In the midst of this summer’s media blitz around the Greta Gerwig Barbie Movie (exploring a more multifaceted view of femininity), tune in for this talking circle exploring how Barbie intersects with a talk among real women on “THE ART OF POWER”.  

Featuring Gayle Kabaker (9 time New Yorker cover artist), Alyse Nelson, (Co-founder, President & CEO of Vital Voices, a global non-profit organization that invests in women leaders who are solving the world's greatest challenges) & Ariela Suster, (founder of  fashion brand, Sequence Collection). 

Celebrating Gayle’s portraits painted for the visionary Assouline book ‘Vital Voices: 100 Women Using Their Power to Empower’ and the opening of the Gayle Kabaker Exhibition ‘Power + Joy’ at Pen+Brush Gallery NYC.

Host Stacey Yael is joined by Parker Daley Garcia (Art Director and Curator at P+B) as they spotlight many of the diverse voices from the book and other trailblazers.

[Content Warning: Viewer discretion advised. The content in this video may be triggering and may not be suitable for all audiences]

We are so grateful to everyone who participated in this groundbreaking conversation. 

Proudly featuring:

Sydney Scotia is an actor and filmmaker who is recognized for her roles in both television and film. Sydney shares her personal motivation for her directorial full length feature film debut, ‘This Hits Home’. Tune in for an exclusive inside look into the film as it sheds desperately needed VISIBILITY to the connection between domestic violence & traumatic brain injury.

Synclaire Warren is a model, literary artist, full spectrum doula & advocate for reproductive justice. Synclaire shares her experience overcoming abuse, how she discovers self love and uses writing as a method of healing as she works on her debut novel.

Jinjara Mitchell is an American/Canadian actor, writer & director. Jinjara shares how she uses media as a method of healing by chronicling her childhood experience of being raised in an abusive home in her debut film “The Ornament”.

Immense gratitude to @sissalovesbeingalive @shetalksandeats @emilyfitzgeraldd @ajdolan1 & @stefdiaz72 for courageously contributing to this talking circle. Thank you to everyone who attended and fostered a safe space for all to bravely share. 

Thank you Catalina Mendez @catalinaisyou for leading us in a very meaningful mindfulness breath work experience to ground us for this conversation.

From DVF’s iconic wrap dress (designed in 1974) to the viral AI generated image of the Pope in white Puffer jacket (2023), Visible Women explores how to “build worlds” with creators, designers, & artists in this Talking Circle on the Future of Women+Fashion+Art. Filmed live @DVFNYC.

Moderated by:

Stacey Yael, founder of Visible Women

Proudly featuring:

Eyenga Bokamba

Artist, Minneapolis & Lombardy, Italy (Rural Residency for Contemporary Art)

Erika Ehrman

Artist, fashion entrepreneur; vision coach

Kadine James

Founder Immersivekind, Chief Metaverse Officer Artificial Rome

Katelyn Kopenhaver

interdisciplinary artist, Miami & NYC; fashion designer/troublemaker; NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship in Interdisciplinary Work

Carol Murphy

Chief metaverse officer Surfergirl Gallery; co-founder Web3Sisters

Tune in to discover how Julianna went from being a Christian Pop Star for 11 years to representing Gucci at Planned Parenhood! Julianna reveals her many rebirths in this spicy Talking Circle. Our chat explored media & literature from Rihanna's Superbowl halftime show to Plato’s ‘Allegory of the cave’ and how Persephone (Goddess of Spring) set her mind free. Julianna proudly embraces being desperate… “I am desperate for knowledge. I am desperate for truth!” and bravely shares all she had to sacrifice to “gain 100% of [her] voice”.

Julianna Glasse is an inspirational speaker, author & host of the Read With Jules Bookclub. 

Filmed live at @Sohohouse Meatpacking, NYC.

Mad Bad Ting is an international DJ and founder of gender fluid fashion label Très Rasché, worn by icons such as Lil Nas X and Billie Eilish!

FROM HER HUMBLE BEGINNINGS IN ARIZONA TO MOVING TO LA ON HER OWN AT 18… TO PICKING UP & MOVING TO PARIS, discover how DJ Mad taps into her “unwavering confidence” (she’s an Aries!) as we explore the intersection of sound, fashion & gender “her favorite topics”!!

Tune in to hear:

⚡️How she “defied the binaries” (from her jewelry line called ‘Hen’ (worn by Mac Miller in Vogue) to founding her gender fluid fashion brand @tresrasche “Très Rasché is the medicine that helped me heal.”

⚡️Why she was determined to prove her worth & earn her “SEAT AT THE TABLE.”

⚡️How she went from being “obsessed with studying gender because I hated my femininity” to her path of bringing “the value of femininity to the light” and sharing her mission with "corporations, fashion, music, business, friends and family“!!

⚡️How Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus inspired her upcoming sneaker drop with Reebok! 🔥

We hosted a très chic talking circle at NFT Paris. We kicked off our conversation chatting about the croissant taped to our picnic table in the middle of the food court… a reference to the banana taped to the wall which sold for $120,000 at Art Basel Miami 2019. 

Experience our lively chat about art, value, NFTs, web3, entrepreneurship, fashion, music & friendship. Many of our featured guests traveled from far and wide to take part in building new connections & meeting for the first time. This is the power of talking circles!

Proudly Featuring:

Jessica Avarello, 3D visual artist, exhibited in London, Dubai, New York & Rome. 

Crystal Petit, Head of Project and Communications @codegreenxgood, Founder @blacknftcreators.

Eda Lourdes, Chief Fashion Officer @eyesofashionnft/ Founder Edalou Paris.

Mad Bad Ting, DJ, Designer, Founder of gender fluid fashion label @tresrasche.

Talia Zoref, Artist, Illustrator, @forbes 30 under 30 & Founder of @eyesofashion.

Thy-Diep Ta, Governor H.E.R. DAO/ Co-founder Unit Masters.

Special appearances by: David Mundra @_david.mundra_, 9 year old @dorian.theartist & Lenny Diaw @koundeldiaw.

“Ignite Erotic Freedom” is a live recorded podcast and talking circle featuring Dr. Zhana, a world-renowned relationships scientist, sexuality consultant, researcher and professor at NYU. Dr. Zhana is a featured expert in major magazines and websites like The New Yorker, Bustle, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Men's Health, Women's Health, and at TedX where her talk on Casual sex and mental health has been viewed over 3.5 million times.

Stacey Yael and Dr. Zhana dive deep into how to spice up monogamy & how ethical non-monogomy can be a liberating option for many.

In our live audience 🔥 talking circle we explore:

❤️ alternative dating apps, 

❤️ how to reignite desire, 

❤️ reimagining the concept of soulmate(s), 

❤️ ways to heal trauma through self love, 

❤️ taking the risk & how to talk openly about fantasies and desires.

Huge thank you to Pen+Brush Gallery for hosting this talking circle. Pen + Brush is a 128-year-old publicly supported not-for-profit fighting for gender equity in the arts. 🙌

Bruna Altieri is a Brazilian actress and writer who stars in the film Sistema Bruto, and the upcoming film Tração. and featured in GQ Brazil and Glamour Magazine. 

At just 23 years old and over a million followers, Bruna sheds light on seeking beyond “just see(ing) the cover” and admiring “women who are putting themselves out there, speaking their truth”.  Inspired by “Women who run with the Wolves” by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ph. D., Bruna embraces being a ‘wild woman’ by building an intentional career, achieving her goals despite facing rejection and drawing strength from “knowing exactly what she wants” and going for it!

#feminineintelligence #agency #visiblewomen #wildwomen

Stacey Yael chats with Toni Thai Sterrett, film director, storyteller, founder of NFT project Bad Grrls Creative Club. Toni was chosen by Ava Duvernay as Vibe's Next Female Filmmaker. Taking inspiration from the example set by the original supermodels Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell & Christy Turlington as they explore what it means to build community to living up to the "Dream" of Martin Luther King, Jr. Posing questions such as "what does success look like & how do we get there?" & taking guidance from Human Design "astrology with a little sprinkling of Kabbalah", join Toni & Stacey as they dive into "finding your tribe & people who make you feel like you are home."

@shurooqamin, Multidisciplinary Artist, Curator, the first Kuwaiti female artist to be auctioned at Christie’s auction house & Kuwait’s “OG NFT Queen” chats with @stacey_yael on the new episode of the @visiblewomennft podcast!📢🎙️

@shurooqamin shares 

💎how she created an art show deemed blasphemous and shut down by force from the government

💎how web3 liberated her like opening a bird cage

💎the true definition of feminism

💎why men can and should be feminists 

In the episode, discover how much women living in the Middle East and New York have in common! ❤️🫶 

Live now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! 

#visiblewomen #feminineintelligence #nfts#womeninnfts #breakingsteriotypes