Sandi Klein's Conversations with Creative Women

Rhonda Ross, Revisted

This week, we revisit our episode with singer-songwriter, actress, entrepreneur, and motivational speaker Rhonda Ross Kendrick. Her parents are music industry icons. Mom is Diana Ross; dad is Motown founder and hit maker Berry Gordy. The oldest of Diana's 5 children, Rhonda's maternal half-sister is actress Tracee Ellis Ross. So...put your 'to do' list on the back burner and spend the next 30+minutes with a very classy, refreshingly honest, creative woman.

Jodi Katz, Entrepreneur

For Jodi Katz, it's all about the beauty business. Capitalizing on her expertise as the first US Creative Director of L'Occitane en Provence, Jodi founded Base Beauty Creative Agency. Its focus is strategic marketing, content creation, packaging design and advertising and includes successful campaigns for: Clinique, Con Air, Weight Watchers, L'Oreal-Paris.  Jodi not only talks about her work with giants of the beauty world, but also how she's forged partnerships with emerging brands to help grow their businesses.

Ilana Levine, Actress

Actress Ilana Levine's stage, film and tv career has spanned more than 25 years. On Broadway she's best known as Lucy Van Pelt in the revival of "You're A Good Man Charlie Brown." Among her film credits: "Confessions of a Shopaholic," "Kissing Jessica Stein" and the "Nanny Diaries." TV appearances include "Seinfeld," "Law and Order" and "NYPD Blue." She's now part of the podcast universe having launched "Little Known Facts with Ilana Levine." Some of her celebrity guests are recent Tony winner Reed Birney, Cynthia Nixon, John Slattery and BD Wong. Ilana's interview style is unfiltered and uniquely funny and so is this conversation.

Melanie Breault's Apartment That Saved Her Life (Bonus Content)

Sandi Klein's Conversations with Creative Women is excited to offer bonus content from our contributors. First out, our own social media master Melanie Breault offers her true-life story of a New York City apartmnt she credits with saving her life. It's a story of heartache, loss, and creating family in the unlikeliest of places. 

Sandi Klein

Sandi Klein has introduced listeners to a diverse array of women since this show began in 2013. For this special edition of Conversations with Creative Women, the tables get turned as it's Sandi's turn to get interviewed. Learn about the genesis of the show, her early days in radio, and find out what telling honor Sandi received in high school. 

Lois Prislovsky, PhD

Lois Prislovsky, PhD, is an educational psychologist who prior to opening a private practice created and served as director of the special needs program at the University of Tennessee. It served student athletes with disabilities. Her areas of expertise include working with clients on the autistic spectrum, ADHD coaching, and anxiety management. Our conversation focuses on the special relationship she has with one of her clients, an autistic and mute 43-year-old woman. They're in business together.

Katie Hannigan

Katie Hannigan is a Brooklyn-based comic by way of Indiana. She's been performing stand up since 2009: her bent is theatrical with a wholesome midwestern darkness. Go figure. Katie's been featured on The Oxygen Network, Laughs on Fox, and Good Day New York. Listen in as she shares her backstory with us.

Sabriye Tenberken - Revisited

This week we revisit our conversation with Sabriye Tenberken - a woman who gives new meaning to activism and inspiration. Born in Cologne, Germany, she became blind at age 12. A trip to Tibet as a young adult was life-changing. Sabriye, along with Paul Kronenberg, founded Braille Without Borders, a world-wide organization that creates training programs and Braille book printing houses. The two are also the co-directors and co-founders of Kanthari, an international institute for social visionaries based in Kerala, South India.

Sandi Klein's Conversations with Creative Women returns with an all new show next Tuesday.

Shelley Bernstein

Meet Shelley Bernstein, Vice Director of Digital Engagement and Technology at the Brooklyn Museum. She and her staff are expanding the 187 year old Museum's community-oriented mission through digital projects. The newest initiative, part of the Bloomberg Connects Program, will have staff members stationed at a hub using an app to field questions from visitors (in real time) as they move through the galleries. It's fascinating, exciting and cutting edge....and you can hear all about it.

Rebroadcast - Anna Cummins

Most of what we eat, drink, use every day of our lives comes packaged in petroleum plastic, which is designed to last forever. Only a paltry 5% of the plastics produced is recovered... a fact certainly not lost on the 5 Gyres Institute, which researches plastic pollution across the world's oceans, while engaging communities in finding solutions. You can't afford to miss this conversation with Anna Cummins, the group's Executive Director and co-founder.