I was recently featured in a piece by Dreamers & Doers alongside a group of founders who are all, in their own ways, walking away from the playbooks they were handed. The question we were asked: What’s the rule you’ve left behind? My answer: “Volume equals success. Measuring success by deal count means the incentive […]
I was recently featured in a piece by HearstLab on how to prep for a conference like a pro — sharing some of the small habits that make a real difference once you’re standing in a room full of strangers with a badge around your neck. One of the tips that resonated most with people […]
Moving is rarely just about boxes, keys, or square footage. Most of the time, it’s about transition. A new routine. A new version of yourself. A chance to reset parts of your life that may have quietly stopped working for you. And in NYC especially, where apartments can feel temporary even when we stay for […]
After months of delays and negotiations, New York finally passed its 2026 state budget — and while Albany budget headlines can feel easy to tune out, some of the changes could have very real effects on daily life in NYC. From housing development to utility costs to taxes on luxury second homes, here are a […]
Americans are on track to spend a record $522 billion on home renovations in 2026, according to a recent New York Times article citing research from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies. And honestly? Here in Brooklyn and NYC, that number feels believable. People Aren’t Moving — They’re Making Their Homes Work Harder We’re […]
When people think about Brooklyn’s cultural history, they usually think about music, art, food, activism, or immigration. But soccer? That story often gets overlooked. And yet, in the 113-year history of the U.S. Soccer Federation, no city in America has produced more champions of American soccer than Brooklyn. Starting with the very first National Challenge […]
I was recently featured in a piece by We Rule sharing advice for female founders navigating the realities of building a business. One of the questions that resonated most with me was: What do you wish you knew when you started? My answer was simple, but hard-earned: “Staying small isn’t failure. I scaled up to […]
I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with the Making Good Money podcast to talk about something close to my heart: running an ethical, community-rooted real estate business in Brooklyn. We covered a lot of ground: what it means to run a small, independent company like Realty Collective in a world dominated by big […]
Welcome back to our Women-Owned Business Series! Today we’re featuring Alex, the founder of Canary House — an integrative clinical practice helping high-functioning individuals uncover the root causes behind symptoms that are often overlooked in conventional care. The inspiration behind Canary House comes from the founder’s own experience navigating unexplained brain hemorrhages and advanced-stage endometriosis […]
Welcome back to our Women-Owned Business Series! Today we’re featuring the Sydney, founder of The Hive — a business concierge company built to give entrepreneurs the team and operational support they need to grow without burning out.After experiencing firsthand how overwhelming it can be to run a business without the right systems, she set out […]
