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NOËL DESCALZI-FIORENTINOS FOUNDER & CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF WORK IT OUT HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY Thank you to Noël for sharing her journey as an entrepreneur on HIMYB.com – and personally inspiring me to choose a healthy and active lifestyle. Tell us about Work it Out and how long you have been in business. Work it Out is […]
HANNAH GARRISON MOTHER, DESIGNER & CO-FOUNDER OF WEAR YOUR MUSIC NEW YORK CITY Best Advice I Have Ever Received: “Do what I love. I know it sounds cheesy, but if you are doing something you love then you are helping the world turn.” Hannah Garrison is the co-founder of Wear Your Music. She started out handcrafting bracelets made […]
QUIANA PARKS NEW YORK CITY DJ & FOUNDER OF DJ FOR A CURE DJ Quiana (Quiana Parks) describes a day in her life as, “… a roller coaster of art, music, and expression, but focus is the essence.” Although Quiana never has a set schedule, she has her daily rituals: fitness routines and above all – […]
NIK ADAMS & EBONI MERRIMAN NEW YORK CITY LIFESTYLE BLOGGERS, A TALE OF TWO BIDDIES Describe a day in the life of Nik and Eboni of A Tale of Two Biddies. Both of our days typically start really early. We try and get in some stretching or sun salutations and really reflect on what we’re […]
Photo Credit: Amelia Alpaugh SHAWNA STRAYHORN | NEW YORK CITY DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE AT REFINERY 29 How did you get started with your career? How does your current role as Director of Business Intelligence at Refinery29 reflect your personal aesthetic? I graduated from Harvard in 2007. From there, I went into management consulting, a ripe […]
Image c/o Marinell Montales MARINELL MONTALES | JERSEY CITY PHOTOGRAPHER & FOUNDER OF DOWNTOWN, NATCH! Describe a day in the life of Marinell Montales in one sentence. I wake up, check Instagram and Twitter feeds, then my two go-to fashion blogs (manrepeller.com & whowhatwear.com before getting to The Warehouse Cafe — once there, I drink […]
image c/o nj.com JELYNNE JARDINIANO | JERSEY CITY OWNER & FOUNDER OF LITM (LOVE IS THE MESSAGE) + AUTHOR OF RESTAURANT FROM SCRATCH How did you get started with your career – and how does your current role reflect your personal aesthetic? It all started with a simple job that I got at the age of 19: […]
MEIKA FRANZ | JERSEY CITY OWNER & FOUNDER ANOTHER MAN’S TREASURE Describe a day in the life of Meika Franz in one sentence: Wake up, feed baby, feed dogs, paperwork, pick vintage, steam/clean/ price/restock, eat, displays, manage employees, promote, put baby to sleep, answer emails, hang with husband, sleep well if baby lets me. 😉 […]
image c/o karmaloop ANNA SIAN | NEW YORK CITY MARKETING DIRECTOR STAPLE How did you get started at Staple – and how does your current role as Marketing Director reflect your personal aesthetic? My career path was never a straight one. It’s been a circuitous journey, and a seemingly random one at that. But at […]
STEPH ADAMS | SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA ART DIRECTOR/DESIGNER & FASHION/LIFESTYLE BLOGGER STEPH ADAMS CREATIVE + STEPHADAMS.COM How did you get started with your career – and how does your current role reflect your personal aesthetic? I studied graphic design and marketing for my Bachelor of Arts at Curtain University of Western Australia. I then started working in […]
JULIET NWEKENTA | LONDON FOUNDER & CREATIVE DIRECTOR DEE ROSA Officially launched in 2011, Dee Rosa is a celebration of London-based designer Juliet Nwekenta’s Nigerian heritage, lifestyle, and cultural inspirations through visually stimulating, intricate patterns and geometric shapes. Describe a day in the life of Juliet Nwekenta, Founder & Creative Director of Dee Rosa: My […]
ISIS ARIAS Brand Marketer & Event Producer | Around The Way Cool Girl Describe a day in the life of Isis Arias: A day in my life is a constant variation of many things depending on what I’m working on. The average day consists of me waking up and staring at my iPhone, checking email, […]
Jaquita Ta’le + Alex Lavelanet of NOLA DARLING Artists | Rappers | Singers Describe a day in the life of Nola Darling (Jaquita Ta’le and Alex Lavelanet): No two days are alike, so it’s hard to describe a typical day, but it could go anywhere from: Wake up/Emails and Internet/Late Breakfast/Audition/Meeting/Phone Conference/Dinner/Home/Write/Netflix/Sleep or… Wake up/Gym/Lunch/Studio/Phone […]
SARAH MEIER Creative Director, Pormada | Host, Top Model Philippines | Author, Unscripted Describe a day in the life of Sarah Meier. It usually starts with roosters. If you’ve ever visited or lived in the Philippines, you’ll know that the primitive still suffices for the resourceful, and being woken up by cockadoodling and the 6am […]
SAMIA GRAND-PIERRE AND LOIS SAKANY AND Founding Editors of Highsnobette | Founders of TheSnobette | Stylists | Branding + Digital Strategists Describe a day in the life of Samia Grand-Pierre (left) & Lois Sakany (right): Samia: A regular day starts with meditation/prayer, a few sun salutations then If I have to work at my visual merchandising job I […]
