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Carton d'invitation32. Emma Wiklund, Supermodel, Entrepreneur | StockholmBack in the 90s, when Supermodels headed down the runways from Chanel to Versace to Mugler, Emma Wiklund (formerly Sjoberg) was always one of the chosen few.Emma was at the centre of what a lot of people now think of as a Golden Age of fashion, whether that day she was the embodiment of total luxury in a high collared Lanvin jacket cut by Claude Montana or the height of edgy cool in a metallic bikini by Mugler. Of course, we can't forget she danced in Mugler's motorcycle dress in the Too Funky video by George...2025-03-2547 min
Carton d'invitation31. Onerva Luoma, Conceptual Artist, Costume Designer | Helsinki, FinlandOnerva Luoma is a young Finnish artist who has come up with a clever - and really fun project - that combines fashion and a library card to make a statement about consumption and so much else. In her own words, Onerva explains, "The conceptual artwork is called Lead Me out of here (even if I Do not Know if such a Place Exists) and it consists of 55 paintings made on old clothes. Anyone can borrow a painting with a library card, so the artworks will continue their journeys out of the library and into various private and p...2025-01-2831 min
Carton d'invitation30. Debra Shaw, Supermodel | Paris, New YorkUbiquitous on runways and in print for decades, Philadelphia-born Debra Shaw has changed the rule book on aging out of the modelling business. She is as busy - and as cool - as she has ever been, darting back and forth across the Atlantic for shows in New York and the European fashion capitals, always stopping when she can to spend time in Paris which is her adopted home. Back in the 90s, I would interview Debra in the midst of backstage excitement at shows by Galliano for Dior, McQueen for Givenchy, Chanel and Mugler. With her perfect line...2025-01-0650 min
Carton d'invitation29. Frederic Tremblay, Creative and Design Director | New YorkVia a childhood in Quebec City, fashion studies at LaSalle in Montreal, followed by tutelage under Louise Wilson at Central Saint Martins, Frederic Tremblay has carved a unique place for himself in fashion. He's worked in design leadership roles with everyone from Marc Jacobs, Tory Burch, Reed Krakoff, Draper James (Reese Witherspoon), Michael Kors, Puppets and Puppets and currently Belle and Bloom.
And lucky fashion students at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) benefit from his mentorship as well.
A "humble" Canadian, Frederic puts the focus on all of the great designers he...2024-10-151h 06
Carton d'invitation28. Fred Howard, Publicist, Writer | New YorkPublicist, model agent, playwright, erstwhile stylist, Fred Howard was the publicity manager for Linda Evangelista’s comeback tour last year. Fred has spent a life in the so-called fashion trenches. Among his skills is preparing models for the red carpet, (avoiding the fries that can bloat and turning up the music and the AC on the way to the venue)! Fred’s worked at Elite Models and DNA, scouted countless models, served as media coach to still more, He even chaperoned models’ apartments years ago, perfecting his knack for helping people be philosophical about failure to launch in the way the...2024-07-301h 13
Carton d'invitation27. Sibyl Buck, Supermodel "The Queen of Grunge" | TopangaSibyl Buck is the American supermodel who brought punk to Paris runways in the 90s.
At the height of her success, she left for New York to become an artist and a musician.
Sibyl built The Doghouse, an artists’ commune in New York City and toured for years as a musician with lots of different people including Chris Traynor. She and Chris parent their daughter, Puma Rose.
Along the way, Sibyl has been an MTV host, an actress, in the Fifth Element for instance; she spent 10 years working as a therapeutic yoga instructor and n...2024-07-2355 min
Carton d'invitation26. Sophie Carbonari, French Facialist Pioneer | ParisThe Carton d’invitation Podcast often but not always talks about 90s fashion - but this is a twist and the humour doesn't escape me! In this episode, we are talking about how some of the famous faces from the 90s (think Naomi, Marpessa and Carla Bruni) stay luminous today!
“The French Facialist” Sophie Carbonari is often referred to as one of the world's ultimate beauty secrets, whether you pick up Vogue, Town and Country or Goop.
Sophie's famous for gifting “glow” to her clients inbcluding , Rihanna, Caroline de Maigret, Nicole Kidman and Lou Doillon…To be clear, w...2024-07-0354 min
Carton d'invitationCarton d'invitation Season 2 TrailerCarton d’invitation celebrates the fashion journeys of Supermodels, designers, journalists, stylists, creative directors, illustrators etc. Stars of 90s Paris as well as emerging creatives in conversation about "life before the internet" and making fashion now.I was a TV reporter in the Golden Age of fashion in Paris in the 80s and 90s, back when it was a new thing to bring video cameras into that elite world. Now I am a documentary maker and writer thinking about embodiment, glamour and sartorial disruption. These podcasts honour legacies. Touching and fun - a fashion history archive.2024-06-2900 min
Carton d'invitation25. Sophie Theallet, Fashion Designer, formerly Azzedine Alaia assistant | MontrealSophie Theallet has dressed Michelle Obama and Kim Kardashian. An award winning designer in her own right, she started out assisting Jean Paul Gaultier - and then Azzedine Alaia for 10 years. She saw everything! And in this podcast, she decides she’s willing to tell me about it all.
It took us three meetings but Sophie was eventually ready to explain what “assisting” really meant - the lines she developed, the prints she designed, the symbiotic relationship between herself and Alaia, who she calls the “Last Couturier.” (Along the way, she was also ready to gossip a bit - and t...2024-06-241h 10
Carton d'invitation24. Eve Salvail, Supermodel, DJ, Counselor | MontrealEve Salvail: Supermodel, Muse to Jean Paul Gaultier, successful DJ, an addiction counselor, frequent television personality in Quebec, author and importantly the energy behind the Eve Salvail Foundation which aims to serve victims of domestic violence.
Along with a lot of people, I will never forget the season Eve arrived on the scene in Paris. Everyone was buzzing: “Who is the extraordinary new Canadian model? Her head is shaved - she has a dragon tattooed...on her skull!”
Really quickly, designers couldn't get enough of Eve from Gaultier to Karl Lagerfeld at Chanel. She appeared to be...2024-06-1143 min
Carton d'invitation23. Patricia Jacobs aka PJ Cobbs, Fashion Journalist, Artist | New YorkBritish Patricia Jacobs was a newspaper reporter for The New York Post back in the 80s and 90s. Now known as the artist, PJ Cobbs, she has hilarious gee-whiz tales from the trenches of fashion journalism and much perspective on what it was like for persons of colour to operate in that world.
Listen for a crash course in what being a news reporter back then was like, from scrambling to the phone booth to call stories in, getting the scoop when Karl Lagerfeld started yelling at Denise Dubois of the Chambre Syndicale right in front of...2024-05-2340 min
Carton d'invitation22. Dawn Wolf, Super-Agent to the Supermodels | ParisDawn Wolf stands by the motto that she is only as good as her last booking, A straight-talking New Yorker transplanted to Paris, Dawn says there are secrets she is taking to the grave...but all the same, you will be delighted to hear many, many stories here! She opened Ford Models in Paris and then IMG. Dawn helped launch almost every supermodel from Christy to Naomi to Shalom and Amber to Guinevere van Seenus and Amy Wesson. The list will make you dizzy.
While I was researching my recently released film Carton d'invitation, Dawn was very...2024-04-2655 min
Carton d'invitation21. Oran O'Reilly, Fashion Designer | DublinFeatured in British Vogue, designing for drag influencers, Bailey J Mills and Bimini as well as pop stars CMAT and The Dinner Party, Oran O'Reilly is creating a bit of a sensation in Ireland. His bespoke knitwear sells out. His inventive corsets feature faces of anyone from Kate Bush to Princess Diana. He is just 21 years old - and does his knitting on the bus to college - where he is studying costume design with the illustrious Peter O'Brien at IADT.
(Peter O'Brien is an earlier Carton d'invitation Podcast guest - scroll to find that)!
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Carton d'invitation20. Justin Teodoro, Artist & Illustrator | New YorkJustin Teodoro is a fellow Canadian - based in New York - and an illustrator whose work is followed by tens of thousands of people. His art offers witty and very stylish commentary on pop culture and the world of fashion.
Enjoy listening to a person who has carved a unique niche for himself by trusting his instincts and leaning into his creativity!
In 2023, Justin was part of the Costume Department for Madonna’s Celebration Tour. His role was as the Costume Illustrator, working closely with the Costume Team sketching the looks of the show.
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Carton d'invitation19. Maximilian Raynor, Fashion Designer | LondonDescribed by Dazed magazine as an ‘industry fave’, Maximilian Raynor has dressed everyone from musicians Ellie Goulding and Rita Ora to supermodels Paloma Elsesser and Adut Akech. Just 25, he recently presented a collection in the MA Graduate show at Central Saint Martins in London. This is the show that people in the fashion world eagerly anticipate each year, hoping to spot the next Alexander McQueen or John Galliano. The buzz since February would indicate that Maximilian is making his mark.
But Maximilian is no stranger to press. His BA collection premiered with ‘Perfect’ and featured in British Vogue as...2024-04-0446 min
Carton d'invitation18. James Boehmer, Makeup Artist, Co-founder Peggy MercuryAn established leader in the beauty space, James Boehmer is embarking on a new adventure in Kent, Connecticut after years as the Global Artistic Director for SHISEIDO Makeup. That role was preceded by groundbreaking work at NARS.
In this podcast, James talks about beauty, leaning into difference and creating community. You will hear about "Peggy Mercury" - an exciting new multi-category store and art space he and his partner Greg Fricke are bringing to life - and lots of funny and touching stories about how a beauty obsessed teenager who felt like an outsider in St. Louis, Missouri managed...2024-04-0255 min
Carton d'invitation17. Connie Fleming, Model, Illustrator | New YorkOpenly trans in 1989, Connie Fleming made her Paris modeling debut and history on a Thierry (Manfred) Mugler runway.
Connie is a multi-hyphenate: illustrator, model, runway coach, also known as The Door Bitch in the New York club scene. She has become an advocate for trans-healthcare following her experience with breast cancer.
Growing up in Jamaica and then New York, Connie experienced violence in childhood - but was rebuilt as a teenager by developing her stage persona at Boy Bar. She became a fixture at the Paradise Garage where she was discovered by Steven Meisel. Connie i...2024-03-2248 min
Carton d'invitation16. Jason Duzansky, Creative Director | Los Angeles, New YorkJason Duzansky recently worked as the art director on the instantly iconic book: “Linda Evangelista Photographed by Steven Meisel”. But probably without realizing it, you are always seeing images Jason helped create on billboards, in shop windows and magazines - wherever you might be in the world. Jason is a busy Creative Director based in Los Angeles and New York who works for many brands including Louis Vuitton and Chanel. Before going out on his own, Jason was "the right hand man" to Steven Meisel, serving as his in-house art director for 13 years. He grew up in Chicago and got...2024-01-2442 min
Carton d'invitation15. Tony Glenville, Fashion Journalist | Palma MallorcaFashion History 101 - For six decades, Tony has been immersed in the world of fashion - thinking, writing and sketching. From early 1960s YSL shows in the intimacy of the salon to the latest extravaganzas in Paris, Tony's been there, notebook in hand. We caught up as I was working on my documentary Carton d'invitation. Back in the 1990s, I often turned to him for TV interviews right after fashion shows. He was always knowledgeable - and effervescent with excitement - about the spectacles we witnessed in those days, from the first shows by Galliano at Dior to the...2023-12-3050 min
Carton d'invitation14. Leon Dziemaszkiewicz, Berlin | Performance ArtistPartner of the late Manfred Thierry Mugler, Krzysztof Leon Dziemaszkiewicz is a Polish performance artist based in Berlin. From a little kitchen in Schillerpromenade, he and I spoke together about his highly inventive art practice - and what it was like navigating the first year of grief after the passing of his partner.
To learn more visit his Instagram: @leondziemaszkiewicz
This podcast is part of an interactive media library which accompanies my documentary Carton d'invitation. It's a film about my work reporting for Fashion Television in Paris during "The Golden Age", the 80s and 90s. M...2023-11-2834 min
Carton d'invitation13. Marcellas Reynolds | Supreme Models Book and Documentary - Los AngelesEntertaining, outspoken and really funny, former fashion model and Big Brother Reality TV star, Marcellas Reynolds calls himself the “ultimate fangirl." He is the author of Supreme Models, The History of Iconic Black Women Who Revolutionized Fashion and Supreme Actresses as well. He co-produced with supermodel, Iman, the hit six-part Supreme Models docuseries. The series brings together many stars from Pat Cleveland to Karen Alexander and Veronica Webb to Zendaya to tell the story of Black models past and present. We sat down to talk about Marcellas’ own extraordinary life in fashion and the thrill of creating the books and...2023-07-201h 01
Carton d'invitation12. Peter O'Brien | Fashion and Costume Designer - (Rochas, Chloe) - DublinPeter O’Brien, wildly talented, humble and really funny, has been a fashion insider for decades. He sat down to share his thoughts and impressions about where things are at now and what was happening back in the 1990s when we knew each other. I am working on a documentary and doing a Master’s about my own work making television about fashion in Paris at that particular moment in time. To be honest, I need a lot of help remembering, clarifying and reinterpreting. In this podcast, Peter enlightens me on many questions.
Raised on a council estate...2023-03-2241 min
Carton d'invitation11. Veronica Webb | Supermodel, Actress, Writer - New YorkVeronica Webb’s fancy-free strut down the Chanel runway was iconic in the 80s and 90s. In a fast rise to fame, the Detroit-native entered the emerging circle of Supermodels at the age of 19. Veronica was the first Black model to sign an exclusive cosmetic contract - becoming a spokesmodel for Revlon. She appeared on many magazine covers including Vogue and Elle, modeled for Victoria’s Secret and acted in films including Jungle Fever and Malcolm X. Supported by mentors such as Bethann Hardison, Azzedine Alaia, Karl Lagerfeld and Andre Leon Talley, Veronica became a student of the system - her...2023-03-1738 min
Carton d'invitation10. Heather Stewart Whyte | 90s Supermodel - LondonLondon’s Heather Stewart Whyte quickly shot to fame upon arriving in Paris, posing for all the great photographers of the time and walking the runways for every designer in town. A muse to Herve Leger, Yves St. Laurent and Dominique Isserman, Heather was also a Victoria’s Secret model. She tells a funny story about that in the podcast - and some cheeky tales about keeping Helmut Newton in his place.
Initially shy, Heather grew in confidence and was part of that group of supermodels who changed the rules. She pushed back when designers complained about her...2023-01-2343 min
Carton d'invitation9. Cathi Rae | UK Poet, Anti-Ageism Campaigner, Body Positivity ModelHear what poet and spoken word artist Cathi Rae has to say about body positivity and growing old in style. She embraces slow fashion, consuming less yet still enjoying the thrill of the find in charity shops and her own cupboard!
A PhD student at the age of 60, Leicester's Cathi Rae teaches creative writing - and can be found doing manual labour cleaning houses two days a week. She has strong opinions about why it is important to value the body's function over form and wishes she had seen more representation of non-airbrushed older bodies when she w...2022-12-1031 min
Carton d'invitation8. Claudia Mason | 90s Supermodel and Life CoachClaudia Mason: Supermodel, author, actress, stroke thriver and Life Coach.
Claudia walked fashion runways in The Golden Age and now has another kind of "super life" as a coach, helping others get unstuck and centred. Author of "Finding the Supermodel in You" and also spokesperson for The American Stroke Association (ASA), Claudia has many dimensions and lots of stories to tell. It was special for me to catch up with Claudia after many years and ask her about what it felt like to be swept up in the glamourous fashion world of the 90s and how she c...2022-11-0645 min
Carton d'invitation7. Anto Christ | Adornism, The People's Artist - BerlinMeet Maltese-Australian Anto Christ, a Berlin-based creator who scultps in crochet, paints in neon and wears her art on the street. A proponent of adornism - and of "particpating in your life", Anto is a liberating person to listen to on fashion and its power to "bloom" a person! Her recent solo show Divine Mutations at Transparent Forum in Berlin was well received but as you will see Anto Christ is not just about galleries – her whole life is a work of art – and fashion.
"Stratosphere", the original music for this podcast was composed and performed by Ashle...2022-09-1827 min
Carton d'invitation6. Olivier Lapidus | Paris Haute Couture and InventionMy reunion with French couturier and inventor Olivier Lapidus.
Olivier has dressed everyone from Celine Dion to Amal Clooney. Designing haute couture from a young age, Olivier came by his talent naturally as his father was Ted Lapidus, iconic designer in the swinging 60s and 70s who dressed John Lennon among many others and his mother Veronique Zuber was Miss France, a model and an actress. In the 90s, Olivier took over design at the house of Lapidus – and it was there that I interviewed him many times for Fashion Television – the program I reported for back in t...2022-08-1335 min
Carton d'invitation5. Leon The Singer | Franco-German Pop SingerLeon The Singer is a Berlin-based singer/composer/dancer whose new album The Noise Beside Your Thoughts is as catchy as it is honest. This podcast episode will have you tapping your feet - maybe even dancing a little - as Leon and I explore the three-year process of creating an album which has caught the attention of Rolling Stone Magazine.
Leon talks about his craft, his inspiration - and some of the doubts he had to cast off to create an "openly queer" album. Leon says he wrote these songs for himself as a teenager; creating...2022-07-2232 min
Carton d'invitation4. Jo Cope | London Contemporary Fashion ArtistA contemporary artist and conceptual designer, Jo Cope plays with the semiotics of dress. From her recent work at The Garden Museum in London, to the Venice Design Biennale to her out-of-the box fashion activism in support of Shelter, the UK homeless charity, Jo pushes boundaries and questions fashion's evolving role within art and society.
Jo adapts traditional shoe making techniques to create handcrafted metaphorical and symbolic artworks which use the shoe as a vessel to explore notions of being human.
Warm and funny, Jo talks to me about all those conceptual shoes, about her b...2022-07-0742 min
Carton d'invitation3. Julian Warner | Sartorial Disruption | Intrepid TravelerJulian Warner says his body is a canvas; his fashion style is eclectic, disruptive - and joyous. A delightful raconteur, Julian has tales of a lifetime of travel from Easter Island to Tibet. Julian directs us to good vintage shopping in international capitals – and explains how he came to own a thousand shirts.
Join me in conversation about race, disruption, clothing as communication. Do come along and enjoy this man’s contagious joie de vivre.
Julian has 11000 fans of his style and travel inspiration on Instagram @vita.allegra.
Learn more about this podcast seri...2022-07-0150 min
Carton d'invitation2. Yossi Fisher | Holistic Brand ConsultantYossi Fisher: from the front row at fashion shows in Milan to rolling up his sleeves to help build fashion brands. Yossi is a guru, advising fashion brands about how to play the long game, stay authentic and show empathy towards the customer base. Yossi has insights on how to become a fashion influencer, what faux pas to avoid and what practices to embrace. He has unothodox opinions about fashion schools and advice for aspiring fashion designers.
Very usefully, Yossi also offers advice on how optimize Instagram, Tiktok, Linked In, Facebook, apps and newsletters to promote your...2022-06-1427 min
Carton d'invitation1. Alexis Mersmann | Berlin Fashion DesignerFormer model, master tailor, fashion designer, Alexis Mersmann in conversation about their beautiful new collection created using denim found on the streets of Berlin (and other places too)! Alexis shares thoughts on many issues: gender fluidity, sustainability, sizing in fashion, day to day life in Berlin - and growing up on a dairy farm in the German countryside. Besides fashion collections, Alexis creates costumes for theatre, film, drag kings and drag queens.
To encounter Alexis in person and see their inventive designs, go to the podcast video trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81Iv6q-wdng
F...2022-05-3044 min
Carton d'invitationTrailer | Season 2 | Carton d'invitationCarton d’invitation is a podcast that celebrates creative people - expressing themselves through fashion, music and design. Self-reflective moments with creators motivated by the search for beauty - and community.
These are people whose creative explorations help us all feel seen.
Along the way, you will learn how to design a garment, compose a pop song, create a brand, become an influencer or make a movie. Most especially, you will hear how my guests became comfortable being just who they are.
Hear perspectives from Berlin, London, Toronto, Milan and Paris.
I’...2022-05-3001 min
Carton d'invitationSpencer Ki | Astrophysics and beyond! Science CommunicatorEver wonder about time travel, ever go off in search of the first light of the universe (hint you can actually find it), well then you will enjoy listening to University of Toronto, Science Communicator Spencer Ki regale you with tales of the heavens! Spencer also talks to us about how his curiousity took him through studies in AI, statistics, physics, mathematics and Shakespeare during an epic undergrad degree of his own design. Here's introducing polymath and my former student, Spencer Ki.2022-03-1432 min
Carton d'invitationMelissa Backhouse | Helping Young Entrepreneurs, Japanese Alternative Fashion and more!Japanese Alternative Fashion. Taking up Space. Helping Young Entrepreneurs across Canada. This episode is all about repurposing a teaching degree to create new career directions. "Life happens", says Melissa Backhouse as she takes us on a journey from teachers' college to working with Futurpreneurs Canada, helping hundreds of new businesses get off the ground. But we also learn about her passion for Japanese Lolita fashion, designing clothes that connect her with a whole community of people with similar interests. And of course wouldn't we discover Melissa is launching a small business of her own: making and selling jewelry!2022-02-2224 min
Carton d'invitationDr. Josh Koenig | Immunologist, Allergy Researcher, Education ReformerAfter Josh's graduation from high school, he studied in the Bachelor of Health Sciences (BHSc) Program at McMaster University specializing in Child Health. While at McMaster, he took an introductory course in immunology that would change the trajectory of his life. To him, the cells of the immune system were small superheroes that protect the body from villainous infections. He did his undergraduate thesis with Dr. Manel Jordana studying the pathogenesis of food allergies, a foundational experience that inspired him to enroll in a Master's degree in Medical Sciences with Dr. Jordana in 2015. A year later, he transferred into...2022-02-1734 min
Carton d'invitationEternity Martis - Best Selling Author, "They Said This Would Be Fun"Eternity Martis' debut memoir, "They Said This Would Be Fun", was a “Best Book of the Year” pick by Globe and Mail, Apple, Audible and Chapters/Indigo. A conversation with Eternity, fellow alumna, Serena Habib and me, her high school teacher.
Campus racism, intimate partner violence and a personal journey to understand identity.
CBC called the book one of “20 moving Canadian memoirs to read right now” and PopSugar named it one of “5 Books About Race on College Campuses Every Student Should Read.” In 2020, Eternity was named one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women by Women’s Executiv2022-02-0836 min
Carton d'invitationBalthazar Crane - From Engineering Science to Transportation Modelling | Designing Better CitiesEver wonder how decisions get made to build superhighways or new transit lines? The big transportation decisions take a lot of advance planning, a lot of money - and you might think a crystal ball to predict. But no - it’s not magic! It’s a lot of math and hard work. My former student Balthazar Crane is busy doing infrastructure planning for 2041. Before that he studied at the University of Toronto in Engineering Science - that's reputedly the most difficult university program in North America. 2021-11-0628 min
Carton d'invitationChef Michael Vieira - An Insider's Perspective | From Culinary School to Executive ChefAn inside look at a hard-knock, high stress and very successful life in Toronto kitchens. In eleven short years, Michael has opened seven restaurants and risen from sous chef at renowned Toronto restaurants to his current position as Executive Chef at Marked, a bustling downtown restaurant which is getting rave reviews. This episode has something for everyone: if you are an amateur cook and want some tips and hacks, you are in the right place; if you think you might like to become a chef yourself - we’ve got you sorted A to Z. 2021-11-0537 min
Carton d'invitationAlexandra Greene - PhD Candidate at Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamAlexandra is a feminist researcher working on a project of engaged scholarship, exploring the theme of migrant justice. Learn with me about the place of emotionality in academic research - and all about the concepts of positionality and reflexivity. You will also be fascinated to hear about her Masters research which took her to a refugee camp in Greece to study the digital practices of women.2021-10-0237 min
Carton d'invitationJacob Rumball - Sustainable Investment, Hong KongWonder what it would be like to be an investor? Jacob will fill you in! Hear his thoughts on sustainable investment, geo-politics and consensus building. He is an investment manager focused on identifying funding gaps and providing impactful credit solutions to mid-sized companies across Asia Pacific.2021-10-0228 min
Carton d'invitationSylvia Mohanraj - Spiritual Care and PsychologyHave you ever wondered about what’s involved in working in the field of mental health? Sylvia is training to become a psychotherapist who can talk to people about the big spiritual questions in an interreligious way. Her road to an innovative program at Emmanuel College, University of Toronto started in her undergrad at the renowned Health Sciences program at McMaster University.2021-09-2633 min
Carton d'invitationJad Abi-Rafeh - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Resident, McGill UniversityJad is an extensively published researcher/scientist and a doctor in what he considers the most exciting and innovative field in medicine. He talks to us about the long road from the village he comes from in Lebanon to medical school and beyond. Learn about how young doctors learn to manage the stresses of patient care. And hear about Jad's fascinating research into new ways of training surgeons.2021-09-0635 min
Carton d'invitationFatin Tawfig - Top 30 Under 30 Sustainability LeaderOnce a student who came along with me to Model United Nations, Fatin now works for the actual United Nations! She is an Associate Programme Officier at the UNFCCC in Bonn, Germany. Fatin was one of 100 outstanding young leaders who earned a "green ticket"to attend the first United Nations Youth Climate Summit and the Secretary-General's Climate Action Summit in 2019. She was also awarded Top 30 Under 30 Sustainability Leader.
Speaking in her own capacity and not as a spokesperson for the UNFCCC, Fatin breaks down some complex issues to help me understand the work being done to increase a...2021-09-0634 min
Carton d'invitationTiana DeNicola - She. | Shifting Her ExperienceBack in the day, I was the teacher who nagged Tiana to stop chatting with her friends while I was teaching! But wouldn't you know, it's Tiana's wonderful gift for talking and connecting that propels her success. She hosts a podcast with her fiance Sophie and it is ranked 1.5% globally! Tiana talks to me about the creation of She. | Shifting Her Experience, a podcast and a brand that embraces "non-traditional" conversations concerning self-improvement, feminist and LGBTQ+ issues.2021-09-0436 min