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Randi Zuckerberg is an entrepreneur and founder of HUG, and the sister of Mark Zuckerberg. After graduating from Harvard with a B.A. in Psychology, Randi was an early employee at her brother’s new startup, Facebook. There she created Facebook Live, learned the ins and outs of how people consume content, and helped shape Web 2.0. Later she applied these skills to combine her two passions: technology and entertainment. 

Now Randi is a pioneer for women in cryptocurrency and NFTs with her company HUG, an inclusive social curation platform that helps discover and share NFT creators and communities. Randi is also an accomplished artist and producer who has performed on Broadway, won three Tony Awards, and hosts a weekly business talk show called “Randi Zuckerberg Means Business” on SiriusXM.

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Amena Johnson is the Executive Director of Hope in a Box, a non-profit that works to support LGBTQ+ students across the country through representation by providing public school educators with curated sets of books, distinctive curriculum, and community training on how to build an LGBTQ+ inclusive classroom. Through these books, they can affect positive change by supporting the well-being of LGBTQ+ students and decrease bullying.

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Mary Calvi is an Emmy award-winning reporter and anchor at WCBS in New York City. She’s also the author of two historical fiction novels, including Dear George, Dear Mary: A Novel of George Washington’s First Love. She has recently been transcribing love letters of Teddy Roosevelt’s, to and from his first love, Alice Lee. This has led to a second historical fiction novel called If a Poem Could Live and Breathe: A Novel of Teddy Roosevelt’s First Love.

On this President’s Day, we discuss Mary’s creative endeavor that marries her journalistic talent with a splash of imagination.

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Daniel Jones is the editor for The New York Times essay column Modern Love, which started in 2004 and has run every week on Sundays in The Times. The column has been adapted into a two-season original series on Amazon Prime Video, where Daniel served as a consulting producer. The series ran from 2019-2021 and starred dozens of household names, such as Anne Hathaway, Tina Fey, Andy Garcia, and Dev Patel.

Daniel is also the author of several books, including various collections of essays from the Modern Love column, as well as several other original works on love and marriage.

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Jacques Pépin is one of the world’s most iconic and beloved chefs who has changed the way America cooks and eats. Originally from France, Jacques is renowned for teaching essential techniques to the everyday cook. Jacques presents his recipes not as a list of ingredients and steps, but as narratives that lead the cook through the recipe.

He is the winner of 16 James Beard Awards and author of more than 30 cookbooks, including The Apprentice, Essential Pépin, and Jacques Pépin Quick & Simple. In addition to being a chef and author, Jacques is an educator, artist, and television personality, having starred in 12 acclaimed PBS cooking series. His dedication to culinary education is enormous, and has lead to the creation of the Jacques Pépin Foundation in 2016.

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Mario Carbone grew up in Queens, New York, surrounded by great Italian food. He worked at local eateries in his spare time, cutting his teeth in some of the best restaurants in New York City, including Babbo, Lupa, wd-50, and Café Boulud. It was at Café Boulud that Mario connected with an old friend from culinary school, Rich Torrisi, which planted the seed for the two to venture out on their own.

Mario, Rich, and Jeff Zalaznick went on to create Major Food Group. In the decades since, Major Food Group has become a powerhouse with more than 30 highly-acclaimed restaurants around the globe including Mario’s namesake concept, Carbone.

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Jeanne Gang is one of the world’s most celebrated architects, with buildings and installations all over the world. Jeanne gained international attention for her Aqua Tower in Chicago, which became the tallest building in the world designed by a female architect. Called “the world’s most influential architect” by Time Magazine, Jeanne is currently a professor at Harvard, exploring how design can help create beneficial connections between people and their environments.

Over the flavors of her favorite restaurant in Chicago, Brindille, Jeanne shares her journey to create memorable and impactful buildings and her vision for the future of architecture.

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Victoria Eady Butler is fast becoming a woman to know in the world of whiskey. She is the great-great-granddaughter of Nearest Green, the first known African-American master distiller who worked alongside Jack Daniel. Victoria is currently the Master Blender of the award-winning Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey.

There she oversees the blending process of its core and master blend portfolios along with the selection of all single barrels. In 2021 Victoria was named Master Blender of the Year three times, by Whiskey Magazine, VinePair, and The Spirits Business, followed by a second award by Whiskey Magazine in 2022. She's the first person in history to receive this honor two years in a row. Butler also serves as a member of the Uncle Nearest executive team and oversees the Nearest Green Foundation, which is a non-profit organization that provides scholarships to Nearest Green’s descendants, funded by the sales of Uncle Nearest Whiskey.

Before she entered the world of whiskey, Butler worked as an analytical manager with the Regional Organized Crime Information Center in Nashville. Butler had just retired from more than 30 years in criminal justice when Fawn Weaver, the founder and CEO of Uncle Nearest, approached her about becoming involved in the Uncle Nearest brand.

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Niki Leondakis is the Chief Executive Officer of CorePower Yoga, one of the largest yoga studios in the world with more than 200 studios. Throughout her career, Niki has worked to build and lead diverse and customer-centric teams. She has more than 30 years of experience building lifestyle brands and creating award-winning workplace cultures including Equinox Fitness Club, Two Roads Hospitality, and Kimpton Hotels.

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Laura Sage

Co-Founder & CEO - Chill Anywhere

Laura Sage is the creator and CEO of Chill, a modern meditation studio. After telling her story on the podcast, Laura came back to lead a simple guided meditation to start the New Year off right.

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