Summary: <p>In celebration of Women's History Month, the next three episodes will be rebroadcasts of our <a href="https://swe.cornell.edu/wallofwonder.html" target="_blank"><em>Wall of Wonder</em></a> series from last summer, featuring interviews of three women profiled in the book by authors Madeline Dubelier, Catherine Gurecky, and Abigail Macaluso, all Class of 2020. Need a refresher on the book itself? Go back to <a href="https://anchor.fm/freshfromthehill/episodes/Introducing-Wall-of-Wonder-egsk5l" target="_blank">season 3, episode 8</a> to hear an interview with Madeline, Catherine, and Abigail and how the book came about. And for the next three episodes of <em>Fresh from the Hill</em>, enjoy this look back on these interviews with some incredible women.</p> <p>______________________________________________________________________</p> <p>The world is better when women succeed. Joanna Dai’s eight year finance career in New York and London instilled a sense of effortless style with cool attitude, but lacked the comfort and ease from her Californian upbringing. Yet, when it came to workwear shopping, she felt increasingly discouraged by a market where fabrics restricted movement, designs lacked function and versatility, and quality mismatched value. She had the vision of a brand where none of these factors were compromised – a brand of tailored performance wear where comfort empowers confidence.</p> <p>Listen in to the second episode of our <a href="http://swe.cornell.edu/wallofwonder.html" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wall of Wonder </a>series as Abigail Macaluso '20 chats with Joanna about her journey - from being one of five women in an incredibly difficult major at Cornell, to landing a job at Bear Stearns right before the Great Recession, to eventually finding her footing in the fashion world by creating a brand committed to sustainability, empowering women, and promoting comfort and style.</p> <p>“I really believe that brands have that power, they have the platform. And through their platform and voice they can really impact change.”</p> <p>Read the <a href="https://cornell.box.com/s/72hms6vwx3fjs7udhtg7u3f8vhga9v3f" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">episode transcript</a>.</p> <p>Created and produced by Amanda Massa.<br> Music by Kia Albertson-Rogers '13, <a href="https://anchor.fm/freshfromthehill/episodes/koa3@cornell.edu" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">koa3@cornell.edu</a>.<br> Artwork by Chris Kelly.</p> <p>*The views expressed by Fresh from the Hill hosts and guests do not necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of Cornell University.</p>
