Raging Gracefully

Rika Khurdayan gives Nina a primer on Cryptocurrency.

Rika’s practice involves blockchain, virtual currencies, DSOs/STOs and tokenization of assets. Rika provides strategic, transactional and regulatory advice to a wide range of both established and emerging participants in the FinTech space, and regularly represents token issuers, trading platforms, traditional and crypto investment funds, as well as family offices and managers wishing to cross-over to the blockchain sector. Rika has extensive experience helping clients structure, negotiate and execute their most complex business transactions, with a particular focus on blockchain and FinTech, from traditional venture financing to digitized capital raises. Rika was named to Super Lawyers’ New York Metro Area “Rising Star” in 2018, 2019 and 2020 in Technology Transactions sector and has been involved in many conferences worldwide as panel speaker or presenter on the regulatory aspects of blockchain technology and regulation of cryptocurrencies. Over the years, Rika advised a variety of clients in their development, acquisition, investment and disposition strategies and helped these clients navigate the multiple regulatory regimes, tax laws and legal systems as they move people, financial assets and business interests across international borders.

Stephanie Staal talks with Amy Sohn!   Amy’s new book, THE MAN WHO HATED WOMEN, was published in July 2021 with Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Her first book for children, Brooklyn Bailey, the Missing Dog, was published in April 2020 with Dial Books for Young readers to warm reviews like this one. In Fall 2019 she published CBD! with OR Books/Counterpoint. CBD! is a parodic parable written in the style of the beloved children’s book by William Steig, CDB!. Amy is the New York Times-bestselling author of twelve books, including the novels Prospect Park West, Motherland, and The Actress. Her books have been published in eleven languages and on five continents.

Nina talks with author Catherine Raven about her new book, Fox !

Catherine Raven is a former national park ranger at Glacier, Mount Rainier, North Cascades, Voyageurs, and Yellowstone National Parks. She earned her Ph.D. in biology from Montana State University, holds degrees in zoology and botany from the University of Montana, and is a member of American Mensa and Sigma Xi. Her natural history essays have appeared in American Scientist, Journal of American Mensa, and Montana Magazine. You can find her in Fox’s valley tugging tumbleweeds from the sloughs.

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Melody Wilding, LMSW talks about her new book with Nina Collins!   Melody is an executive coach, human behavior expert, and author of Trust Yourself: Stop Overthinking and Channel Your Emotions for Success at Work. She has coached hundreds of private clients, from CEOs and Fortune 500 executives to leaders from the US Department of Education, the Federal Reserve, and the United Nations. She teaches graduate-level human behavior and psychology at the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College in New York. Her writing is regularly featured on Medium and in Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Forbes, Business Insider, and Quartz. Her advice has been featured in the New York Times, The Cut, Oprah Magazine, NBC News, US News and World Report, and more

Nina Talks with Tina Martino   TINA'S ADVENTURE: Traveling the country with two cats full time in a van.   FROM TINA: Sold my house and my car. Bought a van and began traveling full-time in November. Started the big trip in Kingston, NY, and currently in Sedona, Az.

Nina Talks with Christine Platt about her new book!

Christine Platt is a modern-day renaissance woman also known as The Afrominimalist. She holds a B.A. in Africana Studies, M.A. in African-American Studies, and J.D. in General Law. An award-winning author of over two dozen literary works, Christine’s most recent book, THE AFROMINIMALIST’S GUIDE TO LIVING WITH LESS is a radical re-envisioning of minimalism that focuses on authenticity over aesthetics. A resource for anyone seeking to discover the truth behind their overconsumption as well as how to let go of what no longer serves them, The Afrominimalist’s Guide to Living with Less encourages us to be intentional, mindful consumers so our lives are filled with only those things we need, use, and love. Visit her online at TheAfrominimalist or on Instagram @afrominimalist.

Nina Collins interviews Dr. Juliana Hauser.   Dr. Juliana is a licensed marriage and family therapist and a counselor with a Ph.D. in counseling education. For 20 years, she’s worked with clients to help them manage relationships, sexuality, confidence, infertility, and more. Her work has been featured in Oprah, CBS’s The DrS., The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Women's Health, The Discovery Channel, Martha Stewart, Conde Nest, TV Panel ShareCare, Inc., and Shape (among others). Her flagship courses include REVEALED: Uncovering your Sexual Story, REVEALED International Facilitation Certification, Be Your Own (S)expert and The Wanting. She’s also a writer and thought-leader, and she speaks to audiences around the world. Most recently, she was named the Lifestyle Expert for Tempur Sealy, where she also serves on their Sleep Council, is the therapist at large for The Broadway Collective, and (s)expert for Campowerment.

Nina talks with Catherine Balsam-Schwaber, CEO of Kindra, a company committed to destigmatizing menopause and helping you manage the symptoms.   FROM CATHERINE: "This should not be like Fight Club. The first rule of menopause should be to TALK about menopause."

Nina talks with Dr. Jen Gunter!   FROM JEN: I am an OB/GYN and a pain medicine physician. I write a lot about sex, science, and social media, but sometimes I write about other things because, well, why not? I’ve been called Twitter’s resident gynecologist, the Internet’s OB/GYN, and one of the fiercest advocate’s for women’s health. I have devoted my professional life to caring for women.

Nina Talks with Lyn Christensen, Co-Founder, COO & CFO of Reimagine Wellness!

Lyn founded her business consulting practice in 2008 and has worked for and advised top family offices, technology and private equity firms. Lyn is Reimagine’s expert in start-up operations and human resources. She has founded two start-ups as well as helping to build two more with Elon Musk. She joined him at his first company, Zip2, which was sold to Compaq and then his next start-up, x.com, which merged with PayPal then went public and eventually sold to eBay.

Lyn has always loved plants and believes that Mother Earth is the ultimate apothecary. Lyn graduated from The Johns Hopkins University with a Master’s degree in Organizational Development and received her BS in Psychology with honors from Brigham Young University. She lives with her husband and dog, and loves to garden and raise chickens in California

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