In this episode we’re joined by Eric Mendell. Eric is a leading expert in the Jewelry and Watch industry. He and his brother David are co-owners of Kerns Fine Jewelry, a retailer that for 80 years has specialized in Fine Jewelry, Swiss Timepieces, Corporate Gifts and Tabletop objects. Eric graduated from the University of Arizona with a BA in Political Science and has a Graduate Degree in Gemology from the Gemological Institute of America. He joins Ashley to talk about his life managing a family business, and how the fine jewelry world is ultimately about trust, close relationships and family. He talks about the value of Fine Jewelry and Swiss Timepieces, including passing them down to the next generation. You can learn more about Eric and Kerns on their website www.kernsjewelers.com, on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn, Pinterest and Yelp. The current physical store is at 214 Lorton Avenue in Burlingame (appointments required), with new San Francisco locations coming in 2024.Links to topics mentioned by Ashley and Eric in today’s episode: The Gemological Institute of America Graduate Gemologist diploma program delivers a comprehensive gemology education on diamonds and colored stones. Kern’s Timeline Link to the Smoke Tumblers and “Time is More Important than Timing” Cocktail Napkins gifted to Eric and offered by Âme Atendre. Follow On the Table with Ashley on Instagram @onthetablewithashleyOn the Table with Ashley is presented by Âme Atendre, a luxury home goods and tableware brand with a mission to connect people to all that matters.Follow Âme Atendre on Instagram @amatendre.

In this episode we’re joined by Jenn Drummond, the first female world record holder to climb the second highest summits on each of the seven continents. In addition to being a highly accomplished mountaineer and athlete, Jenn is business owner, author and a mother of seven children. She joins Ashley to talk about her life on and off the mountain. The car accident that kick started her record breaking journey, how she navigates what she calls “the messy middle” between the highs, being an honest role model for her kids and how anchoring yourself in the present journey is even more important than summiting.You can learn more about Jenn on her website: https://jenndrummond.com/. You can follow Jenn on Instagram @thejenndrummond. Links to topics mentioned by Ashley and Jenn in today’s episode: Jenn’s book Breakproof, a book for every entrepreneur and motivated professional who wants to make a bigger impact, become more resilient and leave a lasting legacy. Jenn’s podcast Seek Your Summit, where she shares personal stories and interviews others who have led a life of both success and significance and now they’re paying it forward. How Will You Measure Your Life by Clayton Christensen, James Allworth, and Karen Dillon about the unconventional wisdom behind achieving a fulfilling life. Link to the 9” Royal Blue Goatskin Notebook, Wood and Leather Tray and Ceramic Appetizer Bowls gifted to Jenn and offered by Âme Atendre. Follow On the Table with Ashley on Instagram @onthetablewithashleyOn the Table with Ashley is presented by Âme Atendre, a luxury home goods and tableware brand with a mission to connect people to all that matters.Follow Âme Atendre on Instagram @amatendre

We have journalism, technology and life as a woman in the executive world on the table today.  Anne is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who is currently the Vice President of Global Product Content Operations at Meta, FKA Facebook.  Anne previously served as a Senior Editor at The Washington Post where she oversaw national politics, national security, and health, science  + environmental coverage.  In 2013, she was the lead editor overseeing coverage of Edward Snowden's NSA revelations, which won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. She joins Ashley to talk about her career, from the newsroom to working as an executive at Meta, integrity within the news and media and the varied intersecting areas of her life. You can connect with Anne on Linkedin.Links to topics mentioned by Ashley and Anne in today’s episode: Substack, an online platform that provides publishing, payment, analytics, and design infrastructure to support subscription newsletters.Jessica Yellin on InstagramLink to the small and large Crystal Bowls, Wooden Serving Spoons and Cocktail Napkins gifted to Anne and offered by Âme Atendre. Follow On the Table with Ashley on Instagram @onthetablewithashleyOn the Table with Ashley is presented by Âme Atendre, a luxury home goods and tableware brand with a mission to connect people to all that matters.

On the table today we have a conversation at the intersection of organic chemistry, design excellence, food and the curious joys and complexities of moving through the world as a non-sighted person. Dr. Hoby Wedler received his PhD in Organic Chemistry in 2016 from UC Davis and has since started many businesses, including a gourmet seasonings company called Hoby’s Essentials and Sensepoint, a creative marketing firm that specializes in innovative design thinking and guides clients towards effective solutions that have a positive impact on the world. He joins Ashley to talk about his life and experience as someone who has been blind since birth, and how that contributes to his uniquely passionate, genuinely curious and deeply thoughtful practice as a chemist, a teacher, consultant and founder. Hoby imbues food, science, design and design thinking with both a highly specialized and sincerely personal approach. You can connect with Dr. Hoby Wedler on Linkedin. You can learn more about Hoby and his work at www.hobywedler.com. Hoby is on Instagram @hobywedler and can be reached over email hoby@hobywedler.com.Links to projects and businesses that Hoby has founded or is involved with:SENSPOINT - Full service marketing and creative strategy and production. Hoby's Essentials - Create flavors to enhance the moments that matter.EMOTITECH - Specializes in empathetic design backed by affective tech data. Wedland Group - Transforming businesses through innovative consulting services in food, accessibility, and sensory perceptionLinks to topics mentioned by Ashley and Hoby in today’s episode: Hoby’s Tedx TalkThe Splendid Table The Splendid Table episode hosted by Lynne Rossetto Kasper.The Splendid Table: Recipes from Emilia-Romagna, the Heartland of Northern Italian Food by Lynne Rossetto KasperEpisode 554 of The Splendid Table: Tasting in the Dark with Dr. Hoby WedlerDare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. By Brené BrownLink to the Ivory Mugs, Wooden Serving Spoons and Strawberry Rhubarb Jam gifted to Hoby and offered by Âme Atendre. Follow On the Table with Ashley on Instagram @onthetablewithashleyOn the Table with Ashley is presented by Âme Atendre, a luxury home goods and tableware brand with a mission to connect people to all that matters.Follow Âme Atendre on Instagram @amatendre

We have career transitioning services on the table today. Raheela Anwar is the Founder and CEO of Group 360 Consulting whose tagline is “Career Transition with Care." Prior to founding Group 360 Consulting, Raheela served in a number of senior roles, including Chief of Sales, Client Services, and North American Market Strategy for BPI group US, and Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer for Challenger, Gray and Christmas, Inc. Raheela is also a mother to three children, is a talented cook and a frequent entertainer.  She joins Ashley to talk about her experience as the daughter to immigrant parents and what her family’s work ethic and integrity instilled in her from a young age, her professional accolades, what led her to starting her own transitioning services consulting company, why her company’s model is so successful. You can connect with Raheela Anwar  and Group 360 Consulting on LinkedIn. You can learn more about Group 360 Consulting at www.group360consulting.com. Raheela is on Instagram @anwar.raheela and on Facebook at Raheela Gill Anwar. Links to topics mentioned by Ashley and Raheela in today’s episode: Harvard Business ReviewThe Committee of One Hundred at Northwestern UniversityThe Chicago Executives ClubLink to the Red Oak Serving Board and Kitchenware Oil and “Listening is the Language of Love” Cocktail Napkins gifted to Raheela and offered by Âme Atendre. Follow On the Table with Ashley on Instagram @onthetablewithashleyOn the Table with Ashley is presented by Âme Atendre, a luxury home goods and tableware brand with a mission to connect people to all that matters.Follow Âme Atendre on Instagram @amatendre

We have opera on the table today. Andy is a full-time chorus singer with the San Francisco Opera, where he has captivated audiences since joining in 2005. Andy also works as a community outreach member with the San Francisco Opera Guild, where he performs for and teaches kids about opera and gives them a brief but comprehensive taste into what it’s like to be a professional opera singer. He joins Ashley to talk about his experience as a professional singer, the day to day life and nuances of being a chorus member at the San Francisco Opera, opera and music’s role in his life, the choices he’s made to get to where he is in his career and how to preserve opera and connect the next generation with a centuries old craft. Links to topics mentioned by Ashley and Andy in today’s episode: San Francisco Opera’s WebsiteSan Francisco Opera Guild Thank you video sent to SFO Opera during the Covid-19 pandemic Albina Shagimuratova, the spectacular Russian singer mentioned by AndyAn excerpt from Verdi's opera RigolettoAn excerpt from Puccini's opera La BohèmeAn excerpt from Bizet’s opera CarmenAn excerpt from John Adam’s opera Doctor AtomicLink to the Leather Catchall, Playing Cards, Wooden Serving Spoons, Strawberry Rhubarb Jam, Lemon Curd and “Listening is the Language of Love” Cocktail Napkins gifted to Andy and offered by Âme AtendreFollow On the Table with Ashley on Instagram @onthetablewithashleyOn the Table with Ashley is presented by Âme Atendre, a luxury home goods and tableware brand with a mission to connect people to all that matters.Follow Âme Atendre on Instagram @amatendre

We have branding and marketing strategy on the table today. Tom Buday is a brand and marketing professional who spent thirty seven years at Nestle, ending his tenure as Global Head of Marketing and Consumer Communications in Switzerland, a role he held for twelve years. Tom also helps guide brands like Âme Atendre through brand essence exercises to help distill why a brand exists and what it aims to achieve.  He joins Ashley to talk about his experience as a brand and marketing professional for brands like Purina, tools for companies to stay grounded in their essence as they grow, how brand essence can be applied personally and professionally and how purposeful brands both create value for customers and shareholders. You can connect with Tom Bunday on Linkedin. Links to products and topics mentioned by Ashley and Tom in today’s episode: Tom’s Brand Essence TemplateWhat is ESG?From Strength to Strength by Arthur C. BrooksLink to the Crystal Tumblers gifted to Tom and offered by Âme Atendre. Use code "tom" at checkout to receive $40 off your first Set of x2 Crystal Tumblers. Offer is valid until EOD March 12th or while supplies last. Follow On the Table with Ashley on Instagram @onthetablewithashleyOn the Table with Ashley is presented by Âme Atendre, a luxury home goods and tableware brand with a mission to connect people to all that matters.Follow Âme Atendre on Instagram @amatendre

We have clean living on the table today. Dana Grinell is the founder of Free Living Co, an educational platform and shop dedicated to helping people lead healthier lifestyles by providing accessible strategies and products for replacing harmful chemicals in homes across the country.  She joins Ashley to talk about her personal journey into the world of clean living, how to identify harmful products, effectively replace them and how transitioning to clean living doesn’t mean you need to sacrifice price point, routine or that one product you just can’t live without. You can learn more about Dana Grinnell and Free Living Co at www.freelivingco.com or on Instagram @_freelivingco. Free Living Co ships nationally and delivers for free in the Park City, UT area. Links to products and topics mentioned by Ashley and Dana in today’s episode: EWG Made Safe Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity by Peter Attia MDWhy We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Mathew Walker PhDClean: The New Science of Skin by James HamblinLink to the Ceramic Mugs, Ceramic Appetizer Bowl, Wooden Serving Spoons, Strawberry Rhubarb Jam, Lemon Curd and “Listening is the Language of Love” Cocktail Napkins gifted to Dana and offered by Âme Atendre. Follow On the Table with Ashley on Instagram @onthetablewithashleyOn the Table with Ashley is presented by Âme Atendre, a luxury home goods and tableware brand with a mission to connect people to all that matters.Follow Âme Atendre on Instagram @amatendre

We have coaching, mental fitness and sobriety on the table today. Jennifer Golbus is the co-founder of Meet Me!, a coaching program with a “best friends vibe” at its core. She joins Ashley to talk about her personal journey through addiction, AA, sobriety and what that journey has taught her about shame, gratitude and empathy for herself and for others. You can learn more about Jennifer Golbus, her coaching and mental fitness practice and her Meet Me! co-founder, Jenn Overboe, at meetmesolutions.com or on Instagram @meetme_findyou and Facebook at Meet Me. You can also email the Meet Me! Team at jennifer@meetmesolutions.com. You can follow Jennifer Golbus on Instagram @jgolbus. Links to products and topics mentioned by Ashley and Jennifer in today’s episode: The Life Coach School Podcast hosted by Brooke CastilloThe Success Principles 10th Anniversary Edition: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be by Jack Canfield.  Qi Gong resources and instructors that Jennifer loves: Qi with Eli and Holden QiGong.If you are struggling with alcohol, you are not alone. You can find support, or a meeting near you at https://www.aa.org/. Link to the Teal Drinking Glasses and Carafe gifted to Jennifer and offered by Âme Atendre. Follow On the Table with Ashley on Instagram @onthetablewithashleyOn the Table with Ashley is presented by Âme Atendre, a luxury home goods and tableware brand with a mission to connect people to all that matters.Follow Âme Atendre on Instagram @amatendre

We have gender, identity and design on the table today. This is a special episode of On the Table with Ashley because this week we speak with Principal Designer of Âme Atendre, Dylan Williamson (they/them). Join us as Dylan shares a bit about their thoughts on gender outside of the binary, why education around pronouns and gender is so invaluable, and how good design makes for good connections. You can learn more about Dylan Williamson at https://ameatendre.com/about-us/ where they currently co-design Âme Atendre’s collection of luxury tableware and home goods with your host, Ashley Gould.You can learn about Splisch, a gender affirming active and swimwear brand that aims to support queer and gender non-conforming individuals from the backyard to the backcountry, at www.splisch.com or on Instagram @splisch. You can follow Dylan on Instagram @dylantescher.wIn this episode Ashley and Dylans use an analogy that connotes gender with the stars. This is an analogy borrowed from Alok Vaid-Menon. Alok (they/them) is an internationally acclaimed poet, comedian, public speaker, actor and author of Beyond the Gender Binary, also mentioned in today’s episode. Links to products and topics mentioned by Ashley and Dylan in today’s episode: Glenn Adamson’s book, Fewer, Better ThingsAndrew Huberman’s tip on getting a few minutes of direct sunlight every morning. Additional Resources:On pronouns and the singular “they” Interviews with Alok:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWAs_2oGNB8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSPnU82vsVUOn the etymology, usage and significance of the words “cis” and “trans”:True meaning of the word “cis-gender”No, “Cis” is not a slur Link to the Red Oak Serving Board and Crystal Tumblers mentioned by Dylan and offered by Âme Atendre. Follow On the Table with Ashley on Instagram @onthetablewithashleyOn the Table with Ashley is presented by Âme Atendre, a luxury home goods and tableware brand with a mission to connect people to all that matters.Follow Âme Atendre on Instagram @amatendre

Warning for explicit content and sexual assault. May not be suitable for all audiences. We have sexual health and pornography on the table today. Stephanie Boye has been with the Speakers Bureaus for RAINN, our nations largest anti-sexual violence organization, for three years and is currently producing a podcast on the impact of pornography on youth called Laid Bare with Anonymous X. She joins Ashley to talk about the ways in which kids are prone to being exposed to pornography, the emotional and sexual harms of being exposed to pornography too early, why the best sexual education comes from within the home, and how to instill language and practices around consent into kids.   You can learn more about Stephanie Boye at www.stephanieboye.com and by watching her talk Porn - A mother’s Concern and Action by TEDxCharleston. You can follow Stephanie on Instragram @stephanieboye. Links to products and topics mentioned by Ashley and Stephanie in today’s episode: Penny Orenstein's Boys and SexLaid Bare with Anonymous X - A podcast by Stephanie BoyeMaking Caring Common Project  by HEAR of the Harvard University Graduate School Your Brain on PornGabe Deem’s forum Reboot Nation Link to the Blue Ceramic Appetizer Bowls, Caper Salt, Balsamic Pearls and Ceramic Extra Virgin Olive Oil gifted to Stephanie by Âme Atendre. Follow On the Table with Ashley on Instragram @onthetablewithashleyOn the Table with Ashley is presented by Âme Atendre, a luxury home goods and tableware brand with a mission to connect people to all that matters.Follow Âme Atendre on Instagram @amatendre

We have sculpture and the artist’s life on the table today. Salomé Cousseau is a French jewelry maker and sculptor who has spent a lifetime developing an intimate practice with wood, precious metals and stone. She joins Ashley to talk about her youth and life as a maker and artist, objects and their capacity for changing spaces for the better and how good art makes good people.   You can learn more about Salomé at www.salomecousseau.com and @salomecousseau on Instagram. Link to Âme Atendre’s collection of Salomé Cousseau’s sculptures. Follow On the Table with Ashley on Instagram @onthetablewithashleyOn the Table with Ashley is presented by Âme Atendre, a luxury home goods and tableware brand with a mission to connect people to all that matters.Follow Âme Atendre on Instagram @amatendre

We have High School education on the table today. Marcela Privat-Gilman has been in the classroom as a teacher for sixteen years and is currently in Northern California in the Acalanes Unified High School District. She joins Ashley to talk about the role of high school in student’s lives post COVID-19 pandemic, teaching methodologies as they relate to student’s and their context in “the real world”, and shifting our societal expectations around education and mobility to help students achieve what “success” means for them. Links to products and topics mentioned by Ashley and Marcela in today’s episode: Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the WorldLink to the Blue Ceramic Mugs, Bedtime Tea, Strawberry Rhubarb Jam and Chocolate Bar gifted to Marcela by Âme Atendre. Follow On the Table with Ashley on Instagram @onthetablewithashleyOn the Table with Ashley is presented by Âme Atendre, a luxury home goods and tableware brand with a mission to connect people to all that matters.Follow Âme Atendre on Instagram @amatendre

We have financial independence on the table today. Dan Stinton is a financial analyst who worked at Franklin Templeton, Charles Schwab, as a Senior Analyst at Fisher Investments and now runs his own wealth management firm, Rational Investment Management. He joins Ashley today to talk about the philosophies and approaches to money management, how to instill financial literacy in kids, finding a financial family planner that works for you and how to make financial planning and budgeting less stressful at any stage of life. You can learn more about Dan, his tax partner Brian Prose and their firm at rationalim.com Link to the Leather Catchall and the 9” Royal Goat Skin Notebook gifted to Dan by Âme Atendre. Follow On the Table with Ashley on Instragram @onthetablewithashleyOn the Table with Ashley is presented by Âme Atendre, a luxury home goods and tableware brand with a mission to connect people to all that matters.Follow Âme Atendre on Instagram @amatendre

We have skin health and skin aging on the table today. Dr. Jennifer Segal is a board certified dermatologist and founding member of the Metropolitan Dermatology Institute in Houston. She joins Ashley to talk about misconceptions in skin care, best practices for UV protection, the cultural and dermatological nuances of botox, and when our highschool tanning habits really come back to bite us. You can learn more about Dr. Segal and her practice at www.metropolitaninstitute.comLinks to products and topics mentioned by Ashley and Dr. Segal in today’s episode: Gentle Cleanser for AM and PM: Avéne Gentle CleanserDOVE Soap (Original Beauty Bar) Vanicream CleanserGentle Moisturizer:Avéne CicalfateSunscreen: Elta MD (Tinted or Untinted)Revision IntellishadeAlastin Mineral BlockAvéne SPF CompactGentle Exfoliants for PM:Avéne RetrinALGlytone Brightening Complex,Differin 0.1% Gel Prescription from dermatologist based on skin type. Link to the Wooden Serving Board gifted to Dr. Segal by Âme Atendre Follow On the Table with Ashley on Instagram @onthetablewithashleyOn the Table with Ashley is presented by Âme Atendre, a luxury home goods and tableware brand with a mission to connect people to all that matters.Follow Âme Atendre on Instagram @amatendre