Surprised to Be Here

EPISODE 6: BILLY CLARK

Billy Clark is the Founder of BCCM. Prior to BCCM, he spent eleven years building the recruiting firm Jack Kelly & Partners after starting his career in investor relations at Taylor Rafferty. A graduate of Boston College, where he majored in Marketing at the Carroll School of Management and received a minor in French from the School of Arts & Sciences, he divides his time between New York and Los Angeles. Billy Clark also recently co-authored a career planning book titled "The Little Book to Book Your Dream Job".

EPISODE 5: ASHLEY LONGSHORE

SHE is a FORCE of a woman. A lover and giver of life. One of the funniest people I have met in a LONG time maybe my whole life.  Ashley Longshore is a New Orleans/New York based, self-taught artist who is regularly called a young, feminist Andy Warhol for her contribution to pop art and the creative inspiration she finds in pop culture figures and brands. Longshore has built an empire in the art world and challenges the traditional business model of art galleries. As a powerhouse artist and pioneer in social media marketing, she has exploded into a global brand and uses her platform to encourage positivity and authenticity. AAANNND I LOVE HER.

EPISODE 4: BRITTANY BLANCO

Co-founder of Treasures of NYC, vintage expert, creative, cat lady, dog mom, collector, curated hoarder. A woman I love and admire. We share ALL of the same interests. Brittany, along with her partner Robert Bird have redefined luxury with their unique ability to be exactly who they are. You can find them at the @treasuresofnyc club house on Mercer St. Brittany with a massive ice coffee in one hand and her hairless cat booger in the other. Robert with a bright happy smile on his face. They are real, they are ambitious, and above everything they are kind.

EPISODE 3: MARIE TOMANOVA

Marie Tomanova is a Czech born artist and photographer who moved to NYC to chase her artistic dreams. She talks about the differences between how she views her paintings vs her photos, her older sister being her teacher when she was in school, and she talks about the time she took pictures and bonded with Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon after she accidentally hurt herself on a glass door.

EPISODE 2: EDITH TAICHMAN

Edith has worked at the intersection of the fashion, design and art worlds working for major names like French Vogue, Valentino, Oscar de la Renta, Peter Marino, and Apparatus.  Her own personal healing journey began after the very sudden loss of her boyfriend who died of an overdose in 2017, and since then she's gotten very involved in activism and education around harm reduction and substance use disorder as a member of the artist Nan Goldin's activist group PAIN (@sacklerpain)  IG: @etaichman