Six Months "Off"

5Q Friday profiles women who took a leap of faith career wise to start their own business and create the life they wanted. This week Maura Manzo shares her story.

Maura Manzo, Yoga Teacher & Coach

1.) Who are you?
My name is Maura Manzo and I’m 31 years old. I currently live outside of Philadelphia.

2.) What’s your business?
I’m a yoga teacher and health coach. I write a popular column for Philadelphia Magazine blog, “Be Well Philly“; I’m proud to be a lululemon athetica ambassador and a community builder for the organization Off the Mat, Into the World. I lead yoga retreats and trainings locally and globally,and at the same time, am deeply invested in my own community at home. Readmore »

5Q Friday profiles women who took a leap of faith career wise to start their own business and create the life they wanted. This week Kerstin Krall Walz shares her story.

Kerstin Krall Walz of Stark Thirst

1.) Who are you? 
Professionally, I am brand builder, entrepreneur, and hold a Diploma in Wine Studies (DWS) from London’s Wine & Spirits Education Trust.

I grew up in West Texas and always dreamed of working on Madison Avenue. I moved to NYC with my dream and lots of energy. Over the next 14 years, I worked my way up in account management from admin to account director at several agencies including Saatchi & Saatchi and Young & Rubicam across a range of brands.

At 40, I’m loving launching and learning a new wine business! Readmore »

5Q Friday profiles women who took a leap of faith career wise to start their own business and create the life they wanted. This week profile is Alina Munoz, the partner of a previous 5Q Friday “featurette,” Stephanie Berghoff. I thought it would be fun to get both sides of their launch and hear a bit about partnership.

Stephanie Berghoff & Alina Munoz (Culintro Founders) with Chef Michael White

1.) Who are you?
My name is Alina Munoz. I’m 29 years old. I’m the Co-Founder of Culintro. I was born and raised in Texas, but feel most at home in New York City.

2.) What’s your business?
Culintro is a culinary organization built upon the mission to unite, network, and educate professionals that work within the restaurant industry. We offer a variety of popular resources including the fastest-growing Job Board in the country. Also, important to Culintro are the events that we host, either panel events or networking parties. For instance, we’re hosting a Late Night party with Tom Colicchio in April for over 200 cooks in the city. It’s exciting to see how these types of events have grown into the ultimate insider’s access to the culinary world. Readmore »