DREAMLEAPERS® with Harriette Cole

DREAMLEAPERS® with Harriette Cole

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DREAMLEAPERS® with Harriette Cole episodes

  • DREAMLEAPERS® with Harriette Cole featuring Mark Ingram

    Upon graduating from prestigious NYU with a business degree, Mark Ingram’s fashion career began at the legendary Fifth Avenue specialty stores Bonwit Teller and Bergdorf Goodman. As a young merchandising executive at these venerable institutions in the early 80’s, Mark was exposed to the world’s top designers and arbiters of style.

    Mark’s interest in fashion, however, dates back to his childhood. As a youngster barely out of the stroller, Mark was introduced to fashionable Fifth Avenue shops by his grandparents, who were avid shoppers and style setters. Custom-made clothes and Saturday fittings at such stores as B. Altman and Best & Co. remain fond childhood memories.

    By 1986, Mark had embarked on a successful wholesale career in New York’s garment center, securing merchandising and sales management positions with designer and luxury goods manufacturers. In 1995 he joined the renowned bridal house Amsale as National Bridal Sales Director. In this role, Mark traveled to the best couture bridal stores meeting brides-to-be across the country.

    All of this helped prepare him to realize the dream of opening Mark Ingram Atelier in 2002.

    Mr. Ingram established his own namesake collection ‘Mark Ingram Bride’ as a response to hearing firsthand the gowns that his customers were missing the most. The Mark Ingram Bride is a Collection brand first but truly so much more of an adjective. The title embodies the woman and the women who inspire their effortless look and feel. They are simple yet stately, they are delicate but impactful.

    The Mark Ingram Bride Collection is inspired by the women who adorn the gowns and their innate appreciation for chic, quality, and impeccable design.


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    56 min
  • DREAMLEAPERS® with Harriette Cole featuring Paul Alexander and Maya Days

    Curator Paul Alexander and Actress Maya Days in conversation with Harriette Cole on Women in Jazz — celebrating Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Lena Horne, and Billie Holiday, as well as the reopening of The Kaye Playhouse and the addition of the Billie Holiday Papers to Hunter College’s Jazz Archive.

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    53 min
  • DREAMLEAPERS® with Harriette Cole featuring Dr. Rosemarie Ingleton

    Rosemarie Ingleton is more than just the Medical Director of Ingleton Dermatology—she's the visionary behind its success. Dr. Ingleton has built a national reputation in both general and advanced cosmetic dermatology as the go-to dermatologist for many high-profile individuals. Her ability to seamlessly blend medical and cosmetic care, addressing skin and hair concerns with an artful touch, truly sets her apart. Whether you’re dealing with adult acne, seeking subtle cosmetic enhancements, or need expert care for ethnic skin, Dr. Ingleton’s deep understanding and precision make her a trusted leader in the field. Her achievements have been featured in publications like Vogue, Glamour, Essence, Allure, and Oprah.


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    54 min
  • DREAMLEAPERS® with Harriette Cole featuring Jeffrey Banks

    Jeffrey Banks is an internationally recognized fashion designer. His consummate personal taste and way of putting clothes together have perennially earned him a spot on the “International Best Dressed” list. His professional style combines genuine talent for design and merchandising with an acute understanding of what contemporary men really want to wear.

    “For clothes to appeal to modern men, they really have to work,” says Banks. “Men like the look of modern clothes, but they have to feel contemporary.” For Banks the future of fashion is in the technological strides that allow designers to combine modern techno-fibers and fabrications with luxurious natural fibers. Banks strongly believes that menswear can always use an infusion of exuberant color adding, “men enjoy its liberating spirit.”

    Banks’ approach to design has earned him some of fashion’s most prestigiou awards and honors. A graduate of Parsons School of Design, Banks earned a Special Coty Award for men’s furs with Alixandre, followed by another Coty for his signature menswear collection and an “Earnie” for his signature boyswear. Banks has also received the Cutty Sark Award for Outstanding U.S. Designer of Menswear as well as the Pratt Institute Award for Excellence.

    Banks designed with both Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein while in school. As the designer of Merona Sport, Banks built a $100 million sportswear line in less than five years. He launched the concept of “spectator sportswear” for men, women and children. In addition to designing his signature menswear line, he has had a long-standing menswear license in Japan. Banks has also designed private label sportswear and clothing for Bloomingdale’s. He conceived and developed the Johnnie Walker Collection of men’s sportswear as the first brand extension for this prestigious distiller. He has also recently designed Jeffrey Banks Womenswear and Jeffrey Banks Home Décor for HSN.

    Jeffrey Banks devotes a good deal of time serving the fashion industry and other favorite causes. He is a member of the Emeritus Board of Directors of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) and was a senior Board Member of the Fashion Institute.


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    55 min
  • DREAMLEAPERS® with Harriette Cole featuring Dionne Williams

    Dionne Williams is owner of D. Williams Public Relations & Event Management Group which specializes in public relations, brand strategy, experiential services, content creation, influencer marketing and event management.

    In over 25 years in the public relations arena Dionne has developed a proven track record for providing quality public relations campaigns and concepts that are executed in national and local urban markets.
    Her clients have been featured in local and major market newspapers, national magazines, national shows, such as Billboard Magazine, E! Entertainment, Black Entertainment Television (BЕТ), АBС, NBC, CNN, and CBS radio and television affiliated networks locally and nationwide.

    Clients have included: ORS haircare, tgin haircare, Ambi skincare, Jamaican Mango & Lime, Oscar Award Winning Actress Jennifer Hudson, R&B Legend Chaka Khan, Dwayne Wade's Wade's World Foundation, Playwright and actress Regina Taylor, American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE), American Family Insurance, Johnson Publishing Company, Paul G Stewart Housing Campus, The N'Digo Foundation, The HistoryMakers, The Alliance of Business Leaders & Entrepreneurs (ABLE), The Goodman Theatre, just to name a few.

    Dionne Williams is a premier Event Management professional producing high-end and large events, galas, celebrity concerts and conferences. Dionne manages some of the most notable events in the nation and was nominated Event Producer of the Year by BizBash in 2012.

    Dionne is also the owner and producer of Emerge! Fashion Show which takes place during New York Fashion Week. Emerge! is one of the top collective emerging designer showcases during NYFW. Every year Emerge! presents the coveted Fashion Innovator Award which has been
    presented to Andre' Leon Talley, Bethann Hardison, Pat Cleveland, Dapper Dan, Sergio Hudson, Law Roach, Beverly Johnson, Karl Kani to name a few. Emerge! has since expanded to London, spotlighting black emerging designers in the UK.

    Dionne Williams is a passionate advocate for diversity within the fashion industry, particularly among designers and the creative community. She serves on the executive board of the Chicago Costume Council at the Chicago History Museum and plays a pivotal role on the steering committee for Chicago Fashion Week, where she champions inclusion and innovation in fashion Prior to starting consulting, Dionne worked for the community affairs, publicity and promotions departments for NBC Chicago, Cook County Bureau of Health Services and Museum of Science
    and Industry. Dionne has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management from Chicago State University. She is currently the President of the Black Public Relations Society of Chicago.


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    52 min
  • DREAMLEAPERS® with Harriette Cole featuring Dr. Terence Lester & Zion Lester

    Dr. Terence Lester is an author, activist, and founder of Love Beyond Walls. His upcoming book, Dropout to Doctorate, launches September 9th, sharing his journey from struggle to scholarship. His daughter, Zion Lester, co-authored the children’s book Zion Learns to See at age 15 with her father, bringing a fresh generational perspective to their shared mission and showing how young voices can spark meaningful change.


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    50 min
  • DREAMLEAPERS® with Harriette Cole featuring Pamela McBride

    Pamela McBride has dedicated her career to fiercely advocating for others. As the Director of Equal Employment Opportunity in the largest division of an organization with more than 40,000 employees and 2,800 executives and managers, Pamela provides strategic leadership for Equal Employment Opportunity, Reasonable Accommodation, Anti-Harassment, and External Civil Rights.

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    52 min

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