How She Works

Shannon Fiedler is a stand up comedian, writer, actress and content creator based in New York City. You can see her always smart, sometimes silly style of comedy in her YouTube stand up specials, “Thirty, Flirty & Crying” and “Pregnancy Brain.” Shannon has amassed over 600k followers across social, where she’s known for her relatable characters. In 2023, she was named a New York Comedy Festival Comic To Watch, and her work has been featured on various media platforms, including CBS, Barstool, Betches, BuzzFeed, and Gratzia.

Sarah (Labor Junkie RN) is on a mission to help women feel more informed and empowered throughout pregnancy and birth. For more than fifteen years, Sarah has worked as a high-risk labor and postpartum nurse and educator. Through her social media platforms, our guest has built a community of more than one million followers by sharing judgment-free, evidence-based insights on pregnancy, labor, delivery, and postpartum care.

Lily Kaizer is a pioneer in bridal fashion. She is the founder of Happy Isles Salon, the luxury vintage bridal boutique redefining what it means to shop for a wedding dress. Since its founding in 2016, Happy Isles has helped bring vintage bridal into the mainstream, becoming a destination for brides looking for something with more history, personality, and character. With salons in Los Angeles and New York City, Happy Isles has built a cult following among brides, stylists, and celebrities alike, with its brides featured in Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, Over the Moon, and Vogue.

Jamie Miller is a Mixed Martial Arts champion, Brazilian Jitsu Black Belt and domestic violence survivor advocate. After escaping a six-and-a-half-year abusive relationship, an experience that led to homelessness and temporary shelter placement with her daughter, Jamie rebuilt her life through martial arts, personal resilience, and an unwavering commitment to ensuring no woman walks that path alone. She went on to become an MMA champion and a two-time UFC Contender as well as the founder and head instructor of Philly Self Defense: an organization that makes self defense successful to all through workshops, corporate training, and community programs. Through Philly Self-Defense and her service across multiple city-wide boards and coalitions, our guest has provided court accompaniment, crisis resource navigation, safety planning, and trauma-informed self-defense education to survivors from every background. Advisory: This episode discusses adult themes of abuse.

Michelle San Jose is on a mission to help those with memory loss live more independently. She is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst who has dedicated the last 17 years of her career to helping people with autism and developmental disabilities develop meaningful life skills. Inspired by her own sister’s traumatic brain injury, Michelle is also the founder of Memo-ries, a free mobile app designed to help people with memory loss capture daily experiences through photos, videos, voice recordings, as well as organize other aspects of their schedules that are challenging due to memory loss.

Emily Oster is on a mission to help parents make confident data-informed decisions. She is a Brown professor who holds a PhD in economics from Harvard University. Her writing includes four New York Times best-selling books that have sold over a million copies. If this wasn’t enough, Emily is also the founder and CEO of ParentData, a one stop shop for data-driven judgement-free answers to all your questions on pregnancy, parenting, and health.

Ali Jaffe Ramis is responsible for your favorite celebrity interview. She began her career as a music talent assistant for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and quickly worked her way up to senior segment producer. Her production credits include interviews with Ina Garten, Paul McCartney, and Taylor Swift. In addition to her work in late night television our guest has written several articles for the New York Times and is the author of the popular book newsletter On My Shelf.

Tracy Taylor Ward is an award winning luxury event designer specializing in effortless, fun, chic and seamless events. She has been named one of the top wedding planners in the world by Brides Magazine and Martha Stewart weddings. Her weddings have appeared in the New York Times, Town & Country, Over the Moon, Harper’s Bazaar, and Vogue.