Olivia Bradshaw shared their story and experiences with us recently and you can find our conversation below.
Olivia , it’s always a pleasure to learn from you and your journey. Let’s start with a bit of a warmup: What is something outside of work that is bringing you joy lately?
After years of working in the creative industry somewhere along the way I lost being creative for the love of it. Over the last year I have fallen back in love with writing. I’ve filled journals and journals with thoughts, notes to myself, and poems. I’ve recently been sharing my poetry on my personal socials and it’s brought me so much joy sharing that little slice of my internal world with people.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I’m Olivia “Liv” Bradshaw, the co-founder of Too Kismet, a boutique creative agency I run with my business partner, Dani Kravette. After nearly seven years working across marketing, PR, and creative direction, I wanted to build something nimble, collaborative, and strategy-led, something that didn’t feel like a traditional big-box agency. At Too Kismet, we specialize in helping lifestyle, design, and luxury brands tell their stories through organic social, email marketing, creative direction, and paid-media creative. What makes us unique is that every client works directly with us, the senior team, which allows us to be hands-on, intentional, and deeply invested in the brands we partner with. Right now, we’re excited to be working bi-coastally out of LA, Austin and NYC, bringing fresh strategy and elevated storytelling to both heritage brands and emerging founders.
Thanks for sharing that. Would love to go back in time and hear about how your past might have impacted who you are today. What part of you has served its purpose and must now be released?
I am a recovering people pleaser. For a long time, this part of me served a purpose—especially early in my career. Saying yes to every project, taking on bigger scopes than I should have, and even agreeing to plans I didn’t want to go to allowed me to build relationships, gain experience, and prove myself. But over time, I realized it also meant letting people walk all over me just to keep them comfortable. That version of me has served its purpose, and now I have learned to set boundaries, honor my own needs, and knowing that “no” is a complete sentence.
What have been the defining wounds of your life—and how have you healed them?
My mom passed away from early-onset Alzheimer’s when I was only twenty, and that has been one of the defining wounds of my life. In many ways, I know I’ll always carry it with me, but it has shaped how I move through the world. Losing her so young taught me that life isn’t forever—nothing is promised, and we truly only get one shot at this. My healing has come through choosing to live intuitively: telling people how I feel in the moment, trusting myself, and creating a life that feels meaningful day to day.
Sure, so let’s go deeper into your values and how you think. What’s a belief you used to hold tightly but now think was naive or wrong?
I used to believe that being busy, completely booked out with clients, meant I was successful and accomplished. Early in my career, I had a full team around me and a packed client roster. I was working from 8 AM until 9 PM most nights, and while it felt thrilling and fulfilling at the time, I sacrificed a lot of my personal life and missed big moments with the people I love. Now, I view success very differently. To me, it looks like working with clients and projects I feel deeply aligned with, spending my mornings writing or creating just for myself, being outside, and prioritizing time with my community and other creatives. At the end of the day, success isn’t about how much I can fit into a calendar, it’s about how present I can be with the people and work that matter most.
Okay, so before we go, let’s tackle one more area. What is the story you hope people tell about you when you’re gone?
I hope the story people tell about me is that I made them feel deeply loved and supported, and that I created space where they felt safe to be themselves. If my legacy is that the people around me felt seen, cared for, and encouraged to chase their own lives wholeheartedly, that would be enough for me.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.tookismet.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradshaw_liv/ https://www.instagram.com/too.kismet/
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/livbradshaw/
