Gitta Kaplan, Esq. serves on the Ocean Township, NJ Council, acts as General Counsel at leading apparel company Mamiye Brothers, and juggles it all while raising 3 children.

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(00:00) Coming up...

(01:55) The many hats Gitta wears

(04:33) College experience and dealing with anti-Semitism at Columbia

(06:44) Discovering law as a career path

(10:49) Choosing NYU Law School

(12:20) Demanding lifestyle working at a big law firm

(14:18) Sleeping in the office while pregnant

(16:13) Figuring out what she wanted to do with her life

(20:04) Creating systems to balance work and family life

(21:58) Landing her current role at Mamiye Brothers

(25:41) Getting involved in politics

(27:57) "Running for office was a HARROWING experience"

(30:24) How Gitta manages multiple demanding roles and responsibilities

(33:14) Follow your passion? Or choose a lucrative career?

(36:27) The importance of keeping "a foot in the game" even during transitions

(38:02) Getting involved with Hillel Yeshiva and making a difference

(41:49) Gitta's work with PROPEL

(43:41) Key skills observed in successful people

(45:37) Favorite books?

(47:55) Momentum Moment

(50:44) Outro and key takeaways