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Unpacked by Afar“She’s an Italian Mama.” Get to Know Rome Like a Local.This year—2025—is a holy one in Rome. But you can still avoid the crowds. On this episode of Unpacked by Afar, Rome local and journalist Laura Itzkowitz, takes us off the tourist trail and into the lesser-visited places that make Rome worth visiting, all year round. How To Experience Rome Like A Local, Not a TouristOn this episode you’ll learn:
How to beat the crowds in hot spots like the Vatican and the Colosseum.
Where to stay in Rome to support the local economy and enjoy hidden gems.
How to eat like...2025-03-0648 min
Be Impactful by Impact FashionTaking a Career Break with Laura NguyenRivky sits down with a marketing executive and entrepreneur Laura Nguyen to discuss career breaks. They discuss how Laura rapidly climbed the corporate ladder while sacrificing herself, how the death of a colleague led to her resignation, the phases of her measured career break and how she reintegrated herself into the workplace. LAURA NGUYEN is an experienced marketing executive and entrepreneur with an extensive background in data-driven marketing, digital marketing and communications for Fortune 500 companies. She is the founder of Solle Solutions, a marketing consultancy. Laura is also a certified executive coach, helping mid-career, high-achieving leaders go from...2024-10-2845 min
Career Education ReportThe Data Reveals the Truth on Students’ Return-On-InvestmentMichael Itzkowitz is the guru of College Scorecard. While working for the Department of Education, he noticed that some institutions were providing degrees to their students, but weren’t leaving them with well-paying jobs or the ability to pay down their loans. In this episode, Dr. Jason Altmire talks with Michael about how his work now focuses on return-on-investment (ROI) and putting out information that helps ensure students get the best bang-for-their-buck. Michael Itzkowitz is Senior Fellow of Higher Education at Third Way, a think tank focused on working across the aisle to reform pol...2022-05-0427 min
Hospitality ForwardEpisode #24 - Laura Itzkowitz, Freelancer, Vogue, Architectural Digest, Departures, Travel + Leisure, AFAR and moreIn this episode, Michael Anstendig and Hanna Lee of Hanna Lee Communications chat with Laura Itzkowitz, a freelance writer for Vogue, Architectural Digest, Departures, Travel + Leisure, AFAR and other top publications. Her topics of coverage include hotels, travel, arts and culture, lifestyle, design, food and wine.Laura is based in Rome, having lived previously in New York City and Paris. She is fluent in both French and Italian.Tune in to hear this worldly reporter share her thoughts on:1. Why she moved to Rome and became an expert on all thin...2021-02-2426 min
Be Impactful by Impact FashionBold Moves with Laura McGuireLaura McGuire has worked with entrepreneurs to market their own projects for the past decade, so she knows what it takes: a meaningful idea and passion. When she struggled to find tights and pantyhose that were comfortable, she realized she could be one of those entrepreneurs and made the product a problem-solving reality for women. In 2016, patent-pending Hipstik Legwear launched with a historically different sizing methodology for hosiery. Laura has worked in ad agencies, corporate, and now business ownership sides of marketing where she also runs an agency, Fifty Fifty, with her husband, a creative director. Get 15% off y...2020-10-1239 min