All in a Day's Work

In this episode, Miriam Miller speaks with NYU alumnus, Dr. Richard Orbé-Austin, about the paths that are available in the field of psychology, navigating difficult conversations with parents and loved ones around changing your career path, and what it takes to launch a private practice. You can read more about his work in executive coaching and consulting at https://www.dynamictransitionsllp.com.

Dr. Richard Orbé-Austin is a psychologist, executive coach, and a founding partner of Dynamic Transitions Psychological Consulting LLP, a career and executive coaching consultancy, based in New York City. He earned his PhD in Counseling Psychology from Fordham University’s Graduate School of Education and his BA in Psychology from NYU. He is a TEDx speaker and the author of the book Own Your Greatness: Overcome Impostor Syndrome, Beat Self-Doubt, and Succeed in Life (Ulysses Press, 2020), co-authored with his partner, Dr. Lisa Orbé-Austin. 

In this episode, Carrie Penoni speaks with Michael Hengerer about staying organized while applying to law school, building and maintaining a professional network, and identifying the early signs of imposter syndrome.

Michael Hengerer is a J.D. candidate at Fordham University School of Law. He worked at Goldman Sachs from 2017 to 2020 after briefly working in advertising sales. Michael earned his Bachelor of Arts from New York University in May of 2016. He currently lives on the Upper West Side and spends free time running, cycling, and cooking. 

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In this episode, Sarah Rosenthal talks with Tanya Gupta about dealing with professional rejection, creating your own website, and the exciting intersection between STEM and the arts.

Tanya Gupta is an Indian-American artist, engineer, and entrepreneur. During her undergraduate tenure, Tanya co-founded a female-led startup company, completed 2 co-op rotations with NASA resulting in a patent, and spent a term as a teaching assistant at Stanford University — all while being an NYU Admissions Ambassador and Resident Assistant. She is also a multimedia artist who has worked with brands like Tom Ford Beauty, Bliss, and Adolescent Content. Tanya is now a full-time Hardware Developer and XR (Mixed/Extended Reality) Engineer at IBM.

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In this episode, Joe Mercadante speaks with CUNY professor, Kristina Verade, about publishing articles in the competitive world of academia, tools for time management, and keeping sane when you’re managing a hectic schedule.

Kristina Varade is an Associate Professor of Modern Languages at BMCC, CUNY and is currently a Visiting Research Fellow at University College, Dublin's Humanities Institute. She is an alumna of NYU (MA), the Graduate Center, CUNY (M.Phil; Ph.D.) and Mount Holyoke College (BA). Her scholarship includes Anglo-Irish travel writing concerning Italy, contemporary fiction from Italy and Ireland, and Irish Dance/Cultural Studies. She has published in Irish Studies Review, New Hibernia Review, Annali d’Italianistica, Forum Italicum, etc. Among Dr. Varade’s most recent publications is a book chapter on the cellphone in Italian fiction in the volume,Posthumanism in Italian Literature and Film (Palgrave, 2020) and a chapter regarding consumer culture and the fragmented subject in Patrick McCabe’s Ireland (Rodopi, 2018). Dr. Varade has been awarded additional research fellowships at Trinity College, Dublin and at Marsh’s Library, Dublin in Fall, 2020 for her interdisciplinary research.

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In this episode, Diana Mendez talks with Gabby Royal about finding companies that celebrate your identity and align with your values, balancing full-time corporate work with owning a consulting business, and turning a passion for diversity and inclusion into a career.

Gabrielle Royal (she/her) is an inclusion, diversity, and equity strategist and NYU GSAS alumna. She currently serves as the Global Director of Diversity & Inclusion at Abercrombie & Fitch Co., leading the strategic vision for diversity for all four lifestyle brands: Abercrombie &Fitch, abercrombie kids, Hollister Co., and Gilly Hicks in North America, EMEA, and APAC. She is also a small business owner, founder of Inclusion First Consulting. Prior to her time in the fashion industry, she was the Vice President of Campus Diversity Recruiting at Citigroup working to push boundaries on Wall Street and the financial services industry.

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In this episode, Haley Garofalo speaks with the co-founders of Luminoustudios, Reema Dutt and Sania Jhankar, about turning your creative passions into a business, the importance of adaptability in entrepreneurship, and building and maintaining authentic professional relationships.

Sania Jhankar is the Co-Founder & Head of Production at the  Luminoustudios. Sania received a BFA in Film & TV from NYU, and has been working in the Film & Commercial Industry in New York City for the last decade. She has produced over 150 videos & commercials over the years. As a creative, her feature films have received national and international recognition and awards at prestigious film festivals. 

Reema Dutt is the Co-founder and Head of Business Development at Luminoustudios. Reema received a BA from in Economics and Journalism from NYU, MSc from the London School of Economics and MA from USC Global Media and Communications. She has worked as a content creator for several years for features, shorts, commercials and documentaries. She also works as a marketing/brand consultant for start-ups in retail, entertainment and tech. As a producer, she has robust experience in every stage of production, from inception and creative development to fundraising, distribution, and marketing.

Luminoustudios is an all-female production company that specializes in full-service, branded video production for social media ads, socially-conscious visual stories, web commercials, and crowdfunding campaign videos. Their clientele include established brands like Polaroid, UC Irvine and Google, socially-conscious companies like EveryTable, The Smithsonian Institute and StoryCorps, & innovative startups like WeddingWire, Splacer and Fiverr. The company has produced over 150 videos, with a 100% success rate for their fundraising clients.

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In this episode, Diana Mendez speaks with Tiffany Nelson about the importance of mentorship, networking during COVID-19, and returning to college after a decade in the professional world.

Tiffany works at Tiffany & Co.  in New York City, where she works with the Customer Services department, is a co-lead in the African Brilliance Collective employee resource group, and also supports teams with developing diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies.  She started her career working at an electrical contracting firm for 10 years before transitioning to learning and development as a golf instructor/staff trainer for City Parks Foundation from 2007-2019.  Tiffany has worked as a consultant with several companies including Madison Square Garden, Moncler, HIUSA, and continues to consult with City Parks.  She currently lives in Queens, NY with her daughter, Kennedy, together they share a love of travel and art.

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In this episode, Sarah Rosenthal talks with Broadway producer, Catherine Markowitz, about using informational interviews to help with a career change, advocating for yourself in a new workplace, and the state of Broadway and New York theater in the time of COVID-19.

Catherine has always been passionate about theatre. After working in nonprofits for almost ten years, she decided to transition in 2018 to a full-time career in producing. Producing credits include: What the Constitution Means to Me (Broadway and National Tour), Our Dear Dead Drug Lord (Off-Broadway), The Birds and the BS with Jordan Roth (Web series), World Refugee Day for Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish (Off-Broadway). Catherine is a graduate of the CTI Fourteen-Week Program and the O'Neill Summer Workshop. She currently lives on the Upper West Side with her husband, daughter, and dog.

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In this episode, Miriam Miller talks with NYU lecturer and writing professor, Chris Edling, about his time in the Peace Corps, the Fulbright program, and the United Nations.

Christopher Edling's career began in Los Angeles at the Hollywood Improv, National Lampoon, CBS Radio, The Hollywood Reporter, and other media outlets. From 2009-2012 he served as a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer in Armenia. Before coming to NYU he completed a Fulbright Arts fellowship in Kyrgyzstan, worked with the United Nations, and taught writing for the LEDA Institute at Princeton University. He holds an MFA in Writing and a Certificate in Feminist Scholarship from Columbia University, as well as CELTA certification from the University of Cambridge.

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In this episode, Miriam Miller talks with Iynna Halilou about the influence her cultural heritage has had on her work, how to bring authenticity to the workplace, and the importance of crafting an “energy budget.”

Iynna Halilou is currently the Global Programs Manager at Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator, New York’s largest early-stage tech startup accelerator and seed investment fund. After acquiring experience in the international organizations/government space, Iynna found her truest interests in entrepreneurship and its interplay with tech and social impact. In her current role she is responsible for the Global portfolio: through identifying, sourcing global startups looking to expand in the US market, creating and running US market-entry acceleration programs for those startups; engaging with partners and building tech startup ecosystems globally. Iynna is originally from Cameroon and Madagascar, by way of Paris (France), the UK, Senegal and now New York. She is a native French and English speaker as well as fluent in Spanish. She holds a Master's degree in International Affairs, specializing in International Development from NYU and a Bachelor's degree in International Relations and Spanish from Durham University, in England. You can find her active on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/iynnahalilou/ or Twitter: @iynna_halilou.

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