Even if you’re not in New York, you’ll be motivated by our profiles of extraordinary women—stories that empower, uplift, and, by their example, may motivate you to embrace new challenges wherever life takes you.
Michelle Javian is the co-founder and CEO of Harboring Hearts. She started the non-profit in honor of her father, who lost his battle to heart disease after a heart transplant in 2008. During the time she spent by her father’s side in the hospital, Michelle witnessed firsthand the need that
“Embrace your skeletons in the closet. Pull them out and paint them pink. Celebrate them. Your skeletons are probably the most interesting part about you. Your difference is your destiny.” Renee Linnell Renee Linnell is a true renaissance woman. The author of The Burn Zone, her memoir of experiences in
Music can heal. That’s the thought behind The Angel Band Project whose mission is “using the power of music to provide healing, raise awareness, and create positive social change for survivors of sexual violence.” Co-founder and Executive Director Rachel Ebeling is a lifelong lover of music and has been breathing
We need a fun musical now and D.C.’s Arena Stage is delivering just that with a rollicking production of Anything Goes, featuring classic Cole Porter songs. Lisa Helmi Johanson plays Hope Harcourt, a debutante who is about to get married, but meeting someone else on board a cruise ships changes
As a propagator of art, culture and ideas, Monique Martin brings her passion and experience in community building through the arts to elevate and instigate. As an independent curator, producer and marketing consultant, Martin has partnered with and produced for Joe’s Pub, Disney Theatricals, Apollo Theater, New Victory Theater, Southbank
Irving Berlin’s “I Love a Piano” is a popular song that has been recorded by a who’s who of vocalists. Sarah Binder Mehta, president of PianoPiano, not only loves the instrument, she supplies pianos, renting these luxury items to those who need them. A graduate of Cornell and the University
It’s no secret that women are under represented in the film industry. One study showed that for the top grossing films in 2017, women made up only 18% of all directors, writers, producers, executive producers, editors, and cinematographers. Women made up only 11% of all directors and 88% of the
A native of Bethesda, Maryland, Molly Horn got her start in the restaurant industry at the ripe age of 14 when she began working at the Bethesda-based Gifford’s Ice Cream and later a global pizza franchise. While studying philosophy and public relations at Pennsylvania State University, Horn worked at a
Michelle Javian is the co-founder and CEO of Harboring Hearts. She started the non-profit in honor of her father, who lost his battle to heart disease after a heart transplant in 2008. During the time she spent by her father’s side in the hospital, Michelle witnessed firsthand the need that existed for refuge and community support for heart patients and their families. It was from this realization, and devotion to her father’s memory, that Michelle
“Embrace your skeletons in the closet. Pull them out and paint them pink. Celebrate them. Your skeletons are probably the most interesting part about you. Your difference is your destiny.” Renee Linnell Renee Linnell is a true renaissance woman. The author of The Burn Zone, her memoir of experiences in a new-age cult, has an arm’s length of accomplishments. World traveller, dancer, and surfer name just a few. She has confessed to being in love
Music can heal. That’s the thought behind The Angel Band Project whose mission is “using the power of music to provide healing, raise awareness, and create positive social change for survivors of sexual violence.” Co-founder and Executive Director Rachel Ebeling is a lifelong lover of music and has been breathing fire into the organization since its inception back in 2009. Rachel is responsible for day-to-day operations of the organization with a focus on growing The
We need a fun musical now and D.C.’s Arena Stage is delivering just that with a rollicking production of Anything Goes, featuring classic Cole Porter songs. Lisa Helmi Johanson plays Hope Harcourt, a debutante who is about to get married, but meeting someone else on board a cruise ships changes all that. In an interview with Woman Around Town’s Charlene Giannetti Lisa talks about her career, how she’s managed to amass a collection of musical
As a propagator of art, culture and ideas, Monique Martin brings her passion and experience in community building through the arts to elevate and instigate. As an independent curator, producer and marketing consultant, Martin has partnered with and produced for Joe’s Pub, Disney Theatricals, Apollo Theater, New Victory Theater, Southbank Centre/UK, Hip Hop Theater Festival, Harlem Stage, NJPAC, Queens Theater in the Park, HBO and numerous Broadway and Off -Broadway productions. She brought her vision and
Irving Berlin’s “I Love a Piano” is a popular song that has been recorded by a who’s who of vocalists. Sarah Binder Mehta, president of PianoPiano, not only loves the instrument, she supplies pianos, renting these luxury items to those who need them. A graduate of Cornell and the University of Michigan School of Law, Sarah joined forces with her father, Jerry Binder, in 2014 to continue the family business, providing affordable piano rentals to
It’s no secret that women are under represented in the film industry. One study showed that for the top grossing films in 2017, women made up only 18% of all directors, writers, producers, executive producers, editors, and cinematographers. Women made up only 11% of all directors and 88% of the films had no female directors. Michelle Kantor has set out to change that. In 2002, she helped to found Cinefemme, a non-profit charitable 501-c3 organization
A native of Bethesda, Maryland, Molly Horn got her start in the restaurant industry at the ripe age of 14 when she began working at the Bethesda-based Gifford’s Ice Cream and later a global pizza franchise. While studying philosophy and public relations at Pennsylvania State University, Horn worked at a local deli in State College, Pennsylvania. She spent her summers in New York City waiting tables, which is when Horn realized she wanted to pursue
