Jessamyn Waldman Rodriguez is the founder and CEO of Hot Bread Kitchen, a social enterprise that creates professional opportunities for low-income and immigrant women. Their line of multi-ethnic breads is inspired by the bakers who make them. Before Hot Bread Kitchen launched, Jessamyn carved her path toward entrepreneurship by utilizing every resource possible, from her roommate’s computer to government grants -- definitely a crash course in making what you’ve got work for you.

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Rachel Shechtman is the founder of STORY, a retail concept in New York City that has the point of view of a magazine, changes like a gallery, and sells things like a store. Rachel’s journey to create STORY was informed by a successful 10-year career as a consultant, and a chance encounter that unearthed ‘the startup she never started,’ prompting her to finally make the leap into starting the business she’d been dreaming about since college. You’d think that after much waiting and consideration, Rachel’s transition into opening STORY would be a breeze, but nothing in entrepreneurship ever is. Rachel’s ability to have a sense of humor when things went wrong, paired with her hunger for learning, opened up new doors for her to make her business idea a reality.

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This week's episode features Amanda Eilian, Co-Founder & President of Videolicious -- a video creation service for enterprise businesses and companies. Amanda and I talked about her early days as a teenage radio host, her transition into investment banking, and what led her to starting Videolicious in the first place. Most interesting, perhaps, is that Amanda and her co-founder ignored a lot of early advice they received about what direction they should take their company in -- and it paid off.

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This week I chatted with Rachel Berks -- owner of Otherwild, and designer behind the insanely popular 'The Future Is Female' t-shirt. Rachel had a lot to say about the unexpected reach of her design work, the steps she took to get enough freedom in her business to create, and how she's dealt with having her work copied by other artists.

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Jordan Salcito is the sommelier and entrepreneur behind two successful beverage ventures -- Bellus Wines and RAMONA. To kick off 2018, Jordan and I sat down to talk about her path towards entrepreneurship, and how she really followed herself as potential customer #1 to drive the ideas behind each of her businesses.

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Victoria Freeman has had a successful career as a New York City restaurateur for decades -- a feat in and of itself. This week we sat down to talk about her career path, and the challenges and triumphs she's had along the way.

Positively Gotham Gal will be on hiatus for the rest of this holiday season -- enjoy the remainder of your 2017, and we'll be back on Monday, January 8th with a brand new episode.

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Olivia Young is the Founder of Box + Flow, a fitness location and lifestyle brand based on the principles of personal balance and enjoying life. For the podcast this week, Olivia and I sat down and got straight to business -- from what it took for her to take the plunge into her first entrepreneurial venture, to how she brings a unique perspective to the exploding wellness industry, and everything in between.

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After over a decade of being a full-time mom, Abbey Warsh decided to take a calculated leap into entrepreneurship -- she partnered with Chef Paul Del Favero and Susan Del Favero to open the Harbor Market & Kitchen in Sag Harbor, Long Island. Abbey shares with me how trusting her gut led her to the right opportunities and collaborators, and how this mindset continues to influence her business today, as well as her plans for the future.

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This week I sat down with Fereshteh Forough, Founder & CEO of Code to Inspire -- a nonprofit committed to teaching female students in Afghanistan how to code. Fereshteh talks about her journey from Afghan refugee, to international advocate for women's education and equality. You can learn more about Code to Inspire & support their mission here: http://codetoinspire.org/

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This week features the Co-Founders and farmers of Amber Waves Farm, Amanda Merrow and Katie Baldwin. Located in Amagansett, NY, their mission is to bring sustainability, education, and a highly curated food experience to the farm to table market. Amanda & Katie's story takes us from their first connection during a farming apprenticeship, to opening their own, one-of-a-kind, grocery store.

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Positively Gotham Gal is proud to be made in NYC -- this episode was recorded on location in East Hampton, NY.