Kae Burke: Co-Founder of House Of Yes on building inclusive culture.

Kae Burke is the Co-Founder of House Of Yes in Bushwick, Brooklyn. As well as the Creative Director of Yes Etc Creative Agency. HOY was recently named the #2 Best Thing To Do in the World by Time Out New York. The venue is internationally celebrated for fostering self-expression and nurturing emerging artists of all genres. Their events lead the way for developing safer spaces and consent culture.

On the show Kae talks about going to fashion school with Anya Sapozhnikova and how they created HOY. Kae also speaks about how the House Of Yes fosters an inclusive culture and how costumes and self-expression go hand-in-hand. As well as how the pandemic has changed the party landscape and we delve into the ways people have started to be more mindful of their consumption. Her new Creative Agency is called Yes Etc and we talk about what it was like to open an experiential agency during a pandemic and where she finds inspiration.

Transcript

Yulia Laricheva 00:06

Hey friends, welcome to another episode of dream nation love. I'm your host, Yulia. And I want to remind you to subscribe to my newsletter on Dream Nation Love on the Instagram page. So just go there and hit the link in the bio and find it. It has a lot of awesome little giveaways every month, like books and fun little information about women diversity and social impact that you are going to love. So please share it with a friend. Today on the show I interview the amazing Kay Burke, who is one of the co founders of House of Yes, along with Anya suborning COVID. But today on the show, I only speak with k has to be so super fun. If you haven't been to one of their events, then you're missing out. They have global events now. So you definitely have to go. Now, I bet you didn't know but how's to be us originally started out as a creative events face and also a circus Theatre in Williamsburg. And I've been in Williamsburg for over 16 years. And I do remember them opening up. So talk about like throwing a good party, right. K is also the creative director of Yes, etc. Creative. And on this podcast, we talk about how K designs inclusive experiences, how the pandemic has changed party culture, and what a person who throws parties for a living does for fun. You know, I was really, really curious. And he told me all about it. So enjoy the podcast and share it with a friend. Have a great day. Okay, welcome to the show. It is so exciting to have you here. Because we've been meaning to make this happen for a while. And you are here in front of me.

Kae Burke 01:44

Well, thank you. Yeah. Thanks for having me.

Yulia Laricheva 01:48

Thanks. I really enjoy the work that you do at the House Of Yes. And I really miss going to the House Of Yes, because I am a mom now. So I don't really have any more fun. So I live vicariously through people's posts.

Kae Burke 02:00

We have a lot of I have to say we have a lot of moms with moms and dads anxieties. There's totally a culture for party moms.

Yulia Laricheva 02:09

As yes, no, there is. But it's like right now she's like, almost 15 months with you have a sleep schedule. And it's a routine. I need a babysitter and all that stuff. But I digress. Back to the house of Yes. Which is doing so much stuff. And that's what I really wanted to talk to you about it. And I wanted to take it way back and and see how early this idea started. Or if it even started. It's such a small age. But when you were a kid, you probably had a dream. What was your dream as a kid?

Kae Burke 02:38

I don't remember. I feel like I wanted to be a dolphin, a mermaid, a unicorn, a dog. I got to those dreams got to come true. Because as a performance artist, dancer, professional, performance weirdo. I got I've definitely dressed up and performed as all those things. And now I also get