Who Are You? Wednesday| Meet KAT LEONE

FlyGirlsUnite TV
Oct 8, 2014
3 min read

I am Kat Leone and no one things defines me. In fact, the one constant for me is change. I am a fashion designer, an athlete and a damn hard worker. Some may call me an entrepreneur. Often I just refer to myself as 'crazy.' I love to make things. It is my absolute favorite things to do.

I own 2 companies and I am a competitive athlete. I work and train year round. I have never had one with out the other - business and fitness - so I do not know if it makes things harder or if it makes them a whole lot easier. Probably depends on the day. Owning my own business is the hardest thing I have ever done. Period. It is impossible to put into worlds how much it melds with your person and effects absolutely everything you do.

Four years ago I started two businesses simultaneously. Bad idea? Over achiever? Yeah, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. My career as a designer in the jewelry and accessory industry of Los Angeles opened many doors and many parts of my mind. I was tired of seeing my creations branded as other people's. I had designed jewelry worn by celebrities, on the cover of magazines and living a much more glamours life that I was. I wanted that dream for myself, for MY brand. I invested in myself, instead of new clothes or expensive nights out and it was the best thing I ever did. Oh and did I mention also the hardest??

....Fast forward to 2014 and through consistency I have made great strides. My fashion jewelry line Vant Jag (www.VantJag.com / @VantJag) is featured on JewelMint & Nylon Magazine. It is mostly iridescent, psychedelic, edgy jewels. My fitness accessory company Unbroken Designs, which I own with my business partner Jen Rando, (www.UnbrokenDesigns.net / @UnbrokenDesigns) is very well know in the CrossFit community and used by top level athletes. We make inspirational jewelry and radical printed weightlifting belts. My dreams are coming true. Slowly but surely. I've somehow managed to bring all my passions together.

Who I am today is completely embodied by these two companies and by my focus on fitness. I am a 3 times CrossFit regional competitor and despite my crazy schedule, spend about 10 hours of my 'free time' in the gym every week. Though I often find myself responding to emails and taking conference calls between sets, my body is always my biggest project and best creation.

I am a work force. I am focused. I am driven. I will not stop until I get to where I want to be. There are consequences. There are sacrifices. But at the end of the day, I love it. I love making my own path. I love the people I have alined my life with. I get to make beautiful things, work with amazingly talented humans and I get to push my body and mind to it's absolute limits. The chapter of life I am in now is MOVEMENT. And I like it.

Focus and dedication is the best drug I've ever found. Fitness and nutrition is the best antidepressant. And time is the most under rated commodity. I am learning to remind myself to be present and enjoy the little victories and mellow moments (no matter how short!). When they come, recognize and let them pass without resentment of the busy energy coming back in. Ride life like a a trip down Santa Monica Blvd - go with the green lights and find your rhythm. - xo KAT