Nasim founded Sofreh, a Persian restaurant in Brooklyn, at the age of 59. She has loved food since her childhood in Iran, which she left in 1983 after the two-year university shutdown following the revolution.
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Meet Kim Ing, a marketer based in London who has worked with brands in approaching the Asia-Pacific market. Her multicultural identity as played a significant role in her career by being able to translate brands and marketing strategy for the ideal client and audience.
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Ara Katz is a true multi-hyphenate: storyteller, designer, entrepreneur, question-asker, activist, dot connector, and — most recently — the co-creator of Seed. She opens up about her early entrepreneurial streak, the intersection of science and art, motherhood, and the bacteria that led her here.
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Meet Dijanna Figueroa, a deep sea marine scientist and educator who has been featured in various science documentaries, nature programs, and publications.
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Meet Bambou Roger-Kwong, a stylist based in Paris, who shares her tips and recommendations for her styling process and how everyday objects and her home decor serve as inspiration.
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Meet Sandi Marx, a comedian and storyteller, from White Plains who travels to the city multiple times in a week to pursue her true calling: performing. After raising three children, Sandi decided to get back to her roots and eventually won Moth slams seven times. She shares how she gained the confidence decades later, along with her creative process.
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Meet Nina Roth, the Head of Community & Operations at Alma. She shares her career insights and how she unexpectedly landed in the health-tech space. It is through community engagement at tech startups that Roth was able to find her passion.
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Meet Emily DiDonato, a model based in New York City but constantly traveling on the job. She has witnessed the changing modeling industry with social media, but ultimately she learned how spending time with herself has been the most important experience.
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Meet Dianna Cohen, the founder of marketing consultancy, Levitate, with clients from Outdoor Voices to Flamingo. After getting her foot in the door in the world of marketing and brands, it was in 2017 that she realized it was time to start her own company where she makes the rules and sets the boundaries.
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Meet Nina Lorez Collins, a writer who never thought she’d be a writer but now also has an accomplished career in publishing. As the daughter of writer and filmmaker Kathleen Collins, she continues to stay creative and inspired by her children.
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Meet Haley Nahman, the Deputy Editor of Man Repeller and writer who transitioned into media after working in HR for five years in California. In a fast-paced media industry, she shares how she stays sane and how she acquired her sharp writing and editing skills.
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Meet Lauren Servideo a comedian known for her quirky Instagram videos where she flaunts original characters and her sharp wit. After starting in a makeup career, she eventually transitioned to being part of the Community Lab team at Instagram.
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Verena von Pfetten is the business owner and co-founder of print publication, Gossamer, which also launched Dusk, a CBD tincture with CBN. She shares her cannabis recommendations and what it’s like to start a new business with a partner.
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Many of us came to know Melissa Broder through her Twitter handle, so sad today. Her online musings have often gone viral, for reasons that are obvious if you follow her (the latest tweet as of this writing says “brb, regretting major life decisions”). Her sharply funny and devastatingly relatable quips ultimately paved the way to a book of essays, also called So Sad Today and recommended to us by Passersby Lauren Nostro and Angie Venezia.
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Nat Guevara is the head of multi-platform and communications at Genius, the music media company centered on lyrics and music knowledge. Founder of The Afterglow, a forthcoming valentine to the classic New York City institutions and local haunts that are still with us. Born and raised in the tropics, but partial to cold weather. New Yorker for almost 15 years. Film lover for all her life.
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Lauren is a writer, editor, and digital consultant living in New York City's Lower East Side. She spends her days at the helm of The Zoe Report, where she manages the site's six fantastic editors, and spends her weekends finding new brunch spots, discovering new stores, and searching for white walls to use as a background for the 'gram.
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Susan Alexandra is a jewelry and accessories designer based in New York City. Growing her label through genuine relationships and connections, Susan is someone who has turned the phrase “friends of the brand” into a literal business model, favoring honest, intimate exchanges with her customer base over calculated strategy or mass appeal.
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Meet NYC Passerby Lyz Olko, art director, producer, and designer of her own clothing line. Since conquering the creative industries in New York City since moving here, she is looking to study neuropsychology and plan new goals for the future.
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Meet LA passerby Holly Liss, the founder of ENLISST, a digital creative consultancy that aims to make brands come to life through social media storytelling. She shares her tips for living bicoastally and making both cities feel like home.
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The founder of the Brooklyn-based perfume company, D.S. & Durga, along with her husband David. After a career in architecture, Kavi shares her transition into starting a business and raising her two children in the city.
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