Fanni met Ana through Soho House last year and they have been supporting each other's ventures since.

Here they talk about podcasting, side hustles, entrepreneurship, how they build and prioritize relationships and their time, and of course what "self-discovery before self-improvement" truly means.

Ana is the founder of Theory & Practice, a podcast for Gen Z women aimed at inspiring self-discovery and personal growth. She believes that self-discovery AND self-improvement, understanding AND doing, theory AND practice are the ingredients for personal growth. The Theory & Practice podcast drops weekly episodes every Tuesday at 8am ET.

Ana is also an active runner and avid reader. She works in tech in New York City and resides in Brooklyn. Connect with her on Instagram or LinkedIn and follow Theory & Practice on Instagram and TikTok

Fanni did one of her first marketing internships on Chris's team at Regatta in 2012!

They reconnected and dove deeper into the world of improv theater, classes and workshops. Did you know that improv catapults personal and professional growth?!

Chris is an actor and comedian who currently lives in New York by way of Memphis.

He was a regular host for TV Land’s “Prime Movies” and has made appearances on NBC’s “Blacklist”, Bravo, IFC, E Television, Hulu’s “Comedy Time TV", Netflix, Starz, and The Discovery Channel.  He also was selected to represent New York on the TV show “World Cup Comedy” produced by Kelsey Grammar. 

Chris has been featured in the films “The Co-Exist Comedy Tour,” “Twenty Million People” “The Best Man” and “Generation Iron 2”. 

He’s a regular standup around New York and you can catch him once a month on Saturdays with his improv group The Baldwins. They are the longest-running house team at the PIT theater in NYC for 15 years now.

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Fanni catches up with a close friend from college.

Find out how Meghan became great at quitting - from Harvard to full-time jobs that did not feel in alignment and how she merges passion, purpose, values and business in her current adventure.

Meghan is a postpartum doula, mother, and writer based in Harrisburg, PA. She is passionate about community building and believes in the importance of self-care and supporting others. After learning about postpartum doulas a year after her son's birth, Meghan was drawn to the role's focus on healing and empowerment. With a background in the social sciences and professional experience as a baker and cook, she brings a diverse skill set to her work in supporting parents during the postpartum period.

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Fanni interviewed an old friend from Sarah Lawrence, Adam Treitler about his decade-long career in Recruitment Operations & HR, spanning across ViacomCBS, Twitter and consulting.

Adam is a seasoned professional in the Talent Acquisition and HR enterprise business technology sector, currently consulting on talent transformations for multiple enterprise clients at Recruiting Advisors.

His expertise lies in implementing and integrating popular SaaS tools, driving significant cost savings and efficiency improvements across human resources verticals with a specialization in sourcing, recruiting, and talent management.

A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and with credentials from the MIT CSAIL program, Adam's unique blend of liberal arts education and technical acumen fuels his commitment to human-centered design and AI in reimagining the world of work.

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Fanni reflects on the first 3 months of 2024 and her full year of being a digital nomad - and how it is now coming to an end.

Tune in to learn about SXSW, traveling, working, falling in love and more.

Jen Fox was Fanni's client at Justworks - they reconnected to talk more about career paths in HR, consulting, motherhood, the power of emotions and so much more.

Jen Fox, a seasoned HR professional with over 25 years of leadership experience, seamlessly integrates an entrepreneurial spirit with real-time learning expertise. Recognized for her pragmatic solutions and her ability to foster inclusive, high-performing teams, she holds the endorsement as "One of the most no-nonsense L&D professionals on the planet." Jen's entrepreneurial journey began with co-founding her first business at 19, paving the way for thriving leadership roles at Nordstrom, Starbucks, Getty Images, and Justworks.

Returning to her entrepreneurial roots, Jen now offers trusted coaching, practical consulting, and dynamic corporate workshop facilitation. As the creator of the "Bounce Back Blueprint," a revolutionary model challenging traditional myths about navigating life's challenges, Jen brings a fresh perspective to resilience. When not sharing insights on the challenges of working motherhood on LinkedIn, she can be found immersed in a captivating podcast during early morning walks, navigating life alongside her husband and three kids in Princeton, NJ.

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Fanni got introduced to David Nebinski, the host of the Portfolio Career Podcast through a mutual friend. 

They chat through how to maintain friendships long-term, the value of the company we keep, David's journey into podcasting, the ever-evolving role of Chief of Staff (and how to recruit for it!) and so much more. 

David Nebinski is the Host of the 300+ episode Portfolio Career podcast and the Senior Community Manager at the Chief of Staff Network. He also writes the Portfolio Career Substack. 

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Fanni got introduced to Martina Gobec through a mutual friend and got curious about systems coaching.

Martina is a multi-hyphen, a dot connector between experience design, strategy, leadership and systems coaching with 20 years of experience in digital innovation, product development and design education. She is a certified leadership coach through the Co-Active Training Institute and certified Organization and Relationship Systems Coach through Centre for Right Relationship (CRR Global). She works with leaders, teams and organizations to grow relational cultures and build regenerative futures. She is committed to catalysing impactful change across cultures and geographies. She loves mountains, art and the endless rabbit holes of learning. She is an explorer of the mythical, mystical, the unknown and unknowable. Martina lives in Copenhagen with her two kids and their father.

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Meet Fanni's fitness coach!

Patricia is a Sustainable Fitness & Lifestyle Coach who simplifies fitness for perfectionist and high-achieving women. 

She places a lot of emphasis on daily habits, consistency and sustainability in the long term.

She developed her sustainable coaching philosophy through her personal journey over the past 6 years throughout which she went from party girl to losing 10+ kg, running 16 Half Marathons and doing 2 bikini bodybuilding competitions whilst working in fast-paced 9-5 jobs in tech startups and marketing agencies.

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Met Zahra through LinkedIn last year.

Got curious about how working at Snap internationally works (and how her experience was through the M&A!) so we recorded this conversation with Tiffany.

We learned all that as well as how Zahra

- moved from Azerbaijan to Berlin

- got into tech and product management

- learned how to grow from feedback instead of seeking mentorship

- approaches diverse perspectives as a product owner to drive innovation

- thinks about attitude based on some harsh feedback she received

- observes differences between US and European working and communications styles / conditions

- makes deliberate choices about work - life balance