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Articles by Brienne Walsh

Brienne Walsh is a writer living in Brooklyn, New York. She writes for such publications as Art in America, Interview, the New York Daily News and New York Magazine. She received an AB in art history from Brown University, and a master's degree in critical theory at Columbia University.

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Roomates for Life?

by Brienne Walsh November 2, 2011

House

When I first graduated from college, my father suggested that rather than renting an apartment in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, where I desperately wanted to live, I should get together a group of seven or eight friends and buy a small house in an outer borough. That way, instead of wasting money on [...]

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Interview with Nancy Friedman and Rebecca Levey

by Brienne Walsh September 14, 2011

Nancy Friedman

Rebecca Levey and Nancy Friedman are writers and entrepreneurs living and working in New York City.  Both are active members of the mom blogger community. The pair met an event for NYC Moms, part of the Silicon Valley Moms Group of blogs. Quickly realizing their shared passion for writing, mothering, and Twitter, the pair joined [...]

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Does Money Really Motivate Women?

by Brienne Walsh September 12, 2011

As a member of the rising generation of mothers (although I’m not one myself), I’ve frequently had conversations with friends that revolve around the question: “Will we return to the workforce after we have children?” For the people I know doing something they feel passionately about, the answer is an obvious and emphatic “Yes!” But [...]

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Countries in Debt: What Does it All Mean?

by Brienne Walsh September 2, 2011

World

Earlier last month, the world watched as groups of young, disillusioned youths rioted in the streets of London while the global financial markets preened on the edge of collapse. Unless you were knowledgeable about international economies or cognizant of the general malaise that has set into British society in recent years, the events were bewildering, [...]

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An Interview With Linda Descano

by Brienne Walsh August 31, 2011

ldescano

Linda Descano, CFA, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Women & Co.,a community that aims to empower, educate, and support women interested in creating effective strategies for their personal financial realities. Women & Co., a service of Citibank, was launched in 2000. Linda joined the team in 2003 and has been a key figure in fomenting [...]

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Interview With Alyssa Moeder

by Brienne Walsh August 10, 2011

Alyssa Moeder

Alyssa Moeder is a Senior Vice President and Private Wealth Advisor in the Private Banking and Investment Group at Merrill Lynch. The founder of the Women’s Exchange, a networking and mentoring program at Merrill Lynch with over 1,000 members, Alyssa is also on the board of the Girl Scout Council of Greater New York. Alyssa [...]

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Interview with Catherine Shimony

by Brienne Walsh June 1, 2011

Catherine Shimony

Catherine Shimony is the co-founder of Global Goods Partners (GGP), a not-for-profit organization focused on women and children in developing countries. Both GGP co-founders, Catherine Shimony and Joan Shifrin were featured on the Today Show interviewed by Katie Couric. Catherine is the mother of two children and lives in New York City. When did you [...]

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Interview with Susan Morgello

by Brienne Walsh May 20, 2011

Susan Morgello

Susan Morgello is a full-tenured professor in pathology and neuroscience at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City where she is a diagnostic neuropathologist and director of a large research program focused on HIV and its effects on the nervous system. What has your career been? I was trained as a physician. Like my [...]

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Interview with Kassidy Brown

by Brienne Walsh April 25, 2011

Kassidy Brown

Kassidy Brown is the co-founder of Journey of Action, a webseries and social media outlet that aims to bring awareness to members of the Y Generation that are effecting change with their actions. Recently named the “Greatest Women of the Day” by the Huffington Post during a series they ran for Women’s History Month, Kassidy [...]

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Interview with Kathleen Ruiz

by Brienne Walsh March 7, 2011

Kathleen Ruiz

Kathleen Ruiz is the Vice President of Special Events, Public Relations and Social Media for Saks Incorporated, the parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue. The company—which employs over 10,000 staff members globally—is one of the most well-respected retail outlets in the world. We caught up with her at her office on Fifth Avenue to talk [...]

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