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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Alison Roman is a chef and writer, whose cookbook Dining In features over 125 recipes that highlight her unique style that has earned her a signature voice at The New York Times.
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Meet Sukey Novogratz, a philanthropist and writer, who has used meditation as a way to power through life and her career. Along with her sister-in-law Elizabeth Novogratz, Sukey is the co-author of Just Sit, a guide to meditation for beginners.
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Meet NYC passerby, Shruti Naik, a scientist who works in immunology and the way bacteria, both good and bad, impacts our bodies. Thankfully, she makes it easy enough for us to understand so that we may treat our bodies with more care, along with others.
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Crystal Moselle is a filmmaker best known for her debut, Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winning documentary The Wolfpack, as well as her latest feature film Skate Kitchen. With a career defined by the unconventional and powered by social interactions, chance encounters and a dynamic editorial team, her life and travels routinely ask her to challenge her own perspective. Constantly in transit between reality and fantasy, she shares the habits and experiences that have brought her to her present.
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Meet NYC passerby Elizabeth Novogratz, the co-author of "Just Sit: A Meditation Guidebook for People Who Know They Should But Don't.” While meditation is one of her passions, she advocates for animal rights along with an upcoming project, Species Unite.
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Meet NYC passerby Sarah Eaton, the Director of Media and Public Relations at the Guggenheim Museum, who has parlayed her career from the film industry to the museum world. Based on her recommendations, art and film have had an immense influence on her work and creative inspiration.
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A film producer whose portfolio includes the Oscar-winning “Call Me By Your Name,” Naima Abed's work week is a meticulous balance of creativity and business. A raw passion for film is an integral part of her excellence as a producer. Here, Naima comments on the value of feedback, finding community, and personalized health and beauty routines.
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Meet NYC passerby Fatima Jones, the senior director of public relations and communications at the Apollo Theater. Growing up in New York, Fatima has grown to love and understand the power of art and culture which led to her career at prestigious and popular institutions important to this city.
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Meet NYC passerby, Adette Contreras, a web and graphic designer who has become an entrepreneur, founding two companies. Her interest don’t just lie in business and creativity, but including her love for languages, throwing clay, and working on ceramics. There is much to learn about business, finance, and gratitude from this entrepreneur.
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Meet NYC Passerby Monique Lalane, a social worker currently studying for her PhD. It seems as though there is no downtime for Monique. Every day, she still finds time to engage with people in creative ways and feel accomplished with her life by pursuing her passion of helping those with mental illness.
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Meet NYC Passerby Folasade Adeoso, a web designer, whose creativity extends to many other forms. Whether it is through her self-care rituals of traveling to Nigeria and Senegal or designing her own clothes, there are no boundaries to making art. Folasade's next project includes a fast casual dining experience at The Africa Center in Harlem this summer.
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Meet NYC Passerby, Atafeh Karimi, who works in A&R and management at her own company. She shares how to stay motivated and driven working in the music industry, while also keeping up self-care routines and creative energy.
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Meet passerby, Jasmyn Story, an activist who works in restorative justice to create mediation among communities as an alternative form of response to crime.
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Meet LA Passersby, Melaena Cadiz. Originally from Kalamazoo, Michigan. Melaena moved to L.A. a year ago from Greenpoint, Brooklyn. She is a musician and a mama.
Meet LA passerby, Trelawny Davis, the brand marketing manager for Parachute, one of Passerbuys most recommended brands for bedding. After starting out as an intern on political campaigns, her career took a natural turn to marketing and social media, which has become a major part of the way businesses run today.
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Meet NYC passerby, Amy Rose Quichiz, a health educator and activist who founded the collective Veggie Mijas to educate people of color on food justice and the benefits of veganism and vegetarianism.
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Meet the businesswoman behind Jill Lindsey, the concept store, in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, as she shares her journey as an entrepreneur and the perils of owning a small business.
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