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Charles J. Gibbs, Ed.D. became President of Metropolitan College of New York (MCNY) on July 1, 2024. With a distinguished 25-year career in higher education, Dr. Gibbs has led numerous institutions to growth and success. Prior to MCNY, he was CEO of 100 Black Men of America, the nation's largest African American male mentoring organization. He also served as President of the Propel Center HBCU Consortium, where he worked to expand opportunities for Black students in health, social justice, arts, agriculture, and technology. Dr. Gibbs has held key leadership positions at Clark Atlanta University, Miles College, and Howard University, focusing on policy, accreditation, and strategic development. Known for his hands-on approach, Dr. Gibbs has made significant strides in fundraising, enrollment, and community engagement, all while maintaining a strong commitment to student success. A triple alumnus of Howard University; Ed.D., 2020, M.Ed., Education Administration and Policy, 2004 and Bachelor of Business Administration, Marketing, 1991, he is a visionary leader dedicated to transforming education and inspiring future generations.

The ways politics make us angry just might surprise you! Trish Ahjel Roberts wasn't always mind-blowingly happy. Her journey started in 2010. She was a divorced mom who had just moved to a new city. She was in the midst of a painful breakup, money was tight, and she was convinced that her boss hated her. This wasn't how Trish imagined her life. One day when she was at her wits end, she sat down at her kitchen table and googled the word "meditation." The next day she went to a lunchtime session at a meditation center that completely changed her life. What else didn't she know? She started studying Buddhist philosophy, got certified as a yoga and meditation instructor, learned reiki healing, and became a certified life coach. Now as the founder and CEO of Mind-Blowing Happiness LLC, she uses her own personal struggle and success to help people just like you find freedom from anger and negative emotions so you can live authentically, walk in purpose, and reach your full potential. On episode 488 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out why Trish decided on Metropolitan College of New York and then Long Island University for her Masters, how she was able to get unstuck in life, why we get so upset over politics, how we can transform anger into positive action this political season, how we can get rid of our guilt and frustration, how we should combat betrayal, how we can get rid of road rage, what is unconscious bias and how that impacts our organization, and why diverse/authentic teams are best in college. Enjoy!

Parenting, while wonderful, is tough. Every parent knows that. And while some of the parenting challenges that previous generations faced are still applicable today, there are new challenges we're experiencing that have never been dealt with before. No one knows this better than Mrs. Modern Mom Probs herself, Tara Clark. She has been shedding light (and humor) along the way on what mothers face today since 2017. Her work helps mothers feel less alone and reminds us that we're not failing; we're all just trying to do our best. We had to chat with Tara on the show to hear her thoughts on modern mom probs and her solutions! Who is Tara Clark? Tara Clark is an author, speaker, content creator, podcaster, and the founder of Modern Mom Probs. After becoming a mom and recognizing a hole in the online space for moms to connect authentically, she launched her Instagram account in 2017. She has since built a valued community, solidifying herself as a humorous, trusted voice in the parenting space. Tara holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from Villanova University and an MBA in Media Management from Metropolitan College of New York. She currently lives in New Jersey with her husband and son. What Did We Discuss? In this episode, we chat with Tara Clark about modern mom problems. We wanted to talk to Tara about some of the most common struggles modern moms face and solutions to help us move forward. Here are several of the questions that we covered in our conversation: What are some of the most common problems modern mothers face today?  In your experience, what are some effective strategies for managing the juggling act of motherhood, work, and personal life? Social media often portrays an idealized version of motherhood, which can lead to comparison and feelings of inadequacy. How do you address this issue, and what advice do you give moms struggling with it? The mental load of motherhood, including managing household tasks, schedules, and emotional labor, is a significant challenge for many mothers. How do you raise awareness about this issue, and what strategies do you suggest for managing the mental load? Parenting is sometimes likened to a competitive sport, with pressure to excel in various aspects. How do you advocate for a more supportive and empathetic approach to parenting? What are some ways moms can combat feelings of isolation? How do you encourage moms to prioritize their mental health and well-being amidst the demands of parenthood, especially in a culture that often glorifies busyness and self-sacrifice? How can modern moms prioritize self-compassion and self-care when feeling overwhelmed or burnt out? What would it be if you could give modern mothers one piece of advice? Mamas, we are human. We make mistakes. However, we must remember that we are trying our best, and our best is good enough. Give yourself more grace as you navigate this stage of motherhood (and the next stage, and the next). If you're listening to this episode, chances are, you're a very good mother. We hope you feel the love and support you so deserve. Tara Clark's Resources Website: modernmomprobs.com Book: Modern Mom Probs: A Survival Guide for 21st Century Mothers Instagram: @modernmomprobs Podcast: Modern Mom Probs PodcastMy episode with Tara on her podcast: Birth Planning with "The Baby Chick" Nina Spears Thank you for listening to this episode! Be sure to follow us on our podcast Instagram page @thebabychickchat. Let us know what you think and if there are any other topics you'd like us to cover. Cheers to thriving as a modern mom! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You're personally invited to join Sherrise for an evening of inspiration and creativity: IDEATION TO CREATION at The Metropolitan College of New York MCNY) on Wed Mar 27 2024 at 6:00 - 7:30PM. All about unleashing your inner creative, turning your purpose into profitability, and leveraging from your network/resources to succeed—in any field.This guided experience will help you discover that you already possess the answers to access your success (goals and/or desires included)!During this experience you'll be able to connect, engage, and network with like-minded individuals, participate in an interactive workshop, and get the opportunity to learn from (Sherrise Marshalleck) an industry professional; who colors outside the lines, charts their own path, and creates without limits.Sherrise will also be sharing more than 15 years of expertise in: entertainment, fashion, writing, and wellness including the pivots she's made from Regional Management - becoming a globally-published author, screenwriter and wellness conduit. Whether you're a student or a seasoned pro, there's something for everyone at IDEATION TO CREATION.*Each guest will receive (in-person) access to the IDEATION TO CREATION/Classroom Takeover/Workshop, an e-book, and post event check-in.Event contributors: Amy Soucy, Beahive, @byartis, @diginn, @FiftyshadesNYC, @laughinggutkombucha, @smartwater, and @unreal.snacks, who will be partnering with us once again to make this an even more enjoyable event for each guest.Be a part of our ever-growing community! Grab a ticket here, mark your calendars, and get ready to unleash your creativity!I'm enthusiastic to see you there—bring a friend (or few) all are welcome.-Team Sincerely, Sherrise™--Share this episode with at least (3) three people. By doing this you'll be inspiring others to be the best version of themselves and helping them to love and understand who they are from the inside out! Learn more about INSIDEOUT here. Check out our INSIDEOUT Beacon, NY Event here Get your INSIDEOUT merch here.Join the Sincerely, Sherrise: INSIDEOUT community; learn more here. Download your FREE Sincerely, Sherrise journals/workbooks here. If you need a little help affirming or maybe you liked the affirmations in this episode, don't hesitate to grab a copy of I AM AND I WILL: The A-Z of Positive Affirmations and Call to Actions! Get Yours today, click here!Download your FREE wellness Journal(s) via SherriseMarshalleck.com/SincerelySherriseAccess the new

You're personally invited to join me for an evening of inspiration and creativity: IDEATION TO CREATION at The Metropolitan College of New York MCNY) on Wed Mar 27 2024 at 6:00 - 7:30PM. All about unleashing your inner creative, turning your purpose into profitability, and leveraging from your network/resources to succeed—in any field.This guided experience will help you discover that you already possess the answers to access your success (goals and/or desires included)!During this experience you'll be able to connect, engage, and network with like-minded individuals, participate in an interactive workshop, and get the opportunity to learn from (Sherrise Marshalleck) an industry professional; who colors outside the lines, charts their own path, and creates without limits.Sherrise will also be sharing more than 15 years of expertise in: entertainment, fashion, writing, and wellness including the pivots she's made from Regional Management - becoming a globally-published author, screenwriter and wellness conduit. Whether you're a student or a seasoned pro, there's something for everyone at IDEATION TO CREATION.*Each guest will receive (in-person) access to the IDEATION TO CREATION/Classroom Takeover/Workshop, an e-book, and post event check-in.Event contributors: Amy Soucy, Beahive, @byartis, @diginn, @FiftyshadesNYC, @laughinggutkombucha, @smartwater, and @unreal.snacks, who will be partnering with us once again to make this an even more enjoyable event for each guest.Be a part of our ever-growing community! Grab a ticket here, mark your calendars, and get ready to unleash your creativity!I'm enthusiastic to see you there—bring a friend (or few) all are welcome.-Team Sincerely, Sherrise™--Share this episode with at least (3) three people. By doing this you'll be inspiring others to be the best version of themselves and helping them to love and understand who they are from the inside out! Learn more about INSIDEOUT here. Check out our INSIDEOUT Beacon, NY Event here Get your INSIDEOUT merch here.Join the Sincerely, Sherrise: INSIDEOUT community; learn more here. Download your FREE Sincerely, Sherrise journals/workbooks here. If you need a little help affirming or maybe you liked the affirmations in this episode, don't hesitate to grab a copy of I AM AND I WILL: The A-Z of Positive Affirmations and Call to Actions! Get Yours today, click here!Download your FREE wellness Journal(s) via SherriseMarshalleck.com/SincerelySherriseAccess the new UR: Upon Reflection blog click

Today With Tara Clark: Today, the creator of Instagram's @modernmomprobs, as well as the author of the book Modern Mom Probs: A Survival Guide for 21st Century Mothers, shares what it means to have creator burnout. It's an easy thing to have, especially as content creators and influencers in this crazy digital world that is constantly changing. But don't worry, there are ways around it. Pick It Apart [3:50] Tara explains what she learned to be the difference between influencers and content creators [7:35] Signs you may be experiencing “Creator Burnout” and what to do about it. [16:44] The importance of compartmentalizing your personal life versus your professional life. [21:23] Tara shares the personal boundaries she has for what she shares on social media. [26:32] What is the level of responsibility of a content creator? [31:59] Tara explains how she decides when and what to do next. [47:00] When content creators take, repeat, and re-share other's content. [55:39] Tara advises staying true to yourself and being proud of what you put out there. Christie Rocha's and Tara Clark's Ah-Ha Moments “If you are physically feeling sick when it comes to doing your work, maybe that's when you need to take a step back and take a break,” - Tara Clark “What we need to learn how to do is compartmentalize ourselves as a person versus us in our professional life,” - Tara Clark “Content creators and influencers are people too and need a minute to process certain things, just like anybody else,” - Tara Clark “In regards to pivoting, originally I started this podcast based on what I needed and now I need something different,” - Christie Rocha “If there was one wish I had for social media is that they could take away viewing any metrics, so people could create simply for the love of creating,” - Tara Clark More About Tara Clark Tara Clark, creator of Instagram's @modernmomprobs, is the author of the book Modern Mom Probs: A Survival Guide for 21st Century Mothers. She presents realistic issues facing modern parents in a humorous, heart-warming light. A frequent guest on podcasts discussing parenting, Tara is the very funny and authentic voice of a generation of modern mothers. She got her start in social media while working at Nickelodeon, where she oversaw the social media accounts for Nick Jr. and Nick@Nite. Tara holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from Villanova University and an MBA from Metropolitan College of New York in Media Management. She currently lives in New Jersey with her husband and son. Connect with Tara Clark Website Instagram  Facebook  X YouTube Connect with Christie! Website Join us at LuAnn Live 2023! Like Us: Facebook | Follow Us: Instagram | Listen Here: Podcast Other Shows Mentioned: #03 Tara Clark: Heartfelt Advice from the Creator of an Online Village for Modern Moms #78: Libby Ward: Depressed Or A Hot Mess? Diary Of An Honest Mom Talks On Mental Health And Motherhood #143: Holly Marie Haynes: Simplify And Scale: The Secrets To Building A Successful Business In 8-10 Hours A Week #174: Jenna Hermans: Finding Calm In The Chaos: A Guide To Navigating The Ups And Downs Of Parenting And Daily Life

Pauline Duval est née en 1987 à Boulogne-Billancourt. Après des études de gestion à l'université Panthéon-Assas, elle rejoint New York pour conclure ses études avec un MBA au Metropolitan College. De retour en France en 2012, elle intègre le groupe familial breton créé par son père Eric en 1994. Aujourd'hui, le groupe affiche 25 ans d'expérience (Odalys, UGolf, Happy Senior...), 1 milliard d'euros de chiffre d'affaires, 5 000 collaborateurs et une image singulière : l'investissement dans les territoires, la valorisation de leur attractivité et le soutien à l'innovation, le tout dans le souci de construire une société durable. 

Welcome to the second episode of the second season of The Cappella Podcast! We're thrilled to have you back for another exciting installment of our show. What makes our podcast so special is its ability to explore the diverse aspects of parenting, and today's episode is a perfect example of our commitment to tackling the many dimensions of parenthood. In this episode, we have the pleasure of sitting down with Tara Clark from Modern Mom Probs. Tara is a multifaceted individual with a wealth of experience and expertise in the world of parenting. We are incredibly grateful to Tara for joining us on The Cappella Podcast, and we are sure that you will find her insights and experiences enlightening and relatable. Thank you for joining us, and we hope you enjoy this episode of The Cappella Podcast! Tara Clark is an author, speaker, content creator, podcaster, and the founder of Modern Mom Probs. After becoming a mom and recognizing a hole in the online space for moms to authentically connect, she launched her Instagram account in 2016. She has since built a valued community, solidifying herself as a humorous, trusted voice in the parenting space. Her work has been featured in prominent publications including Buzzfeed, Today, Motherly, Parents.com, Scary Mommy, Romper and Yahoo Life.Tara published her first parenting book, “Modern Mom Probs: A Survival Guide for 21st Century Mothers” in April 2021. As an advocate for maternal mental health support, Tara held the honor of being the 2021 Spokesperson of The Blue Dot Project, the national symbol for maternal mental health survivor-ship, support, and solidarity.In 2022, she launched the Modern Mom Probs podcast where she seeks to find solutions for modern mom problems by interviewing medical experts, therapists, popular content creators and authors, including New York Times best-selling authors Dr. Shefali, Eve Rodsky, and Tiffani Thiessen.An avid mental health advocate, Tara has spoken about content creator burnout at conferences, such as Mom 2.0 Summit and This is It Network.Tara holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from Villanova University and an MBA from Metropolitan College of New York in Media Management. She currently lives in New Jersey with her husband and son. Connect with Tara: ⁠Instagram ⁠| ⁠Tiktok | Twitter | ⁠Website Find the Youtube video interview ⁠here⁠! For more from Cappella, follow us on all social media channels: ⁠Website⁠ | ⁠Instagram⁠ | ⁠Facebook⁠ | ⁠Linkedin⁠ | ⁠Twitter⁠ | ⁠Youtube⁠ To get in touch with us, send us an email at ⁠hello@cappella.io⁠! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cappella/message

Why do most Americans strongly disapprove of Congress? It's complicated. Addiction to power, fame, and money has always been part of Congress' ick factor and the brutal politics of our era create all sorts of perverse incentives for members to cosplay TV stars. But is there something deeper going on? Is Congress broken forever?Fernando hunts for an answer with Dr. Kevin Kosar, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute studying the US Congress. He previously worked at the Congressional Research Service focusing on public administration issues. Kosar has taught public policy at New York University and lectured on public administration at Metropolitan College of New York. He has authored several books, including "Congress Overwhelmed: The Decline in Congressional Capacity and Prospects for Reform."

Welcome back Wayne Applewhite to The TufFish Show, a place to help writers and aspiring authors get out of their own way to leave a legacy by telling the stories they want to share through writing their own books and confidently sharing them with others. The writing process can be tough and the business side can feel scary, but TufFish makes both feel smoother and achievable. Visit https://www.jennifermilius.com/tuffish to learn more. This fun conversation with my co-author and friend, Wayne Applewhite, is a wonderful way to celebrate the release of our audiobook! We narrated our book, You Know it's a Verb, Right?, and it was a wonderful experience for us. In this chat, we talked about what it was like to narrate our book, how we planned and prepped, and how the imperfect recordings were handled for a seamless and engaging experience for our listeners. Wayne Applewhite is a lifelong learner. His leadership practices started in high school as he witnessed firsthand that leadership was something more than what met the naked eye. Using his curious and ever asking observational notions, Wayne knew early on that leadership was more - much more - than being in charge by title only. Wayne was co-founder of a leadership development firm, Just Leadership, LLC, and holds a Doctor of Management degree. He has an eclectic experience base that he brings to the community and to the nation at large. Wayne has over thirty-five years of diverse and challenging leadership experiences, coupled with a solid foundation of continuing education. He has held challenging positions such as Associate Professor (Boston University), Director of Graduate Military Programs (Boston University, Metropolitan College), Associate Dean, Instructor, Lecturer, Adjunct Professor, Outside Director, Thought Leader, Non-commissioned Officer in Charge, Officer in Charge, Commander, and COO. In each of those leadership positions, Wayne continued to build his leadership skillset as he also pursued formal and informal education. Most recently, he is the co-host of 27 Minutes with Sheila and Wayne!, a podcast focused on providing tips on being a better "you" while at work, play or life with a mission to change the world “One verb at a time!” Wayne's latest book, You Know it's a Verb, Right?, co-authored with Jennifer Milius, is about leadership. However, if you ask him, his greatest joy and accomplishment, is being a husband and a dad Visit https://mindsyncing.com/ Book purchase link: https://www.amazon.com/You-Know-its-Verb-Right-ebook/dp/B08RLQ6WF4/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

Hello, beautiful! Tune in this week to hear an incredibly informative candid conversation with the phenomenal Rosaline Gordon!Rosaline Gordon is an entrepreneur, international speaker, and mentor. Rosaline has served as CEO and Founder of The Gordon Group Financial Services, Inc. since 2015. She holds a master's in Legal Studies from Trinity Law School and a bachelor's in Business Administration from Metropolitan College of New York.With over 30 years of experience, Rosaline provides optimal strategies and financial solutions for entrepreneurs and high-net-worth clients at each phase of their business. See you on the inside…What You Learn:Rosaline's journey and what made her the queen of numbersThe difference between internal and external compliance in businessThe services offered by The Gordon Group Financial ServicesHow you can reach out to Rosaline and consult with herFeatured on the Show:Learn more about Rosaline and The Golden Group Financial Services on their website!Check out Rosaline's new page, Mastering the Business of BusinessFollow Rosaline on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedInLearn more about how you can work directly with AnitaLove the show? Leave a review of the show on Apple Podcasts (click the link to find out how).Follow me on Instagram!Find me on Facebook!As an Executive Coach for Women, Professional Speaker, Corporate Metaphysician™, Author of The 5 Phases of Dating – The Grown-Ass Woman's Guide to Attracting and Maintaining Authentic Relationships, and the Creator of The Happy Executive Woman™…Anita teaches women of color how to heal from past relationships and corporate trauma, increase their confidence and improve their leadership skills.She is a board member of the Women Impact Network and Women In Technology, where she focuses on coordinating and creating professional development training for the members.Anita also coaches White allies on how to ACTivate Your Privilege!™ and is hired to speak and train as The Corporate Metaphysician™ at organizations willing to begin reversing corporate America's trauma by taking an honest look at their “unconscious DEI efforts,” all using practical and metaphysical concepts.

In this episode, we’re joined by Kamilah Campbell of The Pink Locket. Kamilah was born in Kingston, Jamaica and immigrated to the United States in the early 80s. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in International Trade with a concentration in English-Speaking Caribbean countries. Kamilah spent nearly 5 years working in Media and Entertainment at Viacom while completing her MBA focused on Media & Entertainment from Metropolitan College of New York. The Pink Locket was established in 2008, when it first launched its store on Etsy. Coming from a culturally rich background my inspiration comes from art, shapes, city landscapes and even my customers. The Pink Locket's jewelry pieces have been featured on various movies, television shows and media outlets such as Design Sponge, Etsy’s Editor features, Essence.com, Buzz Feed, Huffington Post, The Grio, Hallmark Channel, Lifetime TV and Netflix. Find The Pink Locket Online: The Pink Locket’s Website The Pink Locket’s Twitter The Pink Locket’s Pinterest The Pink Locket’s Instagram The Pink Locket’s Tumblr The Pink Locket’s YouTube Cool stuff discussed during the episode that you should further explore: Etsy – Kamilah was an early adopter of Etsy, don’t be scared to identify new routes or paths of exposure for your business 401(k) Loans – Kamilah spoke about leveraging this as an option to fund the business initially Family & Friend Support – There’s always reticence to incorporate family or friends, Kamilah embraced that in a way to train and teach the generations coming behind her. Flexibility Book: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Book: Trading in the Zone: Master the Market with Confidence, Discipline, and a Winning Attitude by Mark Douglas Podcast: Snap Judgement – A podcast focused on telling incredible stories Podcast: Carry on Friends – A podcast focused on the Caribbean American experience Podcast: InvestED – The podcast that teaches you how to invest with your values Tool: QuickBooks – Accounting software to help keep your business finances straight Tool: Facebook Business – Can create a lot of ads on Facebook and Instagram Tool: Facebook Groups: Meta Elevate HQ and Traffic Sales & Profit w/Lamar Tyler

Rose Gottemoeller, the Steven C. Házy lecturer at the Center for International Security and Cooperation in Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and research fellow at the Hoover Institution, leads a conversation on international security and cooperation. FASKIANOS: Welcome to today's session of the Winter/Spring 2022 CFR Academic Webinar Series. I'm Irina Faskianos, vice president of the National Program and Outreach at CFR. Today's discussion is on the record, and the video and transcript will be available on our website at CFR.org/academic. As always, CFR takes no institutional positions on matters of policy. We are delighted and honored to have Rose Gottemoeller with us today to talk about international security and cooperation. Rose Gottemoeller is the Steve C. Házy lecturer at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and its Center for International Security and Cooperation. She is also a fellow at the Hoover Institution. From 2016 to 2019, she served as the deputy secretary-general (DSG) of NATO, where she advanced NATO's adaptation to the new security challenges in Europe and the fight against terrorism. And before that, she served as the undersecretary for arms control and international security at the State Department. In 2009 and 2010, she was the assistant secretary of state for arms control, verification, and compliance, during which time she served as chief U.S. negotiator of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty with the Russian Federation. So, Rose Gottemoeller, thank you very much for being with us. I can't think of anybody better to have this conversation with us than you. When we planned this webinar, we knew it was the sixtieth anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, but what we did not know was Russia would invade Ukraine and that there would be a war going on. So perhaps you can put this in context, talk about the lessons learned from the Cuban Missile Crisis, and where we are now, given what's going on in Ukraine. GOTTEMOELLER: Thank you so much, Irina. And it's wonderful to be with you, and with everyone who was able to join us today from across the country. I know there are many impressive institutions who are dialing in, and I really appreciate the chance to have a conversation with you and look forward to talking with the students and hearing what your questions are as well. Let me indeed begin talking today about the Cuban Missile Crisis, which happened sixty years ago this coming October. It was a time—I was a fourth grader at the time. And I remember, I was going to a Catholic school in Dearborn, Michigan. And the nuns said to us: You really must get home quickly tonight, children, there might be a nuclear war. You need to be with your parents. None of us knew exactly what was going on, but we knew that nuclear war was a really bad thing. We'd been through many drills, hiding under our desks or out in the hallway with our head between our knees. I have to tell you, even as a third grader, during one of those drills I thought to myself: If we get hit by a nuclear weapon, putting my head between my knees is not going to help one bit. So even as a third grader, I knew that nuclear weapons were weapons of mass destruction. So, we did manage to solve that crisis, with a secret deal, as it turned out. President Kennedy agreed quietly to withdraw intermediate-range nuclear missiles from Turkey. Never made public, until much later. And Khrushchev agreed to withdraw what were equivalent missiles from Cuba. And we got back to the negotiating table. In fact, the Cuban Missile Crisis dealt not only the United States and the Soviet Union, but other countries around the world, what I call a short, sharp shock. We recognized how devastating would be the effect of nuclear war, and we decided we really did need to talk together about how we were going to control and limit those risks. So, it led to a blossoming of negotiations on all kinds of limitations and controls. First, the Limited Test Ban Treaty. It was a test ban on nuclear testing in the atmosphere that was very quickly agreed after the Cuban Missile Crisis. President Kennedy gave an important speech at American University in June of 1963, when he said we really must control this most dangerous of weapons. And he proposed at that time a test ban treaty limiting testing in the atmosphere. And that was agreed rather quickly. It's amazing to me, as an arms control negotiator, that that treaty was then agreed by August of that very year. So record time. The U.K. also joined in those negotiations. But one thing that's very interesting, the Limited Test Ban was the first, I would say also, environmental arms control treaty. It was inspired by the fact that countries around the world and publics around the world were recognizing that testing in the atmosphere was producing a lot of strontium-90 and other radioactive pollutants that were getting into the food supply. Again, I remember from that period my own mother saying, “We've got to be worried about the milk we're drinking because it's got strontium-90 in it from testing in the atmosphere.” So even then, there were some environmental pushes that led to, I think, in part the quick negotiation of the Limited Test Ban Treaty. After that, we went to the step of controlling tests also under the sea and underground, starting with the Threshold Test Ban Treaty, that did not enter into force until the early 1990s. It was a long negotiation, but it was negotiated through that period of the 1960s into the 1970s. We also negotiated what has been the foundational document of the nonproliferation regime: the [Nuclear] Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT). That was negotiated through the late 1960s and entered into force in 1972. It did basically designate five nuclear weapon states. These days they are U.S., U.K., France, China, and Russia. But at that time, those nuclear weapon states were the only states that would be permitted to possess nuclear weapons. All other states around the world would give up their right to nuclear weapons. But there was a grand bargain there. The nuclear weapon states agreed to proceed with total nuclear disarmament, under Article 6 of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, and in return for which the non-nuclear weapon states under the NPT would, again, not build their own weapons. They would prevent proliferation of nuclear weapons. And everyone would work to promote peaceful uses of the atom, whether in nuclear energy, or agriculture, manufacturing, mining industry, et cetera, promoting—or medical uses as well—promoting peaceful uses of the atom. So those are what are called the three pillars of the NPT: disarmament, nonproliferation, and peaceful uses. So that was agreed in 1972. And working in that multilateral way was important, but there was also an impetus given in this commitment to disarmament for the United States and the Soviet Union to get together and to begin to negotiate bilaterally the two together on limiting their nuclear weapons. We built up a tremendous nuclear arsenal during the Cold War years. At the time that we were beginning to talk to the Soviets about limiting nuclear weapons and nuclear weapon delivery systems, missiles and bombers, submarines—at that time, in the late 1960s, we had about 32,000 nuclear warheads, if you can imagine that. And the Soviets built up their stockpile to be about 40,000 nuclear warheads. So there were tremendous numbers of nuclear weapons being held in storage, but there were also tremendous numbers that were deployed. So we worked steadily from that period, the 1970s into the 1980s, to try to limit nuclear weapons. Didn't work so well. There are various reasons why. Most specifically, I think, we were just driving harder and harder with more effective missiles to deploy more warheads on those missiles. And so, by the time we got into the 1980s, we had about 12,000 warheads deployed on missiles and deployed or designated for deployment on bombers. The Soviets the same, about 12,000. Now, remember those numbers I gave you, 32,000 total, 40,000 total in the USSR. We held a lot of weapons in storage, not on top of missiles, not on top of delivery vehicles, as we called them. They were just held in storage. But we also then had 12,000 deployed on missiles and pointed at each other in a very high-readiness state. So we had got through the 1970s and 1980s not blowing each other up, but we also didn't have much success limiting those systems because there was this technological jump ahead, being able to put more warheads on individual missile systems. So, that's when Reagan and Gorbachev entered the scene. In the mid-1980s they got together. Reagan had not been very easy on the USSR when he came into office. He declared the USSR the “evil empire.” And he drove hard military modernization that included some nuclear modernization as well. The sclerotic Soviet leadership at that time, they were dying off one by one. First it was Brezhnev, then it was Andropov, then there was a third fellow. They all went very, very quickly. And Gorbachev took over in the mid-1980s. And he and Reagan actually then got together and began to talk about how they might reduce—not try to limit, because limit wasn't good enough. The technology was always pushing ahead. But how could we actually begin to reduce nuclear weapons and their delivery systems, and the missiles we put them on? So that was the negotiations that began in the 1980s for the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty and also the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, which finally entered into force in 1994. And that treaty, once again, took the number of deployed warheads on both sides down from 12,000 deployed warheads on each side to 6,000 deployed warheads on each side. If you think about one of these warheads, a single warhead is enough to destroy a city. It's nothing like what we're seeing in Ukraine today. Sadly, such horrible destruction and the really barbaric attacks on civilian targets like this maternity hospital yesterday. I'm just heartbroken about this, as I'm sure many of you are. But that was a big bomb that was really directed at a single facility and was very destructive. But if you can imagine a nuclear weapon, that could really pulverize—pulverize—the center of a city. And that's what happened in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, when the United States was the only country to use nuclear weapons in wartime. And that is what has led to this nuclear taboo that has been pretty clear, because it was recognized these are weapons of mass destruction. They completely pulverize, and many, many lives lost. And those who are left living, as it was said at the time of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, would envy the dead because of the severity of their injuries. So, people were recognizing that we had too many deployed warheads. We had 12,000 pointed at each other on a high state of alert. So getting them down to 6,000 on each side was important. That was the goal of the START treaty. Then in the early 2000s, in 2002, President Bush and President—believe it or not—Putin at that time decided in the Moscow Treaty on a further reduction. That took us down to 2,200 deployed warheads on both sides. And then the treaty that I worked on negotiating, the New START treaty in 2009 and 2010, took us down to 1,550 deployed warheads on both the U.S. and Russian sides. So 12,000 down to 1,550. That's a pretty good disarmament record. And it all sprang from that short, sharp shock of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Now, sixty years later, it's a tragedy, but we seem to be facing another crisis on par with the Cuban Missile Crisis. Vladimir Putin has been rattling the nuclear saber. We are very concerned, not necessarily about a big nuclear exchange between the United States and the Russian Federation, but about some smaller strike, perhaps use of a nuclear weapon on Ukrainian territory, perhaps a so-called demonstration strike, where Russia would launch a nuclear explosion over the Black Sea, for example, just to prove that they're willing to do it. And so, at the moment, we are facing these nuclear threats out of the Kremlin with a lot of concern, but also very serious attitude about how we sustain and maintain nuclear deterrence at this moment of supreme crisis in Ukraine, and ensure that we continue to deter Russia from taking these disastrous actions with weapons of mass destruction. But also think about ways—how can we go forward from here to preserve what we have achieved in these sixty years since the Cuban Missile Crisis. This great foundation of big nuclear international regimes that we have been able to put in place—such as the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, that means the only country that has tested nuclear weapons in this century is North Korea. There is a taboo against nuclear testing that is strongly held, the taboo against nuclear use has held since Hiroshima and Nagasaki over seventy-five years ago. And now, we are looking at ensuring that we sustain and maintain the Nonproliferation Treaty regime so that we do not see a lot of new nuclear weapon states emerging across the globe. Just one thing I forgot to mention—President Kennedy spoke quite a bit about these things. I think the Cuban Missile Crisis really for him personally was a big shock, and really provoked his thinking quite a bit—but he said, “We need this Nonproliferation Treaty because otherwise we're going to end up with twenty, twenty-five nuclear weapon states around the world. And that will be hugely destabilizing.” So the Nonproliferation Treaty regime, although we pay attention to the rogue states, the DPRKs [Democratic People's Republic of Koreas], the Irans, of course. It looks like we may be now returning to the Iran nuclear deal. I certainly hope so. We also need Iranian oil at this moment, which is another matter. But we have a couple of nuclear rogues out there. But, in general, we have prevented the proliferation of nuclear weapons, thanks to the Nonproliferation Treaty regime. We need to do everything we can at this moment to preserve and protect these important big regimes. And that goes not only for nuclear, but also the so-called other weapons of mass destruction. The Chemical Weapons Convention bans the use of chemicals in wartime. Not only chemical weapons, that is chemical designed to be used as weapons, but also what we've been seeing in Syria, the use of chlorine gas in wartime. That is forbidden by the Chemical Weapons Convention as well. So we need these big regimes to continue—the Biological Weapons Convention, the same. So I really wanted to stress this point as we get to our discussion period, because it's going to take a lot of attention and effort if Russia is now turning its back on playing a responsible role in the international community. If Russia is turning into a very big pariah state, as I argued yesterday in a piece in Foreign Affairs, we need to figure out what we are going to do, losing Russia as a partner. Because Russia has actually been a great player in negotiating all these treaties and agreements. But if Russia is turning its back on a responsible role in the international community, then the United States has to look for other partners. I would argue that we should be really approaching Beijing. They are, after all, a nuclear weapon state under the Nonproliferation Treaty. And historically they have been a rather responsible nuclear weapon state under the Nonproliferation Treaty, joining in efforts to advance the goals of nuclear disarmament. So it's hard, because at the moment, as you know, Beijing and Washington have been at great odds over any number of issues—Taiwan, trade and investment, human rights with the Uyghurs. So many issues we've been at odds over. But I think the moment has come where we need to think about how we are going to preserve these weapons of mass destruction regimes, the nuclear regimes, the testing—the ban against nuclear testing. How are we going to preserve it in the face of Russia as a pariah state? And that means, I think, we must partner with China. So those are my remarks to begin with. I see we have a few questions already. And I'm really looking forward to our discussion. Irina, back over to you. FASKIANOS: Rose, thank you very much. So let's start with a raised hand from Babak Salimitari. And please state your institution and unmute yourself. Q: Good morning. My name is Babak Salimitari. I'm a third-year economics major at University of California, Irvine. And my question really pertains with NATO as a force for international security. I was looking at the list of countries that were not paying the 2 percent of their necessary GDP for defense. And these are some rich countries, like Norway, and the Netherlands, and Germany. These aren't poor, third-world countries. I don't understand why they don't pay their fair share. So when you were in NATO, what did you tell these people? GOTTEMOELLER: That's a very good question, Babak. And, honestly, it's been great for me to watch now with this otherwise terrible crisis in Ukraine—it's been great for me to watch that countries who were very resistant of paying their 2 percent of GDP are now stepping forward and saying they are ready to do so. And Germany is the prime example. President Trump was very insistent on this matter, and very much threatening dire action by the United States, including that the United States would fail to honor its so-called Article 5 commitments to NATO, which that is—under the founding document of NATO, the so-called Washington Treaty of 1949, Article 5 states that if a single country in the NATO alliance is attacked, then all countries must—and it asks for help, there's that important point too—if it asks for help then other NATO countries are obliged to come to its assistance in defending it. So President Trump was threatening that the United States would not fulfill its Article 5 commitments. He was very tough on this matter. I was the deputy secretary-general at NATO during the years of the Trump presidency. My boss and I, Jens Stoltenberg and I, always welcomed President Trump's pressure on these matters, because every single U.S. president, again, since Jack Kennedy—I'll go back to him. There's a great—now in the public domain—a great report of a National Security Council meeting where John Kennedy says, “I am tired of these NATO European freeloaders. We spend all the money on defense; they take our defenses and don't build up their own. And they're freeloading, they're freeriding on us.” So every single U.S. president has raised this issue with the allies. But it was Donald Trump who got them to really sit up and take notice in the first instance. So President—I'm sorry—Secretary-General Stoltenberg and I always supported his efforts, although we were not supportive of his drawing any question about U.S. obligations with regard to Article 5. But we supported his efforts to push the allies on paying 2 percent of GDP. A number of them did step up during the Trump years, and so more were paying 2 percent of GDP now with this crisis. Unfortunately, again, it's taken a dire crisis in Ukraine. But we see even Germany stepping up. Just one final word on Germany. At the time, when I was DSG, they kept saying, well 2 percent of our GDP, we are the most enormous economy in Europe. And if we spend 2 percent of GDP, then other countries are going to start worrying about casting back to the past and remembering Nazi Germany, and thinking about the big military buildup in the 1930s. So we don't want that to happen. So that was very deeply ingrained in the political elites in Berlin. But now, we're seeing that 180-degree switch just in the last ten days. I think it's remarkable. But I welcome it, for one, that they are now willing to spend 2 percent of GDP on defense. FASKIANOS: Great. I'm going to take the next question, a written question, from Caleb Kahila, undergraduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. One issue that I don't hear much about is the actions of individuals involved in nuclear weapons. An example is Abdul Qadeer Khan, who leads the Pakistani nuclear program but is also believed to have given nuclear information to Iran, North Korea, among others. With examples like Khan, should the international community take the issue of individual nuclear proliferation more seriously? GOTTEMOELLER: That is a great question. And indeed, certain individuals have had a profoundly malignant effect on nuclear nonproliferation. It is worthwhile to note that the Nonproliferation Treaty—the membership is very wide, but there are a few outliers. And India and Pakistan are both outliers. And I think for some weird reason, Khan felt justified in being an outlier to share nuclear weapons information with a number of countries, including also Libya, as I understand. So there was this notion I think that he had, almost an ideological notion—he's dead now—but an ideological notion of producing an Islamic bomb to counter both the Indians, their mortal enemies, but also to ensure that the rest of the world did not mess with Pakistan, and also did not mess with the rest of the Muslim world, the Islamic world. So it was, I think, very clear that this one malignant individual had an enormous deleterious effect on the nonproliferation regime. We have been able to, I think, place constraints and dial back in many ways from some of his export activities, including when the Libyans were willing to give up their weapons of mass destruction programs. But you're absolutely right that it necessary to pay attention to individuals—powerful individuals, they have to be—who have that kind of access. And luckily, they are fairly rare. But we have to pay attention to the individuals who could make a very big problem for the nonproliferation regime. I do worry nowadays about the North Koreans, about the DPRK. The trouble is, they are themselves bent on acquiring nuclear bombs. And if they give away their fissile material, for example. One of the big barriers to getting a bomb is you need a significant amount of either highly enriched uranium or plutonium. And it's rather difficult to acquire. So if the DPRK were going to get into this business of giving away their expertise, the next question would be, well, how about some fissile material to back that up? And I dare say, they'd rather keep all their fissile material for themselves. But that's a very good question, Caleb. Thank you for that. FASKIANOS: I'm going to go next Mojúbàolú Olúfúnké Okome at Brooklyn College. Q: Thank you very much. Mojúbàolú Olúfúnké Okome. And I teach political science at Brooklyn College. And I have two issues that are kind of bothering me. One is, what are the chances that Russia will turn its back on the NPT in totality, and on other weapons regimes in this war? And then, besides an alliance with China, what are the other options for the U.S.? The second thing is, would Russia have been so bold to invade Ukraine if Ukraine hadn't destroyed its weapons—it's nuclear weapons and joined the NPT? I remember a Mearsheimer article in Foreign Affairs, I think, where he was giving a very unpopular view at that time that nuclear—destroying nuclear weapons in the Ukraine was a bad idea, because there was a need to kind of have a defense against Russia's potential invasion of the Ukraine. This was in the 1990s. And now it seems like he was right. So I'm just wondering what you think of these two issues. GOTTEMOELLER: Very good questions, Dr. Okome. And very difficult ones. But let me start on your first question. I argued yesterday in my Foreign Affairs article that I don't think it's so much that Russia would actually leave the regimes. I don't believe that they would turn their backs on the regimes by leaving them. What I believe, though, is that they will just prove to be not the good partner they have been historically. Historically they have really been, as I put it in the article, a giant of the nonproliferation regime, always looking for solutions for problems. Helping to drive forward top priorities, not only in the Nonproliferation Treaty but in what I call the wider regime, which includes these other treaties and agreements, including our bilateral treaties, the New START treaty is currently still in force, thank God. So I do worry that now they would instead turn to a more negative role, perhaps a wrecker role, in trying to stymie decision making in the regime implementation bodies, and trying to be mischievous in the way they interact with the rest of the regime members. And for that reason, I think we will need to have strong leadership. And the United States will need allies. And so that is why I have been emphasizing looking to China as a possible ally in what will be a very difficult, very difficult time going forward. But I do feel very sure that we must have as a top objective, a top priority preserving these regimes and agreements. Your second question, let me say a few words about the so-called Budapest Memorandum. I was involved in negotiating it. I worked for President Clinton in the 1990s. I was convinced at the time, I remain convinced, that what the Budapest Memorandum bought Ukraine was thirty years of peace and stability to build itself up as an independent and sovereign nation. We, in the Clinton administration, argued to Ukraine at the time that if they tried to hang on to the nuclear weapons that were left on their territory after the breakup of the Soviet Union, that they would end up in an immediate conflict with Russia that would be destabilizing and would not allow their fragile, young democracy to take root. And I still believe that very strongly. For those of you who don't remember those years, when the Soviet Union broke apart, over a thousand warheads were left on Ukrainian territory, over a thousand warheads were left on Kazakh territory, Kazakhstan, and approximately a hundred warheads were left in Belarus. So there—and there were strategic delivery vehicles. There were intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) deployed in all three countries, and there were bombers deployed in Ukraine. So there were weapon systems that needed to be destroyed and eliminated. And in this case, we got the Ukrainians to agree to join the Nonproliferation Treaty as a non-nuclear weapon state. Their warheads were returned to Russia for down-blending to low-enriched uranium, which was then used in—(laughs)—it's ironic—but it was used for power plant fuel for the nuclear power plants in Ukraine. I do want to stress that at that time there was a very cooperative negotiation going on. And our assumption working—it was with the Russians and the Ukrainians and the Americans together. We were all working on this problem together in good faith. And it was a very, very positive effort overall. I still believe that Ukraine would have been caught immediately in the maelstrom of conflict with Russia if they had tried somehow to hang onto those weapons. And technically, it would not have been easy, because the command and control of all those missiles was in Moscow. It was not in Ukraine. They would have had to try to guillotine themselves from the command-and-control system in Moscow and build up a command-and-control system in Ukraine for these nuclear weapon systems. And it was our judgment, it remains my judgment, that it would have been very destructive for the young Ukrainian state, the young Ukrainian democracy to try to hang on to them. And I do think that they have taken shape as an independent power, not entirely healthy economically but, before this terrible crisis, their economy was growing. And so I do think that what we are seeing today, with the brave—very brave defense of Ukraine by the Ukrainian public, and its armed forces, and first and foremost its president—that was all born out of the thirty years that the Ukrainians got to build up their country as an independent and sovereign state. And, again, they would not have had that if they had insisted in the 1990s on holding onto nuclear weapons. FASKIANOS: Great. I'm going to take a written question from Michael Strmiska, who is associate professor of world history at Orange County Community College in New York State. I'm going to shorten it. In essence, the Biden administration has said they will not impose a no-fly zone, as have other nations. And then we recently saw the Polish fighter jets via the U.S. to Ukraine. They have declined on that. So at what point do you think—there's been a lot of talk that either one of those will trigger a nuclear war. And in his question he says: Putin says “nuke” and we run and hide. If the death toll in Ukraine approaches the levels of the Holocaust, do you think the calculus will change? And do you think that this—that would trigger nuclear war? GOTTEMOELLER: Well, it's a complex question, Dr. Strmiska. Let me—let me try to give you my point of view on it. I'll just say, first of all, that I don't think we're running and hiding at all. We have sustained—and when I say “we” I'm still talking as if I'm NATO DSG. (Laughs.) But what I mean is the United States and its NATO allies have been providing a steady stream of military assistance to Ukraine, and a steady stream of humanitarian assistance to Ukraine, and also to the countries bordering Ukraine—Moldova, Hungary, Poland—that are—that are sheltering refugees from Ukraine. So we are really, I think, continuing to support them in, so far, pretty amazing ways. I have been talking to some military experts this morning, retired military officers here in the United States. And they think Putin and the Russians may be running out of ammo. We'll see to it that the Ukrainians do not run out of ammo. And so we are doing a lot to help them. And in terms of the deterrence messaging that's gone on, I've actually been rather admiring of the way that the administration has been clear about, and firm, about the dangers of rattling the nuclear saber, but also has been very clear that we are not taking steps ourselves to up the readiness of our nuclear forces, nor will we do so. They, the White House and the Department of Defense (DOD), basically postponed an ICBM test this week to ensure that there was no hint of a message that we, ourselves, are escalating. But we've been very firm and clear that nuclear use of any kind would be crossing, for us, a redline that is significant. So now let me get to your question about the no-fly zone, because I think this is—this is a complex question. It's turned into this kind of cause célèbre in the media, the press. You're watching the twenty-four-hour news cycle. All of us are, like, glued to our televisions right now, it's so horrible what is unfolding before us in Ukraine. So everybody's saying, no-fly zone, no-fly zone, no-fly zone. But when you look at it, the Russians aren't actually flying aircraft very much in Ukraine. These missiles are being delivered from Russian territory, from Belarusian territory, from ships in the Black Sea, and some now from Ukrainian territory in Donetsk and Luhansk in the eastern part of the country. But the vast majority—yesterday, the count was over 670 missiles. The vast majority of them have come from Russia. The Ukrainians don't need a no-fly zone right now. They need missile defenses. And so some of the actions that have been taken, for example, by the—by the U.K. government, for example, to get into their hands some handheld capability—now, these are not going to go after those big missiles, like the terrible explosion at the maternity hospital yesterday. That was caused by a very big missile. But some—they can be useful to defend their skies against some smaller—some smaller projectiles. And I think that's going to be important, those kinds of steps. I wish there were a way to get the Ukrainians the Israeli Iron Dome system. That's the best missile defense system around for short- to medium-range missiles. But I have my doubts that—(laughs)—the Israelis are going to want to get involved in this thing. But that's the point. This is not an air superiority problem at the moment. It is a problem of missile attacks. And so we need to do, I think, what we can to, again, get some help to the—to the Ukrainians. But we've got to be clear in our own mind what kind of help they really need. We'll see. This could change. And the Russians are upping their activity, so it may turn into more of an air battle than it has been up to this point. But I think it's really good to think harder about what the actual threat to Ukraine is today, rather than just being so fixated on a no-fly zone. FASKIANOS: Thank you. That's an important clarification. Let's go now to Kazi Sazid, who has raised his hand. Q: Hello. So I'm a political science student at CUNY Hunter College, just right next to CFR, actually. So my question is, we've seen in the past in how geopolitics and geopolitical biases obscures if not manipulates the reality of certain threats to international security and cooperation. One example is Nixon destabilizing the Allende government because there's a fear that socialism triumphed the narrative that socialism can only happen through dictatorships basically falls flat. So my question is, what avenues and mechanisms are available to ensure that security situations are not sensationalized to the point where people believe it is a bigger threat than it truly is? Sorry if that's a loaded question. GOTTEMOELLER: Well, it's a good question because it points to the information/misinformation space. And I think we've all been thinking about that a lot right now. And the United States and its NATO allies I think in the run up to the invasion actually were doing a pretty good job controlling the information space by, for example, undoing these false-flag operations that the Russians were trying to launch in the run-up to the invasion. They were actually apparently on the cusp of trying to replace the Zelenskyy government with their own puppet government. All of this was outed by some very astute use of intelligence by, again, the U.S. and the U.K., and getting it out into the information space. So in the run-up to the invasion, we were actually winning the misinformation war. Nowadays, I'm a little concerned about a couple of things. First, I'm concerned—well, there's so much to talk about here, but let me—let me just give it a shot, Kazi. We have to be concerned about the fact that Vladimir Putin is closed up in his bubble with his small cohort and is not getting sources of information that may cause him to think twice about what he's doing. And that is of concern when you're trying to deter the man, when you're trying to ensure that he knows that there will be a firm response. I don't think he had any idea—and maybe even today doesn't have any idea—at the strong pushback and the very capable pushback he's getting from the Ukrainian armed forces. They are defending their country well. And the Ukrainian public is joining in on that effort. Putin, in his bubble, just did not realize that. And now I'm not sure he's getting the information that would really help him to understand the situation that his armed forces are in right now. If, as my military experts conveyed this morning, they're beginning to run low on missiles, they're beginning to run low on ammunition, it's going to be a problem. They're going to start doing worse, rather than being able to pick up the pace, as we were talking about a moment ago, and as many people expect. So that's number one problem, is how is that deterrence messaging thing working with the Kremlin right now? The second thing I'd point to, though, is how do we reach the Russian people? Everybody takes note of the fact that all the—the internet backbone is closing down now in Ukraine. Harder and harder for Russians who are interested to get independent news that is not the product of state TV and state radio, state propaganda outlets. So how to get that message across is one that is really, really important. But I note at the same time, there was a poll that came out yesterday that was so interesting to me. It said, 58 percent of Russians support the war. And they say, well, that's pretty good. 58 percent of Russians support the war? But then when you think about it, there were a lot of “I don't knows” in that—in that poll as well. And when people don't want to say publicly what they really think they may say “I don't know,” or “I don't have an opinion on this matter.” Fifty-eight percent, when you juxtapose it against the support for the invasion of Crimea in 2014, is extraordinarily low. There was over 90 percent support for the invasion of Crimea in 2014. And now we're looking at 58 percent against the war—no, I'm sorry—it's 58 percent support the war. Sorry about that. And then a bunch of “I don't knows” in there, or “I don't want to comment” in there. So I think that there is an issue here about trying to talk directly to the Russian people. And the president has discussed that already in public. And I think we need to do better about figuring out how to reach the Russian people, especially now that social media's being shut down, other, I would say, more open forms of internet communications are being—are being shut down. We need to figure out how to message the Russian people as well. And finally, I'm not sure I'm actually answering your question, but I think—I think it's time that we start pivoting. We, the United States and NATO, to a more positive overall message of global leadership. That this is about our values and this is about what we want the world to be like in the years going forward. Let's talk about what we would need to support an independent Ukraine, no matter what. And let's talk about how we see the necessity of democratic principles and the rule of law being reenergized, restrengthened by this terrible crisis. I think we need to get a message out there about how we have a positive agenda, and we will push to pursue it, come what may. FASKIANOS: Thank you. Our next question is from Susie Risk, a first-year economics student at West Virginia University. Do you believe economic sanctions from the West on Russia is a viable way to slow Russia's advance on Ukraine? From my understanding they are mostly affecting civilians in the country, not those attacking Ukraine. And what are the other ways states like the U.S. could affect Russia in a nonviolent way? GOTTEMOELLER: I actually think the coherence of these sanctions across the board have turned them into a powerful instrument to both convey to the Kremlin, to the Russian government, and to the Russian people that they are on the wrong course. The coherence of them—there aren't any workarounds left. And in fact, even in the case of the Europeans, for example, saying that they can only cut back partially on their purchases of Russian oil because they cannot—they can't do without Russian oil and gas at the moment, but they say they're going to cut by 65 percent by the end of the year. OK, that's great, but what I'm hearing is, again, this status of the Russian Federation now as being the invader, being the country that has taken these wrong steps and is so deserving of these coherent sanctions across the board, that it is leading—like, the insurance industry—to think twice about insuring tankers that are picking up Russian oil. And so it's leading to ports messaging that they will not offload Russian oil. So despite the fact that they are still selling oil, the overall behavior of the Russian Federation and the way it is now wrapped in this coherent sanctions regime, is leading, I think, to a situation where, yeah, sure, they're going to continue to put some oil through—gas and oil through the pipelines into Europe. And they, I think, may be more likely to continue pushing that, rather than trying to turn the tap on and off, as they've done historically to try to pressure the Europeans. I think they'll be wanting to sell their gas and oil. But I think increasingly, on the stock market and in other settings, they are going to have a harder and harder time pushing oil sales, gas and oil sales. So you see this coherent sanctions regime as having knock-on effects that I think will have an even greater effect on the Russian economy, even on the Russian oil economy. FASKIANOS: It's been pretty amazing to watch the sanctions both from governments and from private—as you said—private companies and social media companies pulling out. Starbucks, Coca-Cola, and all of that, to try to—and the ruble has devalued. I think it is pretty much devalued to the very bottom. GOTTEMOELLER: Well, that's a great—that's a great point too, Irina. And particularly mentioning the sanctions against the central bank have had a profound effect. Russian rating has gone to junk—it's gone below junk bond status now, and so they're not rated anymore by the big rating companies. So it's had a profound effect on the Russian economy overall. And so, I'm wondering about—they've got very good technocrats running their banking system. That was always, I think, one of the things Putin was very proud about in coming out of the 2014 invasion of Crimea with a lot of sanctions slapped on him. He basically turned his country inward and said we are going to be more self-sufficient now and you, the bankers, you do what you can to ensure that we have lots of reserves, a rainy-day fund, that we are protected from shocks in future. Well, what happened in sanctioning the central bank is 70 percent of that rainy-day fund is held in Western financial institutions, and those now have placed blocks on the Russians getting their hands on their—on their financial reserves. So I think those steps have been coherent and very strong and have led to this really tanking of the Russian economy. FASKIANOS: Right. And with the sanctions now affecting the oligarchs and the well-to-do in Russia, that also could bring pressure on Putin—assuming they can get close enough to him—because, as you said, he is very much in a bubble that probably has been exacerbated by the two-year pandemic that we all have been living through. I'm going to go next to Nancy Gallagher, with a raised hand. Nancy, over to you. There we go. Q: I'd love to go back to the history that you started with briefly as a way of thinking about the future. And you've spent your entire career, basically, thinking about what mix of toughness and cooperation is appropriate for our relations with Russia or the Soviet Union at any given time. And even during the worst periods that you talked about, there was still some tacit cooperation that was going on to make sure—or to try to reduce the risks of a nuclear war that neither side really wanted. So it's never been 100 percent confrontation. And I'm just wondering, as you think about our relationship with Russia now, whether you've essentially written Russia off for the indefinite future or if you think that we should be continuing to think about ways of simultaneously being as tough as we need to right now, but also not completely closing the door on cooperation either to keep the risks of escalation under control now or to improve the prospects for reengagement with Russia in the future. GOTTEMOELLER: Thank you for that question, Nancy, and thank you so much for joining this call. The other half of my Foreign Affairs piece yesterday talked about this and really stressed, as strongly as I could, that we need to do everything we can to keep Russia at the nuclear, both arms control and also nonproliferation regime tables, that we need to do everything—for one thing, Russia, as I mentioned, has been a giant of these regimes. They are really very good diplomats and negotiators who work these issues, and they can help to find solutions. They have helped to find solutions throughout the fifty years since we began seriously negotiating bilaterally in the Strategic Arms Limitation agreement of the 1970s, agreed in 1972. From that time forward to the present day, fifty years we've had this great relationship at the negotiating table. We haven't agreed by any means at every step of the way, and sometimes we've been in negative territory, but we've always slowly and steadily driven forward on nuclear disarmament objectives. So I think we need to do everything we can to preserve that, and I am hopeful that we can do so. Even in the depths of this horrendous crisis, the Russians have been continuing—although with some issues coming up in recent days over sanctions—but they've been continuing to try to resuscitate the Iran nuclear deal. And I've got my fingers and toes crossed that, in fact, we will resuscitate the Iran nuclear deal. Now, the Russians maybe were reluctant at the moment because I think the United States is seeing the potential for Iranian oil to start to flow again, which would help with this cutoff that we've embraced of our purchases of Russian oil and gas. So there's a whole bunch of issues there. But the point I wanted to make is, despite this severe disagreement and a really dire crisis over Ukraine, in this particular case we've been able to continue to work together more or less positively, and that has been the history of this. Nuclear weapons are an existential threat to our survival and to the survival of Russia, clearly, but also to humankind. If we suddenly have a massive nuclear exchange, the effect on humankind overall is going to be dire. So for that reason, that existential threat has continued to place us together at the negotiating table to try to find solutions here. So I do hope that we can work our way through this and find ourselves back at the table with the Russians before too long to negotiate a replacement for the New START Treaty, which goes out of force in 2026, and to work on other issues, such as a replacement for the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, which we withdrew from after Russian violations in 2019. But I think there are actually some good proposals on the table about how we return to constraints on intermediate-range ground-launched missiles. The Russians initiated some of those. Again, they are good diplomats and they are good policymakers in this realm, so I would hate to do without them. But what spurred my concern in the first place and what led to the article was this message that Dmitry Medvedev put out two weeks ago when he said, well, maybe we ought to, just withdraw from the New START Treaty and maybe we ought to just kick the embassies out of Moscow and hang—kick all the diplomats out and hang big padlocks on the embassies. Maybe we don't need the world was his message, and that's what alarmed me, so that's why I was talking about the worst case. But I do hope we can keep the Russians at the table. FASKIANOS: And just to pick up, Doru Tsaganea, an associate professor at the Metropolitan College of New York, has a question about China. And there have been reports that Xi asked Putin to hold off the invasion until after the Olympics in Beijing. There seems to be alliance between China and Russia, and now some—maybe China coming back can be—I mean, the way to bring—to give Putin an off ramp is via China. You just wrote this article in Foreign Affairs about—and you've mentioned how we can leverage—really get China in the mix to help give Putin an off ramp. Can you talk a little bit more about that dynamic? GOTTEMOELLER: Yes. Again, I started thinking about this—well, I was thinking about it during their appearance together at the Olympics—at the Olympics opening ceremony. Doesn't that seem like twenty years ago now? February 4, it was. FASKIANOS: It does. (Laughs.) GOTTEMOELLER: But, clearly, they have a joint agenda. They'll be working together on some things. But I was actually—at the time, I was actually quite positively impressed that what they did talk about—the one thing they talked about in the arms-control realm was beginning to put in place constraints on ground-launched intermediate-range missiles not only in Europe, but also in Asia. And I thought, wow, now that's interesting. If there's going to be, you know, generally Eurasian constraints on ground-launched intermediate range missiles, that's a really interesting development. And so I came away from February 4, rather positively impressed that we might be able to do something with both Russia and China in that regard. But fast forward to the 24 of February and the invasion of Ukraine, and here in—just a few days after that terrible day, the foreign minister of Ukraine, Mr. Kuleba, phoned his counterpart in Beijing and asked for facilitation again of diplomacy with Russia. And at least from the readouts of that meeting, slightly less forward-leaning on the Chinese side but not contradicting anything Kuleba said, the Chinese seemed to indicate a willingness to facilitate diplomacy. It does—I don't know what's going on behind the scenes. In diplomacy, it's always better if you don't know what's going on behind the scenes—(laughs)—if it is quiet diplomacy, if it's not out in public, if it's not this—one of the reasons why I was pretty—well, we all hoped against hope regarding no invasion. But, the Russians seemed to be in bad faith from December on because they kept playing at megaphone diplomacy—putting out their proposals to the public and the press, and even leaking U.S. answers in some cases. So they were clearly not playing a proper diplomatic game, which is quiet diplomacy behind the scenes trying to make quiet progress. So I hope that this Chinese facilitation has begun. I have no hint of it at the moment, but I certainly think that it could be—it could be a productive way to begin to develop some new off ramp. We've tried a lot off ramps with Putin and it hasn't worked, but maybe the Chinese can help us develop another way of approaching this matter. Finally, I will just take note of the fact that there are other facilitators in the game. For example, President Erdoğan of Turkey has been very active, and today there is a meeting between the foreign ministers of—again, Kuleba, foreign minister of Ukraine, and Foreign Minister Lavrov of Russia in Turkey. I, for one, I haven't seen any reports of it. You may have seen reports of the outcome, Irina, but I think that that—that kind of facilitation is important, and I hope it will continue. We all want to see diplomacy taking precedence over the bombing of innocent civilians in Ukraine. FASKIANOS: Right. There are a lot more questions, and I—we can't get to them. I apologize. But I don't want to—and we are at the end of our time, but I just want to give you an opportunity and give the students to hear your thoughts on public service. You've devoted your—mostly your entire career to it. You're now teaching. You have a lecturer spot at Stanford, so you're clearly working with students. And what you would say about public service. GOTTEMOELLER: I was so privileged to have the opportunity to serve both President Clinton and President Obama. I think if you can in your career do a stint of public service it will be absolutely a wonderful experience for you. Now, sometimes bureaucracies can be pretty frustrating, but it's worth—it's worth the price of admission, I would say, to begin to operate inside that system, to begin to figure out how to make progress, and it is the way you put ideas into action. You know, from the outside I can write all the op-eds I want to, and, yeah, some of them may get picked up by somebody inside the government. But when you're working inside the government, you can really put ideas into action from the lowest levels, even if you have a chance to be an intern at the State Department or in one of the other agencies of government, you can begin to get a flavor for this. But you might be surprised that they're asking for your opinion because you all at the, I would say, less-old—(laughs)—end of the spectrum have a lot of good new ideas about how the world should work going forward. And particularly I think this problem I talked about, how to communicate now directly with the Russian people, for example, you've got the skills and savvy to help people inside government to understand how to—how to do that effectively. So you've got some special skills, I think, that are much needed at the present time. So I would not shy away from some time in government. People often ask me, well, won't I get trapped there? I think your generation will not get trapped there just because you already think about the world of work differently. You're not going to be a lifer in any organization. You don't want to start in the State Department and work there for forty years. You'll be working, in—maybe in Silicon Valley; and then you go work for Capitol Hill, the Congress; then you may go into government for a little while, the executive branch; and then back to—back to the corporate world. So I know that you'll be thinking quite differently about how to build your careers, but don't shy away from public service. It's a very good experience and it's where you can make a difference. FASKIANOS: Well, with that, Rose Gottemoeller, thank you very much for being with us today and for sharing your expertise and analysis. We really appreciate it. And giving us a historical context, which is so valuable to understanding where we are today. You can follow Rose on Twitter at @gottemoeller. Our next Academic Webinar will be on Wednesday, March 23, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Jody Freeman at Harvard University will talk about global climate policy. We will send out the link to this discussion—the video, transcript—as well as the link to Rose's Foreign Affairs article so you can read it if you didn't have a chance. It was in yesterday's background. And I encourage you to follow us on Twitter at @CFR_academic, and go to CFR.org, ForeignAffairs.com, and ThinkGlobalHealth.org for research and analysis on global issues. So thank you all again and thank you, Rose. GOTTEMOELLER: Thank you. Thanks for a great discussion. (END)

"How will divorce affect my kids?" is one of the first questions any parent will ask themselves when deciding to end a marriage. While we don't have a crystal ball to predict the future, we do have endless resources to turn to for guidance, advice, and information related to how divorce affects children. The best resources in my opinion are the grown up children of divorce; the adults who can look back and clearly identify what affected them, how it felt, and how it has shaped them today. On this episode of Moms Moving On, we hear from good friend and talented Author, Entrepreneur, and Instagram personality Tara Clark, of @modernmomprobs. Tara experienced divorce as a child and gives us an open and honest take of how divorce affected her life both as a child and now as a mother. Tara Clark is an author, content creator, mother, and the Founder of Modern Mom Probs. Tara began her career at Nickelodeon, overseeing social media for Nick Jr. and Nick@Nite. After becoming a mom and recognizing a hole in the online space for moms to authentically connect, she used her social media skill-set to launch Modern Mom Probs in 2017. She has since amassed a following of over 700K women, solidifying herself as a humorous and authentic voice of a generation of women, and her brand as a go-to resource for modern moms. Tara published her first parenting book, “Modern Mom Probs: A Survival Guide for 21st Century Mothers” in April of 2021. Additionally, her work has been featured in prominent publications including Buzzfeed, Today, Parents.com, Romper and Yahoo Life. As an advocate for maternal mental health support, Tara held the honor of being the 2021 Spokesperson of The Blue Dot Project, the national symbol for maternal mental health survivor-ship, support, and solidarity. In late 2021, Tara launched Modern Mom Style Box, a clothing rental subscription service that gives members access to unlimited styles for one flat monthly fee. Tara holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from Villanova University and an MBA from Metropolitan College of New York in Media Management. She currently lives in New Jersey with her husband and son. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode has been sponsored by Modern Mom Style Box! Ashley Paré of Own Your Worth! and NGC Consulting LLC .    Tara Clark is an author, content creator, mother, and the Founder of Modern Mom Probs. Tara began her career at Nickelodeon, overseeing social media for Nick Jr. and Nick@Nite. After becoming a mom and recognizing a hole in the online space for moms to authentically connect, she used her social media skill-set to launch Modern Mom Probs in 2017. She has since amassed a following of over 700K women, solidifying herself as a humorous and authentic voice of a generation of women, and her brand as a go-to resource for modern moms. Tara published her first parenting book, “Modern Mom Probs: A Survival Guide for 21st Century Mothers” in April of 2021. Additionally, her work has been featured in prominent publications including Buzzfeed, Today, Parents.com, Romper and Yahoo Life. As an advocate for maternal mental health support, Tara is proud to be the 2021 Spokesperson of The Blue Dot Project, the national symbol for maternal mental health survivor-ship, support, and solidarity. Tara holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from Villanova University and an MBA from Metropolitan College of New York in Media Management. She currently lives in New Jersey with her husband and son. In this episode we discuss: Her journey from Nickelodeon to launching Modern Mom Probs The mental load of motherhood and smashing the work/life balance concept Being an advocate for Maternal Mental Health Being a proud mom of one child The inspiration behind creating her book  Making her dreams come true with Modern Mom Style Box!  You can connect with Tara on Instagram & Facebook, purchase her book on her website, and learn more about her clothing rental subscription company Modern Mom Style Box!

Today, looking closer at just how dysfunctional the United States Congress has become, and what we might do to fix it. The Gallup poll found in January 2022 that American approval of the job the US Congress is doing had fallen to 18%, one of the lowest points in the last 50 years. The last Congress under President Trump passed the fewest bills that got signed into law of any Congress going back to 1973. And that record-breaking level of futility has become almost commonplace in the last decade, since the three sessions of Congress from 2011-2017 were some of the least productive on record. The Congress almost never does its annual homework assignment of passing individual appropriations bills, engages in stunts like the House voting to repeal or amend the Affordable Care Act more than 50 times with no hope of success, and seems continually locked in partisan flame wars. Our guest today examined a slice of this problem in a recent op-ed in the Washington Post titled “House committees are hearing from fewer witnesses. That hurts public policy.” So today we look not only at that specific problem, but also the larger issue of just how off track one of our three branches of government has gone, and what we can do to fix it. Dr. Kevin R. Kosar is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where he studies the US Congress, the administrative state, American politics, election reform, and the US Postal Service. Dr. Kosar spent more than a decade working for the Congressional Research Service, where he focused on a wide range of public administration issues. He has taught public policy at New York University and lectured on public administration at Metropolitan College of New York. He's written numerous books including “Moonshine: A Global History” (Reaktion Books, 2017) and “Whiskey: A Global History” (Reaktion Books, 2010).

On this week's episode, we're joined by Frank White to discuss the Overview Effect, what the future of space exploration looks like as spaceflight becomes more commonplace, and how a "universal insight" might benefit our home planet.Frank White is a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard College, a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and a Rhodes Scholar.  He earned a Master of Philosophy in Politics from Oxford, where he was a member of New College.  The fourth edition of Frank's best-known book, The Overview Effect: Space Exploration and Human Evolution, was published by Multiverse Publishing, a division of Multiverse Media LLC, earlier this year.  Additionally, a film called “Overview,” based largely on Frank's work, has had more than 8 million plays on Vimeo.Frank is President of The Human Space Program, Inc., a nonprofit organization based on an idea for a global space project initially proposed in his book, The Overview Effect.  Frank also teaches at Harvard Extension School, Harvard Summer School, Boston University's Metropolitan College, and the Kepler Space Institute.For additional information about Frank and his work you can check out: frankwhiteauthor.comSupport the show (https://donorbox.org/celestial-citizen)

Soraya Foy is the founder and CEO of E.A.L Group Inc, Lux Escapes for All Concierge Travel, and Tropical Sonshine Corp. Soraya has a Master's in Business Administration from Metropolitan College of New York and a Bachelor of Arts from Trinity College in Hartford, CT. After spending 15 years working for various New York hospital systems, Soraya decided to utilize her talents and start her own consulting company. E.A.L Group, Inc specializes in helping businesses in the health and service industries better serve their clients through quality initiatives, expansion, and project management. Capitalizing on her organization and negotiation skills, after planning her own destination wedding, Soraya became a certified Destination Wedding specialist with Destinationweddings.com. Two years ago, she decided to expand and started her own travel agency Lux Escapes for All Concierge Travel. Soraya believes that everyone should experience the ability to travel, she specializes in curating memorable vacations for clients of all price points. Tropical Sonshine Corp. was founded on the principles of health, holistic living, and global partnership. As avid travelers and vegans, Soraya and her husband Eric Foy love to explore different cuisines and fresh produce from the places they visit. Two years ago, they began their sea moss journey. Sea moss is a type of algae, which has been part of the human diet for thousands of years. Historically found in the Caribbean and Ireland, sea moss has been used medicinally in other cultures for decades, to treat conditions ranging from coughs and infections to low libido. Sea Moss contains 92 of the 102 minerals that we need to feed our bodies. Truly a superfood, the Tropical Sonshine Sea moss gel company mission is to share the endless benefits of sea moss at affordable prices. Soraya could not predict that she would be running multiple businesses but the marriage of the three companies ultimately comes down to her passion for serving others. Whether it's consulting, planning a vacation, or making sea moss, Soraya wants all of her clients to receive the quality that they deserve. Follow Soraya at the following sites: E.A.L group inc. : ssfoy@ealgroupinc.com Lux Escapes: Fb: https://www.facebook.com/Luxescapesforall IG: @luxescapesforall Web: https://luxescapesforall.com Tropical Sonshine: IG: @tropical_sonshineseamossgel Web: http://tropical-sonshine-sea-moss.myshopify.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bemoretoday/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bemoretoday/support

With the rapidly evolving workforce, and shift in learner needs, the traditional model of higher education needs an upgrade. Modern learners expect an experience that is flexible and accessible to meet their needs as they continue their lifelong learning journey. Professional and Continuing Education divisions are the key partner for institutions to execute on this mission. On this episode, Tanya Zlateva, Dean of the Metropolitan College and Extended Education at Boston University, talks about traditional departments adopting an online and professional education approach, and building effective collaborations with faculty. 

I am happily married to my amazing husband and the proud mother of three beautiful children. Being a wife and mother to three little ones motivated me to write and bring forth all the beautiful things that my creative soul can conjure up in easy to read books.Biography Luz Maria Mack was born in Villa Mella, Dominican Republic, and immigrated to the United States as a young child with her family. She comes from a loving and big family that is a recipe for laughter and lots of beautiful memories. Luz earned a Masters degree in Public Administration from Metropolitan College of New York and works as a healthcare professional in New York City. https://luzmack.com/pages/about

I am happily married to my amazing husband and the proud mother of three beautiful children. Being a wife and mother to three little ones motivated me to write and bring forth all the beautiful things that my creative soul can conjure up in easy to read books. Biography Luz Maria Mack was born in Villa Mella, Dominican Republic, and immigrated to the United States as a young child with her family. She comes from a loving and big family that is a recipe for laughter and lots of beautiful memories. Luz earned a Masters degree in Public Administration from Metropolitan College of New York and works as a healthcare professional in New York City. https://luzmack.com/pages/about

I am happily married to my amazing husband and the proud mother of three beautiful children. Being a wife and mother to three little ones motivated me to write and bring forth all the beautiful things that my creative soul can conjure up in easy to read books.Biography Luz Maria Mack was born in Villa Mella, Dominican Republic, and immigrated to the United States as a young child with her family. She comes from a loving and big family that is a recipe for laughter and lots of beautiful memories. Luz earned a Masters degree in Public Administration from Metropolitan College of New York and works as a healthcare professional in New York City. https://luzmack.com/pages/about

In this episode of Fairygodboss Radio, Romy sits down with Kira Córdoba-Brown to talk about taking risks and the importance of being your authentic self. (Recorded on March 19, 2021) Kira Córdoba-Brown is the Head of Talent and Diversity for the Institutional Clients Group (ICG) at Citi. In this role, Kira responsible for the strategic direction and execution of a wide variety of global talent and diversity functions, including developing insights that inform the ICG Talent/Human Capital strategy, innovating new programs to meet the highest strategic areas of need within the ICG talent market. Kira's focus is on the ICG's ability to Attract, Develop, Engage and Retain talent from Early Career through Senior Leaders in partnership with multiple HR stakeholders across the ICG and the Firm by establishing a future-focused culture of belonging. Kira is also responsible for overseeing, developing, implementing and tracking the success of the overall diversity strategy for this division globally, in addition to mobility and experiential volunteerism for Early Career Talent. Prior to joining the ICG Talent and Diversity team, Kira served as Talent and Development Manager for the Global Consumer Banking (GCB) organization. In that role, Kira had the opportunity to work on multiple talent management initiatives, as well as high potential development programs. She collaborated with Citi's corporate talent & diversity office on GCB's participation in Citi-wide diversity initiatives, as well as helping to set and ensure that the diversity strategy in GCB is actioned. Kira graduated magna cum laude from the Metropolitan College of New York, where she received her bachelor's degree in business administration. She currently resides in Queens, NY with her husband Reggie and their daughter Hailey.

https://luzmack.com I am happily married to my amazing husband and the proud mother of three beautiful children. Being a wife and mother to three little ones motivated me to write and bring forth all the beautiful things that my creative soul can conjure up in easy to read books. Biography Luz Maria Mack was born in Villa Mella, Dominican Republic, and immigrated to the United States as a young child with her family. She comes from a loving and big family that is a recipe for laughter and lots of beautiful memories. Luz earned a Masters degree in Public Administration from Metropolitan College of New York and works as a healthcare professional in New York City.

For many in the active workforce, project leadership drives future work. As dramatic shifts in work behavior unfolded during the pandemic, one key insight popped out as truly meaningful. Project leadership drives future work. To help us explore the growing importance of project leadership, we turn to Rich Maltzman for guidance. He is a master lecturer of project management at Boston University's Metropolitan College. Rich is also one of the world's leading authorities on project management, and, the co-author of two "green" project management books that help people and companies embrace the triple-bottom-line and positive social impacts. In this episode, we explore the work of a project manager. We also discuss how project management skills empower people to be more intentional, regardless of the job title that they possess. As we emerge from pandemic lockdown, project leadership will drive future work and enable people to own their express contributions to their team's and organization's success. Interview starts at 2:23 About our guest: Rich Maltzman is a master lecturer of administrative sciences at Boston University's Metropolitan College. He received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a Masters of Science from Purdue University. Rich lives and works outside of Boston, Massachusetts. EPISODE DATE: June 18, 2021 Social media and Published Work: - LinkedIn - ProjectManagement.com - People, Planet, Profits and Projects Blog - Green Project Management by Richard Maltzman and David Shirley - Project Workflow Management: A Business Process Approach by Dan Epstein and Rich Maltzman Please Subscribe to The Dan Smolen Podcast on: – Apple Podcast – Android – Google Podcasts – Pandora – Spotify – Stitcher – TuneIn …or wherever you get your podcasts. You may also click HERE to receive our podcast episodes by email. Image credits: Project leader and team, fizkes for iStock Photo; Rich Maltzman portrait, Boston University; Podcast button, J. Brandt Studio for The Dan Smolen Experience.

Tara Clark, content creator behind the popular Instagram account @modernmomprobs, shares hilariously relatable insights into modern-day motherhood, and all the craziness in between, in her debut book, Modern Mom Probs: A Survival Guide for 21st Century Mothers. BELLA welcomes Tara, as she chats about the book and all the messiness and beauty of the modern mom. Established in 2017, Modern Mom Probs is a parenting humor and lifestyle Instagram account developed by Tara Clark. She presents realistic issues facing modern parents in a humorous, heart-warming light. Tara creates content for the parenting powerhouse website Scary Mommy and was featured in (201) Magazine as an Influencer to Watch. Tara is a frequent guest on podcasts discussing modern parenting. She is the author of the book Modern Mom Probs: A Survival Guide for 21st Century Mothers. Tara got her start in social media while working at Nickelodeon, where she oversaw the social media accounts for Nick Jr. and Nick@Nite. Via Modern Mom Probs, Tara's work has been featured on Buzzfeed, Today, Parents.com, HuffPost and Romper. Tara holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from Villanova University and an MBA from Metropolitan College of New York in Media Management. She currently lives in New Jersey with her husband and son. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bella-mag/support

On this week's episode I am joined by Luz Maria Mack, a bilingual children's book author with the belief that diverse stories matter.  Luz was born in Villa Mella, Dominican Republic, and immigrated to the United States as a young child with her family. She comes from a loving and big family that is a recipe for laughter and lots of beautiful memories. Luz earned a Masters' degree in Public Administration from Metropolitan College of New York and works as a healthcare professional in New York City.  You can find her colorful collection of books on her website https://luzmack.com/ to diversify your babies' bookshelf! 

On this week's episode I am joined by Luz Maria Mack, a bilingual children's book author with the belief that diverse stories matter.  Luz was born in Villa Mella, Dominican Republic, and immigrated to the United States as a young child with her family. She comes from a loving and big family that is a recipe for laughter and lots of beautiful memories. Luz earned a Masters' degree in Public Administration from Metropolitan College of New York and works as a healthcare professional in New York City.  You can find her colorful collection of books on her website https://luzmack.com/ to diversify your babies' bookshelf! 

Welcome Dr. Wayne Applewhite to the TufFish Show, a place to help writers and aspiring authors get out of their own way to leave a legacy by telling the stories they want to share through writing their own books and confidently sharing them with others. The writing process can be tough and the business side can feel scary, but TufFish makes both feel smoother and achievable. Wayne was a co-founder of a leadership development firm and holds a Doctor of Management Degree. He has an eclectic experience base that he brings to the community and to the nation at large. He has over thirty-five years of diverse and challenging followership and leadership experiences, coupled with a solid foundation of continuing education. He has held challenging positions such as Associate Professor (Boston University), Director of Graduate Military Programs (Boston University, Metropolitan College), Associate Dean, Instructor, Lecturer, Adjunct Professor, Outside Director, Thought Leader, Non-commissioned Officer in Charge, Officer in Charge, Commander, and COO. In each of those leadership positions, Wayne continued to build his leadership skillset as he also pursued formal and informal education. Wayne taught Leadership and Organizational Behavior at the graduate level for over 12 years, helped develop leadership skillsets for many individuals and organizations around the nation, and hosted a podcast for a year and a half called Affect! through BlogTalkRadio (just to name a few of his accomplishments). The podcast was an intellectual incubator where guests and callers had the opportunity to exchange ideas, concepts, and thoughts in hopes of influencing and motivating others to action in a positive way; and as you can imagine, all of the topics were leadership related. What is he doing now you might ask? Wayne co-authored You Know it’s a Verb, Right? that is a new discussion with bold, yet simple and timeless concepts of leadership and will launch February 2021. Wayne is so excited about this new book on leadership and cannot wait to share it with you face-to-face, virtually, or any other creative way imaginable! As a matter of fact, Wayne is hosting a discussion group in Facebook to talk about leadership, and he would love to have you join. To learn more about Wayne, his new book and be part of the discussion, visit his website mindsyncing.com. With all that being said, if you ask Wayne, his greatest joy and accomplishments are being a husband and a dad! Visit http://www.mindsyncing.com Book link: You Know it's a Verb, Right?

Dr. Drew X Coles is a multi-instrumentalist (saxophone, flute, and piano), composer, arranger, producer, serial entrepreneur, and educator. He is an applied lessons instructor, ensemble facilitator, and adjunct professor of music entrepreneurship at Teachers College, Columbia University. Dr. Coles earned his undergraduate at the Crane School of music, a masters in jazz performance from Queens College, and M.B.A from the Metropolitan College of New York, and his Doctorate in Music Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. Today we discuss the importance of managing your time and energy to create a sustainable lifestyle. As musicians we have to develop multiple areas outside of music like marketing and business. Dr. Coles gives us some invaluable advice on how to find a fulfilling path that we can develop into a career. He is also a big supporter in getting minorities involved in the world of the academics and music education.  The interview starts here: 16:59 Find Dr. Coles here: https://www.instagram.com/drewxcoles/ Find Dalton here:https://www.instagram.com/dmclaughlin93/http://www.daltonmclaughlin.com/ Find Issac Here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSVIivmh4isdo7w7zOm7O-ghttps://www.instagram.com/theissachernandez/http://issachernandez.com/

Join the full discussion inside the Women Of Project Management Membership. Listen to part of our conversation on the Women Of Project Management Podcast. If you're new to our community, Women Of Project Management is the only community created to support & amplify the voices of women & women of color in every specialty of the project management industry worldwide. We support women in every stage of their career, learn more at Women Of Project Management. This week I get the pleasure of featuring Ordonna Sargeant. Ordonna has a knack for cultivating new project managers and she has mentored & coached many women inside our membership. This week, I’m highlighting her on-demand course inside the Women Of Project Management Membership, ‘The Art Of Cultivating New Project Managers’. About Donna. Donna’s passion for technical project management has led to multiple successfully delivered projects. Donna has led software, infrastructure, and network projects ranging from SharePoint upgrades, disaster recovery, migration initiatives, and data governance for both the public and private sectors. Background. Ordonna's career in project management spans over 10 years supporting clients such as Credit Suisse, Viacom, NBCU, Goldman Sachs, Volkswagen, and General Motors. She obtained her undergraduate degree in Business Management from the illustrious HBCU, Hampton University. Donna earned her MPA degree in Public Administration and Affairs program at Metropolitan College of New York. She also completed a Business Analytics program with Wharton University. In addition to her passion for projects, she is also passionate about ensuring women like herself, do not let fear stop or hold them down from becoming who they desire to be. Certified! Donna understands the importance of continuous education and has multiple certifications as a PMP® (Project Management Professional), Certified Scrum Master, and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt. She recently launched Ordonnasgt.com and @ABlackPMP to mentor/coach new aspiring Project managers. We Discuss… – Who Is Ordonna Sargeant? – What Does A Digital Program Manager Do? – What Is Digital Marketing? – SEO, Say What? – Creating Your Digital Imprint – How To Promote Yourself As A Professional Online – What Does Success Look Like For You – Donna’s Advice For New Project Managers – Donna On Being #ABlackPM – Connect With Donna Listen Up! Listen to part of our conversation at Women Of Project Management Podcast everywhere you listen to podcast. Join. Join the full discussion inside the Women Of Project Management Membership. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wopm/support

Audra Russell speaks with author & entrepreneur Trish Ahjel Roberts.Trish Ahjel Roberts is a blogger, self-actualization coach, yoga and meditation instructor, reiki practitioner, retreat organizer, and founder of Black Vegan Life (TM) and HoneyButterflyz Wellness & Transformation.She was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY and attended Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan. She holds a Bachelor's degree from the Metropolitan College of New York and an MBA from Long Island University.She has ten years of Buddhist study at Kadampa Meditation Center in Atlanta, GA and twenty years of yoga experience. We laugh and share our experiences as Black women as she shares how her book helps Black women to become healthy spiritually, mentally, and physically.So sit back, grab your favorite beverage, and enjoy!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=29642304)

Description Just like a strong building, every great brand needs to start with a foundation. Your brand foundation begins with your core belief - that one statement that drives who you are, what you do, and the value you bring. It is your north star. Jayzen is excited to welcome Andréa Richardson to the episode. She is an award winning communications professional with a core belief in equality and equity. Currently she is an SVP with The Glover Park Group and brings an incredible amount of experience in the multicultural and diversity arena. She was recently named one of the 100 Most Influential Persons of African Descent in Business and Entrepreneurship as proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly. Guest Bio Andréa Richardson is a Senior Vice President within The Glover Park Group’s Strategic Communication Division. Over the last two decades, Andréa has provided strategic counsel to top corporations, nonprofits and public entities on diversity, inclusion & equity strategies, multicultural marketing, crisis management, reputation management, customer engagement and corporate social responsibility. Prior to joining GPG, Andréa led multicultural & diversity initiatives for Hilton’s global corporate responsibility, communications, & external affairs. Additionally, at Hilton, Andréa cultivated and grew strategic relationships with the US Department of State’s Global Equality Fund, Black Enterprise Magazine, Ebony Magazine, Modern Military Association of America and People En Espanol and many other partners on behalf of the Fortune 500 company. Over the course of her career, Andréa has been named Out & Equal’s Outstanding Champion, Black Enterprise Magazine’s Top Female Executive in Advertising & Marketing and was recently named one of the 100 Most Influential Persons of African Descent in Business and Entrepreneurship as proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly. Andréa received her Bachelor of Arts in Communication & Media Studies from Pace University and a Master’s of Business Administration with a concentration in Media Management from Metropolitan College of New York. Links To learn more about Lead With Your Brand and the Career Breakthrough Mentoring program , please visit : https://www.leadwithyourbrand.com

Maritime Education – Encouraging a Maritime Career for the Younger Generation Human Capital and Shipping Moderator: Mr. George Gourdomichalis, President & Managing Director – Phoenix Shipping & Trading Panelists: Mr. Vasilis Papagiannopoulos, Director – Common Progress Co Mr. Yannis Golias, Professor – National Technical University of Athens (NTUA); Senior Advisor, Publishing Department – Eugenides Foundation Professor Dinos Arcoumanis, Chairman of the Academic Board – Metropolitan College; Former Vice-President of City University of London Professor Michael Tamvakis, Professor of Commodity Economics and Finance – The Business School (formerly Cass) Mrs. Venetia Kallipolitou, Tsakos Group Maritime Training and Education Advisor –Tsakos Columbia Shipmanagement S. A.

This is the 2nd Episode on the Real Talk with Fii Fii Stephen is the Technical Team Lead for Elisha Mamman International (EMI) and Brand Digital Consultant Fii Stephen is one phenomenal young man leading a digital revolution in Northern Nigeria. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Physiology in 2016 from the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN). While in UNILORIN, he led the Students’ Physiological association of Nigeria Unilorin Chapter to improve the welfare of physiology students. In 2017, he was made a Lecturer with Metropolitan College of Health Technology, where he taught students basic physiology and advanced biology courses. In 2018, He took the role of Technical Team lead of EMI, where he is leading a team of millennials who are using digital tools to transform lives and businesses. Topics: #PlatformEconomy #Communication of Value #SocialMedia #Mentorship #Pressure Book Mentioned: Building a Story Brand: Clarify your message so customers will listen by Donald Miller Personality Mentioned Elisha Mamman John Obidi Community Mentioned HeadStart Africa Elisha Mamman International (EMI) Website mentioned www.opportunitydesk.org --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chukwuemeka-amadi/message

To celebrate World Teacher's Day, this week's episode features an educator and his wife who together are helping families and the community break the odds with education.   Whether you are a teacher in need of some tips, a parent who needs guidance for how to make digital learning a smooth experience for your child, or a student wanting to know how to prepare yourself for college and your career—today's episode is for you!   — Joining us today is Jonathan and Brittany Burke—Founder and CFO (Chief Financial Officer) of Innovation Learning Academy. Both Jonathan and Brittany have a decorated resume, but here is a snippet and more about Innovation Learning Academy:   Meet Jonathan Burke:   Jonathan Burke is the Founder of Innovation Learning Academy. Jonathan has received a Bachelor's degree in Urban Studies from the Metropolitan College of New York. He also earned his Master's degree in Public Administration from Georgia State University and a Master's degree in Special Education from Liberty University.   Jonathan began his educational career in the New York City School District over 10 years ago as a high school math teacher and Education Services Coordinator for NYC Dept. of Correction inmates ages 16-24 at East River Academy located on Rikers Island. While working with incarcerated youth, Jonathan discovered the inequalities of public education and began to work with various community organizations to help troubled youth and students with learning disabilities by offering tutoring and mentoring services.   After being accepted as a TNTP Education Fellow, Jonathan moved to Atlanta and began teaching in Title 1 schools in the Fulton County School District and the Atlanta Public Schools District. Jonathan has taught multiple grade levels and subjects but has always on focused special education services.   As a Learning and Instruction Specialist and a school Administrator, Jonathan's educational experiences have afforded him the opportunity to collaborate with a diverse group of students to meet the common goal of increasing student achievement and well-being. Jonathan's educational philosophy is based on his uncompromising belief that all students can learn, given a positive learning environment that focuses on the student's learning styles, strong and knowledgeable leadership, a committed and focused educational team, an encouraging community, and a supportive family. All of which, Innovation Learning Academy possess.   Jonathan currently coaches high school basketball at Tri-Cities High School and AAU basketball for various community teams. In addition, Jonathan is an accomplished musician that has traveled the world. As a result, he provides music lessons and production assistance for students at McEachern High School.   Meet Brittany Burke:   Brittany Burke has a Master's degree in Accounting and serves as the CFO (Chief Financial Officer) of Innovation Learning Academy. Prior to serving as the CFO of Innovation Learning Academy, Brittany had a career in marketing and worked for companies such as Cartoon Network and TNT.   Press play to hear this interview with our host Elease Dillard.   — LET'S CONNECT ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/lets.breaktheodds   LET'S CONNECT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/break.theodds/   EPISODE NOTES/BLOG + CONNECT WITH JONATHAN & BRITTANY: https://letsbreaktheodds.com/interview-jonathan-burke-brittany-burke-education-strategies

Fii Stephen is the Technical Team Lead for Elisha Mamman International (EMI) and Brand Digital Consultant Fii Stephen is one phenomenal young man leading a digital revolution in Northern Nigeria. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Physiology in 2016 from the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN). While in UNILORIN, he led the Students’ Physiological association of Nigeria Unilorin Chapter to improve the welfare of physiology students. In 2017, he was made a Lecturer with Metropolitan College of Health Technology, where he taught students basic physiology and advanced biology courses. In 2018, He took the role of Technical Team lead of EMI, where he is leading a team of millennials who are using digital tools to transform lives and businesses. Book mentioned: How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie Companies mentioned: #Utiva, #Andela , #Google and #Apple Personality mentioned: Eyitayo Ogunmola --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chukwuemeka-amadi/message

Josefina Infante, profesora, empresaria, consultora, y por más de 28 años directora de Hunts Point Economic Development Corporation. Profesora Adjunta de Metropolitan College of New York. Josefina nos cuenta sobre Hunts Point en el Bronx y su importancia en la distribución de alimentos en la región. También ella nos cuenta de su trayectoria personal y profesional al servicio de su familia y su comunidad. Hola Bodega con Carmelia Walker y José Bello. Informando a bodegueros y bodegueras. Contacto: holabodega@mybodega.online Una producción de My Bodega Online www.mybodega.online

Welcome to Ellwed Talks – the first podcast about destination weddings in Greece! My name is Sanya, the founder of Ellwed magazine and I will be your host today. Join me in this new episode where we talk with Dimitra Grigorea Dimitra is an event planner at DplanV and the founder of The Event Operator, a B2B service for event planners. She is also a teacher of event management for Hospitality & Tourism Masters degree at the Metropolitan College in Athens. She lives between London and Athens and she started her career in production management in the arts and theatre industry. The curiosity led her to the hospitality and tourism where she fell in love with the world of weddings and events. Her articles on the current situation were published on many local news sites and her interview in Ellwed issue No.12! Meet Dimitra in this episode and learn all about wedding and event planning and how she can help at your event! We also talk about the current situation in Greece. Stick to the end to get some of the best advice on how to start planning! Find Dimitra at https://www.theventoperator.com/ @the_event_operator or https://deplanv.com/ ____________________________ Read more on ellwed.com/podcast Get the Ellwed magazine at ellwed.com/magazine Follow Ellwed on socials for instant stylish inspiration from Greece at @ellwedmag Share this episode on your social media channels and help future brides with planning their destination wedding! ------------------------------------------------------------------- This episode is sponsored by ALCHIMEIA at Dexamens Seaside Hotel If you are a pro, join us! We are excited to invite you to ALCHIMEIA, our first curated Portfolio Building Workshop for destination wedding Photographers and Cinematographers. Curated by Kiss from Fleur, you will be able to capture real emotional story of romance, high-end fashion and bespoke Greece. Let's connect on this ultimate Portfolio Building Retreat with like-minded creatives and discover the secret luxuries of Peloponnese together, You will be able to revive and enhance your brand with your new conceptualised editorials. It's time to write your new story! So, join us at ALCHIMEIA, the journey of changing one's mind, heart or way of life, this October 14-16, at Dexamenes seaside hotel in Greece! Find our more at bit.ly/ALCHIMEIA or contact anna @ kissfromfleur.de --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ellwed/message

For this episode, we are pleased to have Professor John Cash from Johnson C. Smith University chop it up with us about how HBCUs can leverage the power of eSports. Due to technical issues, we were forced to split this into two episodes but the conversation is definitely worth it. The Metropolitan College of Professional Studies and JCSU is launching an esports and gaming management program as a minor in the fall semester, the first of their kind at a historically black college. JCSU will also offer a non-credit bearing certificate program, which consists of four courses. Follow @theblacktechies on Twitter Follow @jscuesports on Twitter Facebook: fb.com/theblacktechiespodcast

Listen to Dr. Allie in conversation with Andrew Borsen, partner at Borsen Law, as he speaks on the challenges within the hospitality industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. Andrew Borsen is a partner at Borsen Law, a boutique firm concentrating in commercial litigation and corporate transactions with a focus on entertainment, music, hospitality and social media law. Andrew is an Adjunct Professor at Metropolitan College of New York, a co-author of “A Cup of Coffee with 10 Leading Attorneys” and an investor in several hospitality ventures, including restaurants and broadway shows. Please note that the contents of COPING WITH COVID-19 are for informational purposes only. The content is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your mental health professional or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding your condition. Never disregard professional advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on COPING WITH COVID-19. As always, if you are in crisis or you think you may have an emergency, call your doctor or 911 immediately. If you're having suicidal thoughts, call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) to talk to a skilled, trained counselor at a crisis center in your area at any time (National Suicide Prevention Lifeline). If you are located outside the United States, call your local emergency line immediately. Thank you for listening to COPING with COVID-19 by Dr. Allie.

The best estimate of the My Future NC Commission for the number of people in North Carolina who started college but then dropped out is 905,000. In many ways, they have the worst of both worlds: they’ve spent money on college and often had to take out loans, but they don’t have the benefit that comes with a degree. Finding those folks and convincing them to come back to school again is a challenge that a lot of people are working on. You’ll hear about efforts at community colleges and public universities, but you might not have heard about the work of Charlotte’s Johnson C. Smith University. Our First in Future guest this week is Dr. Laura Colson McLean, Dean of JCSU Metropolitan College. She works very intentionally with working age adults to get them the skills and education they need to move to the next level in their careers.

The best estimate of the My Future NC Commission for the number of people in North Carolina who started college but then dropped out is 905,000. In many ways, they have the worst of both worlds: they’ve spent money on college and often had to take out loans, but they don’t have the benefit that comes with a degree. Finding those folks and convincing them to come back to school again is a challenge that a lot of people are working on. You’ll hear about efforts at community colleges and public universities, but you might not have heard about the work of Charlotte’s Johnson C. Smith University. Our First in Future guest this week is Dr. Laura Colson McLean, Dean of JCSU Metropolitan College. She works very intentionally with working age adults to get them the skills and education they need to move to the next level in their careers.

Our guest today is Stephen Ostendorff. He is the Director of Graduate Admissions at Bank Street College of Education in New York City. He has been working in higher education for the better part of two decades, holding positions in admissions, student affairs, and marketing, and previously served as the Director of Admissions and Marketing at Metropolitan College of New York, Director of Campus Life and Residence Life at Molloy College. Moreover, he worked for two different marketing agencies in New York, running higher education verticals for them. In this episode, Stephen talks about how he combines his teaching and marketing experience to focus on what is really important: the students. He also talks about the challenges he has to face to balance the practical aspects of his job with his role as a counselor. Listen and take note of how marketing and on-campus recruitment efforts can work hand-in-hand to add value to your school.Quotes:03:31 “There's just something about the feeling you get when you're working with a student, helping them figure out the direction they want to go, whether they're undergraduate or graduate, if they feel they've been listened to and that their journey is beginning because of a conversation they've had; there's something very fulfilling to that.”05:41 “Marketing opens the door…”11:00 “There has to be a value proposition in whatever we're doing.”Here are some resources mentioned in our discussion:https://online.bankstreet.edu/Where to learn more about Stephen Ostendorff:Stephen on Twitter - https://twitter.com/OstendorffBank Street College of Education - https://graduate.bankstreet.edu/about/staff/stephen-ostendorff/Stephen on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ostendorff/Where to learn more about Enrollhand:Website: www.enrollhand.comOur webinar: https://webinar-replay.enrollhand.comOur free Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/schoolgrowth/

On the show tonight we have the multi-talented Tamala BaldwinActress, Singer, Director, Author and Chat Show Creator and this list of titles does not fully cover who this woman is.Tamala studied at the Julliard School of Music for the flute where she was awarded a scholarship to their Music Advancement Program and went on to play an array of roles in her personal and professional life, including the role of caregiver to her younger sister, college professor and entrepreneur. She fell in love with acting at a very young age. A gifted and creative child, at 12 years old, she was cast in her first national commercial, later chosen to play Michelle in the hit musical Harlem Kids Symphony that toured in Japan and subsequently cast in different projects. None were too small, so long as they allowed her the opportunity to continue to express her passion for the arts.After graduating from Manhattan College, she went on to attend Metropolitan College of New York to earn her MBA in Media Management. Simultaneously, she was working at a major newspaper as a graphic designer and laying the foundation for her first business.Even while managing her advertising career, she auditioned and was accepted into the William Esper Acting program, while also being mentored and trained privately by April Yvette Thompson, Marishka Phillips, Jack Waddell and Heidi Marshall, among others. Holding true to her roots, Tamala has starred in regional productions such as, Dreamgirls (Northshore Music Theatre), Little Shop of Horrors (The Gallery Players), Hairspray (Westchester Broadway Theater), and Sunshine Boys (John Engeman Theater) before setting her eyes on the big screen.When she isn’t on set or at an audition, Tamala loves creating inspirational content for the Becoming Love Project, interviewing visionaries for Soul Kisses TV, meditating and extended happy hours with friends…. Catch her on the show. TAGS Actress Author and Chat Show Creator Black Excellence Black women creators Brand Consultant Creative Director Singer Soul Kisses TV Tamala Bladwin

On the show tonight we have the multi-talented Tamala BaldwinActress, Singer, Director, Author and Chat Show Creator and this list of titles does not fully cover who this woman is.Tamala studied at the Julliard School of Music for the flute where she was awarded a scholarship to their Music Advancement Program and went on to play an array of roles in her personal and professional life, including the role of caregiver to her younger sister, college professor and entrepreneur. She fell in love with acting at a very young age. A gifted and creative child, at 12 years old, she was cast in her first national commercial, later chosen to play Michelle in the hit musical Harlem Kids Symphony that toured in Japan and subsequently cast in different projects. None were too small, so long as they allowed her the opportunity to continue to express her passion for the arts.After graduating from Manhattan College, she went on to attend Metropolitan College of New York to earn her MBA in Media Management. Simultaneously, she was working at a major newspaper as a graphic designer and laying the foundation for her first business.Even while managing her advertising career, she auditioned and was accepted into the William Esper Acting program, while also being mentored and trained privately by April Yvette Thompson, Marishka Phillips, Jack Waddell and Heidi Marshall, among others. Holding true to her roots, Tamala has starred in regional productions such as, Dreamgirls (Northshore Music Theatre), Little Shop of Horrors (The Gallery Players), Hairspray (Westchester Broadway Theater), and Sunshine Boys (John Engeman Theater) before setting her eyes on the big screen.When she isn’t on set or at an audition, Tamala loves creating inspirational content for the Becoming Love Project, interviewing visionaries for Soul Kisses TV, meditating and extended happy hours with friends…. Catch her on the show. TAGS Actress Author and Chat Show Creator Black Excellence Black women creators Brand Consultant Creative Director Singer Soul Kisses TV Tamala Bladwin

Working to bridge the digital divide in New York City, Alize V. Garcia is the co-founder of Y.U.N.G Harlem (Youth Under New Guidance) and community affairs manager at Intersection for LinkNYC. Born and raised in the Harlem section of New York City, Alize has a Master of Public Administration degree from Metropolitan College of New York and an undergraduate degree in marketing from Howard University in Washington, DC. In this episode of our Driven Minds Podcast, Alize sits down and chats with us about working with the people next to you, giving back to the community, and starting We Give Too. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drivensocietypodcast/support

"I overcame so I can help others overcome" These words come from a man that many may know but quite few understand. Dwayne was born in Harlem to Laura and Donald Graham in 1978.  From the day Dwayne was conceived, he was forced to go through many trails n tribulations.  By the age of 15, Dwayne lost his father to HIV. Depressed and upset, Dwayne turned to the streets and began to hustle. Drinking and selling drugs became the norm for him. As one would assume this type of life style would ultimately lead to jail or death, and in most cases, that's true. Dwayne was arrested and sentenced to 5 years to life at the age of 19. Leaving his 4 brothers and mother behind Dwayne went to prison.  While in prison Dwayne searched for help. Dealing with his father’s death, the guilt of abandoning his mother, and this new life threatening environment, Dwayne was able to find God. "Pain robbed me of my identity" At the age of 23 Dwayne was released from jail and returned to his family. With a new outlook on life and a supportive mother behind him, Dwayne was able to succeed and enrolled himself into college. But life and God were not through with him.  After being home for only 3 years, Dwayne lost his mother to cancer. Feeling abandoned and alone Dwayne continued to push through and furthermore count on God to guide him.  In the year 2008, when Dwayne was 29, he received a Bachelor’s degree from Metropolitan College of New York. Dwayne continued to work in the social services field, helping those with mental and medical disabilities become independent and self-sufficient in their community. This was part of Dwayne's way of giving back.  "My Divinity kept me when my humanity failed me" After almost 7 years In the social services field, Dwayne was fired. The reasoning was not understandable but Gods purpose was. Instead of searching for another job, Dwayne went back to school but this time for something different.  Dwayne enrolled into the New York Theological Seminary school. He set out to learn all that he could about God, religion and himself so that he could put it back into the world and create something that would grab the attention of children, adults, and even the non-believers.  Starting with a single idea, Dwayne and his friends created a brand, Healthy "r" Us. The goal was to connect with everyone through a common need, clothing. T-shirts, hats, and hoodies all carrying the HRU logo. Dwayne and friends decided that it was time to empower those in their community to be more, do more and finally want more.  Workshops, work out groups and counseling sessions. These are all the ways in which Dwayne connects with his community to help encourage them to be the best they can be.  In 2014, Dwayne graduated with a Master’s degree in Divinity. His heart was open, eyes were clear, and his mission was set in stone.  In 2017 Dwayne Co-authored a 30 day Inspirational Book Titled "Meeting the Authentic You-Conversations with Whitney and Dwayne" to inspire women and children inspiring them to meet their authentic selves! August of 2017 is when Dwayne now known as D.Graham started Inspirational videos right in front of his home to help people start their day with God, good Energy, good Vibes, and Motivation! Dwayne is currently working on 2 more books called "Don't Drop out on You" & When God Becomes Enough" While working on these book projects Dwayne is also schedule to begin his Podcast with his co-host Whitney Smith this March titled "Conv --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-ash-cash-show/support

A highly educated marketing and entertainment executive, Jasmine Young has been extremely effective in the development and management of strategic marketing strategies.  Working in the entertainment, publishing and retail industries, Ms. Young has consistently developed creative approaches to increase revenue and visibility for brands.  A communications specialist and avid public speaker, she has demonstrated her gift to create and execute the “Selling” message to the masses. Young is skilled at reaching the people and developing opportunity in the most obscure places, as cost effectively as possible.  Young’s experience in multiple industries proves to be an asset that she utilizes to help grow brands from a creative standpoint. Immediately after receiving her undergraduate degree, Young was immediately hired as a full time “staffer” at the then “bubbling” Def Jam Records label.  Starting as coordinator, she had risen to the status of Sr. Director of Marketing, where she oversaw the day-to-day activities of such household acts as Jay Z, DMX, Slick Rick, Memphis Bleek, Case, Onyx, Erick Sermon, Foxy Brown and EPMD. Young has also had her hands in Def Jam’s joint venture projects, including Outburst (Domino), Rocafella Records and Ruff Ryder Records.  Marketing these Multi-platinum acts / labels to the public gave her first-hand knowledge of selling to a diversified market.  Knowing how to reach anywhere from two to ten million customers on any given day proves to be a very valuable tool. After a very long & successful tenure working for a label, Young decided it was best to venture forth to new territories.  She has served as a marketing consultant for the Ascena Corporation, (the parent company that owns dressbarn and Justice).  She was also the VP of Marketing for The North Star Group which is the publishing home of The Source Magazine. Ms. Young is currently the co-owner of The Endeavour Agency, a multi-faceted start-up that produces events, cultivates brands & imaging and serves the client with top noche treatment.  The company focuses on the details and the longevity in the message.  She has also opened the doors to The Mentor Match-Up, a consulting and mentoring agency designed to uplift and support students and beyond. She is also  currently an adjunct professor at BOTH Monroe College and Metropolitan College, where she teaches graduate marketing courses and at IAR (The Institute of Audio Research) where she teaches Marketing and Public Relations.  Ladies and gentlemen my OG big sis! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-ash-cash-show/support

Ruben Diaz, Jr. first entered public office as a member of the New York State Assembly in 1997, and is currently serving his second full term as Bronx Borough President, having been reelected in November 2013 with more than 89 percent of the vote. As Borough President, Ruben Diaz, Jr. has led the implementation of a “New Bronx” agenda — economic development, housing, education, and public safety — in every corner of the borough. The Bronx has seen over $7 billion in new development of all kinds since Borough President Diaz took office in 2009. This includes more than $600 million in housing, building over 14,000new units. More than 15,000 new jobs have been created in The Bronx since 2009, thanks in large part to the continued partnership between Borough President Diaz, the Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation and those seeking to do business in the borough. Major projects such as Fresh Direct, the Kingsbridge National Ice Center, new retail developments in every corner of the borough and the Cary Leeds Tennis Center in Crotona Park are among the major contributors to the “New Bronx” renaissance, led by Borough President Diaz. Since taking office in 2009 Borough President Diaz has provided millions in funding to projects of all types in every Bronx neighborhood, including new technology upgrades to borough schools, green roofs and boiler upgrades, park improvements and more. A lifelong resident of the Bronx, Borough President Diaz lives in the Southeast Bronx with his wife Hilda Gerena Diaz and their two sons, Ruben Diaz III and Ryan Isaiah Diaz. He graduated from Lehman College, City University of New York, with a Bachelors degree in political theory. Borough President Diaz is also the recipient of honorary doctoral degrees in civil law from Berkeley College and Mercy College, and a doctoral degree in humane letters from the Metropolitan College of New York.

Educator, administrator, writer, consultant, motivational speaker, and community leader, Dr. Anne Wimbush Watts served in various roles for a number of years at Morehouse College; including, Vice Provost, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Class Dean, and tenured Professor of English. She has also been Honors Lecturer at Talladega College and Distinguished Visiting Professor at Spelman College. More recently, she served as Interim Dean of the Metropolitan College and Visiting Professor at Johnson C. Smith University, where she continues to engage in consultant work. Dr. Watts’ education includes a bachelor’s degree in English from Grambling State University, (Valedictorian); master’s degree in English Language and Literature from the University of Wisconsin; master’s degree in French Language and Literature from Atlanta University; Ph.D. degree in English Language and Literature from Georgia State University, and further study at Harvard University. Dr. Watts is president of Powerful Presentations, Inc., a consulting firm. She has conducted Report Writing Skills Development training in four states for over 200 managers of offices in the United States Department of labor; At the behest of Ambassador Andrew Young, she coordinated training in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution for a delegation of young South African former Freedom Fighters; provided Communication Skills training for employees at the Atlanta Job Corps, for attendees at the USPS National A-Plus Convention (2011), and for athletes from all of the CIAA institutions (IMAGE), 2012. In her presentation, Dr. Watts will identify and illuminate several factors and practices related to exemplary leadership.

AUTHOR | MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER - This week our guest is Aubry Padmore. Aubry is also the owner of Caribbean Voice Radio an online radio station promoting change and education. He holds a Bachelors of Professional Studies in Human Services and a Masters in Public Administration from Metropolitan College of New York. As a motivational speaker, the ultimate question he asks of anyone is: "When all is said and done in your lifetime, in the midst of chaos are you still standing?" He also states, "It is important to navigate crisis and chaos in your life and earn the right to be called a 'Champion.'" Aubry Padmore is currently touring various venues speaking on "The Five Fundamentals of Change" as part of his 2011 consulting series: "Rekindle Your Dream & Promote Your Passion - Accomplishment"