Julia Aubuchon

Technical Director: Drew Downing

Guest: Ann Williams