Our first guest this week is Leigh Goldenburg, Executive Director, Theatre Philadelphia. Leigh shares all the details on the upcoming 3rd annual Philadelphia Theater Week in Philly (and the burbs). It's happening Feb 6th - 16th and for more details check out wwwphillytheatreweek.com.

And then we talk to Maria Pacifico, President of Pacifico Ford, Mazda, and Hyundai. Maria is the first female Auto Show Chair in 2020 and she gives us details on the upcoming Philly Auto show

To start the show this week Maria Pacifico from Pacifico Ford joined us with details on the upcoming Philly Auto show 

Our second guest is Jenn McCreary from Wonder Spaces, a new interactive Art installation at the Fashion District

Getting you ready for Heart Month next month this episode of Remarkable Women shares the extraordinary survival story of Alin Gragossian who nearly died of heart failure before her 30th birthday.

Then stick around for dessert as Marilyn's second guest is from United Way of Southern Chester County sharing all the details of an upcoming Chocolate Fest in beautiful Kennett Square.

Cindy joins the program and shares all the Philly Home Show events including a session with her team. She’s also an author - listen to learn more about this fascinating and remarkable woman.

This week's Marilyn talks to Lisa Ertz, the Executive Director of the Ertz Family Foundation and the mother of Philadelphia Eagles tight end, Zach Ertz. The foundation is committed to making an impact in Philadelphia communities and abroad. Marilyn talks to her about the foundation and what is was like raising four boys by herself

She also continued her conversation with the Remarkable Woman of the Year - Julie Ertz. Julie was honored for her charitable work with the Ertz Family Foundation as well as her accomplishments on the soccer field as a World Cup Champion and as the U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year.

This week's Marilyn talks to the Remarkable Woman of the Year - Julie Ertz. She was honored for her charitable work with the Ertz Family Foundation as well as her accomplishments on the soccer field as a World Cup Champion and the U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year. 

Then Marilyn talked to Amy Sheeran from the Philadelphia Zoo about LumiNature, a new holiday lights experience that has been in the works for two years. It is open now until Sunday, January 5th

This week on Marilyn Russell's Remarkable Women: Dana Ward & Lauren Prevost from Acme are on.

This week's first guest is Shelly Fisher. She is the creator of the "One Tough B" line of jewelry. She is finding the strength to get through not one but two cancers. Shelly kept the faith by reminding herself, she was one tough B...and now helps others remember that about themselves.

Also on this show are two remarkable breast cancer survivors Andy and Krysten both diagnosed with State 4 Metastatic Breast Cancer. They came to share details about their Podcast...called "Making the Breast of It." They're fighting the disease in every possible way and sharing their stories with their audience.

This week on the show Marilyn talks to comedienne and actress Jillian Bell --- from "Brittany Runs A Marathon," and soon to star in "Splash!" ​

Her second guest is Mackenzie Schott, a volunteer with the Borgen Project.  The Borgen Project is an innovative, national campaign that is working to make poverty a focus of the U.S. foreign policy

And finally she talks to author Sara Novic, a Philadelphia writer and  author of "Girl At War," which won an American Library Association. Sara shares details on her latest book  "American is Immigrants," which features short illustrated biographies  of Americans hailing from all 193 countries.

Kicking off the show this week is the remarkable Maria Pacifico, President of Pacifico Ford, Mazda, and Hyundai. She is the Vice-Chair of the Ford Dealers Advertising Association and has served on the Advertising Board since 2015. Maria has been a member of the Auto Dealers Association of Greater Philadelphia since 2010 and is currently on the Executive Committee. She is set to be the first female Auto Show Chair in 2020 and the President of the Association in 2022.

In the second half of the show we meet ​Ashley Dunkek, Assistant Publisher for JerseyMan/PhillyMan Magazine and the Operations Manager for USA Man. Ashley has helped build their private business network, the Legacy Club and coordinates a myriad of events including their Legacy Gala, an annual event that's raised over $20,000 for various charities. She's a Pennsauken native, graduate of Holy Family University and a former special-ed teacher.