This week Joanne sits down with the CEO and Founder of Spa Destinations, Author of The Balance Between Hustle and Flow, and fellow Greek, Theo Prodromitis. Theo shares how her entrepreneurial spirit and willingness to learn helped her to build her business as an Amazon seller – that and learning how to know when to […]

This week Joanne welcomes Zach Nadler, CEO of  VaynerSpeakers to the podcast. Zach shares how he went from  NYU to Creative Artists Agency to partnering with Gary Vaynerchuk to shake up the speaking industry by creating a new and disruptive approach to representing innovative speakers. Joanne and Zach talk about the future of events – […]

This week’s guest is Kathryn Soman, a corporate and marketing communication expert and Director of Corporate Communications at Metro Health Plus. Joanne and Kathryn talk about how PR has become a digitally-focused initiative and the advantages that brings to the business of getting your message out. Kathryn shares timely examples of how her organization was […]

This week Joanne talks with Gloria Feldt, the co-founder and President of Take The Lead Women.  A nationally acclaimed expert on women, power, and authentic leadership, former president and CEO of Planned Parenthood, and the author of No Excuses: 9 Ways Women Can Change How We Think About Power Gloria has been recognized by Vanity Fair, Glamour […]

Dr. Maria Blekher, the founding Director of the YU Innovation Lab at Yeshiva University joins Joanne on the podcast today.  They talk about how the YU Lab is connecting start-ups based in New York City and Israel, what she sees as the real growth areas in the tech sector, how the pandemic has accelerated this […]

This week Joanne sits down with Geoffrey Colon, Head of the Brand Studio at Microsoft Advertising to talk about the 2021  Consumer Trends Report Microsoft published in partnership with Suzy. If that sounds a bit too dry for you, it’s not! Joanne and Geoff wander a bit and manage to fit in the future of […]

Joanne’s guest this week is Networking Expert and Author of Build Your Own Dream Network, Kelly Hoey. Joanne and Kelly discuss the importance of networking to build your career, how to network – even when you don’t want to, and why networking is part of … yes…marketing yourself!   This episode is lively and full […]

Dr. Christian Busch, the director of the Global Economy program at NYU’s Center for Global Affairs, a Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics (LSE), co-founder of Leaders on Purpose and the Sandbox Network, as well as the author of  The Serendipity Mindset, The Art and Science of Creating Good Luck is this week’s guest. […]

In honor of making it to Episode #20, Joanne goes solo with a bit of a rant on what everyone should know before sending a LinkedIn invite to a stranger. Using real-life examples of what’s crowding her inbox these days, Joanne offers her insights on what not to do and what happens when someone does […]

David Vinjamuri is a nationally recognized Branding Expert, Library Advocate,  the founder of Thirdway Brand Trainers, and the author of Accidental Branding, How Ordinary People Build Extraordinary Brands. He is also an Associate Professor of Marketing at NYUSPS. In this week’s episode, David talks about his serendipitous journey to using his marketing and merchandising skills […]