Positively Gotham Gal

Alexandra Fennell & Mia Abbruzzese are the founders and co-CEOs of the new direct-to-consumer company Attn: Grace, which focuses on intimate products for aging women. We got together over zoom to discuss their entrepreneurial journey, and the challenges of creating a personal care brand and disrupting the incontinence segment.

Jing Gao is the founder of Fly By Jing, a line of Chinese spice and condiments inspired by her hometown of Chengdu. We got together over zoom to discuss her entrepreneurial journey, and the challenges of creating a high-quality, modern, female-led Chinese food brand.

Lisa Switkin is a multidisciplinary architect working in urban planning and landscape architecture, and the Senior Principal at Field Operations. We got together over zoom to discuss her journey towards a practice focused on creating forward-thinking public spaces, and the renewed importance of landscape architecture during covid.

Whitney Donhauser is the president of the Museum of the City of New York. We got together over zoom to discuss how she is changing and rethinking the role of cultural institutions to be more inclusive and accessible, and the challenges that cultural institutions have faced during the pandemic.

Robin Hauser is an award-winning documentary filmmaker. We got together over zoom to discuss her career, and upcoming $avvy, a documentary that explores financial literacy within women.

Sara Irvani is the CEO of the family-owned and operated shoe company Okabashi. We got together over zoom to highlight the changes that Sara is bringing to the family business and the challenges of expanding a sustainable made-in-America company during a pandemic.

Francis Bronet is an architect, interdisciplinary artist, and, most importantly, driven educator who currently serves as the president of Pratt Institute. We got together over zoom to discuss the future of liberal arts education and innovation in learning models.

Shanna Tellerman is the founder and CEO of Modsy, a design service that provides high-quality solutions to the pain points of home design. We got together over zoom, to discuss Shanna's entrepreneurial journey and the future of work in a post covid world.

Hadiya Masieh is the founder and director of the Groundswell Project, a non-profit that fights against extremism and promotes community building. We got together over zoom to discuss her experience of 22 years in the field, and the unique methodologies she is pioneering with Groundswell.

Liz Diller is a multidisciplinary architect and the co-founder of Diller Scofidio + Renfro. We got together over zoom to discuss her unique journey towards a practice focused on building forward-thinking public spaces and cultural institutions.

Nicole Hockley is the co-founder and managing director of Sandy Hook Promise, and mother of Dylan, who was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy on 12/14/12. We got together over zoom to talk about her personal journey from tragedy to activism, and the impact the organization is making using research-based methodology, education, and technology.

Michelle Zatlyn is the co-founder and COO of CloudFlare, a cybersecurity company working to make our internet faster, safer, and more reliable We got together over zoom to discuss her journey as a founder, and the future of cybersecurity in a post covid world.

Yelena Kovacevic, a scientist, researcher, and, most importantly, a driven educator, is the chair of the NYU Tandon School of Engineering. We got together over zoom to discuss the future of education post covid, and the ways in which Jelena is changing Tandon to make STEM fields more attractive, approachable, and inclusive.

Women hot on the campaign trail in Local NY politics... Maya Wiley is a civil rights activist and scholar who has dedicated her career to fighting against structural racism. We got together over zoom, to talk about her candidacy for the upcoming mayoral elections.

For the next 2 weeks, we are spotlighting women hot on the campaign trail in Local NY politics. Diana Florence has dedicated her entire career to public service, beginning as a prosecutor in the Manhattan's DA 25 years ago. We got together over zoom to talk about her candidacy for the upcoming DA elections and her plans to reform the office to better serve the people of New York.