A film producer whose portfolio includes the Oscar-winning “Call Me By Your Name,” Naima Abed's work week is a meticulous balance of creativity and business. A raw passion for film is an integral part of her excellence as a producer. Here, Naima comments on the value of feedback, finding community, and personalized health and beauty routines.
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Meet NYC passerby Fatima Jones, the senior director of public relations and communications at the Apollo Theater. Growing up in New York, Fatima has grown to love and understand the power of art and culture which led to her career at prestigious and popular institutions important to this city.
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Meet NYC passerby, Adette Contreras, a web and graphic designer who has become an entrepreneur, founding two companies. Her interest don’t just lie in business and creativity, but including her love for languages, throwing clay, and working on ceramics. There is much to learn about business, finance, and gratitude from this entrepreneur.
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Meet NYC Passerby Monique Lalane, a social worker currently studying for her PhD. It seems as though there is no downtime for Monique. Every day, she still finds time to engage with people in creative ways and feel accomplished with her life by pursuing her passion of helping those with mental illness.
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Meet NYC Passerby Folasade Adeoso, a web designer, whose creativity extends to many other forms. Whether it is through her self-care rituals of traveling to Nigeria and Senegal or designing her own clothes, there are no boundaries to making art. Folasade's next project includes a fast casual dining experience at The Africa Center in Harlem this summer.
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Meet NYC Passerby, Atafeh Karimi, who works in A&R and management at her own company. She shares how to stay motivated and driven working in the music industry, while also keeping up self-care routines and creative energy.
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Meet passerby, Jasmyn Story, an activist who works in restorative justice to create mediation among communities as an alternative form of response to crime.
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Meet NYC passerby, Amy Rose Quichiz, a health educator and activist who founded the collective Veggie Mijas to educate people of color on food justice and the benefits of veganism and vegetarianism.
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Meet NYC Passerby, Alex Vaughn, a store manager who shares how she keeps her team motivated, and once the work week is over, where she goes to decompress and take time to herself.
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Meet NYC Passerby, Diana Yen, a food stylist who leads the multidisciplinary creative studio, The Jewels of New York. Her cookbook, A Simple Feast, features a year of stories and recipes, and is out now.
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Meet NYC Passerby, Emma Ramos, a comedian and actress who shares with us how she prepares for a scene, including how she took initiative to start creating her own roles.
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Meet NYC Passerby and therapist, Naiylah Warren, who specializes in marriage and family therapy as well as those suffering from substance abuse. She has been listed as one of Brooklyn Magazine's 30 Under 30 for providing encouragement and an understanding of therapy to those who need support.
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Meet lawyer and NYC passerby, Naura Keiser, who has reached a high point in her career thanks to her mentor and personal ambition. Her personal style is just one way Naura gets to express herself aside from the office.
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Meet NYC passerby, Mimi Packer, a producer at Vice who shares with us what tools she uses to help her get the job done on the daily but also help soothe her in between shoots.
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Meet NYC passerby, Fariha Roisin, who details the rough path of a freelance writer trying to survive New York City. With her self-care rituals and daily routines with a massage every now and then, she still makes it work.
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There is no single perfect path to a creative career. Meet Abby Pucker, who once wanted to be a chef and now creates and produces creative content for her own production company.
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Beverly Nguyen is a stylist based in Brooklyn and originally from California, where her passion for clothes and style began.
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Meet NYC passerby Noemie Le Coz, graphic designer and illustrator originally hailing form Melbourne.
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Elle McKenzie is a filmmaker from Maryland and earned a BFA in screenwriting form Drexel University.
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The illustrator behind her popular Instagram, Mari Andrew has combined her talent and life's experiences into publishing her first book. While she may have experienced loss and tragedy during her twenties, she picked up her watercolors and got to work by sharing her thoughts through drawings.
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