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2024 INTERVIEWS
Photo Courtesy: Gayle Kirschenbaum
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Centenarian Mildred Kirschenbaum is an unlikely media influencer. She started to make opinionated videos on a wide range of subjects when she was 99. Her daughter, Gayle, taught her how to shoot the raw footage. She then sends it from her home in Florida to Gayle in New York to be edited and uploaded. She has over 100,000 followers on TikTok and Instagram. Her videos have been featured on mainstream media outlets (like The Today Show) and have a celebrity following. Mildred and Gayle subsequently collaborated on Mildred’s Mindset: Wisdom from a Woman Centenarian, a 76-page self-published book that melds anecdotes, photos, and life advice.
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Photo Courtesy: Amy Gravino
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Amy Gravino, M.A., is an autism sexuality advocate and Relationship Coach at the Center for Adult Autism Services at Rutgers University. She is also the President of A.S.C.O.T Consulting, which offers autism consulting, college coaching, and mentoring services for organizations, schools, individuals on the autism spectrum, and their families. This Q&A is part of our special issue "Celebrating Autism Awareness & Acceptance." Amy discusses the ins and outs of dating and navigating relationships for women on the autism spectrum.
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Photo Courtesy: Barbara Sommer Feigin
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Barbara Sommer Feigin is the author of My American Dream: A Journey from Fascism to Freedom, a memoir of resilience, grit and grace that starts with the discovery of her father's journal which describes the terrifying details of her family's escape from Nazi Germany. She becomes a trailblazing executive, and during her illustrious 30-year career at Grey Advertising (now Grey Global Group), she solidified her reputation as a visionary thinker. In all her years as a senior advertising executive and a corporate director, she was more often than not the only woman in the room. In 2017, Feigin was named one of the century’s Legendary Pioneers by Grey.
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Photo Courtesy: Zimmer Brothers Jewelers
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Jocelyn Zimmer is the first female president of Zimmer Brothers Jewelers, a fifth-generation family jeweler entrusted by the Hudson Valley and beyond for 130 years. Jocelyn joined the family business in 2001 and since has become deeply involved in the Hudson Valley community through her involvement with the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Arlington Business Improvement District, and other nonprofit organizations. As a registered jeweler with the American Gem Society and continuing her education through the Gemological Institute of America, she brings over 20 years of experience in the fine jewelry trade to her new role.
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