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Known in her circles as The Jewish Lady Gaga, Artist and Muralist Sara Nardea got her start in the art world by studying the greats that came before her. Producing daily work and putting in her 10,000 hours, Sara is making her living creating commissioned paintings and murals for clients stretching from New York to Miami. You can check her out on Instagram @thejewishladygaga

Business school graduate Ethan Parry found himself wanting more from his career than the traditional business track. He soon discovered a new world through the lens of User Experience. An expat currently living in Barcelona, Ethan is offering UX research and service design through his full-time consulting business. Give Ethan a shout on Instagram!  @ethanparrydesign

Amber kicked off her creative career when she was 6 years old, winning the top prize of $500 in a poster design contest. But it wasn’t until she switched majors in college that the idea of an actual career began to take shape. Amber found herself designing for the User Experience before UX really got its name and footing in the industry. Now with over 10 years of experience under her belt, she’s just getting started.  Follow Amber on Instagram: @amberrlampss

Denise Blanco started her career as an intern at McGraw-Hill, feeling fortunate to have landed a gig straight out of school. What she learned during the first three years into her career was, in terms of network and portfolio work, she was bound to the niche she started in. Looking to break out and broaden her capabilities, she's spent her career continuously learning, and up-leveling her skillset, which now involves people management.You can find Denise on LinkedIn!https://www.linkedin.com/in/denisedata

Philippines-born Abigail Butalid had dreams of directing feature films and found her calling behind the camera, but not in the traditional sense. She’s spent the last 7 years writing, producing, and giving creative direction for clients at GroupX, one of Singapore's leading media and event production companies. While she loves the production side of her job, it’s the storytelling that drives her to produce truly great work.Check out Abie on Instagram! @a_b_i_e

Starting his career as a child actor on TV and commercials, Kevin Osgood’s journey to the other side of the camera was his real turning point. Jumping on the opportunities that presented themselves, Kevin built up his experience to grow his career as an in-house agency director, and then eventually, as a self-employed, world-traveling director. He has created content for brands including General Motors, Gillette, HP, Intel, Goldman Sachs, BMW, Windstream and American Express.Check out his work at kevinosgood.comWork with Kevin: kosgood@icloud.comInstagram @fourpalms

A self-proclaimed “adorable idiot", Brittni Bowering jumped around in the early-stages of her career to finally find herself branding a problem-solving tribe in the tech world. Originally hailing from Calgary, Brittni is currently the Head of Brand for AJ&Smart in Berlin, but it didn’t come without a few bumps along the way. We talk about personal branding, setting priorities, and the importance of honing your soft skills. Brittni is the co-host of "Happy Hour: Career Talk with Brittni & Penny”, and is also writing and performing stand-up comedy every Sunday. Happy Hour: Career Talk with Brittni & PennyListen on APPLE    //    Listen on  SPOTIFY Instagram: @brittnibow

With a few years of writing for the news under his belt, Dan Gluckman had had enough. Walking away from a passionless profession and not knowing which path he wanted to take, an unsuspecting staple presented itself. Radio was always something he listened to (a lot) and loved, but never materialized as a career possibility, until reframing the idea of what ELSE it could be for him. Armed with a passion for the medium, and a few years of professional workplace experience, none of which were in radio, he started fresh and became an intern at 28.https://www.facebook.com/sxmturbo/https://twitter.com/sxmturbohttps://www.siriusxm.com/siriusxmturbo

Coming to the realization that business school was not for him, Kendall Henderson had a strong look at who he was and the professional he wanted to become. Though he might not have been ready, he was thrown into the fire and found his footing. Now in the tech world as a Digital Designer, Kendall is using his experience to teach design as an adjunct professor for Seton Hall.

With a fixated interest in digital, front-end, and product design while grinding it out as a graphic designer, Lauren started teaching herself how to code. With the help of some early support and a few courses at General Assembly, she was able to turn her imposter syndrome on its head. Lauren is currently crushing it as Senior Product Designer at Buffer, and this is her story of how she got there. Give her a shout on Twitter @laurenchilcote

Caught between the art world and the sports world growing up, Mike Pesale has found his career smack-dab at the intersection of both. From his early days of interning and applying to endless jobs, to combining his love of sports and art as a career, Mike talks about the importance of playing to your passions and using your scrapes to grow a thicker skin. https://www.mikevpesale.com/ Instagram: @ITSMIKEP

Since their early days of sketching together as cousins, Aaron P Woods and Keith Marcel have a long history of mixing design and business. With their backgrounds in UX design, marketing, and structural engineering, the duo is an absolute force. Their latest venture, Podpal, is an exciting new SaaS product directed at podcasters to solve their fragmented workflow. I got to sit down with the boys at Podcast Movement 2019 and discuss the importance of listening to your audience, and testing the market before writing a single line of code. Sign up for the Beta of Podpal! http://www.podpal.com/beta/

Strapped with a love of music and an entrepreneurial spirit at 12 years old, Audio Engineer Tom Kelly takes us back to mowing lawns and holding car washes to afford his very own drum set. After finishing college $120K in debt, Tom hustled to make his way in the music industry. But after realizing the traditional industry path wasn't a realistic option, Tom took matters into his own hands. With podcasts exploding in the last few years, Tom started Clean Cut Audio, producing and elevating the standards of audio quality of multiple shows...all while sporting his dope sequin jacket. tomkelly.co Clean Cut Audio The Reminiscent Podcast

Described by her father as an "intense infant", Marisa Imon channels her emotional intensity into inspirational content creation in the form of mindful meditation, an Amazon best-selling book, and her most-recent venture to the comedy stage. Get Marisa's book! Super Intense: How Working With Your Emotional Intensity Makes You A Superhero Visit Marisa's Website: https://www.marisaimon.com/ Follow Marisa on Instagram: @marisaimonmusicandmiracles

Always wanting to be a “creative kid”, Chris Vasquez's career was born into the world of product design. While still honing his fine art skills in lettering and illustration, Chris takes us through the importance of team rituals, staying focused on the problem you’re trying to solve, and delivering the right solution. @clickpop

Writing his first song when he was 12 years old, Darius takes us through his early inspirations in music and how they inform his songwriting now. He gives us insight on how to use a job in the corporate world to fund your dreams, and the importance of being your true self in everything you do.

Described as Mona Lisa Vito meets Biggie, comedian Tara Cannistraci seems sweet, but don't cut her off in traffic! She has been killing it for the last few years, but it's not all roaring laughter and sitcom deals. Tara takes us through her journey and what it takes to make it through the roller coaster that is stand-up comedy. https://taracannistraci.com/ http://westandcomedy.com/ Tara is an Italian-American stand-up comedian born and raised in the Bronx, NY. She uses her New York upbringing as the foundation for her take on observational comedy. She has taken her talents to stage, television, film & off-Broadway. She wrote for and and was featured on SportsNet New York’s (SNY) “Oh Yeah”. Tara is the co-creator of We Stand Comedy, an LLC that produces live shows and digital content. Tara is a proud member and regular performer at the world famous Friars Club. She produces and performs for fellow Friar Chazz Palminteri’s Child Reach Foundation and tours regionally with Danny Aiello’s Italian Chicks. Tara performs regularly in NYC, throughout the country and Canada.

Self-starter Abraham Friedman documents his entry into the UX/UI field, and details how to fight designing from an ivory tower. https://abrahamfriedman.design/ We want to hear from you! Drop us a DM here

Jonathan is a writer, actor, director, and producer in New York City. He takes us through his creative process of writing "musical theater for adult children", and tees up Thicket & Thistle's, newest musical, "Death Cruise". https://www.bit.ly/deathcruisetickets Promo Code: 666 https://www.thicketandthistle.org/ -------- I want to hear from you! DM me here

Dani takes us through her story in neon bending and how she was able to find and craft her truly unique style.

Milan-based Illustrator Antonio Sortino takes us through his struggle early on of not having a creative network, and how he's managed to carve out his own corner in the illustration space.

Michelle Pruett details the importance of writing every day, and how she stayed laser-focused on the blog that eventually landed her a job! Follow us on Instagram @staycreating

I wanted to give a little insight into my backstory. Some of my stories will definitely sprinkle in during the episodes, but I figured I’d give a snippet into my early career and set the scene a bit! Follow us on Instagram @staycreating