Grabbing Life by the Pancake Balls with Kathleen Day, Founder of Katalina’s

Send us Fan MailKatalina’s didn’t become a beloved Columbus restaurant by accident.In this conversation with founder Kathleen Day, we talk about staying power, what it takes to build something people love, keep it standing through hard seasons, and still care deeply about the work years later.We bounce from wild life stories to music obsessions, famous run-ins, creative intensity, and the unfiltered realities of the restaurant industry, alongside the very real work of protecting a legacy brand when the economics get tougher and the stakes get higher.Kathleen shares what she’s learned about leadership, resilience, and why being liked was never the goal, while reminding us that you can be serious about your work without taking yourself too seriously.This episode is equal parts grit, honesty, laughter, and grabbing life by the balls... then staying in it long enough to make it matter.