THE CITY CONFESSIONS

Today's guest features Sunnya Sultan, who is the Gucci Assistant Manager of North America and lifestyle blogger based in NYC. Hear how she landed her dream job as she walks us through her impressive background working in the fashion industry for big brands including Tommy Hilfiger, Barneys, Fendi and Chanel. Sunnya is a very family oriented individual and explains why she values family and why she prioritizes cultivating and maintaining close relationships with her loved ones. Sunnya believes heavily in giving back and explains why we should be more considerate of others. Be prepared to listen to a mushy episode as we both profess our love for one another and leave feeling inspired to build better relationships with your friends and family! You can connect with Sunnya on Instagram and feel free to email any questions, comments or feedback to [email protected]. 

This week's episode features entrepreneur and boss babe Lara Eurdolian. Lara Eurdolian is a beauty expert, on-air-talent, entrepreneur, and founder of Pretty Connected (prettyconnected.com), the award winning, beauty, fashion, and lifestyle blog. As someone who has years of experience under her belt, she explains how and why she started her blog, the importance of branding and networking and the journey she embarked on to get to where she is today. Lara went from working with brands as a consultant to now running her own brand and business and offers advice to those who want to do the same. She recently launched a signature accessories line specializing in BOSS rings and fashionable multi-use straps that can be used to carry bags, cameras, water bottles, flip flops and beyond. She also co-founded the non-profit, Share Your Beauty, an initiative that collects unused, unopened hygiene and beauty products and delivers them to shelters in NYC and the tri-state area. Since launching in 2014, Share Your Beauty has collected and distributed over 150,000 products to those in need.  Get ready to be inspired by this episode as Lara is full of wisdom and is truly doing what others can only imagine! Feel free to connect with Lara Eurdolian on Instagram and make sure you check out her blog. If you have any questions, feedback or comments regarding this episode, please email [email protected]. 

This week's episode features financial coach and dancer, Sumaya Mulla- Carrillo. Sumaya is a money coach based in NYC whose main mission is to help creatives save more, pay off debt, and become empowered with their finances. She is also extremely passionate about dance and is part of a dance group that performs at contemporary concerts. As someone who has an amazing relationship with her partner, Sumaya offers personal advice on love and how to maintain a strong relationship through difficult times. She also opens up about dealing with impostor syndrome especially since she just started her financial business earlier this year. Since we are all going through a pandemic, Sumaya also gives three quick financial tips that would be helpful during this crisis. Feel free to connect with Sumaya on Instagram and be sure to check out her 1:1 Money Mentorship and Create Wealth Collective on her website. Questions, comments or feedback are also welcomed and can be directed to [email protected].

This week's episode features Marisa Barnard, a content creator, blogger, youtuber and life coach based in NYC.  Her lifestyle blog, titled "Mindfully Glam," focuses on glam (fashion & beauty), holistic health & wellness, positivity, and mindset.  Marisa values self care and mental health and talks about her personal goal of becoming a published author for a self help book that she is currently working on. She also opens up about her journey to self love and self confidence and why she believes self acceptance is critical in thriving. She also recently decided to take a break from NYC but that experience has made her realize why she loves NYC so much and why she believes that "you can take the girl out of the city, but you can't take the city out of the girl." Marisa is passionate about helping others break through blocks, realize their true potential, and start living the life of their dreams. Feel free to connect with Marisa on Instagram, youtube and blog. You can also direct any questions, comments or feedback to [email protected]. 

This episode features fitness, mind and body wellness coach Romybel Erickson. Romybel walks us through her fitness journey and how she realized this was the path she was meant to be on after leaving her corporate job a few years ago. After overcoming her personal struggles with her body, mental agility, depression and anxiety, she is now stronger than ever and is determined to help her clients become the best version of themselves. Romybel truly loves serving others and explains how her passion and drive motivated her to start her own business even with no clients. Romy's main mission it to help women enhance body/self relationship through self-understanding so women can become more self-loving and confident.

This week's episode features social media strategist, Denya Hamilton. Denya moved to New York about a year ago and is currently running her own social media company. She talks about the initial struggles of what it was like when she first came to this city and how she managed to get through the obstacles. She has turned from never thinking she could live in New York to now never thinking she can ever leave New York. She also has a special and unique story of how she met her husband and it's all thanks to social media and her bold but strategic move to sliding into his DM. We also address the global pandemic that is happening right now and what her advice and hope is once this is all over. Denya closes out this episode with a confession that relates to validation and social media likes, which we can all most likely resonate with. Feel free to connect with Deya on Instagram @denya.hamilton and be sure to also check out her social management company @sowandtell.co and her podcast @2ourlife_ which can be heard on all platforms http://smarturl.it/2ourlife. Feel free to also email any questions or feedback to [email protected]. 

Today's first remote podcast recording is with Anna Radke, a NYC attorney who provides legal services for the creative industries. Anna Radke is originally from Poland but has been studying and living in the city for 10 years now. She talks about her journey to obtaining her law degree as well as the power of relationships and networking. Anna is a huge believer and advocate for putting yourself out there and her professional experience with cold calling has brought her to where she is today. We also address the current global pandemic that is going on in the world and how she is dealing with it.  Anna Radke also explains her struggle with letting go and delegating as she admits she is a bit of a control freak. She also shares some advice for those who are scared to get out of their comfort zones or feeling insecure about themselves because she too once was in the same boat. However, she is learning day by day to love herself more. If you want to know more about Anna Radke, feel free to check out her website https://annaradke.com/en/ and follow her on Instagram @aniaradke and if you have any questions regarding this episode, email [email protected].

Today's guest is digital fashion and street style content creator, Ana Kcira. We sit down and talk about everything relating to social media. Ana explains how she got into the digital space and how she balances a full time job with her passion, which is creating content.  As someone who prides herself on staying true to her niche of mixing high low fashion, she has also rebranded her original public name of fashionstylefoodie to her name, Ana Kcira and explain why that choice made sense for her. She is also the host of So This is Thirty Podcast where she invites guests to talk about their real struggles and debunks the idea that you'll have your life together by the time you're in your 30s. Feel free to connect with Ana Kcira on Instagram @jettsetwithana and check out her blog https://fashionstylefoodie.com/. If you have any questions or feedback regarding this episode, feel free to email [email protected]. 

This week's episode features Amanda Munz, the founder of The Fashion Foundation, a non profit organization that combines fashion and charitable giving. Amanda explains her fashion background and journey to becoming an entrepreneur. Amanda interned and worked for fashion companies at a young age and explains how that experience inspired her to start her own non profit organization. Due to her work ethic and drive, Amanda figured out the necessary steps in starting a foundation and now hopes to spread awareness by encouraging designers to donate their samples and for people to support the mission by shopping those items. Amanda further explains the struggles of running her business, why she values sleep life balance and a confession relating to her future career goals. If you would like to connect with Amanda, feel free to follow her on Instagram @amanda_munz as well as her foundation @thefashionfoundation. We encourage you to also support her foundation by spreading awareness or shopping items at https://www.thefashionfoundation.org/. Also be on the lookout for the next issue of her magazine @restyledmagazine. Feel free to email any questions, comments or feedback to [email protected].

This week's episode features Shelly Xu, a full time photographer and freelancer in NYC. Shelly explains how she got started with photography and shares her background and love for dance. Shelly celebrates over a year of working for herself and walks us through what a typical day is like for her, how she get her clients, and the pros and cons of being her own boss. Shelly also opens up about a confession relating to family dynamics and childhood struggles. However, Shelly is living her best life and is working diligently to grow her business so if you are interested in her photography services or would like to connect with her, feel free to follow her on Instagram @someshellyphotography and check out her website http://someshelly.com/. If you have any questions regarding this episode, please email [email protected].