Positively Gotham Gal: Recent Episodes
Positively Gotham Gal
Prolific angel investor and blogger Joanne Wilson, aka the Gotham Gal, has long been a champion of the female entrepreneur. On her podcast, Positively Gotham Gal, she brings you conversations with female-identifying leaders, makers, and rule-breakers who are pioneers in their fields, disrupting the status quo and paving the way for the next generation. Failures and triumphs, nothing is off-limits in these frank and funny discussions about business, life, love, and everything in between. Together, we will discuss off the moment topics, and bring our myriad of experiences into the conversation. Welcome to the table.
Gina Duncan started her career in film programming, with a lifelong focus on diverse programming that led her to become the president of BAM, the Brooklyn Academy of Music. This episode will highlight Gina’s career working within and running cultural institutions such as Sundance and BAM, focusing on rethinking the role of cultural institutions to be more diverse in their programming.
Lauren Yoshiko is a freelance writer and editor, who writes the Broccoli Report, a bi-weekly newsletter for creative cannabis entrepreneurs. Lauren has been blogging through the unprecedented wave of growth and change in the Cannabis industry, as recreational use is slowly getting legalized throughout the country. This podcast episode will highlight her experience navigating and documenting the strange world of weed.
Ep 180: Space Is The New Frontier - Rema Matevosyan, Near Space LabsRema Matevosyan is a scientist turned entrepreneur, who co-founded Near Space Labs, a start-up that provides timely, wide-scaler, commercially available imagery with the largest zero-emission balloon fleet in the stratosphere. For Rema and her cofounders, space is the exciting new frontier. This podcast episode will highlight her unique entrepreneurial journey, and her experience building and scaling her company as a foreign female founder.
Natasha Halesworth is the founder of the Consistency Project, a new women-led sustainable fashion and lifestyle studio, focusing on secondhand and reworked vintage. Through The Consistency Project, Natasha is reimagining the relationship between fashion and sustainability. She is also changing the retail experience, imagining shopping appointments with elevated service for her clients. This podcast episode will highlight her unique entrepreneurial journey toward the world of sustainable fashion.
Robin Steinberg is an American lawyer and social justice advocate, with over 30 years of experience as a public defender. Robin also is the founder and CEO of the bailout project, the first-of-its-kind nonprofit revolving bail fund. Robin is a friend of the podcast, having been one of the early guests on the Pod three years ago. For this second episode with Robin, we will focus on how the Bailout project has evolved over the past three years, after a change in presidency, a pandemic, and a moment of national reckoning for systemic racism. This podcast episode will represent the perspective of a woman who has dedicated her career to fighting for criminal justice and against systemic racism.
Amy Chin is the founder of Calm Better Day, a cannabis and CBD consultancy company that educates and guides her clients toward their custom CBD regimens. Amy's career has spanned across different industries, from the retail world with experience in buying and merchandising, to hospitality. As always, the dots connect, and in 2019, Amy decided to turn towards entrepreneurship and founded Calm Better Days. Through her coaching work at CBD but also, the events she throws, Amy is seeking to educate the consumer. This podcast episode will highlight her unique entrepreneurial journey, and lessons learned while navigating the emerging world of the cannabis industry.
Joy Howard is the founder of Early Majority, a new women-led, membership-based outdoor brand, and community. Joy's career has spanned across different industries, from being a full-time musician in the indie-rock band Seely to marketing, working for iconic brands such as Coca-Cola, Converse, Patagonia, and Sonos. As always, the dots always connect, and during the pandemic, Joy turned towards entrepreneurship and launched Early Majority, an environmentally conscious membership-based outdoor brand with a crypto and NFT angle. This podcast episode will highlight her unique entrepreneurial journey from music towards marketing and community, and her experience as a female founder.
Kelly Perez and Courtney Mathis are the brains behind Cannabis Doing Good, a cannabis consultancy that inspires a standard for social responsibility in the cannabis sector. As the Cannabis industry is going through an unprecedented wave of growth, new challenges--ranging from sustainability to social responsibility, are emerging. Through CDG, and their nonprofit, the Cannabis Impact Fund, Courtney and Kelly are creating opportunities for cannabis businesses to engage with nonprofits and their community. This podcast episode will highlight the co-founder's entrepreneurial journey, and lessons learned while navigating the emerging world of the cannabis industry.
Samara Daly is a nonprofit expect who launched Let's Talk about Menopause. After making a career working in city government, nonprofits, and community development, she created Let's Talk about Menopause in 2021, hoping to break the taboo of that highly stigmatized period of a woman’s life. This episode will highlight Samara’s entrepreneurial journey and the challenges of launching a feminist non-profit during a pandemic.
Pelin Thorogood is the tech executive turned impact entrepreneur behind Radicle, a health tech company revolutionizing clinical trials for natural medicine. After a successful career in tech, she co-founded Wholistic Research and Education Foundation: a public non-profit dedicated to cannabis & CBD research, education, and advocacy, before co-founding Radicle Science. This podcast episode will highlight Pelin's unique entrepreneurial journey, and lessons learned while navigating the world of tech and natural medicine.
Amanda Feilding is a scientist, veteran drug policy reformer, lobbyist, and the founder of the Beckley Foundation, which initiates research into the effects of psychoactive substances on the brain and uses the results to advocate for drug policy reform. We talked about her journey advocating for drug policy reform, and she shared her musing about the ever-evolving landscape of psychoactive substances.
Fanny Gerson is a chef, consultant, speaker, and cookbook author known for a unique approach to food that deeply respects her Mexican-Jewish heritage while also innovating by offering her very own personal and modern twist. She is also the owner of Fan Fan Doughnut, a Mexican-inspired American doughnut shop, and La Newyorkins, a Mexican ice cream shop. We talked about her entrepreneurial journey, and the challenges she faced in the food industry at large as a Latina woman.
Cristina Mittermeier is a photographer, marine biologist, activist, and author who pioneered the concept and field of conservation photography. She is the founder of the International League of Conservation Photographers (ILCP) which provides a platform for photographers working on environmental issues. More recently, she co-founded SeaLegacy, a non-profit dedicated to protecting the ocean, and Only one, a platform to share these stories. We talked about her entrepreneurial journey harnessing the power of storytelling for activism, showcasing and promoting ocean conservation and protection.
Shelley Kleyn Armistead is the CEO and a partner at Gjelina, a food group in LA famous for revitalizing the Venice food scene. Starting at Soho House in the very beginning, Shelley joined Gjelina early on and helped expand the brand and the vision, now helming their expansion eastwards. She is known for her unique approach to food, hospitality, and sustainability. We talked about her entrepreneurial journey, challenges, and lessons learned along the way.
Pamela Danzinger is the speaker, author, and market researcher expert behind Unity Marketing. She specializes in studying the world's most influential consumers, the HENRYs (which stands for High Earning Not Rich Yet). We talked about women and consumerism, and the rise of the HENRY phenomenon.
Rachel Uffnel is the woman and brain behind New York's Rachel Uffner Gallery. Since opening shop in 2008 in the Lower East Side, she has grown and expanded her gallery, discovering some major female-identifying artists in the process! We talked about the challenges of running a mid-size artist-focused art gallery, and the evolution of the art market in the pandemic and post-pandemic era.
Catherine Balsam Schwaber is the CEO of Kindra, a new direct-to-consumer company that focuses on accompanying women through menopause and breaking the taboo. Her career has spanned across the corporate media sector before diving into entrepreneurship with Kindra. We talked about the challenges of launching a feminist direct-to-consumer brand in the pandemic age, creating a new CPG category, and lessons learned along the way.
Majora Carter is a real estate developer, urban revitalization expert, award-winning broadcaster, and author. Her career has spanned across the public and the private sector creating and successfully implementing numerous economic developments, technology & green infrastructure projects. We talked about her new book, her career, and lessons learned along the way.
Anne-Marie Slaughter is an American international lawyer, foreign policy analyst, writer, political scientist, public commentator, and the head of the think tank New America. Her career has spanned across the different areas of policy work, from three decades in academia to public service to running a major think tank. We talked about her newest book, her career, and lessons learned along the way.
Eleanor Kuntz and Kerin Law are the co-founders of LeafWorks, a botanical identification company that does DNA sequencing for cannabis. As the Cannabis industry is going through an unprecedented wave of growth, and recreational use of the plant is slowly getting legalized throughout the country, new challenges emerge, ranging from safety and fraud prevention to modern breeding techniques. LeafWorks is positioning itself as a DNA testing company FROM the cannabis community hoping to build a better botanical word. We talked about their unique entrepreneurial journey, and lessons learned navigating the world of the cannabis industry.
Alison Roman is a chef, cookbook author, and youtube personality. Her career has spanned across various areas of the food industry at large, from the kitchens of high-end restaurants to food magazines. Known for her accessible writing style and her warm approach to cooking, Alison has empowered many of her readers to become home chefs. We talked about her journey finding her voice through the food world, and lessons learned along the way.
Arianna Simpson is a partner at Andreessen Horowitz where she helms the largest crypto fund in the world at just 30yo. Her career has spanned across the various areas of tech, from early-stage startups to Facebook, before discovering her passion for investing. She developed a strong interest in crypto early on and founded Autonomous Partner, an investment fund focused on crypto and digital, assets in 2017. We talked about changes and opportunities in the crypto landscapes, and her experience as a woman in the crypto world.
Varsha Rao is the CEO of NURX, the leading female-focused telehealth platform disrupting the healthcare industry in the US. We talked about the unique entrepreneurial experience that led her to healthcare, lessons learned amongst the way, and taking over a telehealth company amidst a pandemic.
Charmine Davis is the director of behavioral health services at the Jenesse Center, an institution that supports victims of domestic violence, and the founder of the social impact app Just Us App. Charmine's career as a therapist with over 25 years of experience servicing families of Southern California motivated her to start Just Us, a smartphone app that aims to prevent police brutality, by equipping young drivers with a voice-activated system to assist them when interacting with the police. We talked about her journey with Just Us, and her experience doing social work amidst a pandemic.
Myra Laldin is the founder of VR Perspectives, and a pioneer in harnessing the potential of VR storytelling in diversity and inclusion training. We got together to discuss how she combines her background in business and behavioral science to improve strategic business performance through XR.
To learn more about VR Perspectives, you can visit the website at http://vrperspectives.com/
Our next guest on PGG will be Charmine Davis, the director of behavioral health services at the Jenesse Center for victims of domestic abuse, and the founder of Just US app, a social impact app that aims to prevent police brutality.
Francesca Donner is the New York Times gender director, and the editor of In Her Words, a 3x weekly column that examines women’s issues globally. We got together to discuss women’s position in the workforce and the labor market amidst covid.
To hear more from Francesca, read the NYT column In Her Words at https://www.nytimes.com/series/in-her-words
Our next guest on PGG will be Mira Laldin, the founder of VR Perspectives, and a pioneer in the use of VR storytelling in diversity and inclusion training.
Carli Lalli Music is a chef, cookbook author, and youtube personality. We got together to discuss her constantly evolving career in the food industry, from foodservice to teaching, food writing, youtube influencing, and finally cookbook author.
Andrea Schneider is an academic, driven negotiator, and the head of the Institute For Women's Leadership at Marquette University. She has dedicated her life to making the ADR fields more attractive, approachable, and inclusive. We got together to discuss Andrea's work with IWL in advancing women’s leadership on a local and global level.
Cindy Spiegel and Julie Grau are the founders and CEOs behind the new independent publishing house Spiegel & Grau. We got together over zoom to discuss their entrepreneurial journey, the challenges of creating an independent publishing house in the pandemic age, and the release of their first title, Fox and I: An Uncommon Friendship.
Malene Barnett is an artist, activist, and the founder of Black Artists + Designers Guild, a global platform and curated collective of independent black artists, makes and designers. We got together over zoom to talk about her entrepreneurial journey, inclusion in the design field.
Joan Fallon is a doctor, an academic, and the entrepreneur behind Curemark, a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel therapies to treat serious neurological diseases for which there are no or limited treatment options. We got together over zoom to discuss her unusual take on medicine and her path to entrepreneurship.
Alexandra Fennell & Mia Abbruzzese are the founders and co-CEOs of the new direct-to-consumer company Attn: Grace, which focuses on intimate products for aging women. We got together over zoom to discuss their entrepreneurial journey, and the challenges of creating a personal care brand and disrupting the incontinence segment.
Jing Gao is the founder of Fly By Jing, a line of Chinese spice and condiments inspired by her hometown of Chengdu. We got together over zoom to discuss her entrepreneurial journey, and the challenges of creating a high-quality, modern, female-led Chinese food brand.
Lisa Switkin is a multidisciplinary architect working in urban planning and landscape architecture, and the Senior Principal at Field Operations. We got together over zoom to discuss her journey towards a practice focused on creating forward-thinking public spaces, and the renewed importance of landscape architecture during covid.
Whitney Donhauser is the president of the Museum of the City of New York. We got together over zoom to discuss how she is changing and rethinking the role of cultural institutions to be more inclusive and accessible, and the challenges that cultural institutions have faced during the pandemic.
Robin Hauser is an award-winning documentary filmmaker. We got together over zoom to discuss her career, and upcoming $avvy, a documentary that explores financial literacy within women.
Sara Irvani is the CEO of the family-owned and operated shoe company Okabashi. We got together over zoom to highlight the changes that Sara is bringing to the family business and the challenges of expanding a sustainable made-in-America company during a pandemic.
Francis Bronet is an architect, interdisciplinary artist, and, most importantly, driven educator who currently serves as the president of Pratt Institute.
We got together over zoom to discuss the future of liberal arts education and innovation in learning models.
Shanna Tellerman is the founder and CEO of Modsy, a design service that provides high-quality solutions to the pain points of home design.
We got together over zoom, to discuss Shanna's entrepreneurial journey and the future of work in a post covid world.
Hadiya Masieh is the founder and director of the Groundswell Project, a non-profit that fights against extremism and promotes community building. We got together over zoom to discuss her experience of 22 years in the field, and the unique methodologies she is pioneering with Groundswell.
Liz Diller is a multidisciplinary architect and the co-founder of Diller Scofidio + Renfro. We got together over zoom to discuss her unique journey towards a practice focused on building forward-thinking public spaces and cultural institutions.
Nicole Hockley is the co-founder and managing director of Sandy Hook Promise, and mother of Dylan, who was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy on 12/14/12. We got together over zoom to talk about her personal journey from tragedy to activism, and the impact the organization is making using research-based methodology, education, and technology.
Michelle Zatlyn is the co-founder and COO of CloudFlare, a cybersecurity company working to make our internet faster, safer, and more reliable We got together over zoom to discuss her journey as a founder, and the future of cybersecurity in a post covid world.
Yelena Kovacevic, a scientist, researcher, and, most importantly, a driven educator, is the chair of the NYU Tandon School of Engineering. We got together over zoom to discuss the future of education post covid, and the ways in which Jelena is changing Tandon to make STEM fields more attractive, approachable, and inclusive.
Women hot on the campaign trail in Local NY politics...
Maya Wiley is a civil rights activist and scholar who has dedicated her career to fighting against structural racism. We got together over zoom, to talk about her candidacy for the upcoming mayoral elections.
For the next 2 weeks, we are spotlighting women hot on the campaign trail in Local NY politics.
Diana Florence has dedicated her entire career to public service, beginning as a prosecutor in the Manhattan's DA 25 years ago. We got together over zoom to talk about her candidacy for the upcoming DA elections and her plans to reform the office to better serve the people of New York.
Sharleen Ernster is the founder and CEO of We Are HAH, a company pioneering sustainable fashion in intimate apparel and redefining sexy for a new generation of women.I sat down with Sharleen in the pre-covid days and we talked about her many years of experience as a fashion executive, and the reasons that led her to launch her own company. A couple weeks after, our reality as we know it completely changed. So, we decided to revisit our conversation, and talk about how the pandemic has impacted her life & business.
Debbie Berebichez is a physicist and data scientist who dedicates her life to fostering women’s careers in STEM. Debbie and I got together over zoom to talk about her journey and her experience as a woman in one of the most male-dominated fields of academia.
Alicia Glen is the Founder & Managing Principal at MSquared, a nationwide real estate development and investment platform building the next generation of mixed-use, mixed-income projects in rapidly evolving cities. Alicia is a nationally recognized expert in urban development, infrastructure finance, job creation and housing policy. She’s worked both in the public and private sectors creating and implementing innovative solutions to enable cities to evolve and grow equitably. Alicia and I got together over zoom to talk about the role of cities, and about how to rebuild cities in a post covid world.
Stephanie Caudle is the owner and founder of Black Girl Group, an online freelance marketplace that connects African American women freelance creatives to companies seeking to market and advertise to African American consumers. Stephanie and I got together over zoom to talk all about how her company came to be, and about the future of freelance in a post-covid world.
Amanda Schutzbank and Deborah Benton are the team behind Willow Growth Partners -- Willow provides early growth capital to entrepreneurs building transformative consumer brands and the disruptive technologies that power them. I sat down with Amanda and Deborah pre-COVID and we talked all about the future of consumer brands, investments from the entrepreneurial perspective, and the thesis that brought them together.
Alexandria Lafci is the co-Founder and COO of New Story – an innovative nonprofit that builds inclusive social housing developments for families living in extreme poverty. Alexandria and I sat down pre-corona virus to talk about the incredible inspiration behind her life’s work, and what we believe housing can do to change the future.
Thank you to Alexandria for joining me on Positively Gotham Gal. If you’d like to learn more about her organization, you can visit newstorycharity.org
This week, I got together with Kathleen Stetson, CEO and coach, to talk over Zoom about stress. Stress is a big part of every entrepreneur’s life, and even more so since the COVID-19 pandemic hit us. Kathleen and I chatted about her history with a failed startup, and how that informed her current views on work, entrepreneurship, and mindfulness.
In this current moment, with the COVID-19 pandemic taking over everything in our lives, the one thing at the top of everyone’s mind seems to be food. I sat down to talk about this major topic with my good friend Dana Cowin, an editor, author and radio show host, best known for her two decades as the Editor-in-Chief of Food & Wine. Dana and I met over zoom to discuss food in the age of coronavirus, what’s changed, what’s remained, and what we see happening in the future.
Susan Feldman is the co-founder and visionary behind One Kings Lane, and the Founder & CEO of In The Groove. Susan and I sat down for my very first video-recorded podcast to talk all about aging, and the effects it does and doesn't have on us as women and entrepreneurs. To check out the video of our conversation, head on over to my YouTube channel, Positively Gotham Gal Podcast.
Rachelle Hruska is the co-founder and CEO of Guest of a Guest and Lingua Franca. Rachelle and I sat down to talk about her path from growing up in Nebraska to being a New York City entrepreneur of two companies, and all the complications in between.
Jacquelyn De Jesu is the Founder, CEO, and Inventor of SHHHOWERCAP -- a company that has turned the simple shower cap into a design-oriented, reusable, and chic item for everyday use. Jacquelyn and I sat down to talk about her inspiration for SHHHOWERCAP, and how she went about making her idea a reality.
Anna Lindow is the Co-Founder and CEO of Brave Health -- a tele-health company on a mission to expand access to high-quality, affordable care for mental health and addiction across the United States. Anna and I sat down to talk about what inspired her to focus on mental health and addiction work, and what she sees for the future of her field.
Camilla Marcus is the founder of west~bourne cafe in New York City and the co-founder of TechTable, a hospitality technology thought leadership platform. Camilla and I sat down to talk about her journey into the intersection of food and technology, and the exciting new partnership she’s created to bring childcare to her employees.
Thank you Camilla for joining me on Positively Gotham Gal this week. I highly recommend you stop by west~bourne cafe in New York City, www.westbourne.com. You can also learn more about TechTable by visiting www.techtablesummit.com.
Jeanne Pinder is founder and CEO of ClearHealthCosts, which brings transparency to the healthcare marketplace by telling people what stuff costs. ClearHealthCosts partners with media and other groups to discover and reveal prices for healthcare while supplying inspiration for healthcare related journalism. Jeanne and I sat down to discuss the inspiration behind her company, and what she sees for the future of healthcare.
Julie Samuels is the executive director of Tech:NYC. Tech:NYC represents New York's fast-growing, entrepreneurial high-tech industry with government, civic institutions, in business and public policy forums, and with the media. Julie and I sat down this week to talk about the work she does with Tech:NYC, and the future of tech in our city and beyond.
Clementine Jacoby is Co-Founder and Executive Director of Recidiviz -- a company that works with states to build data awareness to drive reform of the criminal justice system. Clementine has a fascinating story that she shared with me about how she went from circus performer, to google maps product manager, to using data to illuminate problems in incarceration and criminal justice systems.
Jennifer Brandel (CEO & Co-founder, Hearken) and Mara Zepeda (CEO & Co-founder, Switchboard) are longtime friends and founders of Zebras Unite. Zebras Unite is a founder-created and founder-led movement calling for a more ethical and inclusive movement to counter existing startup and venture capital culture. They believe creating an alternative to this status quo is a moral imperative. I spoke with Jennifer and Mara about what led them to start Zebras Unite, and the work they’re doing today to push their radical ideas forward.
Morgan Berman is the Founder and CEO of MilkCrate, a Philadelphia-based tech company that helps foundation-funded nonprofits launch affordable mobile apps to better engage their program participants and track their progress so the nonprofits can keep getting funded. Morgan and I had plenty to talk about, especially the many many iterations of MilkCrate, and the guts it took to stick with her product in the midst of multiple reinventions.
Sally Poblete is Founder and CEO of Wellthie, a small group benefits marketplace that connects carriers, brokers, and small business owners. Sally and I spoke about her wildly successful history as a business woman and how she decided to start her latest venture.
Jana Rich is the Founder of Rich Talent Group, a boutique executive search firm focused on building diverse, innovative leadership teams. Jana and I talked about her transition from marketing to recruitment, and the readiness work around building inclusive teams.
Audrey McLoghlin is the Founder & CEO of high-end retail brands Frank & Eileen, and Grayson. Audrey and I had a great time talking about her path to becoming a retail designer, and how she’s managed to keep 100% ownership of her brands.
Liz Powers is the co-founder and ‘Chief Happiness Spreader’ of ArtLifting -- a social enterprise that empowers artists living with homelessness or disabilities through the celebration and sale of their artwork. Liz has an amazing story about her journey from the non-profit to the for-profit sector, and how she uses her entrepreneurship for good.
Daniela Perdomo is the Founder & CEO of goTenna, a peer to peer communication device which is advancing universal access to connectivity by decentralizing it. goTenna's mesh networks are used by consumers as well as the U.N., Google, FEMA, the French Army, US Special Operations Forces & the City of New York. Daniela and I had much to discuss, including her upbringing in Brazil, her transition from community organizer to entrepreneur, and how her experience as a New Yorker during Hurricane Sandy led her to develop goTenna’s ground breaking technology.
Ariane Goldman is the Founder and CEO of HATCH Collection -- a maternity clothing brand designed to give women access to cool and easy style during pregnancy, and beyond. Ariane and I sat down to talk about her journey toward entrepreneurism, and the way she built her companies from the ground up, without raising capital.
Sarah Beatty is Founder and CEO of Greenmaker Industries, Owner of Green Depot, and the Co-Founder of Montgomery Builds. Sarah considers herself an ‘accidental entrepreneur,’ but listening to her story you’ll see she’s anything but! Like many of the inspiring business leaders we meet, Sarah was a woman on a mission. And when she couldn’t find solutions to problems in the market, she solved them herself.
Noor Sweid is the founder of Global Ventures, a Dubai-based, growth-stage venture capital firm focusing on investing in emerging markets. She is the only Arab woman in the Middle East running a VC fund. She was also the first woman to lead an IPO in the region when the interior contracting company, Depa listed on the London Stock Exchange and NASDAQ Dubai. Before her career in Venture, Noor founded the first chain of yoga and pilates studios in the Middle East, ZenYoga which grew to become the largest chain of wellness studios in the Middle East and which she sold in 2014.
Heather Smith is Managing Partner at Ancoris Capital Partners, a specialty investment bank built to raise equity and debt for privately-held businesses, public companies and alternative investment firms. You can learn more about her fund at ancorispartners.com
Kellee James is the Founder and CEO of Mercaris -- a market data service, and trading platform for organic, non-GMO and other certified agricultural commodities. What that translates to is a whole lot of innovation and ingenuity to create bigger business out of small and sustainable farming and agriculture.
Toby Moskovits is Founder and CEO of real estate investment firm Heritage Equity Partners. Moskovits founded the firm in 2008 to advise wealthy families, but after the economic downturn of that era forced her to rethink the business, she took a calculated risk and refocused the company to real estate. And her high risk turned into big rewards.
Carolyn Childers and Lindsay Kaplan are the co-founders of Chief: a private network focused on connecting and supporting female leaders with a mission to accelerate women’s presence in the C-Suite. Carolyn and Lindsay took inspiration from what they wish they had for themselves, and the result is an exciting new venture that’s challenging both of them in ways they never anticipated.
Carole Wacey is the President of the long-standing Women’s City Club — recently rebranded as Women Creating Change— a nonprofit, non-partisan, activist organization dedicated to advancing the rights of women to shape the future of New York City. Carole’s career has spanned several sectors and created many opportunities for her to reinvent the wheel. If you’d like to learn more about Women Creating Change and the work they do in New York City, head on over to wccny.org
LinYee Yuan is a design journalist as well as the editor and founder of MOLD magazine. Inspired by the distressing news out of the UN about the world’s ability to feed it self in the future, LinYee created MOLD to inspire designers to improve food systems through creative, human-centric solutions. LinYee and I had tons to talk about from design to motherhood. ThisIsMold.com
Ashley M. Hunter is the president of HM Risk Group, an international insurance, reinsurance and risk management brokerage that specializes in reproductive health coverage. Ashley has had an inspiring career of going from studying violin to becoming a major player in reinventing the landscape of medical insurance coverage.
Mary Leigh Cherry is the Director of the newly opened Tonya Bonakdar Gallery in Los Angeles. Her long career as a gallerist, curator, and collector has made her a prolific figure in the art world on both coasts, and our conversation made for an episode that will be highly valuable to anyone involved or interested in the art world.
Thank you to Mary Leigh for joining me on the podcast this week. If you’re in Los Angeles, you should definitely check out the work she’s doing at Tonya Bonakdar Gallery on Highland Avenue in Hollywood. For more information visit www.tanyabonakdargallery.com
Kate Miller and Anna Duckworth are the Co-Founders behind Miss Grass, a content-driven cannabis marketplace that gearing up to make a big leap into becoming a nation-wide brand focused on conscious consumerism around cannabis products and companies. Kate and Anna had a great story to share about how they met, tucked their heads down for six months, and then launched into success.
Sara Hicks is the Co-Founder and CEO of Reaction Commerce - an online platform that takes care of the backend of e-commerce businesses big and small with customizable, open source code. Sara talks with me about her ‘aha’ moment of inspiration and the major moves that her company is taking today.
Our 100th episode is one that the Positively Gotham Gal team is majorly proud of -- thank you to all you listeners for getting us here! This episode features Robin Steinberg, an American lawyer, social justice advocate, and leader in the field of holistic public defense. Steinberg is the CEO of The Bail Project, a national organization modeled after The Bronx Freedom Fund, which she co-founded with her husband David Feige in 2007. Robin sat down with me to talk about the incredible work she’s doing to reform the social justice system in America, and what’s inspired her to do this kind of work for the last thirty years plus. I cannot encourage you enough to check out the amazing work that Robin is doing. You can find out more about The Bail Project at bailproject.org
Anna Barber is the Managing Director of TechStars LA, where she acts as an investor, advisor, connector and coach for founders. Anna has had a long and successful career that spans several sectors, and her perspective of what she’s accomplished and how she feels about her work now is an interesting listen for anyone at any stage of their career.
Tina Hay is the Founder and CEO of Napkin Finance, a multi-media company focused on creating content around learning and understanding finance. Tina and I chatted about her goals of creating palatable content, and the exciting directions her company is about to take.
Jesse Genet is the Co-Founder and CEO of Lumi, a company that creates packaging solutions for modern supply chain teams. Jesse has a killer story of taking leap-of-faith after leap-of-faith from an early age, straight on into her latest venture, without a single break for self-doubt in between.
Kristina Budelis and Lisbeth Kaufman are the Co-Founders, as well as President and CEO, of Kitsplit -- an online rental house that lets content creators further cash in on the gig economy by renting out their gear to peers in their community. Lisbeth and Kristina share their story of meeting at NYU's ITP to starting their company in the middle of graduate school. Major inspiration for anyone out there with an idea they’re eager to launch.
Minnie Ingersoll is the newest Investor at TenOneTen Ventures, a Venture Capital firm actively involved in investing in early stage tech startups. Minnie previously co-founded a startup, and now finds herself thriving on the other side of the venture table. She is proof positive that starting over with your career at age 40 can be majorly rewarding.
Lindsey Johnson is the Co-Founder and CEO of Weezie Towels. This week Lindsey and I sat down to talk about her transition from hedge funds to becoming a startup founder herself -- and the big plans she has in mind for her company.
Catherine and Chloe Zadeh are the mother and daughter team behind ZADEH, a brand created from Catherine's modern jewelry designs for men and women. Catherine got her start making jewelry at the 92nd street Y of all places, and today she's one of New York's hottest designers. With daughter Chloe now at the helm of the family business, the team has set their sights on creating an empire.
Alison Cayne is the Founder of Haven's Kitchen, a cooking school and event space in New York City. Alison's journey is so inspiring -- in this episode she gave me the story behind her return to grad school after having five children, and how she rose above her own lack of self-confidence to become a powerhouse entrepreneur. Alison's story is proof that like the best cooking, you don't need a recipe for success.
Lauren Bille & Ashley Spivak are the Co-Founders of Cycles + Sex, a women's health initiative that started out as an event, and is steadily growing to become the go-to platform for women's reproductive health and sexual wellness.
Linda Derschang is the founder and CEO of The Derschang Group; a mix of restaurants, cafes and bars in Seattle, Washington. Linda joined me to talk about the journey from opening a punk clothing store in Denver to the massive group of bars and restaurants in Seattle today.
Carolyn Witte is the Co-Founder and CEO of Tia -- an integrated healthcare center, resource, and community for women. Carolyn left her dream job to start Tia after realizing that women's health was a huge, complicated problem that she had to solve.
Patti Russo is the Executive Director of the Women's Campaign School at Yale -- an intensive program designed to train women to run for office and manage political campaigns. Patti's story is incredibly inspiring, something we might need in the midst of this week, and she has a lot of insights to share that go beyond just politics.
Abigail Stone is the founder and CEO of Otherland, a new candle company focused on self-care, great scents, and art-inspired style. Abigail sat down with me to talk about her journey from a career as an art buyer for Ralph Lauren, to starting over in business school, and the success she's found since.
Susannah Vila is the Co-Founder and CEO of Flip -- an online service that helps renters get out of their leases, and helps subletters find new apartments. Susannah cut her teeth in the world of political NGO’s before realizing that her real passion was entrepreneurship, and her first order of business was tackling a problem she’d been dealing with for years.
Mackenzie Barth and Sarah Adler are the Co-Founders of Spoon University -- an online food magazine that they started in their college dorm rooms, and then went on to get acquired by a major media outlet. Kenzie and Sarah sat down with me this week to share the story of their unprecedented success.
Melanie Elturk is Co-founder, CEO, and Chief Designer at Haute Hijab -- an online retail brand that 'makes the world's best hijabs for the world's most powerful women.' Melanie went from a stable career in a law firm to diving headfirst into her growing e-commerce empire, and she doesn't hold back about what a daunting move that was to make.
Sarah Carter and Ally Varady are the founders of CV Partners, a project management firm that specializes in taking construction projects from concept to completion, and all the endless details in between.
Connie Wong and Susan Zheng are the founding partners of Planted: a match-making service for job-seekers, and companies in search of entry-level talent. Connie and Susan both know all about the difficulties in making the decision to switch career paths and potentially break out on your own -- this team took an interesting path of calculated learning through employment, before really digging into their own business venture.
Shari Bayer is the founder and president of Bayer Public Relations, a full-service public relations, consulting and marketing agency in NYC that specializes in restaurants and other food-based companies. Shari had a long path to starting her own PR firm, but all the dots connected perfectly to get Shari where she is today.
Robyn Beavers is the Co-Founder and CEO of Blueprint Power--is a real estate and energy tech company that turns buildings into urban power plants. Robyn had a real ‘aha’ moment when she came up for the idea for blueprint, and her journey towards entrepreneurship is one not to miss.
Eliza Blank is the founder and CEO of The Sill -- a retail brick-and-mortar & e-commerce platform designed to bring home gardening back into the mainstream. Eliza and I sat down and talked about how she took The Sill from idea, to business with a mission.
Deborah Koenigsberger is the owner and stylist of brick-and-mortar boutique Noir et Blanc, and Founder of the non-profit organization Hearts of Gold. Deborah is a powerhouse and a real advocate for women and children in need. We sat down this week to talk about the work she does through Hearts of Gold, and how her venture got started.
Shannon McLay is the Founder & President of Financial Gym, a company that provides personal training for your finances, regardless of what’s in your bank account. Shannon told me all about her start as a floor trader for big banks where she was often referred to as “the decoration,” and how she powered through that glass ceiling, built strong networks, and transitioned into fundraising and starting her own business.
Nadia Boujarwah is the Co-Founder and CEO of Dia&Co -- a shopping and styling resource for plus-sized fashion. Nadia and I talked about how she took her career from investment banking analyst to starting her own business, and all the hurdles in between.
Keri Putnam is the Executive Director of Sundance Institute -- a non-profit that yes, runs the Sundance Film Festival, but also serves to support, champion, and promote independent artists in film, theater, and ever expanding medias. Keri and I discussed everything from how she got her career in media started, to what representation means for her, and the future of organizations like hers.
Kate Bradley Chernis is the Co-Founder & CEO of Lately -- a marketing and advertising service that streamlines content creation for everyone from the top marketing companies to the individual blogger. Kate and I talked about what led to her starting Lately after a successful career in broadcasting and advertising, and what it means to balance your strengths and weaknesses in an effective way in order to keep moving your business forward. Great lessons for entrepreneurs at any stage of the game.
Susan Lyne and Nisha Dua are the Founding Partners of BBG - Built By Girls - Ventures, A Venture Capital firm that focuses on women founders and women-led startups. Their story truly defies what comes to mind when you think of VC’s. In this two-part episode, Susan, Nisha, and I had so much to talk about. From the unconventional way that their partnership began, to incredible advice about raising money and common mistakes too many entrepreneurs make. Tons of great tips for anyone on how to get out there and crush it like a girl.
Susan Lyne and Nisha Dua are the Founding Partners of BBG - Built By Girls - Ventures, A Venture Capital firm that focuses on women founders and women-led startups. Their story truly defies what comes to mind when you think of VC’s. Susan and Nisha sat down with me this week and we had so much to talk about. From the unconventional way that their partnership began, to their struggles raising capital with a mission, and they gave me tons of great advice on how to get out there and crush it like a girl.
Danielle Gould is the Founder and CEO of Food+Tech Connect, the site of record and connector for the food tech sector. Danielle and I sat down to talk about everything from the future of the food industry, to what’s finally prompted her to start taking on outside funding (and why she’s waited so long!) A truly insightful episode on taking your roughest moments as an entrepreneur and changing them into positives, as well as the challenges facing the food industry now and going forward.
Pam Wasserstein is the CEO of New York Media, leading the premium content company on an ambitious expansion in several areas, including video, branded content, live events and e-commerce, while growing audience and revenue at core brands New York Magazine, nymag.com, Vulture, the Cut, Daily Intelligencer, Grub Street, Select All and the Strategist. Before becoming chief executive officer, Wasserstein served as co-chair and head of strategy. Pam and I talked about what took her from working as a lawyer to being top dog of a media empire.
Amanda Curtis and Gemma Sole are the co-founders of Nineteenth Amendment, a direct-to-designer fashion house for clothing and accessories more personal, beautiful, and responsible than anything off the rack. The co-founders were named as Forbes 30 Under 30 for retail/e-commerce and Apparel Magazine's 30 Under 30. I sat down with the duo to talk about the inspiration for their venture, and what helped them pave the way.
An award-winning journalist for over 14 years, Christina Asquith has written for The New York Times, The Economist, The Christian Science Monitor, The Guardian and was a staff writer at The Philadelphia Inquirer. Her book, “Sisters in War: Love, Survival and Family in the New Iraq” is based off of the 18 months she lived in and reported from Baghdad, Iraq. Christina and I sat down to talk about her very impressive career, and how she managed to carve a space for women’s stories long before it was a trending topic.
Tanja Hollander is an artist who works with photography, video, social media and data to understand cultural and visual relationships. Her largest and most noteworthy project to date, ‘Are you really my friend?’ debuted in its entirety as an exhibition, short documentary, and book for a year at MASS MoCA in 2017. Tanja and I talked about the enormous undertaking that this project became and how she’s found the stamina to keep making work.
Larissa Thompson and Sarah Bryden-Brown are two of three powerhouse women behind ONDA -- an online retail and brick-and-mortar store that serves as the go-to authority on natural beauty in the marketplace. I sat down with Larissa and Sarah this week to talk about how they met, and what’s made their venture such a success.
While spending many years working in executive positions in publishing, advertising, technology, and a tech investing, Sharon Kazan Harris’s dream of working in the wine industry was ever present. Today, she is the sole owner and Director of Winemaking for RARECAT Wines. Sharon shared with me everything from how she fell in love with wine, to how she uses one passion project to fuel another: her mission to empower women across the united states & beyond.
If you’ve never heard of Archie Gottesman but have lived in or visited New York - you are familiar with her work. For 20 years, she was the voice behind Manhattan Mini Storage’s iconic, hilarious billboard and subway ads. Now she’s applying her prolific branding acumen to something desperately in need of a marketing re-boot- Judaism. Her website, Jewbelong.com aims to reconnect disengaged Jews with fresh and fun ideas for living your best Jewish life.
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Peggy Rajski is an Academy Award-winning filmmaker who’s produced over a dozen feature films, directed an Oscar winning short, and garnered more than 40 major award nominations along the way. Her directorial debut TREVOR, a poignant comedy about a musical-theater-obsessed 13 year old boy whose world is turned upside down when word spreads at school that he’s gay led to the creation of The Trevor Project, a pioneering nonprofit organization she founded that is the country’s leading provider of life-saving services for l/g/b/t/q youth. Peggy had some great insights to share about how she carved a space for herself in the competitive indie film marketplace.
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This week on the podcast we have Loren Brill, Founder & CEO of Sweet Loren's, a cookie dough company founded on the promise of irresistible taste and natural, better-for-you ingredients. Beating cancer at a young age, Loren made it her mission to eliminate processed foods from her diet and live life to the fullest. Loren and I sat down to talk about the challenges of building a brand, breaking into the commercial food space, and some of the incredible lessons she’s learned along the way.
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Clare de Boer, Jess Shadbolt, and Annie Shi are the three entrepreneurs behind King, an amazing restaurant here in the West Village of NYC, on King Street. The trio sat down with me this week to talk about how they met, what inspired and paved the way for their amazing and ambitious restaurant venture, and how they plan to support the next generation of women restaurateurs.
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Stacy Flynn is the co-founder and CEO of Evrnu - a textile company that recycles discarded cotton garments to create premium, renewable fibers that are tackling the rampant pollution and labor exploitation issues in the current fast-fashion market. She is actively reinventing the textile and apparel business model to preserve the future of apparel. Stacy and I talked about everything from polyester to LED light bulbs and the lessons learned in between.
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You may know Christina Tosi from the judges panel of MasterChef and MasterChef junior, but she’s also a savvy businesswoman whose relentless passion for baking took her all the way from assembling triple layer cheesecakes in high school, to opening her very own bakery with David Chang called Momofuku Milk Bar. This week, Christina and I dissected what it took to launch Milk Bar, and how she went about building her business into the empire it is today.
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We’re kicking off our return from Gotham Gal Spring Break with a TWO PART episode featuring Christina Tosi. You may know Christina from the judges panel of MasterChef and MasterChef junior, but she’s also a savvy businesswoman whose relentless passion for baking took her all the way from assembling triple layer cheesecakes in high school, to opening her very own bakery with David Chang called Momofuku Milk Bar. In this episode, Christina and I sat down and picked apart her steps toward being at the top of her game -- definitely an inspiring listen for anyone pursuing their career, with a few good tips for business owners, too.
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Courtney Nichols Gould is the Co-Founder/Co-CEO of SmartyPants Vitamins, the leading maker of premium comprehensive supplements, committed to bringing more health to more people every day. Courtney got her start working as an apprentice to the board of directors at GM, and went on to work as the COO for numerous tech and web startup companies before embarking on her own entrepreneurial venture. Courtney and I talked about a ton of great topics, listen carefully if you’re interested in a crash course in CPG companies and raising capital the smart way.
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Ariel Kaye is the Founder and CEO of Parachute Home, a retail business with the mission of supplying consumers with the best sheets, bedding, and home essentials on the market, as well as inspiring a community around sleep, wellness and creating a comfortable home. Ariel and I discussed how her background in branding and advertising really informed her ability to thoughtfully and methodically build her business from one sheet to entire home goods and lifestyle brand.
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Dana Astrow has been influencing the landscape of creativity in the brand marketing and advertising/film production community since her early beginnings in the industry. Since launching ARC, Dana has successfully and nearly single-handedly filled a definitive niche as a creative recruiter who connects the makers behind some of the most effective top-level content being produced today. Dana and I sat down for some real talk about how she’s had to make not one, or two, but three big leaps in her career -- definitely some relatable content for anyone who’s balanced motherhood and career, started a business, left a partnership, the list goes on.
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Jessica Koslow is the owner and chef of SQIRL, one of L.A.’s most popular cafes that has led to a cookbook, a jam company, a popup venture in New York City, and soon enough, a much-anticipated second location on L.A.’s West Side. Jessica and I sat down and talked a lot about a question that comes up for many entrepreneurs: ‘how do you make that big leap out of security, and into starting your business?’
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Lizzie Francis and Kara Weber are the Founding duo behind Brilliant Ventures. Their serial entrepreneurial credentials, amplified by a network of go-to-market experts with skin in the game, and a second proprietary network of the most accomplished, amazing and connected women in LA, make for the perfect set of assets to this investment firm. Lizzie and Kara really attribute their success to their fantastic partnership. They told me all about how they met, and what prompted them to quit their jobs and ‘stop apologizing for being women.’
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Jessamyn Waldman Rodriguez is the founder and CEO of Hot Bread Kitchen, a social enterprise that creates professional opportunities for low-income and immigrant women. Their line of multi-ethnic breads is inspired by the bakers who make them. Before Hot Bread Kitchen launched, Jessamyn carved her path toward entrepreneurship by utilizing every resource possible, from her roommate’s computer to government grants -- definitely a crash course in making what you’ve got work for you.
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Rachel Shechtman is the founder of STORY, a retail concept in New York City that has the point of view of a magazine, changes like a gallery, and sells things like a store. Rachel’s journey to create STORY was informed by a successful 10-year career as a consultant, and a chance encounter that unearthed ‘the startup she never started,’ prompting her to finally make the leap into starting the business she’d been dreaming about since college. You’d think that after much waiting and consideration, Rachel’s transition into opening STORY would be a breeze, but nothing in entrepreneurship ever is. Rachel’s ability to have a sense of humor when things went wrong, paired with her hunger for learning, opened up new doors for her to make her business idea a reality.
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This week's episode features Amanda Eilian, Co-Founder & President of Videolicious -- a video creation service for enterprise businesses and companies. Amanda and I talked about her early days as a teenage radio host, her transition into investment banking, and what led her to starting Videolicious in the first place. Most interesting, perhaps, is that Amanda and her co-founder ignored a lot of early advice they received about what direction they should take their company in -- and it paid off.
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This week I chatted with Rachel Berks -- owner of Otherwild, and designer behind the insanely popular 'The Future Is Female' t-shirt. Rachel had a lot to say about the unexpected reach of her design work, the steps she took to get enough freedom in her business to create, and how she's dealt with having her work copied by other artists.
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Jordan Salcito is the sommelier and entrepreneur behind two successful beverage ventures -- Bellus Wines and RAMONA. To kick off 2018, Jordan and I sat down to talk about her path towards entrepreneurship, and how she really followed herself as potential customer #1 to drive the ideas behind each of her businesses.
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Victoria Freeman has had a successful career as a New York City restaurateur for decades -- a feat in and of itself. This week we sat down to talk about her career path, and the challenges and triumphs she's had along the way. Positively Gotham Gal will be on hiatus for the rest of this holiday season -- enjoy the remainder of your 2017, and we'll be back on Monday, January 8th with a brand new episode.
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Olivia Young is the Founder of Box + Flow, a fitness location and lifestyle brand based on the principles of personal balance and enjoying life. For the podcast this week, Olivia and I sat down and got straight to business -- from what it took for her to take the plunge into her first entrepreneurial venture, to how she brings a unique perspective to the exploding wellness industry, and everything in between.
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After over a decade of being a full-time mom, Abbey Warsh decided to take a calculated leap into entrepreneurship -- she partnered with Chef Paul Del Favero and Susan Del Favero to open the Harbor Market & Kitchen in Sag Harbor, Long Island. Abbey shares with me how trusting her gut led her to the right opportunities and collaborators, and how this mindset continues to influence her business today, as well as her plans for the future.
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This week I sat down with Fereshteh Forough, Founder & CEO of Code to Inspire -- a nonprofit committed to teaching female students in Afghanistan how to code. Fereshteh talks about her journey from Afghan refugee, to international advocate for women's education and equality. You can learn more about Code to Inspire & support their mission here: http://codetoinspire.org/
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This week features the Co-Founders and farmers of Amber Waves Farm, Amanda Merrow and Katie Baldwin. Located in Amagansett, NY, their mission is to bring sustainability, education, and a highly curated food experience to the farm to table market. Amanda & Katie's story takes us from their first connection during a farming apprenticeship, to opening their own, one-of-a-kind, grocery store.
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Jessica Banks has a career path that did not go the way she thought it would -- after having to abandon her dreams of becoming an astronaut, it took this Founder & CEO of RockPaperRobot awhile to find the right place to put her feet on the ground. But once she did, she took off. Jessica's plan of honing in on one product before expanding her business has paid off big-time, and is definitely an idea we can all find use from.
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This week's episode features Carissa Waechter, the entrepreneur, baker, and pastry chef behind Carissa's Breads in East Hampton, NY. Carissa takes us through her career path from culinary school to starting her own business, and why it was so important for her to make sure she took the time she needed before launching her retail store.
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Zara Tisch is the Founder & CEO of the playful leggings and accessories company, Terez. Zara sat down with me this week to talk about how she's built her company by focusing on products that create positive emotional experiences for her customers.
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Susan McPherson is the Founder & CEO of McPherson Strategies, a consultancy focused on the intersection between brands and social good. Susan had an enormous amount of insight on everything from the possibilities for business to create positive change in the world, to how daunting that first big step into a life 'without a paycheck' can be.
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This week's episode features CEO Jane West, one of the women entrepreneurs who has pioneered the cannabis industry since Denver's legalization in 2014. Her story is full of plot twists, and Jane shares with us how she saw each let-down, misdirection, and mistake as an opportunity to try something new.
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Megan Grassell founded her company, Yellowberry, when she was just 17. This week, I sat down with the millennial entrepreneur to talk about what inspired her business, the smart moves she made throughout her journey, and her vision for the future of her company.
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Sisters and Co-Founders, Christine & Caroline Strzalka, are the duo behind the soon-to-be-released floral subscription service, itsbyu. This week they shared with me a ton of insights from their mad dash to hit the ground running with a brand new startup.
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This week's episode features acclaimed American film producer and Co-Founder of Killer Films, Christine Vachon. Christine and I discussed her trajectory from New York's experimental film scene to the Oscars, and the big risks she took along the way. Definitely an inspiring story for any entrepreneur looking to take on a fresh perspective on how to conquer their corner of the market.
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Donna Zaccaro is the director of the upcoming documentary film, 'To a More Perfect Union: U.S. v Windsor' -- set to have its world premiere at the Woodstock Film Festival this October. This week Donna joined me in conversation to talk about her films, her empowering influences, and a career full of decisive twists and turns that led her to a life that allows for her powerful creative endeavors today.
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This week's episode features Jen Bekman, art gallerist and Founder of 20x200 -- an online marketplace that makes art accessible to everyone. Just in time for 20x200's ten year anniversary, Jen shares some insights on playing the long game in your business -- from re-evaluating your steps, to honoring your successes, and everything in between.
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This week features a conversation with Harleen Kahlon, Founder of bolde.com, an editorial-driven lifestyle company for millennial women. Harleen's path to founding her company took her through many career milestones and down some unexpected avenues -- it's a great example of being unafraid to embrace new directions, and looking at missteps as fresh opportunities.
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VenueBook Founder and CEO, Kelsey Recht, joins me on the podcast this week to talk about everything from the dedicated sense of drive she developed as a competitive junior figure skater, to how motherhood made her a better CEO. Kelsey's approach to creating a new platform for event booking benefited from her mindset of 'start small, but think big'- something we can all get a benefit from.
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This week’s episode features former NYC mayoral candidate, groundbreaking advocate, and current CEO of Women In Need, Christine Quinn. And she did not disappoint! Christine and I sat down to discuss everything from her career in politics, to coping with failure, and how to bring entrepreneurship into all aspects of life. Christine lets us in on some valuable insights into the political sphere and what we can do to create change in our own communities -- it’s not to be missed.
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Founder and CEO of Little Bits, Ayah Bdeir, takes us through her journey of a curiosity-filled upbringing in Beirut, to her inspiring years at MIT's Media Lab, and how her path led her to create Little Bits -- technology kits composed of electronic building blocks that have seemingly limitless creative potential for tinkerers and learners of all ages.
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This week, Co-founder & CEO Erica Jain talks about how a massive void in the market led her to create Healthie -- an all-in-one, HIPAA-compliant platform for nutritional healthcare. Erica's out-of-the-box approach to client acquisition, and what led her down that path, provide great insights for entrepreneurs in any market.
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Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo are the Co-Founders of Of A Kind, a hand-curated e-commerce site that connects consumers with artists and designers that create unique and small-run finds. In this lively conversation, Claire and Erica explain how their business was born from friendship -- and how an idea hatched late at night during a resume writing session, became the new model for finding one of a kind pieces online and beyond.
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Alice Cheng is the Founder & CEO of Culinary Agents, a company that connects food industry professionals to hiring companies and restaurants. Alice's path to entrepreneurship was anything but linear -- in our conversation she discusses how thirteen years at corporate giant, IBM, gave her the opportunity to learn the skills she needed for the next phase of her career.
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This week's episode features Katherine Power, Co-Founder & CEO of Clique Media Group -- a parent company of leading content sites and brands. Katherine shares her unique strategy for inviting customers to be both muses and marketers for their favorite brands, and how that's led to success across platforms today.
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This week's conversation is with Jean Brownhill, Founder & CEO of Sweeten -- a network that connects people with renovation projects to general contractors, and assists them with project management throughout the process. I invested the first dollar in Sweeten, and you'll understand why when you hear Jean's story of hard work mixed with an openness to the possibility of opportunity -- this woman has followed her gut from a high school babysitting business, to the Harvard Loeb fellowship, with tons of informative lessons in between.
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Lolly Daskal, sought-after executive leadership coach and founder & CEO of Lead from Within, sat down with me this week to talk about her unconventional path to a sustainable career as 'the navigator' for some of the world's biggest CEO's. Lolly's independent spirit led her to break out on her own at a young age, and it's that same boldness that informs her ability to empower others in their business leadership. She has some great insights that are sure to be useful for everyone.
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This week we're turning the tables and putting our very own Gotham Gal in the hot seat. Prolific angel investor, blogger, and founder of the Women's Entrepreneur Festival, Joanne Wilson, talks about the path that led her to becoming the investor she is today, what informs her passion for investing in women entrepreneurs -- and gives us some insights into her 'take bs from no one' attitude.
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This week, Tami Forman discusses the work her organization is doing to help women return to the workforce after taking time away for motherhood or other family care giving. As Executive Director of Path Forward, Tami has poured her personal passion for gender equality at home and at work into a nonprofit organization with a vital mission.
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Co-Founder & CEO of HopSkipDrive, Joanna McFarland, chats with us about how all roads led to quitting her job and diving into the startup world with the idea of creating a safe and dependable ride service for kids. Joanna shares her interesting career path, one in which she leveraged her fears and uncertainties into success -- making a it point to explore and understand anything that intimidated or confounded her. Joanna's measured approach to risk taking is certainly one to take a few pointers from.
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Linda Ong, branding powerhouse & Chief Culture Officer of Civic Entertainment Group, sat down with me this week to chat about how her own "mish-mash" of cultural identities informed her career -- one in which she’s created cultural identities for companies and media networks alike. Linda breaks down how she approaches the building of a brand identity with her own clients, and her insights are not to be missed!
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On episode #18 of Positively Gotham Gal, we talk with Tracy DiNunzio, Founder and CEO of Tradesy, an online platform where women can buy and sell from their own closets. Tracy's scrappy approach to success is both tenacious and endearing -- a great inspiration story for anyone in need of a swift kick in the pants in the start up world.
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This week’s conversation features Alexis Maybank, Co-Founder & CEO of Project September, the first entirely visual shopping platform. Alexis lets us in on her previous experience as the Co-founder of luxury e-commerce site, Gilt, and how she let changes in consumer behavior, and new ideas, influence her in a positive way to start her latest venture.
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Chatting with Nina Luu, Founder & CEO of Shippabo, about how she came up with the idea for her successful startup company and what really sets them apart from other solutions in the marketplace. Nina’s approach to management and diversity in considering how to build her company’s team takes on unexpected difficulties that she shares with us here -- it’s definitely worth a listen for anyone looking to enter the business world, or continue their tenure!
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Chatting with Amanda Kludt, Editor in Chief at Eater.
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Chatting with Jean Z. Poh, Founder & CEO at Swoonery.
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Chatting with Erin Bagwell, Founder of Feminist Wednesday and Director of the feature length documentary, 'Dream, Girl.'
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Chatting with Dana Cowin, Chief Creative Officer at Chefs Club International.
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Chatting with Katherine Ryder, Founder & CEO of Maven, the first digital clinic for women.
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Chatting with Karen Cahn, Founder & CEO at iFundWomen.
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Chatting with Marianne Courville of the award-winning bitters and shrubs company, The Hudson Standard.
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Chatting with Sara Chipps, CEO at Jewelbots.
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Chatting with Amanda Hesser & Merrill Stubbs, Founders of Food52.
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Chatting with Maiko Kyogoku, Owner of NYC's Bessou Restaurant.
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Chatting with Caren Maio, CEO & Co-Founder of Nestio.
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Chatting with non-profit maven and CEO of Crisis Text Line, Nancy Lublin.
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Chatting with Corie Hardee, CEO + Founder of Union Station.
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Chatting with Umber Ahmad, investment powerhouse & Founder of Mah-Ze-Dahr Bakery.
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Chatting with Margit Detweiler, Founder & CEO at Gyrate Media & TueNight.com
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