Sofia Gkiousou

Listen to Sabah Sharaf and Abigail breakdown Sabah's journey from finance wizard to food entrepreneur. Get Sabah's key to creativity and innovation and be inspired by how she fulfilled her passion.

In this special, spooktacular episode of Human Code, I sit down with NYC photographer Seymour Licht, who’s spent years capturing the colorful, eerie energy of Halloween Underground. www.halloweenundergroundnyc.comIG: @HalloweenUndergroundNYCHis career took off after winning the Fuji Love contest in 2001, and with studies at the International Center for Photography, he’s created Halloween Underground— a full photography book now available for purchase! Join us as we explore his stunning subway portraits and the connection between Halloween, Día de los Muertos, and All Souls’ Day— a perfect mix of spooky charm and fascinating history!

On this episode of Human Code, I chat with Maribel Lieberman, founder of MarieBelle New York Chocolates.Her journey from selling candies as a child in Honduras to building a global chocolate empire is truly inspiring!Maribel harnesses her sense of creativity to continually develop new ideas as an entrepreneur, lifestyle influencer, and author. In this episode, she shares how she blends her love for design and flavor to create an immersive chocolate experience. We also dive into her new book, The Cocoa Exchange, which reflects her lifelong passion for chocolate and her dedication to the cacao farmers who bring this delicacy to life. Plus, what’s it like to have Oprah’s endorsement? We get into that, too!

On this episode of Human Code, Abigail chats with Diane Brady, an award-winning journalist and consultant who has covered the global business landscape for Bloomberg Businessweek, the Wall Street Journal, and other media outlets. Her previous book, Fraternity, was named one of Amazon's best books of 2012.

In this episode of Human Code, Abigail sits down with Alexandra Monir, an Iranian-American author and recording artist Alexandra Monir has with five published novels for young adults, including her popular debut, Timeless. A Barnes &Noble bestseller and one of Amazon’s “Best Books of the Month,”Timeless and its sequel, Timekeeper, have been featured in numerous media outlets and beenpublished in different countries around the world. She followed the series withSuspicion and The Girl in the Picture, both standalone YA thrillers. Her newscience fiction novel, THE FINAL SIX, was acquired by HarperCollins and SonyPictures on the same week, in two major pre-emptive deals.Alexandra is also a singer/songwriter who often integrates music into her books’pages. She wrote and recorded three original songs to accompany Timeless andTimekeeper, which were released as the album The Timeless EP and distributed byJimmy Buffett’s record label, Mailboat Records. She also recorded a song that wasreleased with the publication of Suspicion, and has composed and developedmusicals for the stage. Her musical roots are deep, as she is the granddaughter ofthe late Monir Vakili, the foremost Iranian opera singer, and the daughter ofsinger/songwriter ZaZa.

On this episode of Human Code, Abigail chats with Sanaa Hamri, a renowned film, television, music video, and commercial director from Tangier, Morocco. She is currently in an overall deal with Amazon Television Studios. She is directing S2 of their "Lord of the Rings" show coming off of their tentpole series S2 of "The Wheel of Time" as EP/Director. Hamri was previously Executive Producer/Director of the blockbuster series "Empire" on Fox Broadcasting from 2015 to 2020, overseeing all aesthetic aspects of the show including episodic directors, production design, music, art direction, and hair/wardrobe. She also had a first look deal with 20th Television during that time.Hamri began her career as an editor under the mentorship of Malik Sayeed and within a few years, she began directing music videos. As an acclaimed music video director, Hamri's prolific career boasts collaborations with high profile hip hop/R&B musicians including Prince, Common, Lenny Kravitz, Rihanna, Justin Bieber, Snoop Dogg, Jay Z, and Mary J. Blige. Her work has been celebrated by award nominations and wins for some of the industry's highest honors, including and NAACP Image Award for India Arie's 2003 "Little Things" as well as an MTV VMA for Nicki Minaj's 2010 blockbuster hit "Super Bass," which generated an online viewership of over one billion worldwide hits. Hamri also directed Mariah Carey's sold-out live arena concert documentary, "The Adventures of Mimi," which she shot in high-definition using 14 cameras.Hamri's past episodic work includes directorial credits on some of TV's most watched programming: "Shameless" (on Showtime), "Rectify," "Nashville," "Elementary," "Glee," and "Desperate Housewives." She also shot the pilot for VH1's successful series "Hit The Floor," which is currently in its third season.Hamri made her feature directorial debut in 2006 with the Focus Features romantic comedy "Something New." She has since directed the sequel to the Warner Bros hit "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants," as well as the Fox Searchlight romantic comedy "Just Wright," starring Queen Latifah, Common and Paula Patton, released in Summer 2010.

On this episode of Human Code, Abigail chats with author and executive communications coach, Alan Eagle, who is known for helping leaders and companies shape and tell their stories. He 16 years at Google in exec comms and sales, and is co-author of NYT bestsellers "How Google Works" and "Trillion Dollar Coach," and of upcoming Learned Excellence. Founder of TDC Network, a non-profit providing executive coaching to social impact leaders.Follow Human Code on Instagram - @HumanCodeShowFollow Abigail Posner on Instagram - @Abigail_PosnerVisit www.abigailposner.com for more information

In this episode of Huiman Code, Abigail chats with Public Policy Lead at Google, Former Airbnb executive, cooking show host, and gaming culture expert, Sofia Gkiousou ( @Sofiagk )Follow Human Code on Instagra - @HumanCodeShowFollow Abigail Posner on Instagram - @Abigail_Posneror visit https://www.abigailposner.com

In this episode of Human Code, Abigail Posner sits down with Songwriting Hall of Famer, Kent Blazy, as they discuss the culture of songwriting, music, and the effect of technology on this craft and Kent's illustrious career.Check out the video of this episode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX9i8HX6OZ4&t=6sFollow us on Instagram @HumanCodeShowFollow Kent Blazy on Instagram @KentBlazyKent Blazy (born in Lexington, Kentucky) is a renown country music songwriter. His credits include several singles for Garth Brooks (including Brooks' first number one hit, "If Tomorrow Never Comes"), as well as singles by Gary Morris, Diamond Rio, Patty Loveless and Chris Young. Blazy has a total of seven No. 1 hits to his credit.Kent Blazy was raised in Lexington, Kentucky. At an early age, he played rhythm guitar and sang in various local bands, citing The Byrds, Rodney Crowell and Joe Ely as influences. He later played for Canadian singer Ian Tyson.[1] Later on, Blazy met former Exile member Mark Gray, who suggested that Blazy move to Nashville, Tennessee. Eventually, he signed to a publishing contract, but the publishing company closed; despite the loss of contract, Gary Morris sent Blazy's "Headed for a Heartache" into top 5 on the country charts.By the late 1980s, Blazy met with a then-unknown Garth Brooks, who gave him the idea for a song entitled "If Tomorrow Never Comes." He and Brooks co-wrote the song, which went on to become Brooks' first number one hit. Brooks continued to record Blazy's material throughout the 1990s, including the singles "Ain't Goin' Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)," "It's Midnight Cinderella", "She's Gonna Make It," "Somewhere Other Than the Night" and the George Jones duet "Beer Run (B Double E Double Are You In?)".He also co-wrote "That's What I Get for Lovin' You" by Diamond Rio and "Can't Get Enough" by Patty Loveless in the late 1990s.Blazy, along with songwriters Pat Alger, Tony Arata and Kim Williams, recorded an album entitled A Songwriters' Tribute to Garth Brooks, which included their renditions of songs that they had written for Brooks. This album was released in 2001 via VFR Records.[5][6] Other songs that Blazy has co-written include "You Can Let Go" by Crystal Shawanda and "Gettin' You Home (The Black Dress Song)" by Chris Young from 2008 and 2009 respectively, as well as American Idol season 8 finalist Danny Gokey's debut single "My Best Days Are Ahead of Me."

On this episode of Human Code Abigail Posner sits down with celebrity chef and influencer extraordinaire, Dan Souza. Dan Souza is editor-in-chief of Cook's Illustrated magazine, a cast member on the Emmy wining TV show "America's Test Kitchen" @AmericasTestKitchen and host of his own program, "What's Eating Dan" - You can find him on IG and X (Twitter) @TestCookFor a video version of this episode click here--> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ_2bAOrRi4Follow Human Code on Instagram @HumanCodeShow