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Twenty Something TrialsEp. 40: Conquering life in New York City and Finding Your Dream Career I Liz StohlHang out with Liz! Follow TST on Instagram! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/twenty-something-trials/support
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Realistically with Liz: Conversations with New Yorkers38. Alex Porterfield: Navigating Careers, Adulting and Dating in New York CityThis Week's Guest: Alex Porterfield
Alex Porterfield is a New York City based lifestyle and travel blogger originally from Las Vegas. Alex uses her social platforms to talk about all things dating, confidence, and NYC adventures. She is the ultimate hype-woman, empowering others to live life on their own terms and reminding them to be their best selves. In this episode, Alex and I talk about how we both moved to New York City when we were 18 years old. We both attended college in New York City, which was very challenging and lonely at times since we were both away...
2020-12-2649 minRealistically with Liz: Conversations with New Yorkers37. Mariela Polanco: Latina, Influencer, Boss BabeThis Week's Guest: Mariela Polanco
Mariela is a lifestyle blogger and entrepreneur from New York. Mariela began blogging in 2009, when she was designing her handbag line at the time and wanted to show the world behind the scenes. As time passed, she noticed that designing handbags wasn’t her true passion and took her blogging role to the next level by 100% focusing on her personal brand. A year in, Mariela started coaching aspiring bloggers and biz owners due to the many messages and emails from many who aspired to be doing what she was doing. After great coa...
2020-12-1954 minRealistically with Liz: Conversations with New Yorkers36. Sam Lach on Networking, Pivoting and Reinventing YourselfMeet our new guest of the week: Sam Lach. Her career began in fashion, shortly after her move from Montreal, Canada to New York City. Motivated by the energy and ecosystem of life in New York, Sam quickly landed a role managing sales for a contemporary women’s designer. She loved the fast-paced world of behind-the-scenes fashion but eventually discovered that some of the processes were sluggish and could be improved. She leveraged her time in fashion, learning everything that she could about the global retail landscape and the lifecycle of garments in the industry. And then she made a ca...
2020-12-0545 minRealistically with Liz: Conversations with New Yorkers35. Alexandra Dieck: Lexicon of Style, NYC Latina Influencer, BloggerAlexandra Dieck aka Lex, is a Body Positive Latina Blogger Living In NYC. Her mission is to embody every aspect of style. Lexicon of Style is a visual dictionary where everyone can unite to find inspiration to express themselves through fashion, beauty, travel, and everyday life. Lex encourages everyone to dream big and to live an exciting, creative, and extraordinary life. As a Latina whose street style got her noticed at NYFW and transcended into a personal blog, Lex has built an amazing community by being her authentic self. In this episode, we discuss how Lex started her career in...
2020-11-2847 minRealistically with Liz: Conversations with New Yorkers34. Hilary Sheinbaum: Journalist and Author of The Dry ChallengeHilary grew up in South Florida and attended both Florida State University (Go Noles!) and The University of Florida (Go Gators!). She currently resides in New York City. As a reporter, she’s covered topics ranging from wellness treatments to celebrity red carpets to chef interviews, cocktail trends to new fitness classes, and beauty treatments to wedding styles. Her trend and profile pieces have appeared in the New York Times, USA Today, Marie Claire, Travel + Leisure, Today.com, Yahoo!, amNew York and many other publications. Hilary has been featured as an entertainment and lifestyle expert on CBS, Inside Edition, Th...
2020-11-2147 minRealistically with Liz: Conversations with New Yorkers33. Sarah Elizabeth on working in fashion in NYCEpisode 33: Sarah grew up in Tampa, Florida, and she wanted to go to college out of state. Still wanting to be close to family and friends, she landed on the University of Alabama, where she studied Fashion Retailing and Business. Sarah first fell in love with New York City during the months she spent in the city interning for fashion designer, Rebecca Minkoff. After seeing how people were so motivated in NYC, she knew this was the place for her in the long run. Things didn’t always work out the way Sarah wanted, she needed to be resourceful and ki...
2020-11-1432 minRealistically with Liz: Conversations with New Yorkers32. Austen Tosone: Writer, Editor, Content CreatorAusten Tosone is a beauty and style content creator based in NYC. She started out her career in editorial as an editor at both Nylon and Interview before a stint as a full-time freelance writer and blogger. Her work has appeared in HuffPost, Refinery29, Fashionista, and more and she has worked with fashion and beauty brands to create sponsored content for her blog, Keep Calm and Chiffon, and her social media channels. She currently serves as the beauty content director at Jumprope, an app for creating and sharing videos.
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2020-11-0748 minRealistically with Liz: Conversations with New Yorkers31. NYC Teacher and Founder of Girl Meets New York City, Erin SheehanErin is a fashion and lifestyle blogger based out of New York City. She spends her days teaching 6th graders in Brooklyn and nights are spent blogging for fun! Erin loves spending time exploring New York City and beyond with her boyfriend, Peter. Their newest adventure has been moving to Manhattan! Her goal is to empower women to wear the clothes they want to wear, without having to worry about a hefty price tag or the number on the size. For all things NYC, fashion, and more check out her blog Girl Meets New York City.
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2020-10-311h 05Realistically with Liz: Conversations with New Yorkers30. Jenny Yang: Foodie, Lifestyle Blogger, and New YorkerLiz is interviewing Jenny Yang (Jen for short), a lifestyle blogger, in today's episode. Jen is a self-proclaimed foodie, shopaholic, and beauty addict living in New York City who loves to strike up random conversations about all topics with anyone who’s willing to lend an ear. Coming from an extremely small town, NYC was a dream come true. Also, Jen is an alumna of New York University, who double majored in Economics and Politics with a minor in Chinese (can you say wow!). She loves writing and has an obsession of documenting everyday life, which together gave birth to he...
2020-10-2454 minRealistically with Liz: Conversations with New Yorkers29. Kacie Nelson: Graphic Designer and NYC BloggerLiz's guest on the podcast is Kacie Nelson, a graphic designer and blogger based in New York City. Kacie is a Philly girl currently living in NYC, after getting her Bachelor's degree from the University of Miami in 2015. Along with her 9-5 as a graphic designer for a women's retail brand, she runs her lifestyle blog, The Pretty Little Hustler. PLH is a one-stop-shop for all things affordable fashion & beauty, life in NYC, and lots of seasonal lifestyle inspiration. Kacie loves all things chocolate, a crisp glass of champagne, and has a pretty insatiable wanderlust. Her mantra (and the c...
2020-10-1758 minRealistically with Liz: Conversations with New Yorkers28. Kellyn McMullan: Fashion Buyer & NYC Lifestyle BloggerKellyn was born & raised in a small farm town in Illinois. Throughout high school, she worked as a model and fell in LOVE with fashion. Kellyn completed a marketing internship in New York City, she then graduated from Ball State University in 2018 with a degree in Fashion Merchandising, Kellyn currently works full-time as an Assistant Buyer in New York City! In her free time, she loves exploring new restaurants, shopping, and taking pictures, which you can find on her blog Kellyn Melon. Kellyn started her blog as a way to express herself, share fashion/lifestyle tips, and connect with...
2020-10-1048 minRealistically with Liz: Conversations with New Yorkers27. Journey to Self-Love, Healing & Monday Vibes with Elizabeth SuPodcast Guest of The Week: Elizabeth Su
Elizabeth Su grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan. After graduating from Tufts University with a B.S. in Quantitative Economics and Community Health, she reached a six-figure salary at a hot Silicon Valley start-up. She struggled with an eating disorder and anxiety, so she said goodbye to her decade-long career in corporate to pursue her master’s degree at Columbia University in Clinical Psychology with a concentration in Spirituality and Mind-Body practices and an advanced certification in Sexuality, Women and Gender. Since then, Elizabeth has dedicated her career to empowering wo...
2020-10-031h 05Realistically with Liz: Conversations with New Yorkers26. Tidying Up Your Life & Home with Maggie RidgeMy guest for today’s episode is Maggie Ridge, she formerly worked in Marketing at L’Oreal, managed at Voice Charter School, and is now running a small-organizing business out of New York called, In Your Corner.
Maggie lives in Brooklyn and has been a “New Yorker” since 1997. After living in many neighborhoods of the city, Maggie discovered that after all “home” truly is where the heart is. Later on, in life she found that her physical space did not support her passions in life, so she set upon her mission to practice and share the Marie Kondo Tidyin...
2020-09-2655 minRealistically with Liz: Conversations with New Yorkers25. From Self-Care to Knowing Your Worth with Cristine JacquezCristine is a native New Yorker, Dominicana, who grew up between Lower Manhattan and Williamsburg. She is a creative + social strategist with over 8 years of experience working across PR, marketing, and advertising. When she's not scrolling through Twitter or TikTok, she loves to share recipes, how-to cooking videos, and her journey of self-love on her Instagram. In this episode we talk about embracing your 30s, being Latina, and the importance of diversity.
To endure in more of Cristine's realness, head over to @cristineciana on Instagram
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2020-09-1957 minRealistically with Liz: Conversations with New Yorkers24. Samantha Escobar: College Influencer and Fashion StudentSamantha Escobar, is a Mexican-American from Dallas, Texas. She is currently a student at LIM College in New York, getting her degree in Fashion Marketing. In just 2 years that she’s been in New York, Samantha has interned for Krupp Group and worked for IMG during Fashion Week. She is currently a PR Intern for a Brooklyn-based jeweler, Bernard James.
Samantha runs a fashion blog, Samantha Stylee, where you is sharing her fashion tips and her personal journey. She recently signed with 28Row, a college influencer agency, and has a campaign with H&M in the works. In...
2020-09-1241 minRealistically with Liz: Conversations with New Yorkers23. Digital Geek & Girlboss: Nikita KumarNikita Kumar was born in India, her father uprooted the family to New York in hopes of providing a better life and education for his children. Nikita spent most of her childhood and young adulthood between Queens, then Long Island. Nikita moved to New York City to her first apartment at the age of 24, since then she has worked for Fortune 500 companies, is now a Technical Product Manager and has a side-hustle in the creative space as a Social Media Manager. Listen to Nikita and I talk about personal victories, courage, and love on this week’s episode. For more, yo...
2020-09-0556 minRealistically with Liz: Conversations with New Yorkers22. Embracing Change & Empowering Women with Bella DernerBella Derner is a New Yorker committed to changing the world. She is extremely passionate about allowing people to have a safe space to create their life, so she left her commercial real estate job and started a personal development coaching practice. In her coaching practice, Bella firmly believes that her framework that focuses on psychology, spirituality, and science, is the perfect recipe for clients to experience major breakthroughs in their life! Bella is sharing her tips and the best tools on today’s episode, that have gotten her the career and personal success she dreamed of. To learn mo...
2020-08-2946 minRealistically with Liz: Conversations with New Yorkers21. Ambitious Girl Turned Entrepreneur: Shelby Dunn, co-founder of The Sister MarketToday's guest is Shelby Dunn, an entrepreneur living in New York for the past 9 years. Shelby grew up near Dallas, Texas and from a young age loved to travel with her family. As a Scorpio, she was determined to move to New York, after being accepted to a number of schools in the city the countdown began. Shelby attended FIT, where she learned more about the business side of fashion, shortly after she created a lifestyle blog with her older sister called As Told By Ash and Shelbs... offering travel advice and guides to NYC. In 2018 the girls decided...
2020-08-2250 minRealistically with Liz: Conversations with New Yorkers20. Leveling Up The PR Scene with Danielle AlvarezDanielle Alvarez, a proud Peruvian American, is leveling up the PR game. Dani moved from Miami to New York City in 2011, with a fire in her to become a savvy PR pro. Her focus was in the multicultural division of PR and after 7 years of seeing the same small-budgets, and brands getting a back-seat in the media landscape, she decided to create her own lane. Enter, The Bonita Project, an integrated marketing/PR and influencer agency created in 2018 on a mission to change how beauty, fashion, and lifestyle brands engage with multicultural communities by demonstrating their brand loyalty, social...
2020-08-151h 06Realistically with Liz: Conversations with New Yorkers19. Blazing A Bold & Brilliant Life: Bianca PeartAt the intersection of sports, business, and education is where you'll find Bianca Peart. She grew up outside of Philadelphia, is a Penn State University business graduate, and now lives in Harlem. She is a game night entertainment director in the NBA and a program owner at the College Board where she helps provide high school students in underrepresented communities access to AP courses. Bianca and I discuss why she chose to thrive in multiple careers, rather than staying in one lane. To collaborate or hire Bianca Peart, visit her website and check out the company she co-founded Bold...
2020-08-0853 minRealistically with Liz: Conversations with New Yorkers18. From Digital Nomad to Entrepreneur: Sana AkhandSana Akhand grew up in New Jersey, she believed that she was destined and determined to live in New York City. After college she got married and move to NYC as planned, she had everything she could possibly want. The hustle of working long hours put a crutch in her relationship and this is when Sana made the brave choice of quitting her job. She knew communication was key to keeping her marriage alive, so they decided to travel the world for a year. In this week’s episode, we catch up with Sana on her new business venture Je...
2020-08-0151 minRealistically with Liz: Conversations with New Yorkers17. There’s Nothing Better than New York According to HananHanan comes from a traditional Muslim family in Northern New Jersey. Growing up her dream was to spread her wings and move to New York City. Nothing was going to get in her way, after getting into LIM her days at home we’re numbered, literally. We talk about Hanan’s unconventional college experience from complicated friendships, club promoters, to working retail. Hanan has been working in Public Relations for top agencies over the past 7 years. Listen to us chat about our everyday life living in Brooklyn, shopping local, and approaching our 30s.
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2020-07-251h 02Realistically with Liz: Conversations with New Yorkers16. From Artsy Girl to Businesswoman featuring Lauren SchneiderLauren Schneider was born and raised in Bayside, Queens. As a child she was always known as the artsy kid at school, taking after her artistic Aunt. She attended SVA to learn more about graphic design but really found her creative freedom working at Abracadabra, a costume shop in the city, instead of the classroom. Shortly after college, Lauren decided to start freelancing commissioned pieces from leather and denim jackets to shoes. Not only have her customizations been worn by celebrities but she has partnered with brands like Lively, Modern Picnic, Henry Charles, and Schutz. Lauren and I discuss...
2020-07-181h 00Realistically with Liz: Conversations with New Yorkers15. Creating Your Own Path with Bianca Magbujos#15 Bianca Magbujos is originally from the Philippines, she is now living in New York for the past three years. She has spent the last eight years exploring different careers and trying different things in the pursuit of discovering her passions. She is now a learning designer, writer, communications coach, and is the co-founder of Bold and Brilliant, a platform for career switchers and multi-passionate individuals. Listen as Liz and Bianca talk about the risks she has taken in her personal and professional life.
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2020-07-1143 minRealistically with Liz: Conversations with New Yorkers14. Multi-Passionate Artist: Ehlie Luna#14 - Ehlie Luna is a Brooklyn born 1st generation Haitian-American & multi-passionate living in New York City. Her motto growing up was to take it one day at a time. There wasn’t much room to think about the future, she just needed to stay out of trouble. As a teenager, her family moved down to Florida for a few years, but as Ehlie started to bloom she knew that she needed to return to the city. Upon returning Ehlie was focused on building her career as a make-up artist and keeping her side hustle as a musician. Tune in to...
2020-07-041h 02Realistically with Liz: Conversations with New Yorkers13. Taking Off The Golden Handcuffs with Priyanka#13 Today’s guest is Priyanka Gandhi - Priyanka moved to New York City in 2013 after growing up and going to college in Atlanta, Georgia. As an Emory alumnus, she studied finance and accounting on the road to working in private equity. Priyanka tells us about the challenges she faced looking for a job in the finance sector as a woman and a person of color. Overworking was a badge of honor that Priyanka didn’t want to earn. Listen to Priyanka and I talk about her new career focus on mental health.
2020-06-271h 05Realistically with Liz: Conversations with New Yorkers12. Angel Xu and Rebecca Kligerman: Founders of BusboyToday’s episode features the founders of Busboy, Rebecca Kligerman and Angel Xu. It wasn’t enough that both these women grew up in New Jersey, both came to the city to study at NYU, but it was their ex-boyfriends that brought them together. Their career paths have led them to work in the fashion, media and hospitality industries, their friendship and passions have grown since then. Now almost 8 years later, Busboy was born to create a space for humanizing restaurant workers, providing them a platform and voice. Listen to hear how their friendship turned into a business partnership. We talk...
2020-06-2044 minRealistically with Liz: Conversations with New Yorkers11. Christian Krasteff: The Heart of the LES#11: In this episode I am talking to Christian Krasteff, Executive Manager for Dudleys NYC. Christian and his family moved to New York in 1997 from Bulgaria. He grew up in South Brooklyn near Bay Ridge, then proceeded to attend Hunter College. As a child from an immigrant family, working hard was in his blood, so by the age of 18 Christian set out to look for a job to provide for himself; it' s all been non-stop since then. Listen as Christian and I, discuss working in retail, transitioning to restaurants and how he's had to pivot his current business venture due...
2020-06-1749 minRealistically with Liz: Conversations with New Yorkers10. A Rookie in New York featuring Lauren Lapid#10: My guest today is Lauren Lapid - Lauren grew up in Orange County, California and went to college in Virginia. She was determined to find a job in New York post-grad in the design field, so she decided to give herself a 10-week trial. Lauren is now hitting her 1-year anniversary since she moved to New York City in 2019. We talk about how Lauren is dealing with being the youngest in the office, the newest in the city and everything in no one tells you when moving to New York.
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2020-05-3059 minRealistically with Liz: Conversations with New Yorkers9. Quality Over Quantity According to AlyssaToday’s guest is my friend Alyssa. Alyssa was born in Massachusetts, as an introvert child her parents sent her to boarding school in hopes that she would blossom into a social butterfly. As she grew older this only made it clearer for Alyssa that she needed to move somewhere where she could really explore her independence. A week after college graduation, Alyssa moved to NYC to pursue her interest in fashion. Alyssa and I talk about her past jobs in buying, finding an apartment on Craigslist (it's not all bad), and learning to put herself before others.
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2020-05-2356 minRealistically with Liz: Conversations with New Yorkers8. Part 2 - Surviving vs Thriving in New York with Erin Elizabeth DowningFollowing last week's episode with Erin Elizabeth Downing, writer and coach. In Part 2, Erin and I talk about getting to know yourself in and out in NYC. Erin left her old life back in San Diego and decided to move to New York. We get real deep talking about 12 hour workdays, wandering the city streets, and everyday challenges. NYC was a healing place for Erin when she needed it, but after 5 years there was something missing. This story takes a wild turn when Erin decides to leave her corporate job to focus on her Mind, Body and Spirit by moving...
2020-05-1651 minRealistically with Liz: Conversations with New Yorkers7. Part 1 - Surviving vs Thriving in New York with Erin Elizabeth DowningHi everyone, today's guest is Erin Elizabeth Downing. Erin originally from Virginia, had bounced around from D.C. to San Diego following her husband's path. By age 30, working as an Interior Designer, she was dealing with major life changes including a rocky marriage and a loss in the family. The universe aka New York was calling her to embark on her new journey. Erin turned off cruise control, packed her bags and moved to the city, to start her new career in Project Management. In Part 1, we discuss Erin's rude awakening with NYC and how she had to pivot...
2020-05-0956 minRealistically with Liz: Conversations with New Yorkers6. Living in a Content Factory with Morgan HippsWelcome back to another episode of Realistically with Liz! On today’s episode I’m talking with Morgan Hipps, a Content Strategist living in NY. In her early years she lived in Australia, then moved to Arizona as a teenager. Morgan and I discuss living with roommates in NY, making friends and money stresses. We talk about what inspires us and what makes NY so special.
To read some of Morgan’s personal work go to: www.morgans.site or follow her @ instagram.com/morgansite
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2020-05-0250 minRealistically with Liz: Conversations with New Yorkers5. Staying Busy and Creative with Caitlyn L.This week's guest on the podcast is my friend Caitlyn L. Caitlyn was born in New York but spent her teen years and early college days living in South Carolina. Two years into school she decided to move back to NY, change her major, and start looking for a job. It was very touch and go, as Caitlyn tried to find meaning in her work. Listen to Caitlyn and I share some unexpected life moments and how she ended up working in sustainability.
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2020-04-2543 minRealistically with Liz: Conversations with New Yorkers4. The Dream of Working in Fashion with Danielle L.Danielle L. was born in the Bronx and grew up in the suburbs of New York. Danielle is someone who can find beauty in everything, and has been doing so for the past two decades of her life. Listen to Danielle and I discuss the hardships of choosing fashion as a career path, figuring out the different lanes within the industry and preparing ourselves for the real world. We talk about what it means to be and feel independent in NYC at an early age, and how taking a break in your life journey is OK.
2020-04-1858 minRealistically with Liz: Conversations with New Yorkers3. Entrepreneurship Vibes and Networking with Anthony FigueroaAnthony Figueroa is a born and bred New Yorker from Brooklyn, who has worked in the fashion industry for over a decade. Anthony is the founder of This Brand Agency, a consulting firm focused on wholesale and brand management.
In this episode Anthony and I dive into what it’s like to hustle in NY, reminisce about our days working retail, and share tips that we’ve picked up along the way. We also talk about our career goals and plans for the future.
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2020-04-1147 minRealistically with Liz: Conversations with New Yorkers2. Fashion Closets, Retail Scaries and Money Talks with Natasha AginskyNatasha was born and raised in Portland, Oregon and comes from a family of Russian immigrants . She’s a personality that has risen to the top of her fashion career with previous roles with brands such as Chanel, ALC, and Veronica Beard.
In this episode Natasha and I talk about her current job at Cinq à Sept and what prepared her for this new path. We talk about fashion, shopping and what the industry has taught us along the way.
2020-04-0553 minRealistically with Liz: Conversations with New Yorkers1. Moving to New York: what I expected versus what really happenedIn this episode I talk about the past 10 years that I’ve been living in New York and what to expect from “Realistically with Liz.” I walk you through my college experience and post grad life.
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