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Episode 15: Alessandra De Tommasi Gets Real On What It’s Really Like Being An Entertainment Journalist

Alessandra De Tommasi is one of the entertainment industry’s top journalists, writing for Vanity Fair Italia, Vogue Italia, Cosmopolitan Italia, and others. She talks about her journey from Lecce to where she is now, the hardships of being an entertainment journalist in these times, the exciting moments of the job, our private moment we had with Leonardo di Caprio and Casey Affleck, and no matter how stressful the industry can get, why she wouldn’t dream of doing anything else.

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Episode 12: Hunter Clowdus, Grabbing Life By The Horns

Full of joy, actor and motivational speaker Hunter Clowdus is a happy person. In this interview we talk about success and some of those wisdom nuggets he’s known for, faith, his clothing line, and briefly his TV show All American, on the CW. For someone still so young he has accomplished quite a lot, but he doesn’t boast about having obtained it all yet. But, in some ways it’s as if he’s just getting started.

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Episode 9: The Story Box Founder Jay Fantom Opens Up About Depression, His New Book, and Faith

The Story Box Founder, Jay Fantom shares how a relationship at 17 years old affected his mental health, and with ups and downs of depression, and, an attempted suicide attempt, he stood up and said no more. Since the beginning of The Story Box in November 2019, Jay has had the privilege of unboxing the stories of more than seven hundred high-profile, world-class leaders from every field. He opens up about his story and his new book The Path Of An Eagle.

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Episode 7: New York Wedding Dress Designer Danielle Frankel Is Turning Heads with Her Unique Take on Bridal Gowns

Colored wedding gowns? Danielle Frankel certainly thinks so. The American New York-based designer has a fresh and modern approach to wedding gowns, which are catching the attention of brides all over the world. Sitting down she talks her journey, what inspired her to come away from the traditional wedding gown look, cultures that inspire her collections, trends from the pandemic in bridal gowns, her newest collection, and more.

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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.

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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.

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