Person of Interest & FemFocused Interviews
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FemFocused: ILANDRIA
Come one, come all, to the first FemFocused interview of 2020. Please welcome Hillary Zhuner, artistically known as Ilandria, to Positive Publicity. She joins us to discuss the triumphs and struggles of creating art, her upbringing in Ecuador and Miami, and how the name Ilandria came to be. If you asked her a to fill…
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FemFocused: Philadelphia Musician Abby Hoffer
Philadelphia-based indie singer Abby Hoffer releases her debut single “Come Back” today Here it is folks – the final FemFocused interview of 2019! Please welcome songwriter Abby Hoffer, who finds herself declaring “it’s too late to come back now,” as she sings about a failed past relationship and her newfound independence in her debut single.…
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FemFocused: Amanda Piccirilli-Hall of Ainsley’s Angels of America
Positive Publicity readers, please welcome an especially special person to the blog. Introducing 2019’s Be Well Philly Health Hero Challenge Winner, Amanda Piccirilli-Hall. After months of hard work and thousands of votes, Amanda was awarded this title and gifted $15,000 from Philly Mag and Independence Blue Cross for the charity she supports, Ainsley’s Angels. Determined,…
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FemFocused: Sarah Ripoli, Founder of Angel Energy
As I’ve mentioned before, the Philly blogging community is I have been able to meet some amazing people through social media who are doing incredible things. One of those incredible people is Sarah Ripoli. Sarah recently founded Angel Energy, which aims to “inspire women to overcome obstacles in life by spreading optimism and positivity”. She is…
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FemFocused: Be Well Philly Editor Mary Clare Fischer
Today, Philadelphia Magazine announced the top three finalists for its 2019 Be Well Philly Health Hero Challenge. Each year, the city anticipates this announcement, and I’m sharing the three incredible women who are finalists! Additionally, I’m excited to be interviewing the editor of Be Well Philly, Mary Clare Fischer. If you’re not familiar with the Health Hero…
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FemFocused: Philadelphia Author Lucinda Mack
Welcome to another FemFocused interview! I believe this is the first time an author has ever been featured on the blog. Today, we’re chatting with local author Lucinda Mack, whose debut novel Nightsticks & Negligees is about to be released. She is also a poet, and was kind enough to share one of her pieces…
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FemFocused: Kate Yeager
When I saw today’s interviewee perform at a Sofar Sounds show a few months ago, I knew I had to get her on the blog. (Side note, if you’ve never done a Sofar Sounds, I highly recommend that you do one.) The crowd was cozied-up at a recording studio in Philadelphia, when Kate took the…
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FemFocused: Stone Cold Grace
I recently met with Philly musician Stone Cold Grace (her “real” name is Sara) at Elixr. The name Stone Cold Grace is in reference to a Joni Mitchell (of whom she is a very big fan of) lyric from her song, “People’s Parties”. I immediately knew the girl with the guitar in the coffee shop…
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FemFocused: Mindie Barnett Interview
If you’ve stuck around on the blog long enough, you might be familiar with the Person of Interest interview series. After some reflection on the series, I’ve decided to give it a bit of a make-over – a re-brand, if you will. I’m excited to share FemFocused, a series focused solely on female creatives, entrepreneurs…
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Local & Lovely: Navona Handmade
Welcome Christine of Navona Handmade to Positive Publicity today! Navona Handmade is an artist collective, who takes a short trip together twice a year to someplace new and inspiring, and creates a collection of jewelry and home decor based on their shared experience. Pretty awesome, right? Hi Christine! Tell us a bit about Navona Handmade. How…