New York is a city of artists— and Paulette Bogan won’t let anyone tell you otherwise. In New York, artists roam the streets free-range and organic (for the most part) and they always seem to have a hand in the best parts of city life. Paulette Bogan, a fifteen-time published children’s book author and illustrator, talks about pursuing the arts as a young person in New York City, and all the job-hopping, mentor finding, and bull riding (really) that comes with it.

Are you tied to your degree? Sheila Davidson, New York Life’s Executive VP and Chief Legal Officer Knows First Hand how to execute the dreaded career pivot. No New York cast of characters is complete without the high-powered lawyer. But what happens when a lawyer doesn’t want to work in a law firm? Well, if she didn’t know what to do, at least she knew where to be.

Shopping is a job? Kate Oldham lives the age-old dream as a Senior Vice President and General Merchandise Manager for Saks Fifth Avenue, finding the perfect products in Beauty, Jewelry, and Home just so they can go from their shelves to your front door. She unpacks what it was like to move to New York to start a new life in her late 20’s and offers advice to any and all who dream of being retail royalty.

Rock and Roll and… Real Estate? Roxanne Donovan, the founder and President of Great Ink Communications, breaks down the trials and tribulations of starting your own business as she explains how she went from interviewing musicians for her college paper, to managing communications for some of the biggest names in New York commercial real estate.