Northwestern Intersections

She came to Northwestern's law school to start her successful legal career. What Celeste Vogel '94 JD didn't know was that she would also meet her husband and decide to move to Switzerland shortly after graduation. This was the first leap of faith Vogel made in her life, but it wasn't the last. Vogel has taken on different functions each time she transitioned from one job to the next, learning new skills and impacting new communities along the way. You won't want to miss her insights on authenticity, challenging perceptions, and playing a part in changing the narrative.

In his first role after graduating from Northwestern, John MacFarlane '00, was working three jobs simultaneously – as a performer, concertmaster, and teacher – but he didn't stop there. MacFarlane continued down a long and successful career in music doing a variety of things, most recently of which is at the Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra as the Assistant Principal Second Violin. Don't miss this fascinating conversation about how the music industry brings out unique challenges in one's career as well as the overall changing landscape of music today.

You can learn more about John and his work at https://johnfostermacfarlane.com/.

You can learn more about the Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Farley.northwestern.edu.

She never received a poor performance evaluation throughout her successful career in the legal industry, even through years of alcohol and drug addiction. Lisa Smith later had a panic attack and checked herself into rehab. She found herself writing to her family about her situation and recently published her book "Girl Walks Out of a Bar: A Memoir," about her descent into and recovery from addiction. Tune in for insights from Smith's experiences in overcoming adversity as well as from her two successful careers as a lawyer and as an author.

She always knew that she would tell her mother's story. Maudlyne Ihejirika '87 MSJ moved to the United States with her mother and siblings as refugees from the Nigerian civil war because her father was studying at Northwestern. Ihejirika earned her Master's in Journalism from Medill and has been a reporter for the Chicago Sun Times for 25 years. She recently published her first book, Escape from Nigeria: A Memoir of Faith, Love and War, about her mother's childhood in Nigeria and later her miraculous escape to the United States.

Though he found himself to be older than his classmates, he knew he came to Northwestern for a reason, to become a marriage and family therapist after a long career in consulting. Neil Venketramen '16 MS has made many transitions throughout his life from growing up in South Africa under apartheid to moving to the United States consulting for Deloitte to getting a degree from and later working at Northwestern in The Family Institute as a therapist.

Kathy Khang '92 knew when she left print journalism to pursue a career at InterVarsity that she would come back to her Medill roots and continue writing down the road. Khang is the author of "Raise Your Voice," which encourages people to speak up and make decisions based on their own set of values, and she is currently the Director of Campus Access Initiatives at InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA.

He stepped out onto the stage and had to tell the student body that the Beach Boys weren't able to play that day…though this might not have been the exact moment, David Friendly learned about his passion for producing while a student at Northwestern. Friendly has been a journalist, a movie executive, the producer of films like Little Miss Sunshine, and now he is the President of Friendly Films.

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Sam Kleiner '09 went to law school after graduating from Northwestern. He has held a number of roles in the legal industry, but his story doesn't end there. He spent countless hours researching and writing a book after discovering a trove of love letters from a WWII pilot. His book, The Flying Tigers: The Untold Story of the American Pilots Who Waged a Secret War Against Japan, was released in May 2018. Kleiner talks to the NAA about the stories behind his book and how this history impacts US-China relations today. He shares insights from both his career in the legal industry as well as from an author's perspective. Tune into hear more about these intersecting worlds.

Linda Gartz '70, '72 MS didn't start her career thinking she would become an author. Through the skills she learned through her years teaching and then producing documentaries, she gained the necessary skills to eventually write her book after she discovered hidden letters in her parent's former home. "Redlined: A Memoir of Race, Change and Fractured Community in 1960s Chicago" is a story about both the personal, in terms of Gartz's family history, and the political, in terms of racist lending policies in Chicago. Gartz shares insights gained through her career transitions and she discusses the power of building social skills to network and keep in touch with friends and other alumni. Don't miss this engaging conversation with a new author who has advice to share.