Episode 46- Sara Al Madani On Taking Entrepreneurial Risks
Sara Al Madani On Taking Entrepreneurial Risks.
Episode 32: Vocal Coach Mama Jan Smith Has Worked With Some of the Biggest Names In Music But It’s The Message of Jesus That Excites Her The Most
Vocal coach Mama Jan Smith has worked with wome of the biggest names in music from Usher to Justin Bieber, but it’s the message of Jesus that excites her the most.
Episode 31: BBC World News Turned Sky News Presenter Yalda Hakim Talks Women, Journalism, and Afghanistan
Yalda Hakim is a Sky News presenter and correspondent.
Episode 27: Kilian Hennessy Talks His Calling As A Perfumer
French Kilian Hennessy talks his calling as a perfumer.
Episode 24: Mexican Actor And Producer Eduardo Verástegui Talks The Type Of Men Women Should Be Pursuing And ‘The Sound Of Freedom’ Film
Mexican Actor and producer Eduardo Verástegui talks the type of men women should be pursuing and The Sound Of Freedom film.
Episode 22: From Metal Music To Country Music Devin Dawson Talks His Journey
From Metal Music To Country Music Devin Dawson Talks His Journey.
Episode 20: A Heart To Understand- A Chat With Katie McKenzie On Systemic Race Relations in the US
A Heart To Understand- A Chat With Katie McKenzie On Systemic Racism in the US.
Episode 19: Musician Phil Joel From The Newsboys Talks About What He’s Doing Now
A chat with New Zealand musician Phil Joel, who was formerly with the Christian rock group, Newsboys.
Episode 18: “Paul, Apostle of Christ” Andrew Hyatt Opens Up About Making The Film
A conversation with Andrew Hyatt, an award-winning writer and director talks his film, Paul, Apostle of Christ.
Episode 17: Country Music Band LANCo Performs In London
Ally Portee sat down with Country Music band, LANco, where the band of five talked music, faith, performing in the UK and humility.
Episode 13: A Chat With Ellen Mirojnick, The Costume Designer For Oppenheimer
Ellen Mirojnick has been in the business of designing costumes for film and TV for over thirty years, and she’s known for inspiring men’s fashion in the early 90s, when she created bold patterned ties, colorful suspenders, and crisp suits for the 1987 Wall Street film.
Episode 5: Unexpectedly Discovered To Model, Anok Yai Talks Her Journey From Refugee To The Runway
Anok Yai has an incredible life story and she’s only 23 years old. She was born in Cairo, Egypt as a refugee to South Sudanese parents, who were able to move their family to the US as they fled a civil war in their nation. Attending Howard University’s homecoming, Anok had her photo taken by a photographer who posted it on Instagram. The next day Anok woke up with hundreds of followers and calls from modeling agencies.
Her life hasn’t been the same since. It was the Prada AW18 show that propelled Anok’s modelling career, where she opened the show, being the first Black woman since Naomi Campbell, who opened the show in 1997. She has walked in many more shows from New York, to Milan, London and Paris- and has taken part in countless fashion campaigns.
We talk about this all, as well as her taking an active part in making sure fashion is diverse and inclusive.
Episode 4- Recuperating After The Beirut Explosion, Fashion Designer Rabih Kayrouz Has Come Back With A Shift In His Brand And A New AW21 Collection
Rabih Kayrouz founded his brand Maison Rabih Kayrouz [ MRK] in 1999, embodying a couture savoir-faire House. He was injured during Beirut’s August 4, 2020 explosion and has been recovering. He just revealed his AW21 collection during Paris Fashion Week. Enjoy this podcast episode with Rabih where he talks about how he’s been spending the past few months and his refocus of MRK.
Episode 3: Ever Bold and Ever Talented Egyptian Actress Amina Khalil Opens Up About Acting in A Time Of Corona, Fashion, and How Once Living In NYC Made Her Independent
Born in Chicago, Egyptian-American actress Amina Khalil is an influential woman. Acting is her way of connecting with people. The thirty-two-year-old and I talk about a range of topics from acting, women in the Middle East, her experience of living alone in NYC- something that’s not the norm for single Arab women, her overcoming Covid, fashion, and her charity work.
Episode 2: Tenacious Egyptian Actress Tara Emad Opens Up About Her Journey From Modeling To Film, And Why Almost Giving Up On Her Dream Was Not An Option
Sitting down with Egyptian actress Tara Emad in her hotel room during the October 2020 El Gouna Film Festival in El Gouna Egypt to do this interview we talk fashion, her acting work, the festival, her charitable work, and why giving up is not an option.