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Sara Alvarado is the co-founder of Own It: Building Black Wealth, and author of Dreaming in Spanish: An Unexpected Love Story in Puerto Vallarta. She joins Emily to discuss taking responsibility without shame, blame, and guilt, and the art of having difficult conversations.
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Puja Ramaswamy is the choir director at Lake View High School, and she was awarded the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2022. She joins Emily to discuss navigating boundaries in the workplace and how to strive for career excellence while living within your values.
Catherine Zack is a corporate litigator turned wellness consultant and owner of Village Yoga. She joins Emily to discuss balancing external vs. internal change, our tendency to conflate decisions, ongoing wellness practices, and "planicking."
Emily Achler is the CEO and Co-Founder of the book tracking app Italic Type. She joins Emily Drake to discuss our society's obsession with productivity, optimization, and always doing more, more, more.
Ethan Lim is a chef and owner of Hermosa. In 2022, he was awarded the Jean Banchet Award for Rising Chef of the Year in Chicago. He joins Emily to discuss all things stress: how he relates to it, how to deal with it, and how to decide what's "worth it."
Tamika Maria Price is a vegan blogger and content creator (@plantbasedtamika), and owner of Standout Style Boutique. She joins Emily to discuss the risks and rewards of investing in your dream, and how to trust yourself along the way.
Dr. Emma Belcher is the President of Ploughshares Fund, a foundation that supports initiatives to prevent the spread and use of nuclear weapons, and to prevent conflicts that could lead to their use. She joins Emily to discuss imposter syndrome within the scope of her work in the nuclear field, and its effect on women in particular.
Michael Goi is a 4-time Emmy nominated director, cinematographer, writer, and producer, known for his work on American Horror Story, Glee, My Name is Earl, Avatar: The Last Airbender on Netflix, and The Rookie: Feds, to name a few. He joins Emily to discuss his journey from Chicago to Hollywood, the role that mentoring plays in his life, and embracing the discomfort of success.
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