Gen Z Girlies: Recent Episodes
Madi Baldwin
Get the inside scoop from other Gen Zers who have managed to leverage their talents and skills to create lives & careers that they love -- and now they're showing YOU just how they did it.
This week's episode features Annie Long, a 16 year old Boston-based content creator who has managed to amass over 450,000 subscribers on YouTube. In addition to Annie's content creation, she is also an entrepreneur and high school student with the mission to help Gen Z young women leverage their youth through purpose-driven productivity. On this episode, we talk all things building a personal brand, content creation, being a high-schooler, the creator economy, and entrepreneurship.
This week's episode features Michelle Fang, Head of Social at Safara, a Sequoia-backed startup. In addition to Michelle's role as Head of Social at Safara and she is also a community builder based in San Francisco. She focuses on content, growth and community at Safara, a Sequoia-backed hotel cashback app. She was previously CMO at a consumer social startup, consulted Fortune 500 companies on marketing & digital strategy, and co-founded community group houses for founders & investors in LA/SF On this episode, we talk all things startups and social media!
This week's episode features Eve Halimi, Co-Founder and Co-CEO at Alinea Invest. Eve Halimi is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Alinea, an investing app created for Gen Z’s which allows users to grow their money by investing in what matters to them. She gained extensive experience empowering brands to build better digital experiences working in strategy at Contentsquare, a growth stage data analytics startup, bringing that expertise to Alinea. Prior to creating Alinea, Halimi held multiple positions at financial institutions and hedge funds such as Goldman Sachs and Boussard & Gavaudan. She founded her first community-based application at the age of 15. Alinea is backed by Y Combinator, Harvard, Kima, Goodwater and many other leading investors. On this episode, we talk all things startups and investing!
This week's episode features Steph Lechman, a Senior Talent Manager at Galaxy Racer North America. Steph is working with Galaxy Racer NA to discover creators to join the #HERgalaxy Initiative– an effort from GXR working to end the immense gender disparity in gaming. She works with these creators to develop their audiences, build their personal brands, and achieve their growth and engagement goals. On this episode, we talk all things gaming, talent management, and the creator economy!
This week's episode features Audrey Wisch, the Co-founder and CEO of Curious Cardinals (https://www.curiouscardinals.com/), a network of brilliant college mentors to guide and inspire k-12 students. Audrey Wisch paused her studies at Stanford University to pursue Curious Cardinals, chasing her dreams to help K-12 students unlock their greatest potential and to also provide college students with meaningful work. After teaching her first workshop on mass incarceration to high school students at the start of the 2020 pandemic, Audrey mobilized her most ambitious peers at Stanford and beyond to share topics they were passionate about to K-12 students. Since then Audrey has spoken on CNN (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHniFMV1j9k) and in Forbes (https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereknewton/2020/12/11/these-young-entrepreneurs-are-turning-learning-fires-into-profit/?sh=467d2959352d) to share her vision to create a community of lifelong learners and doers. Curious Cardinals has now raised $6.8 million in seed funding led by Anthos Capital and Audacious Ventures. She was recognized in the 2022 Forbes 30 Under 30 Education and Youngest category (https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30/2022/education?profile=curious-cardinals).
This week's episode features Raven Koontz, a legal assistant, currently living in Louisville, Kentucky. While Raven initially planned to become a doctor, life pushed her in the direction of the legal field where she has since developed a deep passion for law through working with Civil Rights Attorneys and advocating in the 'Free Britney' movement. Since joining her current team, Raven has helped grow a Twitter account dedicated to legal advocacy on behalf of the 'Free Britney' movement to over 60,000 followers and has been featured in both The New York Times and The Rolling Stones. On this episode, we talk all about what a typical day looks like for a legal assistant, how Gen Z currently approaches work, and what it's been like playing a major role in a legal battle that swept a nation.
This week's episode features Hannah Barlow, a filmmaker and director, currently living in Los Angeles, California. Hannah was born in Appalachia Ohio, where her interest in filmmaking first began after writing and directing her first fantasy short at the age of fifteen. Her passion for film continued to grow as she discovered her love for storytelling both on and off camera. Now, Hannah has worked most notably with Nike, The Jimmy Fallon Show, and Twenty-One Pilots to bring to life their projects. On this episode, we talk all about how to stay yourself in a typically male-dominated industry, what to expect from a typical day on set, and staying content while not being stagnant.
This week's episode features Kat Brown, a promoter representative, and J.D. Candidate at the University of Kentucky's College of Law. Working her way up from bartending to where she's at now, Kat has extensive knowledge and expertise about what it's like to work in the music industry when you aren't musically inclined. On this episode, we talk all about what a typical day looks like preparing for a show for a non-musician, concrete ways to network and make connections that will get you where you want to go, and why your mentality around building a career matters.
This week's episode features Esther Ellyn of Esther Ellyn Photography, a freelance branding photographer & designer currently working in Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. Esther is passionate about helping small businesses thrive through strong visual stories and specializes in working with women-owned businesses. On this episode, we talk all about what it takes to go freelance, making your goals a reality, and that you CAN have anything (if maybe not everything).
This week's episode features Nari, a musician from California currently living in Lexington, KY. We talk how she got into the music industry, what playing a show is like, dealing with instant gratification, and about some pretty cool tattoos.
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