This week on Siren Waves, meet Vydia's Director of Marketing Jenna Gaudio. An unstoppable force, Jenna holds years of experience in the start up tech world where a safety net is not guaranteed. Before she dived into the start up game, she was the Operations Manager of Electronic Warfare for the Department of Defense.

Through her experience moving up the ladder, helping companies expand their team and recruiting fresh young talent, Jenna has a unique perspective on how to thrive in a fast-paced work enviornment.

I sat down with Jenna in her new apartment in Ocean Grove, NJ where she shared her story and gave invaluable career advice. Jenna discussed the do's and don'ts of applying for jobs, steps to moving up the ranks, how to negotiate salary and more. 

Listen to Jenna's episode and connect with her on Linkedin at Linkedin.com/in/jennagaudio.

As a Makeup Artist, Mom and animal rights enthusiast, Nicole Glendinning has learned how to combine her passion for makeup with her compassion for animals. She's been a professional Makeup Artist for 10 years and currently works for her own company The Beauty Den along with Lush Cosmetics in the Freehold Raceway Mall in Freehold, NJ.

I sat down with Nicole to learn what the process was like switching over to cruelty free makeup products for herself and her clients, the importance of conscious shopping, the difference between animal testing and human testing, why you don't have to be a vegan to start supporting vegan products and every day sources people could use like logicalharmony.net to find makeup products and that are vegan and/or cruelty free.

Contact Nicole directly about her email services at [email protected]

April Centrone

Founded by April Centrone and Jenny Santa Maria, Hear Me Roar is an event organization that brings together women in music and art. This week, I got to chat with April Centrone about their organization, what a typical event is like and their show coming up this Sunday in Point Pleasant, NJ with Solidarity Through Humanity to raise money to provide heat for Syrian refugees. I also had the pleasure of learning a little bit more about April, her history with music and the years she spent in Lebanon teaching Arabic music to child refugees.

Listen to April's interview and don't miss Hear Me Roar and Solidarity Through Humanity's show featuring Tara Dente, Ashley Mckinley, The May Darlings and more this Sunday at the Point Pleasant Presbytarian Church.

Photo by @kza_

This week on Siren Waves, meet empathic medium healer, tattoo artist and overall badass Alex March. Growing up on Staten Island and New Jersey, Alex knew she was different at a young age when she started to feel and see things she couldn't explain. 

Now Alex works as a well-known and respected empathic medium healer where she uses energy to heal people and connects them with their departed loved ones. She recently traveled on Warped Tour as their official healer and continues to help people worldwide. 

Whether you're a believer or a skeptic, Alex's story of strength, faith and perseverance is something we can all learn from. Learn more about Alex by listening to her episode on Siren Waves and keep up with her at Facebook.com/Alxmerchenergy and follow her on Instagram @Alxmrchenergy. 

Photo by @Jordan_Kelsey_Knight

This week on Siren Waves, get to know Judith and the story behind her company Dark and Delicate. Founded in Asbury Park, NJ, Dark and Delicate makes hand pressed ceramic coffee mugs with unique and made to order custom designs. 

Learn how living down in North Carolina pushed Judith to develop her artwork into her own business, what the learning process has been like, and her future plans for the company. Check out all her custom designs at contact Judith directly at DarkandDelicate.com.

Judith with Dark and Delicate's Death Before Decaf Mug

On this episode of Siren Waves, we sit down with two women who command attention on and off stage. Lauren West, lead singer and guitarist of the NY indie rock group American Pinup and Maggie Pakuta, co-founder of Stage a Revolution and lead singer and guitarist of Asbury Park's Algebra II. 

Lauren, Maggie and myself sat down over the summer to talk about their upcoming shows, Stage a Revolution that's creating an all girls rock camp in Asbury Park the summer of 2017, why it's so important for young women to have other young women to play music with at an early age and much more. Listen to Lauren and Maggie on Siren Waves and keep up with American Pinup at Facebook.com/americanpinup and Stage a Revolution at Facebook.com/stagearevolutionap.

Lauren West - Lead Singer and Guitarist of American Pinup

Maggie Pakuta - Co-Founder of Stage a Revolution & Singer and Guitarist in Algebra II. *Photo by Emily Bornemann*

Not one to stay in one place for too long, Elyse currently resides in Nashville, TN and works as a Talent Scout for Atlantic Records. Elyse listens to about 50-60 hours of music a week, trying to find the needle in the haystack. Hear her story, how she got to where she is now by sharing the music she loves, what she looks for in musicians before presenting them to Atlantic and what bands should consider if they want to get picked up by a major label.

Driven by her love for music, desire to make a change and possibly an unhealthy amount of Red Bull, nothing stops Ali Nugent. Ali and I sat down over the summer to talk about her zine Tiny Bees, how the project started, the positive impact she's made so far and what she hopes the project will turn into next.

If you'd like to keep up with Ali Nugent, check out her website at ofallthingsali.xyz and follow her on Instagram @ofallthingsali.