Kathleen Heaney is a digital creator and long-time podcaster, specializing in lifestyle content. She has 17 years of graphic design experience as well as advanced skills in podcast development, motion graphics, web design, photo & video editing, social media management, illustration, and branding. On her Instagram, @KathleenLovesColor, she focuses mainly on DIY and home decor content.
She is currently the co-creator of Kathleen Can Do It, a design podcast celebrating the fun and fails of creating a home you love on any budget. It regularly ranks on Apple Podcast’s Top 20 Design chart. In July of 2023, Kathleen and her co-host, Kathleen Martin, presented at the Haven Design Conference about podcasting in the DIY and home decor sector.
From 2016-2023, Kathleen co-hosted the Webby-nominated lifestyle podcast An Acquired Taste. With a weekly spot on Apple’s Personal Journals top 100 and 12M+ downloads to date, An Acquired Taste ranked in the top 1% of all podcasts. She also co-hosted a twice-monthly subscription-based live video podcast from 2021 - 2023, as well as a monthly book club, Book Buds, on Patreon.
She hails from New Jersey where she lives in Hoboken with her husband and two cats. When she’s not busy browsing Facebook marketplace for hidden gems, Kathleen enjoys copious audiobook binging, public radio, hiking, and pottery.
She earned her Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Rutgers University before doing a total 180° career change and diving into the world of web building and graphic design. After completing her certification in Web Development at NYU, Kathleen went on to hone her creative skills at the Fashion Institute of Technology and the School of Visual Arts. She’s currently getting her certification in Interior Design at the New York Institute of Art and Design.
You might know her from Elvis Duran and the Morning Show where she was known on-air as “Web Girl Kathleen.” She was Digital Director for the nationally syndicated morning show for 8 years, growing their total online audience reach to 1.5M from the ground up.
Kathleen is passionate about creating fun content online, making people laugh, regular everyday items that come in cool colors, refurbishing vintage furniture, social equality, Women’s Rights activism, and her Vitamix blender.
