#Best Career Coach NYC

[dalekofchaos]

The downfall of Emilie Autumn, was just sad

I honestly gotta say that Emilie Autumn was my life. From 2010-2020. She was my world. She was my goddess. I was at my lowest point when I found her music and she uplifted me throughout my terrible depression. I even got into her Asylum Facebook group, I got my Plague Rat #W25Z got a lot of interactions with Emilie in the group and got this lovely email from Emilie.

Then in 2020 I found out she was a racist, was using BLM to make money off of it and was silencing black and POC voices on her instagram and then the Asylum facebook group just stopped altogether. No one got to comment and no one could use their voices.

Never meet your heroes 😔 but the good that came out of all the drama is I got some really good friends out of the plague rats I did meet.

I stopped caring for Emilie Autumn after the incidents, if you don't know what I mean, read this masterpost and this post of her old controversies.

But this comment on reddit sums up why her career never went anywhere.

"Whatsup with Emilie these days?

So i was a fan in high school but she literally stopped producing and performing after fight like a girl i assume? I know she played in a horror movie but what does she do now for a living and im suprised she didn't became a bigger artist during the years"

"Uuh. Where to start...The movies flopped ("The Devil's Carnival"), partly because of development hell that delayed production of the second movie for years and the hype died down, partly because the concept was great but the movies were... not that good. She was best buds with the director for a few years around the time they were released; like many of her friends over the years, he seems to have disappeared from her life since then (more on that later). But she did start a relationship with her co-star Marc Senter; they're still together and seemingly happy.

The projected Asylum Musical (that she was originally planning to premiere in 2014, lol - she's been talking about it for over a decade...) has yet to come to fruition. She moved to NYC in large part for this purpose (to be closer to Broadway). She hired a voice coach and started taking ballet lessons to prep for playing her own role. She went through a period of making wild casting announcement of the Famous Friends she'd met through "Devil's Carnival" - like Adam Pascal as Dr Stockhill (unclear whether this was just for fun / a favor for his co-star at the movie premiere, or if he was actually interested in the role), or Ted "Jesus Christ Superstar" Neeley as Sir Edwards (hilarious). But now it's 2023, she appears/claims to still be composing and writing the score and even altering some character names (we'll get to that), all the supportive Famous Friends seem to have vanished, and we seem nowhere closer to an actual Asylum Musical on this plane of existence.

But hey, it's the entertainment industry - many people try to get a shot at making their dream musical a reality, and fail. C'est la vie - maybe she just got unlucky, right? Well... maybe so, but other elements suggest that it's something other than just shit luck. First of all, EA does not appear to understand how Broadway works, or that it applies to her too. None of her projected timelines ever made sense. She "doesn't want" (couldn't get) outside investors, so she's planning on financing it all herself (BUT HOW??? oh, nevermind, we'll get to that too). SHe also seems insistent on debuting on Broadway, and nowhere else - no off-Broadway or local theaters for this gal! Nevermind the fact that she's got zero professional experience writing, directing or producing a musical, and that no Broadway professional in their right mind would ever give a slot to a niche musical by a basically-unknown indie artist.

In general, she seems reluctant to work with other people or meet their expectations... which is a problem for such a project. For instance, the closest we got to an "actual" production announcement was that a theater school was going to workshop Emilie Autumn's "Asylum for Wayward Victorian Girls" next semester. IIRC, she promoted this and said she was excited. And then... nothing. No news for weeks. When people went back to the school's website, the announcement had been completely removed. And that was that. What on Earth happened, that the school didn't even want to publicly acknowledge this change of plans? Methinks they realized that they had been misled (ie the musical was not finished), or there was a MASSIVE conflict with Emilie that led to the workshop falling through.

Then, there's the gradual vanishing of everyone who had originally let her (in earnest or as a joke, we'll never know) attach their sometimes Very Famous names to her Very Obscure and Unfinished Project. And that includes... Veronica Varlow! Yeah, you read that right. Even though they now live in the same city, they haven't talked in years and don't follow each other on IG. It must have been something big, because some time ago, EA made a very unsubtle announcement about changing the name "Veronica" (the Asylum character who became Emily's tragic lesbian lover in the 87459th reworking of the story) to "Charlotte" because "I have been told that Veronica sounds anachronistic in Victorian England" (sure hun, if you say so). I still wonder whether it was EA writing her ex-BFF out of her life in a ridiculously dramatic way, or whether it was VeVa who asked EA to keep her name out of her mouth... and her script.

So yeah. She's not friends anymore with any of the people you remember from being a fan in high school. She's living in NYC, and pretending there's a musical in the works. She's also been making visual art for a couple years. Personally, I really like her mixed-media art with medical supplies - I think it's some of her most interesting work in years, better than the last two albums. But then, recently, she, uh... tried something else. I'll just let you search this sub for "AI" because I still can't wrap my head around What the Fuck She Was Thinking and it's exhausting to even recount.

tl;dr - She never became a bigger artist because she's been stuck on the same stale, unrealistic project for 10+ years, because she stopped touring and releasing new music, and because she's seemingly alienated all of her friends and industry connexions... as well as most of her ever-shrinking fanbase. A real shame all around."

[rxscss]

“𝒷𝒾𝓉𝒸𝒽 𝒷𝑒𝓉𝓉𝑒𝓇 𝒽𝒶𝓋𝑒 𝓂𝓎 𝓂𝑜𝓃𝑒𝓎, 𝓎'𝒶𝓁𝓁 𝓈𝒽𝑜𝓊𝓁𝒹 𝓀𝓃𝑜𝓌 𝓂𝑒 𝓌𝑒𝓁𝓁 𝑒𝓃𝑜𝓊𝑔𝒽. 𝒷𝒾𝓉𝒸𝒽 𝒷𝑒𝓉𝓉𝑒𝓇 𝒽𝒶𝓋𝑒 𝓂𝓎 𝓂𝑜𝓃𝑒𝓎, 𝓅𝓁𝑒𝒶𝓈𝑒 𝒹𝑜𝓃'𝓉 𝒸𝒶𝓁𝓁 𝓂𝑒 𝑜𝓃 𝓂𝓎 𝒷𝓁𝓊𝒻𝒻. 𝓅𝒶𝓎 𝓂𝑒 𝓌𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝑜𝓌𝑒 𝓂𝑒, 𝒷𝒶𝓁𝓁𝒾𝓃' 𝒷𝒾𝑔𝑔𝑒𝓇 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓃 𝓁𝑒𝒷𝓇𝑜𝓃. 𝒷𝒾𝓉𝒸𝒽, 𝑔𝒾𝓋𝑒 𝓂𝑒 𝓎𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝓂𝑜𝓃𝑒𝓎. 𝓌𝒽𝑜 𝓎'𝒶𝓁𝓁 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝓀 𝓎'𝒶𝓁𝓁 𝒻𝓇𝑜𝓃𝓉𝒾𝓃' 𝑜𝓃?”

(—) ★ spotted!! georgina harsha on the cover of this week’s most recent tabloid! many say that the 27 year old looks like gigi hadid, but i don��t really see it. while  the podcaster/influencer is known for being blunt my inside sources say that they have a tendency to be nosy i swear, every time i think of them, i hear the song bitch better have my money { she/her, cisfemale} - candice

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𝓼𝓽𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓲𝓬𝓼

name: georgina iman harsha

age: twenty seven

nicknames: georgie, daddy g

date of birth: october 3rd, 1996

astrological sign: libra

place of birth: albany, new york

occupation: podcaster/influencer.

career claim: alexandra cooper from call her daddy

label: the self-made

positive traits: blunt, empathetic, understanding, supportive

negative traits: nosy, loud, raunchy, no-filter

characters/celebrities she’s like: alexandra cooper from call her daddy,  viola from she’s the man, nicole richie, samantha jones from sex and the city

𝓫𝓲𝓸𝓰𝓻𝓪𝓹𝓱𝔂

born to omar harsha and jannette gregor-harsha in upstate, new york, there was nothing special or abnormal about georgina’s life.

she was a regular girl, the youngest of four, raised around three older brothers and with her father being the football coach of university at albany, her childhood was spent on football fields and she loved every second of it.

she was a tried and true tomboy - always wanting to roughhouse with the boys and played every sport in the book - from softball to basketball, but her true love was always soccer.

she played soccer all throughout her life and it was her father’s dream for her to play at university at albany, where all of her brothers had played before her.

but the big city was calling her and as soon as she got accepted to nyu, she was packing her bags and moving to new york city.

there, she met her roommate and best friend, and the two began getting into the most wild things together - taking on the nyc party scene, dating a plethora of athletes and truly living their best lives.

so many friends of theirs would be in shock listening to them tell the stories of the things they got into and always told them that they needed their own show and thus, ‘the call her daddy’ podcast was born.

they started out with a small following - it being about the two girls shooting the shit, using secret codenames to talk about all the boys they had been dating, giving life and romance advice to girl’s their age who wrote into the show and eventually, barstool sports caught on and signed the two to their media company.

this took the podcast to a whole other level and from 2017 to 2022, the two remained at the top - having special guests every now and then and topping the podcasts charts week after week for being blunt, batshit crazy, absolutely hilarious and relatable.

however, it all almost came crashing down last year. after the girls saw how much money they were pulling in for the network verses how much they were taking home in their paychecks, they demanded a pay raise which barstool denied and the two decided to walk, even if that meant losing everything.

but when one door closes another one opens - the girls were offered a 60 million dollar contract with spotify, were moved out to los angeles and are now living their absolute best lives.

the podcast has shifted dramatically, focusing mostly on scandalous interviews with high profile celebrities, being the only two who are able to get down to the nitty gritty details that the audience just wants to know with them and aside from their usual sex talk, have also shifted more into women empowerment and mental health topics, as well.

but deep down, georgina is still the same girl she once was - almost never catching her not in sweatpants, thirsting over athletes, every once in a while having episodes that mirror the old ones and just being a true, down to earth, real girl who has no idea what to do with the fame other than be her wild and crazy, silly self.

𝓬𝓪𝓻𝓮𝓮𝓻

podcast career

the call her daddy podcast - independent - from 2015-2017

the call her daddy podcast - presented by barstool sports - from 2017-2022

the call her daddy podcast - presented by spotify - from 2022-present

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1, 3, 11, 13, 29, 30 ❤️

what are 3 things you’d say shaped you into who you are?

(I) I was interested in performing and acting at a young age, and being lucky enough to have a thriving community theatre in my small town growing up where I got to start performing at 9 years old was such a huge and important influence on my life. (II) I was 13 years old when I first got access to the Internet, which at the time (1995) was a pale shadow of what it is now, but also such an interesting and varied world to get immersed in. I think we Xennials lucked out with being able to mostly come of age with the Internet but were more or less fully grown and mature adults before the saturation of social media/influencer/smart phone culture. (III) I started playing tennis competitively in junior high, I was pretty good. Although I did have a bad habit of being a front runner, if I got out ahead on an opponent I could usually hold them off and win. But I was not so good at coming back after getting down quickly to start a match. I specifically had a singles match early in my Sophomore year of high school where I played well but still lost the first two sets. I felt like maybe I could force a fourth set but I didn't have a great track record and either would mentally or physically crap out in such a match. But I hung in there, won the third set, my coach kept coming back to me and reassuring me that I could do it, teammates would come by and watch and cheer me on, and eventually I did wear down the other guy and won an absolutely brutal 5 set match where we beat each other up for like four hours. I went on to have a really great year and my junior year started having some college interest. While my competitive tennis career didn't last much longer, I still carry the lesson and feeling from overcoming a previously undoable action with me to this day.

3 films you could watch for the rest of your life and not get bored of?

I'm gonna single out 3 somewhat lesser known or remembered films from 1999 because that was a great year for film and it's the 25th anniversary for those films: Mumford (a Capra-esque quirky small town romantic comedy with just enough 90s milieu to not feel old fashioned), Bowfinger (starring Steve Martin and Eddie Murphy a silly but hilarious comedy about Hollywood and filmmaking but with such a giant heart that makes it so endearing), Summer of Sam (Spike Lee's way underrated look at NYC in the summer of 1977 during the ongoing Son of Sam killings).

what do you consider to be romance?

I think romance is probably best described as the intersection of intimacy, whimsy, desire, and comfort.

what are you doing right now?

waiting for dinner to be ready and watching "The Challenge" on MTV which I've seen every single episode of and have watched since the very beginning when it was The Real World vs Road Rules Challenge and was just a one off special in the early years. I have never seen an episode of Survivor or The Amazing Race or any number of similar shows, but I'm down with The Challenge forever.

what do you do when you’re sad?

Listen to music. The quickest and strongest way to get some catharsis and hopefully feel better.

what’s one thing that never fails to make you happy/happier?

Unfortunately I don't think anything is fail proof in that regard, but as I mentioned above music comes the closest.

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Rosie Kensington - Tennis Career

Early Years

2003-2007 (Ages 6-8):

Rosie starts playing tennis at the age of 6 at a local tennis club in NYC.

Shows early talent and enthusiasm for the sport.

Her parents enroll her in the USTA (United States Tennis Association) junior program.

2008-2012 (Ages 9-13):

Competes in local and regional junior tournaments.

Wins several USTA Eastern Sectional titles, gaining recognition as a promising young player.

Begins training with a well-known coach in the NYC area.

Junior Career

2013-2017 (Ages 14-18):

Enters the national junior circuit, regularly competing in USTA National Championships.

By 16, Rosie is ranked in the top 10 nationally in her age group.

Competes in international junior tournaments, including the Junior Grand Slams.

Reaches the quarterfinals of the Junior US Open and the semifinals of the Junior French Open.

Transition to Professional Career

2017 (Age 18):

Graduates from high school and decides to turn professional instead of attending college.

Plays her first ITF (International Tennis Federation) tournaments, earning her first WTA (Women's Tennis Association) ranking points.

2018-2019 (Ages 19-20):

Competes on the ITF Circuit, gradually improving her ranking.

Wins her first ITF title in 2018.

Breaks into the top 200 in the WTA rankings by the end of 2019.

Breakthrough and WTA Tour

2020 (Age 21):

Qualifies for her first Grand Slam main draw at the Australian Open.

Reaches the third round, her best performance in a Grand Slam to date.

Ends the year ranked in the top 100, establishing herself as a rising star on the tour.

2021-2022 (Ages 22-23):

Continues to climb the rankings, reaching several WTA quarterfinals and semifinals.

Wins her first WTA title at a smaller tournament, boosting her confidence and ranking.

Ends 2022 ranked in the top 50.

2023 (Age 24):

Has a breakout year, reaching the quarterfinals of the French Open.

Wins her second WTA title at a Premier-level event.

Finishes the year ranked in the top 30, establishing herself as a consistent performer on the tour.

Prime Years

2024 (Age 25):

Starts the year strong with a deep run at the Australian Open, reaching the semifinals.

Wins her third WTA title at a major tournament, cementing her place among the top players.

Represents the USA in the 2024 Summer Olympics, advancing to the quarterfinals.

Ends the year ranked in the top 20, with sights set on breaking into the top 10.

Career Highlights:

Junior Career: Semifinalist at the Junior French Open, Quarterfinalist at the Junior US Open.

First ITF Title: 2018

First Grand Slam Main Draw: 2020 Australian Open

First WTA Title: 2021

Breakthrough Performance: 2023 French Open Quarterfinalist

Highest Ranking as of 2024: Top 20

Playing Style:

Strengths: Powerful baseline game, strong serve, aggressive forehand.

Weaknesses: Occasionally inconsistent backhand, needs improvement on the net game.

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Marla Lewis Mesmerizes with New Single "Te Quiero a Ti"

New Jersey-born sensation Marla Lewis, celebrated for her extraordinary career as a singer, songwriter, and educator, is back with her latest single, “Te Quiero A Ti.”

Available in both Spanish and English, this enchanting track is a testament to Marla’s versatile talent and musical brilliance.

"Te Quiero A Ti" has an irresistible groove and ambiance and beautiful vocals from Marla Lewis. The sophisticated arrangement features flute, piano, acoustic bass, electric guitar, drums, and rich backing vocals.

Initially, Marla composed the melody but struggled with the lyrics until her friend Dave Kinnoin provided the perfect words. This collaboration was first featured on her debut "Songbook" album. Marla always dreamed of a Spanish version, which became a reality when she met Melissa Sanley, who used the original instrumental tracks:

"My life was touched by a real-life angel -- that's the best way to describe it! I signed up for a Peer Networking program offered by the Grammy organization (I'm a voting member), and they paired me with Melissa Sanley. Talk about Divine intervention! A superb singer, songwriter, recording artist -- she speaks four languages, and now she is my voice teacher! But I digress -- I played her a song from my first Songbook album to see if she liked it enough to translate it into Spanish. It had some Spanish words in the lyrics that were written by Dave Kinnoin (I wrote the melody). She told me the title was not correct Spanish! OMG! She changed it to "Te Quiero a Ti," translated the lyrics, coached me on every line, created the cover art, sang backup vocals, and made the lyric video!”

Marla's music is a rich blend of styles and she takes influence from big band, global folk music, and some of the musical big names like Ella Fitzgerald, The Beatles, Laura Nyro, Carole King, James Taylor, Michael Franks, and Phoebe Snow.

Watch the accompanying music video to the song here:

"Te Quiero a Ti" was written by Marla Lewis, Dave Kinnoin, and Melissa Sanley and produced by Bob Stander.

About Marla Lewis

Marla Lewis' musical journey began in 1953 when she played "Chopsticks" on the piano and started taking piano lessons. That same year she sang "S'Wonderful, S'marvelous" on the TV show "Live Like a Millionaire." In 1961, she wrote her first song, "Hopeless Love," and by 1963 began taking guitar lessons at the YMHA and dedicated herself to music.

From 1977 to 1987, she was performing solo in clubs, coffee houses, and colleges, but felt like I was going nowhere. In 1987, she started teaching English as a Second Language in NYC public schools. During this period, she wrote songs to help children learn English, released three critically acclaimed children's albums, and which won numerous songwriter awards.

In 2004, Marla met producer Bob Stander, who played a pivotal role in her artistic development. After retiring from teaching in 2010, and returning to her musical roots she began writing prolifically. In 2012, she co-wrote "Leap of Faith" with Nancy Schimmel, which was featured on the GRAMMY-winning album "All About Bullies...Big and Small," winning Best Children's Album.

In 2019, she started working with Modern Musician and gained 1.2K fans in her Facebook private group. She released her first smooth jazz album, "Songbook," in 2021. Two years later, Marla released "Songbook Vol. 2," with the single "Enchantee" reaching #1 on the World Indie chart and #2 on the Euro Indie chart.

The English version of "Te Quiero a Ti" is currently #24 on the World Indie Charts!

Connect with Marla Lewis:

Website // Facebook // Instagram // Twitter // Spotify // YouTube

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Mireille Siné: Pushing Boundaries - From Lupus to Long-Distance Running, Tackling the Speed Project with Unlimited Women.

Mirelle in her own words:

“My name is Mireille and I’m a certified run coach, autoimmune athlete, and podcast host based in Los Angeles, California.

I have been an athlete all my life but I found myself in distance running while in college. 

As an exercise science major, I was immersed in the world of bio-mechanics, physical performance, and health. 

However it was also in college where I was diagnosed with Lupus; an autoimmune disorder that left me sidelined from physical activity for 1.5 years. 

Luckily after treatment, I was able to use running to gain back my health and then some! 

Over the last ten years, I have experienced so much of what running can bring; determination, fun, discipline, adventure, and confidence." 

Some accomplishments include:

-   Completed 12 marathons (& counting)

-   First Black women to run from Boston to NYC (200 miles in 11 days as part of the FALKE team)

-   Completed a relay from Santa Monica to Las Vegas. (The Speed Project 2023 - with Unlimited Women)

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Show notes

Who is Mireille

Living in LA, California, but originally from Cameroon, West Africa

Growing up in Cameroon before moving over to America at 6 years old

Wanting to finish school and to go on to college

Being inspired by her dad who was active and loved to ride bikes

Playing basketball, and enjoying being active

Having ambitious dreams and a love for learning 

Wanting to have a safe profession 

Being interested in science and wanting to pursue college

Studying exercise science for her undergraduate degree

Running track in high school and being curious about distance running at college

Wanting to pursue physical therapy and the challenges of trying to progress in the career

Enjoying running and feeling healthier while doing it 

Dealing with stress while at college

Being diagnosed with Lupus an auto immune disease and the impact it had on her life

The impacts of Lupus on her body

Making changes and how Lupus impacted on her life

Needing to pivot and make a change in her life

Having a year left in school and needing to make some key decisions about her future

Doing what she thought was best

Needing to take a semester off from school/college

Working as a PT assistant and getting back into running 

Balancing health and fitness while having Lupus

Turning to vegetarianism to help manage her Lupus

Training for her first marathon

Magical moments while running 

Running in the Speed Project (2023) - running from LA to Las Vegas over a weekend

Unlimited women - a team of 10 women, bringing diversity and awareness into the running sphere

Dealing with challenges on the Speed Project

Mental tips and tricks for when it gets tough 

Race strategy and how the race worked 

Starting to eat meat again and dabbling in veganism 

Nutrition while running and racing and making it easy. 

Running from Boston to NYC and becoming the first Black woman to be involved in the project with FALKE

Working with FALKE 

Running the Berlin Marathon

Entering the lottery for the London Marathon

The Los Angeles Marathon

Working as a running coach and her coaching philosophy and values

Coaching road, trail and autoimmune athletes 

Education, communication, commitment and joy. 

Why it’s more than just a training plan

Making the training adaptable to your life

Hosting the “Running in Public” Podcast - combining messages about running and public health.

How to connect with Mireille on social media

Final words of advice for other women who want to get into running

Speaking up and the power of advocating for yourself 

The importance of making it fun!

  Social Media

Website: www.coachedbymireille.com 

Instagram: @heycoachmireille 

Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/coachmireille 

  Check out this episode!

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Giampaolo Ienna: “To Be A Great Manager, Don’t Treat Your Employees Different From Your Customers”

Don’t treat your employees different from your customers. Personally, I don’t treat my staff any differently than my VIP guests. I’ve had A-list celebrities call me up to make reservations to my restaurants and hang out with me, but I don’t treat them any differently in my interactions than I treat the waiters who work with me.

I had the pleasure to interview Giampaolo Ienna. Giampaolo is an actor, DJ, and the VIP Director at the White Horse Tavern and Hunt & Fish Club in NYC. The White Horse Tavern is the 2nd oldest bar in NY. Thank you so much for joining us Giampaolo. Can you share your “backstory” with us?

In the 90s, the Italian government took away my family’s property. They took it from my grandfather — it was worth a lot of money and it caused a lot of problems for us. Ultimately, my goal is to get into real estate and build an empire to show my grandfather (and my family) that rebuilding is possible. It’s why I got into music and the restaurant business:

I started off as a DJ in Italy, building relationships in the music world at clubs and lounges. I played all over the world at the best clubs with people who I idolized as a kid. Eventually, I moved into the restaurant industry as a VIP Director — I manage relationships with celebrities and build relationships with people who come into my restaurant and nurture the relationships for both the restaurant and real estate areas in my life.

Can you share the most interesting story that happened to you since you started your career?

The most interesting story was an interaction I had with 50 Cent.

I got to know 50 a little bit when I DJ’d for his party when he launched Vitamin Water. It was amazing to meet him and get this opportunity because his CD “Get rich or die tryin” was the first hip hop CD I bought and listened to when I was a kid. We ended up interacting over the coming months and years and became friends. The most interesting story happened on Christmas Eve. It was 10pm, and I was taking a shower and I almost missed a call from 50 Cent.

He wanted to get Christmas dinner with his family and asked me if I could set up a restaurant for him. I ended up calling many restaurants I knew to see if anyone could do me a favor to open a restaurant on Christmas Eve at 10pm. I finally secured one guy who agreed and had the entire restaurant open and waiting for 50 Cent by the time he got there. It was the craziest experience I’ve had with a celebrity.

Can you share a story about the funniest mistake you made when you were first starting? Can you tell us what lesson you learned from that?

The biggest mistake I made back when I was serving tables at 18 years old was not paying attention to the food being served to a child with a nut allergy. The parents told me he had a nut allergy and if they could order a special kind of Tartufo on the menu. I thought it didn’t contain any nuts so I went ahead and took their order and brought out the Tartufo without asking the chef. Unfortunately, this specific restaurant I was working at did put nuts in their Tartufo. Once the child ate it, he had an immediate reaction and his parents were infuriated. Eventually, his dad took out an allergy pen and thankfully the boy was totally fine. It’s an experience I’ll never forget. Learning from the mistakes I have made help me guide my staff so they don’t make the same mistakes also.

Ok, let’s jump to the core of our interview. Most times when people quit their jobs they actually “quit their managers”. What are your thoughts on the best way to talent today?

I always make sure that when I hire someone, that they’re willing to be coached and adapt to the style of the restaurant. On top of that, I try to make sure that I’m friends with everyone first. If we’re going to be around each other all day, I make sure that I like the person first — it helps a lot when it comes to them following my instructions and enjoying the process of delivering a great experience for the guest.

How do you synchronize large teams to effectively work together?

Creating trust between everyone is key. That comes from two things: 1) Knowing that everyone knows how to do their job well (this comes from training and holding their hand through the first few days or weeks of the job), and 2) cultivating a certain level of friendship between everyone on the team. Setting expectations in the beginning and helping someone do their job well (so they can understand what a “good job” looks like is huge), plus getting everyone to a place where they like everyone they work with.

What advice would you give to other CEOs or founders to help their employees to thrive?

Focus on relationships first. It’s not about giving orders to your employees and telling them to do things — it’s about building a relationship with them just like you build relationships with your biggest clients. Once they like you and feel like you’re their friend, many doors will start to open up.

Can you share your 5 strategies to effectively manage a team?

1. Be authentic. If you’re fake, you can never be a great manager. It is a different kind of relationship you have with people when you’re genuine and real. It’ll separate you from everyone else in the industry. People will trust you and come back, and back, and back.

2. Make friends with everyone. If you truly make friends with the people on your team, you’ll win. I treat every part of the business as a relationship first, and that includes the team I work with. They’ll respond to you better if you’re friends first, and it makes it more fun.

3. Don’t treat your employees different from your customers. Personally, I don’t treat my staff any differently than my VIP guests. I’ve had A-list celebrities call me up to make reservations to my restaurants and hang out with me, but I don’t treat them any differently in my interactions than I treat the waiters who work with me.

4. Hold their hand in the beginning. When any waiter or staff member is serving a VIP for the first time, they all go through the same training process — they have to look at me during the first time and I’ll give them signals. I’ll tell them whether the water needs to be filled again, signal to them to ask if the VIP needs anything else, etc. After the first few times, they’ll be able to do it on their own but the support and mentorship in the beginning goes a long way.

5. Always remember when you were in the position of the person you’re managing. Being a restaurant that is always in demand, we are always going into a nightly service knowing that new challenges will always arise. On one particular evening we had two servers that had just passed training but were not yet accustomed to a service when we have three major VIP’s coming in at 5:30 pm before a Broadway performance and wanting to be out in one hour with a full dining experience. Not to mention the other 150 covers coming in within that time frame. It was noticeable that our new team members became overwhelmed. It is our jobs as great managers to see this and jump in before a guest notices it. Most importantly it helps evolve the comradery amongst your staff when they know that you will always be there to back them up.

You are a person of great influence. If you could inspire a movement that would bring the most amount of good to the most amount of people, what would that be?

Happiness. There’s a lot of hate right now online, and most people struggle with having empathy. If you’re doing things you don’t want to be doing or complaining you’re going to impact people negatively so it’s important to remain optimistic and therefore impact your team positively.

Can you please give us your favorite “Life Lesson Quote”? Can you share how that was relevant to you in your life?

You’re going to die.

It’s from Gary Vaynerchuk. It helps me squeeze the maximum out of every day — when you really understand what this quote means, you start to see life in a different way.

[freeworldallahmbaclass]

Roc Nation and the man who bought my freedom from all curses on my life Jay Z bought my life at an auction for me to get my education , freedom from mind control the voodoo curse and the puppet masters and yes he promise a recording contract with his label Roc Nation placed in my hands through my library I got the message and I said yes I accept your offer your job offer Jay Z thank you I'm good at the service of providing music my art my content my work like any other artists in the music industry and yes I do got like 4 or 5 albums left in me I can keep going after that realistically I do see like 8 , 9 or 10 professional albums from me not to mention my tapes they hot plus with the pace I'm trying to release them is good and smart very smart Drake puts out his music all the time so with his mindset work ethic and artistry that type of work ethic is what I should be pursuing he did that to help me to show me just work just record and then perform so I should be okay Jay Z himself is still recording and performing music and a hosts of artists still going in longevity remember I'm professionally just starting my music career and it is my second call at it my second stage that's my gimmick and it works for me and apparently it works for Jay Z and Beyonce and his Roc Nation team and label it is like Joyce Meyer said the enemy is loud on its way out but he bought my freedom , coaches me through his program for me , I know I got the second stage theater I gotta do music anyway I was going to do it for fun why not do it with the best team and best boss and biggest boss of NYC Jay Z and his wife Beyonce promise to help me like all record labels help their artist , thank you and in honor of my man friend and brother Meek from Philadelphia I'm going to fashion and model myself after him not music content because he the man but in physical stature , I promise to stop consuming so much lunch and dinner here it is like sitting around getting fat and I want to get to a certain weight it is a certain way I want to be plus I gotta go meet royalty and other people and I want to be at a certain weight level the weight does not like fit me so I'm going to be losing all attachments on me it look good on a lot of people they comfortable with it they love themselves that's why they eat like that and get that big which is cool and look good to them I cant hate it's not for me women like me slim so I'm going to get down to cruiser weight because Meek is a role model of mines and it is a certain way I want to be and how I want my brand to be represented, black excellence like our boss and I'm happy to be announcing that I'm joining their legacy over there at Roc Nation .

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Future Faces NYC

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🎨👣#ArtIsAWeapon Two #newexhibition openenings at the @heathgallery & @kente_royal_gallery and the Harlem Arts Stroll @harlemartsstroll are happening today April 8:

Reposted from @harlemartsstroll

HARLEM ARTS STROLL

ART, FOOD, AND CULTURE.

It's about Harlem from 110th to 155th Streets with its galleries and businesses welcoming you.

Spend time with:

ARTISTIC NOISE

@artistic_noise

CALABAR GALLERY

@calabargallery

CHILDREN'S ART CARNIVAL

@childrensartcarnival

CLAIRE OLIVER GALLERY

@claireolivergallery

H & M ART AND HOME DECOR

@harlemartframe

HEATH GALLERY

@heathgallery

KENTE ROYAL GALLERY @kente_royal_gallery

ILON ART GALLERY

@ilonartgallery

JVS PROJECT SPACE

@jvsprojectspace

AHL FOUNDATION

@ahlfoundation

Plus for 20 people, a special visit to the Hamilton Grange

National Memorial

ART & FOOD will be at:

NBHD BRULEE COFFEE SHOP

@nbhd_brulee

SPONSORED BY:

HARLEM BREWING COMPANY

@harlembrewingco

HARLEM ONE STOP

@HarlemOneStop

HARLEM CAREERS

@harlemcareers

HARLEM 4 ALL

@harlem4all

TBO HARLEM

(THE BEST OF HARLEM)

@tbo.harlem

EXPOARTIST

@expoartistorg

WHILE WE ARE STILL HERE

edgecombeavenue

THE UPTOWN COLLECTIVE

@uptowncollectiv

PARK NORTH PHYSICAL THERAPY

@parknorthpt

CALABAR IMPORTS

@calabarimportsbklyn

UP MAGAZINE

@up__mag

STREET ART NYC

@streetartnyc

STOOP STORIES

@stoops.stories

www.eventbrite.com/e/harlem-arts-stroll-april-8-edition-tickets-589792263537

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REPOSTED from.@heathgallery

Saturday, April 8th -

It’s gonna be a great Harlem ART DAY!

1) Heath Gallery, 1-6pm

Opening reception for HOME, artwork by artist, educator and neuroscientist Lisa Cain. In association with Rafael Gallery. Curated by Wade Bonds.

2. Kente Royal Gallery, 5-8pm

Opening reception for HUEMAN, artwork by life coach, graphic designer and artist Demarcus Mcgaughey.

3. Harlem Arts Stroll, 1-6pm, self-guided walking tour, check-in at Calabar

#HarlemArt #harlemgallery #Harlemrenaissance #BlackOwnedGalleries

#HarlemGirl #HarlemArtsStroll #HeathGallery #kenteroyalgallery #BlackGirlArtGeeks

[fullextentcoaching]

Best Career Coach NYC

[starsummers]

what future careers do you imagine the euphoria characters have?

rue- starts off as a counselor/therapist for teens with addictions, maybe moves on to be something like a daycare worker. years down the line i see her working towards becoming a foster parent

jules- her moving to nyc just makes so much sense to me. possibly gets into the fashion world or maybe even photography?? but i think that’s just her setting and she would thrive there with whatever she ends up doing

lexi- studies english literature in college and becomes either an english teacher or a best selling author before doing freelance and settling down with fez

fez- truly can’t see him doing anything else other than be a stay at home dad/farmer husband like that is his calling!!! and he loves it!!!! although while lexi is still in school he does volunteer at shelters and helps rue out as often as he can

maddy- marries rich and lives her best life as she should but also is smart and has a backup with her makeup skills. i also think she’d like to babysit on the side bc she’s good with kids

cassie- i really wish the show explored more of her interests but since we know she used to ice skate, she gets back into it for awhile and then discovers her love for coaching girls like her when she started

kat- i want to say she’s an influencer girly and she has her own podcast where she talks about anything and everything (alexandra cooper vibes)

ethan- famous actor and director, him and bobbi are a tag team 🫡

nate- hes dead. i killed him

[keepitsteadypod]

Keep It Steady Cast Announcements!

Ashton Reid as Zach

Ashton has been passionate about performing since childhood, when he would regale his family with full reenactments of playground antics. During high school, he worked in a variety of live theatre productions (both on and offstage) before taking a long hiatus to snag his degree in Supply Chain Management. With the grueling task of university behind him, he's excited to get back to the real work: playing pretend. In addition to acting, Ashton can be found writing, creating the occasional refrigerator-worthy work of art, and pretending to know how to cook. He is extremely excited to join the cast of Keep it Steady, and can be found on twitter at @VA_AshtonReid.

Chris Rivera as Gabe

Chris Rivera (he/they) is a NYC based actor, playwright, director and Associate Artistic Director of Turn to Flesh Productions. As an actor Chris has appeared in various New York productions including King Lear, The Bacchae, The Miss Longview Texas Drag Pageant, and Oh Holy Mother of Quique. Chris also appeared in their own plays, Gender of Attraction and Our Own Odyssey, and won the FUERZAFest's best supporting actor role for the latter.  Favorite regional theatre credits include leading roles in Compleat Female Stage Beauty, Phantom Tollbooth, Vampire Lesbians of Sodom, The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me, and Hedwig and the Angry Inch for which they were named Best Actor in a Musical in the Houston Area Theater Awards. Chris currently coaches acting privately, and for the New York Film Academy. www.theactingchrisrivera.com

Ishani Kanetkar as Tori

Ishani Kanetkar (she/her) stumbled into voice acting halfway through a PhD program - and several years and a doctorate later, has completely failed to wander back out again. Among other audio drama appearances, you can hear her work on The Strange Case of Starship Iris, The Godshead Incidental, VALENCE, and Second Star to the Left, listen to her revisit the Lord of the Rings with two old friends on discussion podcast One Does Not Simply, and find her staring into the abyss on Twitter @ishanikanetkar and Tumblr @thevoicefromthestars.

Paige Alena as Leslie

Paige Alena is an LA-based actor, writer, comedian, and singer. She's originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, but moved to New York in 2016 to earn her BFA in Acting. After graduating, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in voice acting. Paige loves to create joy through her art and has a passion for making people laugh. She's a Leo, her favorite Arizona iced tea flavor is lemon, and she owns at least one mug with her own Tweet on it, but please don't hold that against her.

Regina Renée Russell as Krista

Regina is a New York based actress, writer and director. Originally hailing from the Bronx and a graduate of Cornell University (B.A. Theatre Arts) and East 15 Acting School in London (M.F.A Acting), Regina's favorite recent roles include: LCDR Talise Asherah: Primordial Deep, Trainee: Brimstone Valley Mall, Evelyn Wesley: Unwell a Midwestern Gothic Mystery, Lysistrata: Lysistrata, Lysander: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Helena: A Midsummer Night’s Charity Stream.

IG: reggirenee, Twitter: reginarenee594, Backstage: https://www.backstage.com/u/regina-renee-russell

Nat Razi as Ponni

Sophia Babai (they/them) is a disability rights activist, somatic coach, and freelance writer. Their writing was most recently featured in Autostraddle and the anthology BODY TALK, which was a School Library Journal Best Book of 2020. This is their first podcast and they’re so excited! Find them on Twitter @swingingstorm, TikTok @stormystoryteller, and Tumblr @masala-and-thunderstorms.

Perseus Rebelo as Andy

Perseus is a twentysomething from Toronto, Canada who can best be described as an everything enthusiast. He has performed in a number of theatre productions and short films. He also writes, reads, designs costumes, makes costumes, guides city tours, and plays an instrument or two. When he’s not doing all that, you can find him googling shark facts or taking pictures of clouds.

Nikki Paige as Mrs. Peterson

Nikki Page ages fish by day, but in her free time loves to act on stage and in audiodramas, dance hula, write books, and otherwise be part of creative chaos. She has a gangly uncoordinated greyhound named Bert and is followed by a murder of crows whenever they go walking together.

Kay Watson as the Morning Announcements

Kay Watson is a Boston-based actor and man about town. A life-long devotee of costumed shenanigans, she is also a Rennie, tabletop enthusiast, and Staff-Directed Player at Attaway Larp. Their voice can also be heard on The Strange Case of Starship Iris and Spirit Box Radio.

Also featuring

Stephen Indrisano as Eddie

Andy Emmerson as Mike

Ella Moira Seet as Melissa

[westerlyroleplay]

NAME: Zoe Valiente GENDER & PRONOUNS: Cis Woman / She/Her AGE & DATE OF BIRTH: 30 years old / April 10 HOMETOWN: New York City, NY TIME IN WESTERLY: 1 year RESIDENCE: Misquamicut OCCUPATION: Actress

I WANT YOU TO KNOW, I’M A      ——      mirrorball.

Trigger warnings: alcoholism, divorce, mental health

Smile wider! These two infamous words brought her to her childhood within seconds. Flashing lights had been a part of Zoé Anahí Valiente’s life ever since her teenage mother had gotten her hands on a Polaroid camera. Zoé had been taught to pose for the camera since she was a baby. Their humble beginnings as teenage parents made them resourceful. Alonso Valiente had been a one-hit wonder in Puerto Rico, a stagnant career that drove him to New York, New York. Business in NYC wasn’t much different except for the total freedom that came with his residency. Then, he met Zora. While New York City was the land of dreams for Alonso, it was supposed to be a quick spring break for Zora. Spring break suddenly turned into “forever” and as soon as Zoé was born, Alonso saw a pot of gold in his little girl. Her fluffy curly hair, rosy cheeks and warm demeanor made her the perfect baby. His daughter was a gem in his eyes and a prodigy of his own.

The two made it work as best they could. At first, it was fun but it quickly turned serious. Their dual income was little to nothing due to dead-end jobs. Counting pennies was the norm for the Valiente’s. Alonso had a plan for Zoé but it required patience and most importantly: time. She needed to keep growing and learning in order to fulfill the dream Alonso had which was to make his baby girl a star, and a sparkly one at that. As soon as Zoé could babble and sit up on her own, she was in front of a camera and room full of producers for baby commercials. Alonso had his plan to make her the best in the business and found an acting coach for Zoé once she turned one. Since that point on, Zoé memorized lines and practiced scenes for a living. She was seven years old when she had her first panic attack, frightened by the thought of performing yet it was all she knew. Her parents dismissed those feelings convincing her that she needed to get over it because their bills were on the line. Emphasis on their bills. Zoé grew resentful as time continued on and eventually despised the lifestyle of acting, especially how she automatically carried her entire family’s finances on her shoulders. She saw how easy it came to her parents to control her, finding the manipulative ways in their tactics for her obedience. As much as she wanted to quit, she knew the amount of pressure she carried for her parents and herself. As she continued growing, her father found comfort in drinking and her mother was more concerned with her own vanity. Zoé was thirteen when she was left alone on set for the first time and the first time she drank alcohol. She found the same comfort, or what she thought was actually pleasure, like her father did. This was the start of her own relationship with alcohol.

She was fourteen when she landed a successful sitcom that amplified her career into an unknown chaos. Zoé was young, wild and free enjoying the fruits of her labor and the growing distance between her and her parents. Their personal worries remained in her wallet and monies, anyways. It was a mere swipe of a button when Zoé sent her parents weekly allowance over starting at the age of eighteen. She would do this every Friday around 9pm and immediately followed the crowd to the night clubs, engaging in anything but good behaviour. The judgmental slaps on her wrist left her unfazed no matter what the press, public or even her agent thought and said. She worked through the day to find solace in her liquor cabinet at the end of the night. The high feeling of being on a successful sitcom came to an abrupt end when she turned twenty-five and Zoé was left with nothing except her resume. Her parents had divorced and moved in separated directions. Alonso remarried and Zora went back to her hometown. Zoé was officially alone in Los Angeles with more freedom than ever now that her parents were out of sight and out of mind. She hadn’t truly ever been alone like she was now. Zoé still craved the attention and light of performing, ironically. For someone who hated the process, she quickly restarted her career again. She struggled stepping out of her comfort zone as she joined new sets and scenes but she had bills to pay. Zoé grew busy focusing on developing her career further and landing new roles when she met yet another bad habit.

On her twenty-ninth birthday, she was walking a red-carpet event for her latest blockbuster movie when she received the unexpected call about her mother’s terminal illness. The unpredicted growing grief overcame Zoé’s life and left her unable to perform since then. Zoé packed her bags, moved to Zora's hometown of Westerly, Rhode Island and has been living on the shoreline since. Zoé has put an unintentional indefinite hiatus on her acting career, engaging in new and old found passions in Westerly.

Portrayed by ADRIA ARJONA, written by ELLA.