The Reimagined team is pausing our scheduled programming to chat about a topic that has been heavy on all our hearts. The Uvalde school shooting this week, along with the Buffalo & NYC subway shootings earlier this month, have left our society feeling enraged, scared, restless, confused, and helpless, all at the same time. After every tragic event, we glance at the news, wince at the horror of the events, say "This is America," and carry on with our social media scroll.

On May 2nd, Politico released a leaked draft of the Supreme Court opinion, indicating that the court in a 5-4 vote would overturn Roe v. Wade— a 50-year precedent for abortion rights in America. In our podcast meeting that week we talked about current events and the conversation seemed to be overwhelmingly focused on our feelings of helplessness. “What can we do?” Was the question we kept coming back to.

For answers, we turned to Sophia Andary whose titles are many, including Commissioner of the County and City of San Francisco on the Commission on the Status of Women, Co-Founder and Advisor of Women’s March San Francisco, Board Member of Alliance for Girls and more. Sophia talks to us about turning passion into actions, the importance of long-term engagement, and why reposting on social media or sharing a selfie at a single march leaves us feeling unfulfilled. Learn with us what it means to really stand up for the things you believe in.

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Event: March For Reproductive Justice — Women's March San Francisco (womensmarchsf.org) 

Check out the Women’s March SF and their partners here: Partners — Women's March San Francisco (womensmarchsf.org/partners)

We've manifested a lot of things for our 20s... but getting laid off was not one of them. Getting laid of twice was definitely not one of them. Navigating our 20s in the 2020s has truly been falling off multiple cliffs and learning how to climb back up, but often we only hear about the climb up — rarely, if ever, do people tell us about the falling. So today we're going to openly and honestly talk about what what can be a very confusing and demoralizing time in people's lives. In this episode, Anjana chats about getting laid off not once, but twice (she really does it all); the aftermath and feelings of loss of self identify, social currency, & the mindset shift that allowed her to reframe work and land a job that fully aligns with her personal and professional passions.

The world of NFT's & Crypto Currency have slowly but surely trickled into our social media feeds or conversations friends, leaving us to be on either side of the spectrum. You're either having very surface level discussions on a meme you saw or deep diving into the nitty gritty of an NFT. While these topics have increased in relevancy, it definitely requires extra effort to be fully integrated into the conversation.

Here at Reimagined, we don't like to be left out of conversations, so on today's episode we meet with Elana Dickman, @TheTradingFemale & discuss what we consider is the starter pack to understanding NFT's and Crypto. During the day Elana works in Venture Capital @ RedBeardVC, and during her free time she utilizes her large twitter following @TradingFemale, which is focused on bringing women into this space & empowering them to be financially independent by exploring Crypto & NFT Investing. 

Tune in to hear Elana's experience at an NFT Art Gallery in Venice, to being the first 'In Real Life' NFT, to then partnering with the platform @myBFF focused on inviting women into the conversation of NFT, Crypto & web3. She shares her stories while still explaining the basics of NFTs & Crypto, allowing us to feel empowered to engage in any future conversations we have on this topic.

Navigating your early 20s is hard, but navigating your early 20s in a pandemic is... something else. While mental health and therapy have become much less taboo over the last decade, the topics people talk about most often are things like trauma, grief, depression and anxiety. But what if something just doesn't feel quite right? We don't talk enough about the emotions that don't feel 'critical,' like what mental health advocate and psychotherapist Divya Robin calls 'emotional growing pains.' What do we call the loneliness and shame that we feel when our friends are at different stages of life than us? How do we deal with the guilt of setting boundaries with loved ones, or moving away from home? How do you sit in the discomfort of realizing the person you thought you wanted to be isn't who you are becoming?

As the end of the year approaches, we wanted to use this last episode of 2021 to talk about... the past? Rather than set New Year's goals and resolutions (because that worked so well the last two years), we're going to let 2022 do its thing and instead talk about nostalgia. We brought on Charlotte Lieberman, a multidisciplinary writer, mental health thought leader, and author of The New York Times article, "Why we romanticize the past," to talk about the psychology behind memory. So if you're still reminiscing on your college days or thinking about getting back with an ex (was he really that bad?), first listen to this 40 minute AP Psychology class. Happy holidays, and we'll see you next year! 

How much should be in a rainy day fund? Should I max out my 401k? Individual stocks, bonds, ETFs, mutual funds, crypto, NFTs — where do I even start to invest? Money can be a tough topic for anyone, but especially for women. We rarely talk about it with friends and family, we didn't necessarily grow up talking about it, and if we did, it's in terms of budgeting and saving, not investing and growing wealth. So, we brought on Cameron Rogers, CFA and Private Wealth Advisor at Ellevest, to fix that. Cameron focuses on building generational wealth for women+ at a company whose mission it is to "get more money in the hands of women+". We chat with her about everything from how to start building wealth as a new grad, to sustainably investing, to why skipping out on your daily latte won't actually make you a millionaire by the time you retire. 

This week we sat down with Katie Lovelace from @lovelace.media and unpacked her journey navigating the freelance space in college to balancing a full time job while still exploring creative opportunities in New York. Ever since freshman year of college, Katie's goal has always been to move to New York & her photography & videography skills helped paint her path. However, with her passion and pursuits also came hinderances that stemmed from "being in the wrong major."  In college, being "creative" was tied to having a "creative" major, which ultimately created a misconception that if you weren't actively pursuing a design centric degree, then you wouldn't have the validity to create content. 

In this episode we break down how Katie found her creative groove, navigated the transition to New York, landed a corporate job, and how she mass messaged photographers, influencers, celebrities to assist them in any creative way. The cold outreaches were done through Instagram DM's and ultimately led her to her first gig which quickly transitioned to photographing for New York Fashion week & more.

Life after college is simply a balancing act, so tune in to uncover how Katie is navigating what it means to build a brand as a freelancer, while managing a corporate job, all while still trying to enjoy the bliss of being 23 in the city that never sleeps.

This week we’ve got something straight from the hearts of your Reimagined team! Epsa and Hannah break down the emotions and process behind leaving their first jobs after just a year to pursue roles in totally new industries.

Despite all the noise about “The Great Resignation”, leaving your first job post grad can be really scary. Life after college really comes at you with a flurry of emotions, especially when you realize it’s time to start looking for "what's next." Luckily, Epsa & Hannah are here to share their experiences & lesson’s learned along the way!

Tune in as we get personal on the pod & share the moments leading up to leaving, how we re-aligned our priorities in the job hunt, tips we have for individuals in the same boat, and the importance of a growth mindset early on in our careers.

Introductions are complicated. From the dreaded "tell us about yourself" during interviews to awkward greetings at dinner parties, any question that digs at "Who are you?" causes us to freeze— What do I say about myself? What makes me unique? Who AM I? For many of us, the default answer is what we do for work: I'm a researcher, a consultant, a project manager. In Western society, which takes great pride in career titles and pedigree, it's difficult to separate our core identity, who we truly are, from the person we show up as at work. What does it look like to step outside the lines of traditional self-labels and begin to look at ourselves as the complex, multi-faceted people that we are? In this episode, Lizzie Azzolino, founder of Until Now, a coaching and leadership development practice that partners with clients to design and manifest futures they want to be a part of, shares how the stories we tell about ourselves shape reality and empower us to find our most authentic self.