In this episode, we talked to Jeremy about what makes working in travel a very attractive choice for young professionals and how he transformed his interest in travel into his livelihood.

We also talked about the glamorous and not-so-glamorous aspects of working in the travel industry and traveling in general. And as someone who leads the brand strategy and PR initiatives for a luxury hospitality brand like the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, Jeremy argues that “luxury travel” is accessible to anyone no matter their price point is.

In this episode, we talked to Elaine about the interior design process from client consultation & concept presentations to scouting, procurement (of furniture, decorative lighting, textiles, and more), and design implementation, and how it’s taken her to different parts of the world.

And because we’re on The Escape Issue, we’ll find out Elaine’s recommendations on what the best cities are to visit for design and creative inspiration.

CJ Casciotta joins EIGHTY Live by way of Nashville. CJ is a writer, serial media maker, and author of the forthcoming book, Get Weird (Hachette, 2018).

CJ is passionate about helping people of all ages, shapes, and sizes discover and own their unique contribution to the world, in other words, what makes them weird.

Season 2 is off to a strong start with our Girl Power Grows Up panel, featuring these women bosses taking charge of 2018: Ali Maffucci, founder of Inspiralized and NYT best-selling author; Ally Love, Brooklyn Nets host, Adidas Global Ambassador & founder of Love Squad; and Jacey Lambros & Dani DeAngelo, founders of Jane DO. We talked about the challenges of running a business as a woman, how to take positive actions towards a strong financial future, and ways to create realistic and actionable goals.

In this episode of EIGHTY Profiles titled Clicks for Kicks: How Technology Changed Sneaker Collecting, we invited Jersey City’s biggest and most influential sneakerheads to talk about how the internet has altered the sneaker culture. Featuring Tony Chen from Soled Out and Jen Twice from Snkrroom, join our guest hosts Eric Cano and Brian Scully as they step into the mainstream lifestyle of the sneakerhead.

In this episode of EIGHTY Profiles titled Design Duos: The Good, the Bad, and the WTF of Working Together, we brought our friends and favorite local design duos Chris & Kirk Bray, brothers and co-owners of leather and canvas design company BILLYKIRK, and Ron Upperman & Desiree Godsell, partners in love and work and designers behind the homegoods and outfitters brand HILL&VELEZ to talk about the c word: collaboration

In this episode of EIGHTY Profiles, we celebrated Women's History Month with a panel of five amazing women who are using the strength of their unique voices and the influence of fashion and design to empower other women and inspire their peers to make a social impact in their communities.

We kicked off our upcoming Style & Design issue with a talk tailored to the fashion enthusiast. A first for EIGHTY Live, we’re bringing together a panel of experts currently thriving in the fashion industry. Jersey City’s own Denny Balmaceda, menswear blogger and influencer; Eric Cano, casting director and founder of Cano Casting; and Nick Pastula, co-founder and CMO of Galore Media, Inc. will discuss with us the evolution of fashion and how social media, particularly Instagram, has changed the way every day Joes and Janes look at and experience fashion. The discussion will include personal stories of when and how our panelists got their start in fashion and steps they took to become industry professionals. By the end, you'll walk away with tips and insights on: How to become an influencer in the fashion industry How to identify the right influencer to work with How NYFW has evolved Host and EIGHTY Magazine creative director Marinell Montales will aslo be joined by fashion stylist and blogger Merideth Morgan as co-host of the event!

In this episode titled Crowdfunding Your Passion to Profit, we brought on EIGHTY's very own Head of Distribution & Marketing John T. Trigonis who's also crowdfunding's Zen Master, Indiegogo's Film and Creative Campaign Strategist, and author of Crowdfunding for Filmmakers, to show you the "Way" to a successful campaign. We also brought on Lloyd Ortuoste, owner of Jersey City's only banana pudding desserterie, Baonanas for a crowdfunding workshop. Lloyd ran a crowdfunding campaign via Kickstarter in August of last year to raise money for a new commercial kitchen. The campaign was unfortunately unsuccessful so they are planning to relaunch an Indiegogo campaign this spring and John critiqued his draft campaign and gave him strategies and tips on how to be successful in their second try.

To bring each issue to life, we're introducing EIGHTY Live at &co., a monthly fireside chat series featuring local luminaries.