Dear Friend,
No surprise that the first episode of the 3rd season of Invisibilia podcast did not disappoint. It focused on a very near and dear to my heart topic: emotions 😄😂😖😢. I've always been very emotional person and it's been very difficult for me to suppress them in certain situations. It was facinating to hear about the way emotions are generated and why we should not hide them, instead appreciate their existence and really notice what caused them. In this interview and in the podcast episode mentioned above, Lisa Feldman Barrett, a professor of psychology and a researcher says that "emotions aren't happening to you. Your brain makes them as you need them. You are the architect of your own experience. It's just that most of this is happening outside of your awareness... we can invest effort in the present to cultivate new experiences for future use in prediction.. a horizon of control over your own experience is much broader than you might think." It's so powerful to realize that we are able to control what emotions we get to experience at any given moment. The key is to be aware of each emotion that is being generated by our brain. If it's negative - try to understand what caused it and let it pass without holding on to it for too long. A two minute meditation break helps me practice letting negative emotions pass. If an emotion is positive - embrace and fully experience it, get to know which thoughts triggered it and eventually we will be able to cultivate more positive emotions in our lives. And then, no doubt, great things will keep happening and new exciting opportunities will keep uncovering to us.
On this positive note - to the newsletter...
News Digest:
- How a Custom Blazer in 90 minutes Just Might Change the Apparel Business - Washington Post
- In the Future, Clothes Will Listen to Our Bodies - Racked
- Better Late Than Never: Fashion Belatedly Embraces Hackathons - Digiday
- The sewbots are coming! - Business of Fashion
- Is the ‘RFID retail revolution’ finally here? a Macy’s case study - Forbes
- Reformation is bringing sustainable fast fashion closer to reality - Digiday
- Nadi X posture correcting yoga pants are now on sale - Wearable
Events
Tuesday, June 6th
5:45pm - 9:00pm Design Driven NYC #28
Best design event in the city, TED-talk style. With Connie Chau (Dir. Design, Bluecore), Justin Gallagher (VP Product, Trello @ Atlassian), Steven Heller (Co-chair MFA Design, SVA), Steve Vassallo (Partner, Foundation Capital). Price: Free Location: BuzzFeed, 111 East 18th Street
6:00 - 8:00pm Amplify Your Brand W/ Music Collaborations
Join me and my dear friends at MouthMedia Network for our private podcast recording event experience featuring Marcie Allen, President of MAC Presents. Although music and fashion have always taken inspiration from another, there has never been a time when collaborations have been more successful and strategic. We will learn how to broker, strategize, and analyze campaign partnerships between brands and musicians. Password: peerspace Note: Please reference "Nataliya" in the "invited by" section on the RSVP page. Price: Free Location: SUBCULTURE 45 Bleecker Street
Wednesday, June 7th
6:00pm Designing w/ Purpose
Join Two Goats & Good is the New Cool for ‘Designing with Purpose' which brings together thought-leaders from the worlds of advertising, brands & social entrepreneurship who are interested in using the power of design & creativity to do more good in the world. Price: $20 Location: WeWork Rooftop 1460 Broadway #17 Floor Times Square
6:00pm - 8:30pm Journalism In The Age Of Collaboration & Technology
With Arthur Browne (Editor-in-Chief, NY Daily News), Stephen Engelberg (Editor-in-Chief, Pro Publica), Ben Smith (Editor-in-Chief, Buzzfeed), Eric Gertler (Co-Chairman, NY Daily News & US News & World Report). Price: $15 Location: Microsoft, 11 Times Sq, 6th Fl
Thursday, June 8th
6:00 - 9:30pm Cre8tive Influence
Digital DUMBO & The8App are teaming up to bring CRE8TIVE INFLUENCE - a networking experience for creative and digital influencers. Cost: $15 Location: Electropositive, 639 Classon Ave
6:30pm - 8:30pm Fail Forward
Everyone in business development wants to hunt whales and close that big partnership that lands you on the front page of TechCrunch. Learn all the ways deals fall through and how to get yours over the finish line. It's hard enough to close the deal, but even then partnerships can prove unprofitable.Price: Free Location: General Assembly East, 902 Broadway, 4th Fl
6:30pm - 9:30pm Raising Seed Funding
Entrepreneurs get a ton of really bad advice about just about everything to do with their business. Raising capital is hard enough as it is, so we have a panel of amazing investors including Alex Iskold (Managing Director @ Techstars) and Bradley Assam (bestselling author of #BreakIntoVC) to help you understand the investor mindset and how to build your business in a way that makes you prettier to investors. Price: $5 Location: Grind, 1216 Broadway, 3rd Fl
Friday, June 9th
6:30pm Master of None - Conversation w/ Aziz Ansari & Alan Yang
As Netflix’s Emmy Award–winning series Master of None returns for its second season, join creators Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang for a special screening and a discussion about the creation and impact of this timely, provocative program. Price: $44 Location: Paley Center for Media, 25 W 52nd St
Monday, June 12th
7:00pm - 9:00pm Intro to Social Entrepreneurship
This class draws upon the latest social entrepreneurship research as well as the insights and lessons learned from Marcos building out the community to help define and clarify what social entrepreneurship means, how it is practiced, and what you can do to participate within this movement. Price: Free Location: 601 W 26th St Ste 325
6:30pm Applied Artificial Intelligence
With Andre Konig (Founder, Opentopic), Dennis Mortensen (Founder, x.ai), Jennifer Lin (Corp Dev, Sansa Advisors), Morgante Pell (Founder, Gandalf), Kelcey Gosserand (Evangelist, Galvanize). Price: Free Location: Galvanize, 315 Hudson St, 2nd Fl
Tuesday, June 13th
6:00 - 8:00pm Exploring The Autonomous Future
Exploring the Autonomous Future with Dr. Howard Morgan/First Round Capital, Tom Ryden/MassRobotics and Eric Daimler/Obama Administration Price: Free Location: WeWork, 450 Lexington Ave, 4th Fl
Wednesday, June 14th
6:30pm Journey to Product Management w/ Etsy
Product Management is more of an art than a science. So, how do you become a Product Manager? Come learn what Kevin Gu has learned before and during his journey in product management. Price: $10 Location: Product School NY, 1216 Broadway, 2nd Fl
Thursday, June 15th
6:30 - 8:30pm Women In Entrepreneurship Summer Soiree
Friday, June 16th
6:00pm Silicon Alley Summer Celebration
Hang w/ founders, technologists, angel investors, VCs, designer & others. To register use password "silley". Price: Free Location: Rubin Museum of Art, 150 W 17th St
6:00pm Women In Tech Demo Day
Focus on issues incl. Unconscious Bias, Powered by Perspective, Investing in Networks, Celebrating Role Models. Price: Free with code: WiTNYC Location: Capital One Labs, 114 5th Ave, 6th Fl
Thursday, June 22nd
6:30pm - 8:30pm Building A Passion Project Into A Brand With Benjamin Grant
Come to learn how the Daily Overview project has gained a following of more 650,000 people on social media, but also the challenges it faced along the way. Along with the mesmerizing images from the project, this story will be meaningful for anyone looking to grow and brand and crystallize its story. Price: Free Location: General Assembly, 902 Broadway, 4th Floor
6:30pm - 8:30pm Let's Talk Drop Shipping
On the panel: Melissa Gonzalez - CEO of The Lionesque Group & author of The Pop Up Paradigm: How Brands Can Build Human Connections in a Digital Age, Jill Sherman - Co-Founder of Modalyst and Evan Hakalir - Partner & Co-Founder at Andy & Evan Industries, Inc. Price: $20 Location: Modalyst Office, 335 Madison Ave
Cool Finds:
- Nadi X Pant and Pulse by Wearable X - yoga pants that listen & respond to your body, guiding you through your yoga flow. Congrats with the launch, Billie!! (+ Newsletter cover image credit)
- Sherpa - Instagram’s best photos as a travel guide
- Daily Snap - Your life is a movie. Capture one second every day.
- Stop, Breathe & Think - An emotion-based meditation and mindfulness app
- Supercut of the biggest announcements from Apple WWDC 2017
- JobTrack - A CRM for job seekers
Stay Inspired,
Nataliya