In the bustling heart of São Paulo, finding moments of peace is essential. In this episode of Why São Paulo , Emily chats with Natalhia Cuturic, a yoga instructor at Vidya Yoga, about creating balance in a fast-paced city. They explore hidden sanctuaries like bookstores and parks, the kindness of Paulistanos, and the joy of slowing down. Whether you're a local or visiting, this episode is packed with insights on how to recharge and connect with the soul of São Paulo. 🌿 Highlights: Natalia’s fav...
Apr 02, 2025•24 min•Ep. 4
The bustling streets of São Paulo and New York City share a familiar energy, but their business cultures couldn't be more different. What drives professionals to thrive in both cities? For professionals considering international career moves or doing business in Brazil, understanding the nuances between American directness and Brazilian relationship-building could make or break your success. In this episode, you will gain authentic insights about work-life dynamics in São Paulo versus other glob...
Mar 06, 2025•33 min•Ep. 3
Have you ever wondered how to build authentic connections in a city of over 11 million people? In this heartwarming episode of Why São Paulo, host Emily Witt sits down with Eiki Sasaki, a lifelong Paulista who transformed from a self-described introvert into a community builder through his work with Talk Talk Speaking Club. Listeners will discover the magic of Parque da Aclimação, learn practical strategies for meeting new people in São Paulo, and gain insights into how diversity shapes Brazil's...
Feb 06, 2025•26 min•Ep. 2
Summary In this debut episode of Why São Paulo, Marcela Levy shares her personal experiences and insights about living in São Paulo, Brazil. She discusses her favorite local spots, the cultural identity tied to different regions in Brazil, and the importance of family and community. Marcela also reflects on the vibrant literary scene in São Paulo, the arts and culture that thrive in the city and offers advice for newcomers. Additionally, she highlights her work as a children's book author, empha...
Jan 10, 2025•31 min•Ep. 1
Ever wondered what makes São Paulo, Brazil, a magnetic force for creatives and innovators worldwide? Host Emily Witt takes a bold step away from her successful legal podcast to immerse herself in the pulsating heart of South America's dynamic metropolis. Widely regarded as a cultural hub, São Paulo is home to world-class art galleries, a thriving music and nightlife scene, and a culinary landscape that reflects the city's incredible diversity. In this special announcement episode, Emily shares h...
Jan 09, 2025•1 min
Ever wonder how a big law career can align with your passion for making a difference? This episode's guest is Jamie Schafer who explains her path to fulfillment and the advice she has learned along the way. Jamie is a Partner in Perkins Coie’s White Collar & Investigations practice as well as the International Transactions & Trade practice. She is also a co-chair of the firm’s Sports industry group. Jamie represents entities and individuals in complex U.S. domestic and cross-border crimi...
Aug 22, 2024•32 min•Ep. 56
Ever wonder how to find true fulfillment in your legal career? Many lawyers struggle to align their work with their values and desire for a balanced lifestyle. In this episode, we're joined by Chris Jones, a startup attorney who found his path to freedom and meaning through law. You'll learn how to: Connect your spirituality to your legal practice Find innovative law firms that support work-life balance Use career breaks to gain perspective and new skills Listen now to discover how you can trans...
Jun 28, 2024•35 min
Have you ever felt a strong sense of purpose but struggled to find a career that aligns with your values? Many professionals seek fulfilling work that allows them to make a meaningful impact, but it can be challenging to navigate the transition into a different field, especially one as demanding as public interest law. In this episode you will: Gain insights into the rewarding journey of a public interest attorney dedicated to serving immigrant communities. Discover practical strategies for expl...
Jun 06, 2024•30 min•Ep. 54
Natalie R. Birnbaum, Esq. is a healthcare regulatory attorney and a state policy consultant serving at the intersection of sex equity, healthcare technology & innovation, and reproductive, health, rights, and justice. She is the owner of the legal & policy consulting company, Repro Solutions, P.C., Of Counsel at Nelson Hardiman, LLP, and co-chair of the New York City Bar Association's Sex & Law Committee.
Nov 22, 2023•26 min•Season 1Ep. 53
Wendy Heilbut provides legal solutions and guidance to high-growth companies: bridging the gap between traditional legal service and strategic advice. Along with her team, she supports companies navigating the development of novel intellectual property offerings, complex corporate negotiations, and innovative business developments. She has an innate ability to understand and communicate with parties on all sides. Wendy is well connected in the start-up, investor, and female founder ecosystem of ...
Nov 08, 2023•29 min•Season 1Ep. 52
Eunsoo Choi is a dedicated 3L at Loyola University Chicago School of Law, on her way to becoming a healthcare litigator upon graduating in the Spring of 2024. She has gained valuable expertise both before and during law school. Currently serving as a Judicial Extern at the U.S. District Courts, Eunsoo is gaining invaluable insights into the intricacies of the legal system. She also spent two summers at prestigious firms, Barnes & Thornburg and Reed Smith, where she absorbed the thriving worl...
Oct 25, 2023•32 min
JoAnn Holmes, Esq. (“Jo") is an IP & digital assets attorney, Web3 advisor and founder of Holmes@Law. She consults with business leaders globally to navigate evolving Web3 legal and regulatory risks, and help clients leverage blockchain technologies into revenue ecosystems. With expansive experience as Outside General Counsel to international brands and tech companies, Jo has overseen multi-billion dollar intangible asset portfolios spanning more than 150 countries. And, she’s consistently c...
Oct 11, 2023•27 min•Season 1Ep. 50
Elise Holtzman is passionate about attorney success and happiness! She is a former practicing lawyer, professional coach and trainer, and the Founder & CEO of The Lawyer’s Edge®, which works with law firms to grow thriving businesses by helping lawyers become better business developers and leaders. In addition to hosting The Lawyer’s Edge podcast and speaking frequently for law firms and bar associations, Elise is the creator of the Lawyers Making Rain™ program and the Ignite Women’s Busines...
Sep 27, 2023•28 min•Season 1Ep. 49
Dyllan Brown-Bramble is a NY Biglaw privacy and cybersecurity associate and a Senior Fellow at the Internet Law and Policy Foundry. At his firm, Dyllan maintains an active pro bono practice with a focus on advising low-income entrepreneurs and small businesses. He also serves on the VOLS Pro Bono Advocates Council and the junior board for the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project. While in law school, he was a Tech Law & Policy Scholar, represented clients in the Intellectual Property an...
Sep 13, 2023•32 min•Season 1Ep. 48
Bree's Personal Story My roots lie on a corn, soybean, potato, and onion farm in Southeastern North Dakota, where I had the opportunity to manage crop variety and chemistry test plots. Occasionally, I even got behind the wheel of a tractor or combine. Growing up in this environment, I witnessed the remarkable impact of biotechnological, chemical, mechanical, and electrical innovations as they completely transformed not only my family's commercial agriculture operation but also our entire rural c...
Aug 16, 2023•17 min•Ep. 47
Principled and approachable, Amy Kluesner is a trusted advisor who cares deeply about the clients she serves. She offers comprehensive advice to healthcare providers and private equity funds, providing counsel to public and private entities on mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, corporate governance matters and associated healthcare regulatory requirements. She identifies and mitigates risk, navigates organizations through growth and change and collaborates closely with busin...
Aug 02, 2023•23 min
Zane is a corporate attorney at Gesmer Updegrove LLP in Boston, MA representing clients in their business transactions and assisting with their general corporate matters. Zane is originally from Albany, NY, and graduated from Boston College Law School in 2021. He started his legal career as a Private Equity Associate at Ropes & Gray LLP in Boston, MA. Zane is passionate about law and helping entrepreneurs with their business goals and challenges. He is also strongly committed to diversifying...
Jul 19, 2023•17 min•Ep. 45
My guest this week, Ashleigh Giovannini, partners with domestic and international health care, digital health, health care innovation and life sciences businesses at all stages of development, to build solid legal and regulatory compliance foundations while balancing risk tolerance and acceleration toward strategic business goals. Additionally, she helps her clients devise creative approaches to complying with state, federal and international privacy and cybersecurity frameworks for health and o...
Jul 05, 2023•29 min•Ep. 44
Bethany Corbin is an attorney, activist, and advocate seeking to revolutionize women’s health through powerful thought leadership, strategic business and legal guidance, and educational/policy advocacy. She is passionate about helping entrepreneurs transform the way society thinks about human health by disrupting and enhancing the “standard” model of healthcare delivery.Overcoming her own women’s health experience, Bethany understands first-hand the challenges women face navigating a healthcare ...
Jun 21, 2023•28 min•Ep. 43
Emily is a registered nurse who works at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri on the Cardiothoracic ICU, and she worked Covid ICU during the pandemic. She also works from home as a legal nurse consultant, who assists attorneys in cases such as medical malpractice, personal injury, product liability, toxic tort, and social security. I came across Emily’s profile on LinkedIn ,and was so curious to learn more about what she does for a living as a legal nurse consultant. We discuss how her ...
Jun 07, 2023•17 min•Season 1Ep. 42
Mysty Blagg is a second-career healthcare advocate that brings over twenty years of prior healthcare industry experience into the practice of law. She offers clients a unique and valued perspective derived from her previous careers as a health care compliance investigator, Medicaid appeals specialist, and a registered dental hygienist. Mysty has a passion for healthcare innovation and advises clients on regulatory, reimbursement, licensing, and litigation matters in the healthcare industry. http...
May 24, 2023•16 min
Richard Hughes, IV, JD, MPH, is a partner at Epstein Becker Green where he provides legal and strategic counsel to biopharmaceutical and other clients with a particular emphasis on vaccines, prevention, and early intervention. He is also a professorial lecturer in law at The George Washington University Law School where he teaches vaccines and preventive services law. Richard returned to EBG last year after serving Vice President of Public Policy at Moderna during the COVID-19 pandemic and as Ma...
May 10, 2023•22 min•Ep. 40
Jeremy Muhlfelder is the Head of Legal Operations & Legal at VRChat (a leading social VR platform). Jeremy’s interest in entrepreneurship started at a young age where he took relevant courses that helped develop his interest in cutting edge technology. He began his legal career at Wilson Sonsini in their Corporate and Fintech Groups, which provided fantastic training for his current role. In this episode we discuss his trajectory from BigLaw to in-house and getting involved with the business...
Apr 26, 2023•24 min•Ep. 39
Joshua is a certified professional coach that specializes in helping high-achieving professionals that struggle to stay fit or stay confident become stronger mentally and physically. After being a high school teacher, followed by five years of working as an associate at a big law firm in New York City, Joshua has identified and understands why high-achieving individuals struggle and how best to support them. In this episode, we discuss his pivot from lawyer to life coach and the incredible advic...
Jan 12, 2023•19 min•Ep. 38
This conversation was recorded on August 26, 2022. Veronica McFall is the Director, Northeast Corridor Engagement at Cornell University. She is also a children's book author, and in 2020, she published her first children's book,A Visit to The Bahamas from A to Z. Veronica is a graduate of Colgate University and Teachers College, Columbia University. She resides in New Jersey with her husband, and they have three adult children. For more information about Veronica, please visit her website veroni...
Dec 29, 2022•18 min
Andy Dale is General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer of Alyce, Inc. a B2B gifting and engagement platform. Andy leads all legal affairs including data privacy, strategic partnerships and corporate compliance. He has led the legal, privacy and compliance functions at SessionM which was acquired by Mastercard in 2019 and dataxu. Inc. an advertising technology company which is now owned by Roku. Andy was also an in-house lawyer at TD Ameritrade, worked in a corporate law firm and clerked for a ju...
Dec 08, 2022•38 min
Rita Sheth is a lawyer, writer and entrepreneur. She founded MERCURY DASHA a phygital fashion and art brand that creates fashion for real life and the metaverse in 2021. She continues to practice law as a dispute resolution lawyer, and also shares her experiences and insights on her personal development and coaching platform, The Many Sides, through which she aims to help women like herself maximize their potential. About Emily: https://www.whistlerpartners.com/team/emily-witt Edited and Produce...
Nov 17, 2022•26 min
Robert Ingalls calls himself a "recovering attorney". He's also a professional speaker and the founder of LawPods , one of the first podcast production agencies for law firms. At LawPods, Robert and his team help some of the premier law firms in the world launch and grow branded podcasts that build relationships and drive revenue. Robert's path to Podcast Producer to the Am Law 100 was anything but direct. For years he battled anxiety from the pressure, long hours, and constant conflict of a lit...
Nov 02, 2022•35 min
Noeli Serna is the Founding Attorney of Serna Legal Services, a corporate law firm that offers Illinois Latine-owned businesses and Latine entrepreneurs corporate legal services in English and Spanish. Noeli's firm incorporates businesses; drafts, reviews and negotiates contracts; and advises clients on their business’s ongoing legal obligations as they scale and grow. Before starting her own law firm, Noeli worked as in-house corporate counsel at an international company, where she counseled th...
Oct 19, 2022•30 min
Joseph George is an experienced, Supreme Court certified mediator and qualified arbitrator, who specializes in complex disputes. Mr. George has worked on all kinds of matters including cases involving commercial and business disputes, breach of contract, negligence, construction disputes, landlord and tenant disputes, cannabis disputes, employment discrimination claims, beauty product defects, and disputes as well as all other tenants of beauty industry disputes. He can be reached at his firm Ge...
Oct 06, 2022•39 min
