featured members
(to meet more members, please view our member advisory board)
JEZRA KAYE
Public Speaking Coach/Speechwriter
“I’ve given many evening workshops at IGC, and participants never fail to comment on how warm and welcoming the space is--the supportive, collegial environment that Adelaide and Amy have created is so strong that people feel it, even after business hours! I find the “typical” IGC member to be smart, creative, quality-driven and committed to helping other women succeed. These women always bring excitement and integrity. It’s a pleasure to be around them, teaching each other and growing our businesses together.”
Communicate with Power and Ease (www.jezrakaye.com)
After 15 years as a corporate speechwriter, Jezra founded Communicate with Power and Ease (www.jezrakaye.com) to help women say the things that matter. Whether it’s a keynote speech, a media interview, a talk with staff about productivity or (another!) chat with your 15-year-old about curfew, she helps people focus their message, connect with listeners and be their best onstage. Jezra is also a certified Myers-Briggs Type Indicator consultant, and draws on her background as a jazz singer and bandleader to educate and inspire.
DAGES JUVELIER KEATES, CHHC, AADP
Founder, Delicious Dialogues
"In Good Company offers a beautiful space, fresh flowers, smiling faces and an empowering environment to grow in. In addition to the flawless set up of the space and system, Amy and Adelaide offer their priceless consulting and skill set to the fortunate tribe of members. My WorkSpace membership offers a professional space to counsel clients, a stimulating environment of working women and a warm environment for networking. Thanks Amy and Adelaide!"
Delicious Dialogues (www.deliciousdialogues.com):
You know how people are really confused about what to eat and end up feeling overwhelmed, stressed out and hungry? Delicious Dialogues helps people to find the foods that make them feel and look fantastic without deprivation or willpower. Delicious Dialogues was developed to inspire, educate, and support individuals who aspire to live life to the fullest and achieve optimum wellbeing. Dages Juvelier Keates is a board-certified Holistic Health Counselor, AADP and is the founder and director of Delicious Dialogues. She takes pride in crafting programs for individuals and groups to encourage and support them in reaching and maintaining their life and health goals.
ANNIE LANSING
“In Good Company's workspace has helped me take my design business to the next level. Not only have I made a number of important professional contacts, but my productivity has exploded since I started working from the IGC offices. I have tripled my belt collection in just a year, and am now showing at Henri Bendel on Fifth Avenue; something I never thought was possible when I was working from home. Adelaide, Amy and the whole crew at IGC have been enormously supportive of me and my work, and I am thankful that I have the opportunity to work from such a peaceful, relaxing and professional environment. Especially since the alternative is working from home with rambunctious toddlers!”
About Ann Lansing's Collection (www.annlansing.com)
Versatility. Interchangeability. Flexibility. Ann Lansing's belts have the ability to transform and reverse into any look for the chic trendsetter. Inspired by the world's art and design, Ann Lansing has created a unique collection of hand-crafted buckles and straps that are timeless while keeping in the loop with today's fashion.Recognized for wardrobe adaptability, all buckles and straps can be bought separately and paired together in any combination. Each strap is color reversible, creating a dual style with one belt. Ann Lansing's belts allow women to build their collection piece by piece, buying a favorite buckle and adding new straps every season, or add a new buckle every season to update their wardrobe with one simple piece.
Each buckle is carefully cast, polished, and finished by hand to give you an old-world quality with a modern look. Created from fine Italian leather, assembled by gifted craftsman to ensure the highest level of quality, Ann Lansing takes pride in the fact that all design, manufacturing and execution is completed in the United States.
JILL MALEK
“At my last IGC mingler, I had memorable conversations with a pr consultant, a lawyer, and a textile designer. The pr consultant, the lawyer, and the textile designer seemed completely different from one another, had different lifestyles, lived in different parts of the city, engaged in different thought processes throughout the day, were at different stages of their careers. But the one consistent thread between the pr consultant, the lawyer, and the textile designer was the sense of passion and conviction with which they approached their respective businesses. They all were going through the process of marketing themselves, of building better products, of gaining momentum with their successes, and of overcoming their weaknesses. It is enriching to hear other people's stories and to learn from them in an encouraging atmosphere. IGC is a mecca of eclectic businesswomen, and being a part of a company that celebrates differences only helps to diversify yourself and help enlarge your network of interesting people.”
Jill Malek (www.jillmalek.com) specializes in print design for invitations, customized stationery, book layouts and web sites. In 2007, she decided to expand her love of printed matter to wallpaper design. By enhancing spaces with textures and repeated patterns, she has applied her experience acquired from graphic design to the art direction of interior spaces. Merging the two worlds of graphic and interior design, her clientele includes jewelry and fashion designers, architects, event planners, and other professionals in the design community. Her work has been published extensively abroad and has also locally been featured in such places as daily candy, designsponge, apartment therapy, Real Simple, Home Magazine and Women's Wear Daily.
JUDITH STEINHART, EdD
Health and Sexuality Consultant
“As soon as I read about In Good Company, I emailed Amy and Adelaide to congratulate them on their new business. I saw IGC as a way to reduce the isolation women entrepreneurs feel as they create, maintain, and grow their own businesses. Amazed at the warm, enthusiastic, and immediate email response I received from Amy and Adelaide, I knew I wanted associate myself with IGC. More than anything I felt welcome and valued. Since then, I’ve attended one member’s program, Business Bites, and reserved space for two upcoming programs of my own. The workspace itself is versatile, professional and calm. I’m thrilled to be part of a community where members are committed to enthusiastically sharing information, ideas, and perspective—to say nothing about the list of new resources I’ve found!
Judith Steinhart (www.judithsteinhart.com) is a consulting firm specializing in sexuality in its broadest definition, including values, mores, safer sex, sexual orientation, pleasure, sex after pregnancy, body image, women’s health issues, self - esteem, and talking with your doctor, nurse practitioner, partner, and/or kids about sex. Judith took over for Dr. Ruth at Brooklyn College, co-created and wrote for www.goaskalice.columbia.edu, the grandmother of health information Q&A sites, and co-authored, "The Go Ask Alice Book of Answers: A Guide to Your Physical, Sexual, and Emotional Health." She has talked with and learned from thousands of people from diverse backgrounds, and has a unique ability to get to “the question behind the question being asked. She provides keynote speeches, workshops, and training for teachers and health professionals, designs and offers programs, and consults with school, parents, couples and individuals.
BROOKE THOMAS
“When a friend of mine told me about In Good Company I was so relieved. I had been trying to launch my first entrepreneurial venture, finderseaters.com, and felt as if I was stumbling around blind- always running into unanticipated road blocks and trying to do it all and learn it all myself. I knew I needed support and resources, but hadn’t come across any that particularly resonated for me. Once I was introduced to In Good Company I finally found a place that fit. Having a group of women who’ve been there before, or who are currently going through the same stuff, has helped me make more progress in my business with less stress. The networking resources are also wonderful, and they’ve introduced me to other In Good Company members who have become key resources in building my business. I’m so grateful to have joined!”
Finders Eaters (www.finderseaters.com) is an online blog/marketplace that seeks out the “best of the best” specialty foods from around the country and brings them to your door. Our team of Finders are putting their discriminating palates to work to discover the most outstanding eats and the passionate (dare we say, gifted!) artisans who make them. We feature for sale a new sweet and savory special daily.
