I sat down with Megan at a really interesting moment in time - both professionally and personally. She is located in Texas and our chat takes place just as the weather is calming down and her community is beginning to deal with the aftermath of the recent traumas. 

This brought out a really beautiful conversation on the hierarchy of our needs as humans. We also dive deep into the process of evolution - the evolution of friendships, the evolution of a business…and how Cultivating meaningful relationships is really an extension of your relationship with self. 

Amanda LaCount is a breathe of fresh air in the dance world. Having performed with Meghan Trainor, Rhianna, Lizzo, Katy Perry, and so many more,  she is #BreakingTheStereoptype in an industry that desperately needs it. This conversation is a clear representation of what can happen when your purpose collides with your passion. Her fierce determination is not only inspiring but paving the way for others to do the same. Proving that if you’re a dancer, you have a dancer’s body. 

Erin Allweiss co-founded No. 29 over 6 years ago before sustainability and impact were the buzzwords they are now. A media agency focusing on sustainability, she represents fashion brands, artists, organizations, and products from creators working to better the world.

Erin also co-founded a new platform called Enough, which is highlights changemakers across industries who have had enough, but aren't giving up. She shares stories that challenge our understanding of business and brings in voices less heard who are actively trying to (as she says) unfuck the planet. 

In this conversation we learn how Erin’s upbringing in New Orleans shaped her journey with activism, and unpack the role of humanities in the sustainability movement. 

Colleen Herman is a painter living and working in New York City. After years in, what I like to call, the “corporate creative world” Colleen found herself stuck in this cycle of productivity and began craving autonomy over her own creative practice.

In this conversation colleen shares how she uses movement as a salve for creativity. We explore why art has the power to change the way we move throughout the world, and have a heart opening conversation on the importance of incorporating community in your creative practice. 

Anna Lauren Tufekci is an award-winning producer and director. She has creatively driven and executed the production of feature film, television, branded and commercial content. She is also the Co-Executive Producer of KAL Media, an award-winning female development and production studio. 

AL became a mom during covid so one of my favorite things we discuss today  is how motherhood has altered her relationship with creativity, and how that experience further instilled this deep desire for more female voices in film. 

We also chat about…

• Documenting Memories
• Sacrifice
• The female gaze
• Shifting power dynamics
• How Ego informs our identity as creatives
• Creative fulfillment
• Allowing space for evolution

This week we chat with one of my favorite humans on the planet, Kelly Martin. Kelly and I met at one of the top musical theatre programs in the country. After graduating she was signed by the premier agent in NYC, but shortly after had a realization….this was not the life she wanted. So she packed her bags, and moved across the country to start fresh and break into the design industry. 

I was super excited to get Kelly on here. She opens up about what it was like to break from the norm and forge her own path. She shares about having agency over the creative pursuits in your life + the importance of doing work you're passionate about. 

Attia Taylor is a writer, musician + founder of Womanly. Back in June when I decided I needed to be more intentional about my anti racism work, I began intentionally decolonizing the media I was taking in. This is how I came to find Womanly.  Womanly is  lifting up narratives that are often neglected by the typical women’s magazine.  Their  subjects include discrimination in the health care system, intergenerational concerns, and physical + sexual health and expression. Attia is a true champion of health through art and creative experiences.  We sit down this week to chat community support, productivity, and stretching the limits of creativity. 

One of the beautiful things about this past year has been seeing so many of my fellow performers really step into their power and explore their creativity in new and impactful ways. One of my friends who did this so effortlessly, was my girl Emma Degerstedt and her business partner Hannah Jewel Kohn. Prior to the shutdown Emma was in the Broadway bound production of Muriel’s Wedding and Hannah was in the National Tour of Frozen….maybe you’ve heard of it? 

With Broadway (and nearly all forms of theatre) shut down, both women found themselves looking for an artistic outlet.  Emma was a nanny for a child with autism and began envisioning a series of live streams for kids with special needs.  Hannah was looking for a way to bring together Broadway artists to perform in the midst of the pandemic. The two came together to create a new non-profit, Bringing You Broadway. 

In this conversation Emma and Hannah share how they’re using art and performance to give back. We openly discuss how Covid has affected the Broadway community, and how learning to trust our own barometer for success has allowed us to become more empowered women. 

Ayesha Ophelia is the creator behind The Girlfriend Manifesto, a women's space for inspired living. Her personal manifesto consists of a strong sisterhood, spirituality, a radical self-love practice, and adventure. She is a passionate creator, writer, and visual artist who places an importance on dreaming. 

I was struck by so much of the wisdom Ayesha shared. We chat about giving yourself the gift of being in community, using your creativity find deeper meaning in the world and death. Not just death with a capital D, but life’s little deaths…the death of job, the death of a relationship, the death of a dream…. and the importance of creating ritual around these big thresholds.

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Today we sit down with NYC-based pastry chef, writer, and activist Natasha Pickowicz.  Natasha has ran the pastry programs at some of my most favorite NYC restaurants including Altro Paradiso and Flora Bar. Earlier this spring, she was announced as a Finalist for the 2020 James Beard Foundation Awards for Outstanding Pastry Chef, her third year being nominated in that category. 

What really drew me to Natasha was her activism. Much of Natasha’s pastry work explores the relationship with baking and social justice, including ongoing collaborations with seminal NYC institutions like Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, God's Love We Deliver, and Planned Parenthood of Greater New York, for whom she helped produced a massive city-wide bake sale, raising over $150,000 between 2017-2019.

This was a particularly fascinating conversation for me. Since covid hit last spring, I have been chatting with many creatives about navigating the losses within their respective industries. As you all know, I have a passion for food and eating, so I was particularly curious how this past year impacted my foodie friends. Natasha gives us a raw, unfiltered look into the culinary world. She shares how she’d like to see the restaurant industry evolve post covid, and how we can use loss to find opportunity. 

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