Episode 43: Shanelle Gabriel, Poet/Singer/Education Consultant

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Episode 42: Lou DePaoli, President Executive Search and Team Consulting at General Sports Worldwide

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Episode 39: Jasmin Cowin, Associate Professor, TESOL, and Bilingual Practicum Coordinator at Touro University.

Visit Touro University here: https://www.touro.edu/

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Episode 38: Azikiwe K. Rich, Executive Director, NYC Department of Transportation; Appointed Member, U.S. Department of Transportation's Advisory Committee on Transportation Equity

To learn more about DOT, visit their website here: https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.shtml

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Episode 37: Chaz Austin, Professor & Author

Visit his website: http://chazaustin.com/

Watch Chaz's TedTalk here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdI9RoG2yTU

Episode 36: Dr. Vanessa K. Valdes, Associate Provost for Community Engagement, City College of New York, CUNY

Learn more here:

https://www.ccny.cuny.edu/profiles/vanessa-valdes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanessa_K._Vald%C3%A9s

Episode 35: Beatrice Weber, Executive Director, Yaffed

To learn more visit:

https://yaffed.org/

To learn more about Beatrice:

https://beatriceweber.com/

Episode 34: Radhy Miranda, Program Manager, Rockefeller Foundation

Learn more about Rockefeller Foundation here:

https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/

Check out Radhy's podcast here:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/career-cheat-code/id1469909678

Episode 32: Nariman Heikal, Senior Director of Program, iMentor

Learn more about iMentor here:

https://imentor.org/

Episode 31: Marc Palmieri, Assistant Professor, Playwright, Mercy College

Learn more about Marc's baseball career here:

https://www.marcpalmieri.com/baseball

Learn more about Marc's writing here:

https://www.marcpalmieri.com/

Episode 30: Thomas Grech, President & CEO, Queens Chamber of Commerce

Learn more about Queens Chamber of Commerce here:

https://www.queenschamber.org/

Read more about the investments the Queens Chamber is bringing to Queens:

https://www.crainsnewyork.com/politics/queens-chamber-commerce-tom-grech-and-bill-staniford-announce-technology-investments

Episode 28: Svetlana Bochman, Tutor Development and Training Lead at schoolhouse.world

Read more about Svetlana's thoughts on Future of Ed Tech here:

https://svetlanabochman.medium.com/the-future-of-edtech-is-the-diamond-age-e0bb2736ce84

Episode 27: Jess Dannhauser, NYC Commissioner for Administration for Children's Services

Learn more about him here: https://www.nyc.gov/site/acs/about/leadership.page

Episode 26: Marc Cantone, VP, Preschool Digital Content, Nickelodeon

To learn more about Marc, visit: https://www.marccantone.com/about

Episode 25: Garri Rivkin, Founder & Executive Director, The City Tutors

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https://www.bloomberg.com/company/stories/fostering-connection-and-career-success-bloomberg-and-the-city-tutors/

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Episode 24: Meet Jessica Fernandez, Chef & Restauranteur

Owner of Yes Mama Wine Bar and Cafe

https://www.yesmamawinebar.com/

In October 2022, I sold my house to start Yes Mama Wine Bar. Since then, I have had to live in my van, shower at the gym, and couch surf with friends.

Bringing my mother's and grandmother's meals and memories to life has meant everything to me. My strength and faith is rooted in their guidance. Despite all of my hardships, it has brought me joy, and sharing my food with the community and hearing their reaction to it always makes me smile and feel that my mother and grandmother would be proud of me.

Though I lost my mother at 10, each time I have been faced with a setback I would see something that reminded me of her and my grandmother-- numbers relating to their birthday, signs that they were watching over me, despite the difficulties. I felt their presence, and that they were guiding me to where I was supposed to be. Opening this bar has started me on an amazing journey that continues to remind me that my angels are always looking after me and continuing to bring me the help I need when I need it.

My bar is a tribute to them -- even though they are no longer with us, they have supported me and guided me throughout my journey to opening Yes Mama, a safe space for everyone, regardless of gender & sexual orientation. My restaurant is a tribute to my mother, a member of the LGBTQIA+ community.

I could not have started Yes Mama Wine Bar without the strength and support of my family. Stop by to enjoy a glass of wine and my delicious food!

Episode 22: Meet Sam Wu, Senior Software Engineer at Google

*All views are solely Sam’s, and do not represent his employer.

Episode 21: Meet Andy Rich, Dean at the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership at The City College of New York

Learn more about the Colin Powell School here:

https://www.ccny.cuny.edu/colinpowellschool

Episode 20: Meet Gabriel Brodbar, Advisor and Consultant to Businesses & Non-Profits

Learn More about Gabriel here:

https://www.cifimpact.org/gabriel-brodbar

Learn More about Catskills Carriage here:

https://www.catskillcarriage.com/social-engagement

Episode 19: Meet Sherlon McKenzie, Founder, President & CEO of Platinum Healthcare Solutions, Inc.

Learn More about Platinum Healthcare Solutions, Inc. Here:

https://www.phspro.com/

Episode 18: Meet Court Stroud, Educator & Founder, Managing Director at the Cledor Group

Learn More about Court here:

https://www.sps.nyu.edu/professional-pathways/faculty/18812-court-stroud.html

Follow him here:

https://twitter.com/CourtStroudNYC

Episode 17: Meet Keisha Katz, Director of Workforce & External Partnerships at Reelworks

Learn More about Reelworks here: https://www.reelworks.org/

Episode 16: Meet Andy Berry, Associate Director of Recruiting at COOP

Learn about COOP here: https://coopcareers.org/

Episode 15: Meet Rashada Timkee, Business Risk Senior Officer, SVP, Citi

Hear more from Rashada:

https://compliancepodcastnetwork.net/rashada-timkee-community-outreach-and-compliance/

Episode 14: Meet Kamilah Briscoe, Head of Middle School, Staten Island Academy

Episode 13: Meet Teddy Bommarito, Hospitality Professional, Cook, Harvard MBA, Former Goldman Sachs Investment Banker

Connect with him here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theodorebommarito/

Episode 12: Meet Gilda Doria, Co-Founder and CEO, SoccerHead

To learn more visit: https://www.soccerhead.co/

Episode 11: Meet Gary Bagley, Non-Profit Consultant and former Executive Director of NY Cares

Learn more about Gary here: https://www.garybagley.com/

Episode 10: Meet Maya Gutierrez, Director, Public Service Career Hub, Colin Powell School, CCNY

To learn more about the Colin Powell School's Public Service Career Hub, visit here:

https://www.ccny.cuny.edu/news/colin-powell-schools-public-service-career-hub-wins-national-award