Conversations With Creative Women captures the fire, energy, humor, heart, soul and impact of the female creative experience.
Episodes
Tuesday Sep 29, 2015
Tuesday Sep 29, 2015
Believe it or not, only 26.4% of college presidents are women. Venida Chenault, PhD is one of them. A member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi and Kickapoo tribes, she is the President of Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas. For more than 117 years, American Indians and Alaska Natives have been sending their children to Haskell, the premier tribal university in the United States. Join us for a fascinating, eye-opening and much needed conversation.
Tuesday Sep 22, 2015
Tuesday Sep 22, 2015
"Stay. Heal. Chill." That's the message/motto of The Vet Set, a new veterinarian-owned and operated in-home/office practice based in Manhattan. According to Dr. Taylor Truitt, co-founder and CEO, "veterinary medicine hasn't changed in decades - it's time to bring it up to speed in the same way human medicine is being delivered - and we are literally delivering it to your home." Join us as we deliver a fun, informative 30 minutes with Dr. Truitt and her beloved bulldog Noah.
Tuesday Sep 15, 2015
Tuesday Sep 15, 2015
Ann Jacobs has worked in the criminal justice field on both the local and national level for more than 40 years. Since 2011, she has been the Director of the Prison Re-entry Institute at New York's John Jay College of Criminal Justice. At PRI, Ann oversees numerous projects, including the Prison to College Pipeline. During her career, Ann has designed and implemented innovative programs for men, women and families involved in the criminal justice system. Meet this committed, passionate woman on a mission.
Tuesday Sep 08, 2015
Tuesday Sep 08, 2015
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.
Tuesday Sep 01, 2015
Tuesday Sep 01, 2015
Get to know British performance maker Kathryn Hamilton, the founder and director of the New York-based company Sister Sylvester. Kathryn uses theater as a platform to address social issues. Her latest production, They Are Gone, But Here I Must Remain, examines the relationship between art and rebellion. Kathryn spends half the year in New York and the other half in Turkey, where she is a member of Kose, an art space in Istanbul. Listen in - it's a good bet you haven't met anyone like her!
Tuesday Aug 25, 2015
Tuesday Aug 25, 2015
Elizabeth Van Meter's acting career includes live theater, independent films, comedy and video game voice overs - but it's her work as a documentary filmmaker and founder of The Purpose Project that drives her today. Its goal: to find individuals here and abroad, who against all odds, are making positive changes in their corners of the world. In Elizabeth's documentary Thaos' Library, we meet a young Vietnamese woman, who despite physical deformities caused by agent orange, wants nothing more than to bring books to the children of her village. Elizabeth says she didn't choose Thaos' story - it chose her and she had to tell it for her own sanity.
Tuesday Aug 18, 2015
Tuesday Aug 18, 2015
Little did Leanne Brown know that a project for her Masters Degree in Food Studies at NYU would change her life and the lives of thousands of others. Stunned by the number of Americans on food stamps, Leanne asked herself, how well can someone really eat on $4 a day - the amount provided by the government? She answered that question by developing recipes made of whole, unprocessed foods that promote the joy of cooking and show just how delicious and inspiring an inexpensive meal can be when made at home. The result? Her book - Good and Cheap - Eat Well on $4/Day. Meet Leanne, named one of Forbes 2015 30 Under30 - Food & Drink.
Tuesday Aug 11, 2015
Tuesday Aug 11, 2015
Meet Elizabeth Paradiso, owner and main ingredient of Sweet Elizabeth's Cakes and Bakeshop, a fixture in Philadelphia's Manayunk neighborhood since 2011. Elizabeth's been baking since childhood. Her specialty back then? Pie rugs! Her creative juices haven't stopped flowing, so join us for a delicious and mouth-watering conversation.
Tuesday Aug 04, 2015
Tuesday Aug 04, 2015
Caren Merrick - risk-taker, business-woman, philanthropist. She and her husband co-founded a business-to-business software company in their basement, took it public on the Nasdaq and eventually sold it for $540 million dollars. Caren's also the Founder and CEO of Your Pocket Mentor a mobile app and digital publishing company. She's a founding investor of Venture Philanthropy Partners, AND sits on numerous company boards. This is a conversation you won't want to miss.
Tuesday Jul 28, 2015
Tuesday Jul 28, 2015
Emma Willmann is one funny lady. The comedian, who grew up in rural Blue Hill, Maine (population 2,000) riffs about life in a very small town, dealing with dyslexia and coming out - which happened as soon as she got to college in Boston. And it was while in Boston that she made a name for herself on that city's comedy circuit. Then it was on to New York, where Emma's appeared at Caroline's and headlined her own sold out show in the New York Comedy Festival at Stand Up New York. She was also featured on the cover of TimeOutNY as one of the top ten funniest females in NYC. Spend the next 30 minutes getting to know and enjoy Emma Willmann.