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Emi shares how she discovered her path, what she did when she came across challenges, and she provided tips to help others looking to do the same. 

Susan Herrmann Loomis is a France-based, award-winning author and free-lance journalist who has written for all major U.S. food magazines and many major newspapers including the New York Times, the L.A. Times, the Seattle Times and more.  Susan has thirteen books to her credit.

Susan is also a professionally trained chef, and the proprietor of On Rue Tatin, an exclusive cooking and culture program in Normandy and Paris.  On Rue Tatin cooking school was named One of Seven Best Cooking Schools in France by Food52, and has received consistent praise from major magazines and newspapers including the New York Times and food magazines.

Susan, a journalist by profession with a masters in French culinary arts from La Varenne Ecole de Cuisine in Paris, began her culinary journalism career as the assistant author of THE FOOD LOVERS GUIDE TO PARIS, by Patricia Wells.

Susan authored her first book, THE GREAT AMERICAN SEAFOOD  COOKBOOK in 1984.  Included among her other titles are FARMHOUSE COOKBOOK, CLAMBAKES AND FISH FRIES, FRENCH FARMHOUSE COOKBOOK, ITALIAN FARMHOUSE COOKBOOK, (all Workman Publishing, Inc. and written between 1984-2000)) the best-selling ON RUE TATIN (Broadway Books. 2001) a narrative about her life in France with recipes, which won the IACP best literary food book for 2002, TARTE TATIN (Harper Collins UK, 2003),  COOKING AT HOME ON RUE TATIN, (William Morrow, May 2005) and NUTS IN THE KITCHEN (William Morrow 2010) and now, IN A FRENCH KITCHEN (Gotham) June, 2015 and her latest book FRENCH GRILL (Countryman, 2018).  She is currently working on her 14th book.

Loomis has participated in many television and radio shows, including Good Morning America (ABC), Home Matters, Epicurious/Discovery, The Splendid Table with Lynn Rosetto Kasper@ (MPR); A Food Talk with Arthur Schwartz@ (WOR); A Good Food Hour with Evan Kleinman@ (KSRO). Susan is a regular lecturer at the Smithsonian Institute and is currently a professor of Gastronomy at Ecole de Cuisine Ferrandi, in Paris.

Susan, has lived in France for more than twenty five years. English is her mother tongue; she speaks fluent French and can navigate in Italian.  She lives in Paris, and has two children, Fiona 20and Joseph, 28.

Loomis can be reached through her website, www.susanloomis.com

Melissa Taavs shares her founding story on how she started Tipsyscoop, what she did to get through challenges and how she was able to take her hobby and create a global brand. 

Co-Creators of Middle School Moguls, Jenae and Gina Heitkamp shared their founding story, how they got to where they are today, how they faced challenges and additional inspiration for women going after their dreams. 

Homa is the founder of 10 Wooster, a clothing subscription service that sends women personalized sets of clothing they can borrow and buy from. After noticing the majority of subscription and styling services targeted women who view getting dressed as a chore, she designed 10 Wooster to cater to women who find joy in new outfits but needed an easier and environmentally sustainable way to experiment with styles and develop a closet they love. 10 Wooster's rent before buying model allows women to take their time when deciding to make a purchase, and separate one-time wears with pieces that really speak to their style and the style they want to have. Prior to starting her business, Homa was the Editorial Director of retail research and consulting firm L2 (acquired by Gartner). At L2, she wrote about how retail and consumer brands and how they adapted and transformed their business models to adapt to the digital age. Before L2, she was a business journalist for The Financial Times and Blouin Artinfo. 

Cary is well known for establishing award-winning diversity, inclusion and communication programs in several organizations including Wyndham Hotels, Aimbridge Hospitality, Bank of Tokyo (now Union Bank MUFG), Carnival Cruise Line, Meeting Professionals International and other organizations. 

She has been interviewed by The New York Times, CNN, Bloomberg, CBS This Morning, The Wall Street Journal and other national media about her successful women's marketing programs. Cary’s business book: From Cinderella to CEO (Wiley) features business lessons learned while climbing the business ladder, and has been published in 10 languages. Interviews included in her book can be heard on her podcast Cinderella CEO On Air.  She recently launched a nationwide tour for the Cinderella to CEO™Awards.

Lydia Fenet serves as the Managing Director and Global Director of Strategic Partnerships at Christie’s. In addition to her role within Christie’s, she has raised over half a billion dollars for over 400 non-profits worldwide as the leading benefit auctioneer in the country. Ms. Fenet travels around the country to speak to corporations and groups on “The Art of Selling.” The Most Powerful Woman in the Room is You is her first book and will be published by Touchstone, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, in Spring 2019.

We loved getting a chance to interview the amazing and very inspirational Kara Connolly on the FemCity Podcast. 

She shared her story on how she got started, what she did to get passed challenges and struggles and her inspiration and passion in helping women. 

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FemCity President Cheyenne Palma Dominguez and Award Winning Journalist Lisa Guerrero shared here technique on how to be brave, what got her to develop this technique and how it can help others as well. 

Founder of FemCity Violette de Ayala and Founder of Jolie Homes, Lisa Rickert discussed how Lisa started the company and how she faced business challenges. Lisa also shared tips on how to scale a business and advice for those starting out.