Amy Albertson (aka The Asian Israeli) is a native-Californian-turned-Israeli. A digital marketer by day & dog mom by night, Amy’s goal is to share her experience as a Chinese-American Jew in Israel, spark dialogue about diversity and inclusivity, and spread positivity & empowerment for all people. She’ll have you laughing, crying, and hopefully thinking.

Hear Amy's story, laugh at her jokes, and walk away more empowered than ever! 

Connect with Amy: 

Instagram: @theasianisraeli

Twitter: @datasianisraeli

Website: www.amyalbertson.com

Goosebumps the entire time! This was one of the most inspiring and eye opening conversations yet! Hear from Adina Lichtman on how she started and runs Knock Knock, Give a Sock! Adina founded Knock Knock, Give a Sock during her sophomore year of college, and went into it full time after completing both an undergraduate and graduate degree in social work at NYU. KKGS is a nonprofit that collects socks for the homeless while also building relationships between neighbors through bringing them together for meals in corporate offices. Adina is in charge of the organization’s leadership and operations. Adina is motivated by her vision of a world in which people accept each other and act together to make a difference. She cares deeply about engaging others to give back and creating opportunities for this movement.

Follow KKGS on Instagram @knockknockgiveasock

What differentiates those who grow quickly in their career vs. those who do not? What is the startup space like? Is the startup space really what we think it is?

Find out in Margarita's conversation with Simona Gilman, Director of Marketing at GNS Healthcare. GNS Healthcare is an AI-driven technology startup uncovering the drivers of disease. Having spent her career in the startup space, Simona also advises pre-seed startups on navigating their marketing strategy. Raised in Boston by way of Russia and Israel she has been an active member of the Boston Jewish community through Moishe House, the Jewish Arts Collaborative, and RememberUs.org, a non-profit running Holocaust and genocide education programs locally and in Ukraine.

How hard is it to start your own knish business while pursuing a full time career? What if a knish business lands you your next dream job? Tune in to hear all of the details from Liz Shader! Liz is currently the Director, Product Management at Compell'd, a technology startup that enables people to more easily save and share trusted recommendations. A native New Yorker and food connoisseur at heart, prior to Compell'd, she founded Oy Veg Kitchen, where she made and sold knishes using local and seasonal ingredients at Atlanta-area farmers markets from 2016-2017. She is also a credentialed actuary, obsessed with her two rescue pups, and an avid Michigan Wolverine fan. 

Follow Liz and Compell'd on Instagram @lizshader and @compelld.

Hear from Kylie Unell, Entrepreneur & Doctoral Student!

Kylie Unell is a Ph.D. student in Jewish thought at New York University. Recently, Kylie wrote the viral article "My mom is white and my dad is black. Don’t call me a ‘Jew of Color.’" for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. In addition, she is the founder and Executive Director of Rooted, a project created to provide millennial Jews the community, content, and knowledge they need to live flourishing Jewish lives in the 21st-century, and runs Models of Faith, a Rooted photoblog that tells the stories of millennials of all different religions. In this episode, we discuss her stance on the current climate, her impressive background and upbringing, as well as the immense contributions she is making to Jewish communities. 

Follow Kylie on Instagram @kylieunell 

Follow Models of Faith on Instagram @models.of.faith

Hear from Val Bodurtha, Writer & Comic! 

Val Bodurtha is a comedian and writer whose debut novel-written at seventeen-won the 2017 Young Writer's Publication Contest and a Silver Benjamin Franklin Medal. 

Since then Val has moved to film and humor writing, her scripts most recently placing in the top ten for both Francis Ford Coppola's American Zoetrope Screenplay Competition and in the 2020 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition. Though she's won over two-dozen writing awards in total, Val's first love remains stand-up, and she opened for Jerrod Carmichael while undergrad at UChicago.

Val's most recent work is a short mockumentary featuring Paul Giamatti, which was accepted to 2020's Miami Film Festival and 2019's AFI Fest, an Oscar-qualifying film festival. Her ultimate goal is to write film and TV with good twists, funny or otherwise.

Hear from Val on how she got into comedy, writing, and what she learned along the way! 

Hear from Molly Tolsky, Founder & Editor of Alma!

Alma (heyalma.com) is a Jewish culture site from 70 Faces Media. Previously the editor of Kveller, Molly holds an MFA in Fiction Writing from Sarah Lawrence College and is also senior editor of the literary journal, No Tokens. Molly discusses her career, Alma's evolution, and her learnings from working in both the Jewish and media worlds. 

Hear from Sasha Shilko, Founder of NexttBrand! 

Sasha discusses an article she wrote for Medium, which was chosen as a featured article, asking for police reform. She then dives into her story and how she became the founder of NexttBrand. NexttBrand is a review platform for online brands that believes in uncovering what's real and creating a community that looks out for each other. Sasha formerly worked at Bain, the management consulting firm, and Lime, the micromobility startup, which she discusses in the interview as well. 

Hear from Carly Tumen, Fashion & Beauty Photographer! 

Carly has photographed some of the biggest names including Camille Hostek, Ashley Graham, Hailey Bieber, Candice Swanepoel, Taylor Hill, Ariana Grande, Hadid sisters and more. Her clients include Alo Yoga, Brooklinen, Footlocker, Hermes, Intermix, Net-A-Porter, Puma, Stuart Weitzman, Sweetgreen, and Vital Proteins. Carly reveals how she got into photography, what she has learned, and the best practices for a successful photographer!