Sandi Klein's Conversations with Creative Women

Anne Doyle

Anne Doyle's been there, done that - Radio/TV journalist, businesswoman, speaker, author, local elected public official. As a Sports Broadcaster at the CBS affiliate in Detroit, Anne had the distinction of being one of the first women to break the all boy locker room barrier. She also joined the world of business helping to raise the "Steel Ceiling" at the Ford Motor Company. Anne shares her story and advice in her book Powering Up! How America's Women Achievers Become Leaders.

Melissa Silverstein

Melissa Silverstein has one helluva resume. She's a writer, lecturer, founder and editor of Women and Hollywood, one of the most respected and go-to-sites when it comes to women, film and other areas of pop culture. She's also the Artistic Director and co-founder of the Athena Film Festival at New York City's Barnard College. Clearly she has plenty to talk about!

Teresa Loveless

New Mexico's Teresa Loveless was born into a family of artists. When she was 4, Teresa's grandmother, Rachel Brown, known for her work creating and promoting weaving and textile arts, gave her a loom and taught her to weave. In 1980 Brown began Weaving Southwest, a gallery and yarn-dyeing business outside Taos. Teresa currently runs the business - carrying on Rachel's legacy. She hand dyes an array of weaving and knitting yarns, teaches contemporary tapestry weaving and represents several local artists in the gallery. Her's is a true labor of love.

Ora Shtull

Even the most successful senior executives hit roadblocks.  That's where Ora Shtull comes in. An Executive Coach for more than 15 years, she's been working with professionals in leading New York companies, helping them to enhance their leadership presence - their ability to engage, connect and influence in the workplace. She's also the author of The Glass Elevator: A Guide to Leadership Presence for Women on The Rise.

Valerie Steele, PhD

Valerie Steele, PhD. has been described as one of the fashion industry's most influential women. Director and Chief Curator of the Museum at New York's Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), she has been instrumental in creating the modern field of fashion studies as well as raise public awareness of fashion's cultural and social significance.

Latisha Daring

Latisha Daring is a New Yorker with talent, tenacity, creativity and drive. She's a fashion designer, businesswoman and entrepreneur who has spent more than 22 years in retail. She is also the force behind Ladies Who Lunch, an organization that brings together accomplished women of various industries who share their stories to empower and inspire others.

Robin Bell, PhD

You'll never look at ice sheets the same after you "meet" Robin Bell, PhD. The PGI Research Professor at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University has, among her many accomplishments, coordinated nine major aero-geophysical expeditions to Antarctica and Greenland. A passionate sailor, she and her family have crossed the Atlantic twice and recently chased icebergs in the Labrador Sea.

Alyssa Bresnahan

From her role as "Rose" in the Tony Award Winning epic drama War Horse (she was 5-months pregnant at the audition), to nearly two-dozen regional theater productions, and parts on the small screen, Alyssa Bresnahan has an impressive resume.

Aiesha Turman

Educator, writer, storyteller, filmmaker, artist, activist, mentor, mom -- Aiesha Turman is a force to be reckoned with. Tired of not seeing positive images of black women and girls in the media, Turman decided to take matters into her own hands. She founded Super Hussy Media and The Black Girl Project.

Deborah Gorman

Chef Deborah Gorman's passion for food knows no bounds. After training at some of New York's finest restaurants, she's worked as a private chef, started her own catering company, and is the co-founder and Executive Chef of Gourmet Sorbet by the Sorbabes.