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How I Get It Done

Successful women talk about managing their careers, and their lives.

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 “I’m always updating our traditional dress, but the root of my aesthetic is who we are as a people and a culture.” By Monica Corcoran Harel

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  1. How Ms. Pat Gets It DoneIt takes gas-station coffee, talent, Chick-fil-A, and a lot of cursing.
    By Hanna Phifer
  2. The Architect Using Design to Extend People’s LivesFor Kimberly Dowdell, the American Institute of Architects’ first Black woman president, the work is about more than making things look nice.
    By Cat Woods
  3. How Art Dealer Mariane Ibrahim Gets It DoneShe found that contemporary art didn’t represent her identity or worldview, so she took matters into her own hands.
    By Nadine Zylberberg
  4. Misty Copeland Is Back in the StudioAnd preparing for her return to the stage since becoming a mother and authoring a memoir. Here, she shares how she gets it all done.
    By Jameelah Nasheed
  5. How Political Commentator Molly Jong-Fast Gets It Done“We’re a pretty sedentary bunch, but we do a lot of dog-walking. Also, I try to visit my mom once or twice a week depending on how guilty I feel.”
    By Jane Starr Drinkard
  6. Inside the Cut’s ‘How I Get It Done’ Panel at Sundance Film FestivalLatasha Gillespie, Alia Shawkat, and Lana Wilson spoke about morning routines and the perks of writing your own obituary.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  7. How James Beard–Winning Chef, Writer, and TV Host Sophia Roe Gets It Done“I talk about the real things happening. It can’t all be cream puffs, you know?”
    By Julia Gómez Kramer
  8. How Moms Demand Action Founder Shannon Watts Gets It DoneThe activist looks back on ten years spent fighting to end gun violence, and ahead to what comes next after she steps down at the end of the year.
    By Linda Childers
  9. How Sundance Institute CEO Joana Vicente Survives the Film-Festival Circuit“You need a lot of stamina, but you are also energized just by the excitement.”
    By Leanne Butkovic
  10. Of Course Julia Cameron Still Does Her ‘Morning Pages’How the author of The Artist’s Way and the upcoming Write for Life gets it done.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  11. How Amna Nawaz Gets It DonePBS NewsHour’s new co-anchor on managing her high-achieving career and the co-parent and village of people who make it possible.
    As told to the Cut
  12. How a Nordstrom Fashion Executive Handles Holiday ShoppingIf anyone is equipped to get through the gifting season with ease and style, it’s Rickie De Sole.
    By Chinea Rodriguez
  13. NARAL President Mini Timmaraju Doesn’t Do It AloneShe can fight for abortion rights thanks to a hands-on husband, a 15-year relationship with her therapist, and an all-star staff.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  14. How New York Times Parenting Columnist Jessica Grose Gets It Done“Raising the next generation is and should be a concern to everyone.”
    By Alex Hazlett
  15. Aurora James Is Too Busy For This InterviewThe Brother Vellies designer talks 80-hour workweeks, supporting Black entrepreneurs, and wearing Issey Miyake to the gym.
    By Danya Issawi
  16. Queen Latifah Shares Her Secret to Staying Young“I want to be 90 years old, still feeling like I can connect to the youth.”
    By Faith Cummings
  17. Phoebe Robinson Gets Past Writer’s Block With Help From BonoDo Not Disturb mode comes in handy too.
    By Olivia Truffaut-Wong
  18. How ABC News President Kim Godwin Gets It DoneShe took time out of her 15-hour workday to tell us about her first year as the first Black woman to serve as a network news president.
    By Elana Klein
  19. How Hairstylist Nikki Nelms, the ‘Hair MacGyver,’ Gets It Done“I have to be at my best for my clients. And I will only be good for them if I’m good to myself.”
    By Faith Cummings
  20. Katy Perry Cures Her Hangovers With MeditationHow the multiplatinum pop star gets it done.
    By Charlotte Cowles
  21. Shanta Thake Put a Disco Ball in Lincoln CenterAs the institution’s chief artistic officer, her top priority is pushing beyond the confines of traditional classical music.
    By Danielle Cohen
  22. Camila Mendes Is Taking Control of Her Career“I don’t want to be ‘for hire’ as much as I want to be a boss.”
    By Brooke LaMantia
  23. How Pantheon Editor Concepción de León Gets It DoneShe doesn’t write about self-help anymore, but she still had a lot of valuable career, money, and life advice to share.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  24. How Hanifa Designer Anifa Mvuemba Gets It Done During Fashion Week“My team knows when I’m in New York it’s for work, but it’s also me enjoying myself.”
    By Asia Milia Ware
  25. How Stylist Zerina Akers Gets It Done During Fashion Week“There’s industry hours and then there’s New York City hours.”
    By Joanna Nikas
  26. How Makeup Artist Katie Jane Hughes Gets It Done During Fashion Week“I feel weirdly unfulfilled if I wake up at nine o’clock; I feel like I’ve wasted half of my day.”
    By Asia Milia Ware
  27. How Manicurist Jin Soon Choi Gets It Done During Fashion Week“If one hour before the show we still have models to do, my heart starts pounding. I want everything done without any delay or drama.”
    By Danya Issawi
  28. How Über-Publicist Gia Kuan Gets It Done During Fashion Week“People would be shocked. It takes me maybe three minutes to deal with my makeup, do my hair, and get out the door.”
    By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
  29. Ana Fabrega Was Supposed to Work in Finance, Not ComedyFortunately for us Los Espookys fans, she pivoted.
    By Max Gao
  30. How Street-Style Photographer Christina Fragkou Gets It Done During Fashion Week“If my headphones are not in and the music is not pumping: I’m asleep or I’m crying.”
    By Brooke LaMantia
  31. How Activist Amanda Nguyen Gets It Done During Fashion Week“A key part of activism is joy, the most radical form of rebellion. I find a lot of joy in fashion, and that’s why I’m involved in these shows.”
    By Olivia Luppino
  32. How Highsnobiety Editor-in-chief Willa Bennett Gets It Done During Fashion Week“I’m very strategic about my time. If that means I have to wake up at five or 4:30, I’ll do it.”
    By Brooke LaMantia
  33. How Fashion Critic Cathy Horyn Gets It Done During Fashion Week“Get yourself to the show, and get yourself back to the office. No fanfare.”
    By Emilia Petrarca
  34. How Celebrity Hairstylist Justine Marjan Gets It Done During Fashion Week“Creating a powerful hairstyle that becomes a trend is always the ultimate goal.”
    By Chinea Rodriguez
  35. Lulu Garcia-Navarro Wants to Hear Your Unpopular Opinion“If I only interviewed people with whom I agree, it would be a pretty boring career.”
    By Angelina Chapin
  36. Even the Parenting Whisperer Has Help“I would love to disabuse anyone of the notion that anyone is some ‘super parent’ who ‘does it all,’” says Dr. Becky Kennedy.
    By Claire Lampen
  37. Leslie Russo, the Woman Who Makes Fashion Week Happen, Is Very Busy Right NowBut never too busy to answer the siren call of the occasional “decadent nap.”
    By Danya Issawi
  38. How FIT President Dr. Joyce Brown Gets It Done“I really do think we are in a position to make a tremendous difference. There’s nothing quite like the transformative power of education.”
    By Chinea Rodriguez
  39. How the Root’s Editor-in-Chief Gets It DoneVanessa De Luca on 4:30 a.m. dog walks, facing rejection, the sanctity of lunch, and 20 years in media spent “serving the Black community.”
    By Olivia Truffaut-Wong
  40. How Kerry Washington Gets It Done“I’m not good at compartmentalizing and only bringing part of myself into a room.”
    By Faith Cummings
  41. Sounds Like Working at LEGO HQ Is As Fun As You’d Imagine“We have LEGO bricks in every conference room. It’s encouraged in meetings that we make playful games.”
    By Olivia Luppino
  42. How Johnnie Walker’s ‘Master Blender’ Gets It DoneEmma Walker, the top woman in Scotch, on going from chemistry Ph.D. to “whiskey scientist.”
    By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
  43. How Comedian Michelle Buteau Gets It Done“I want to have that Parisian joie-de-vivre bullshit but also the New York hustle.”
    By Charlotte Cowles
  44. We Want an Invite to Photographer Amanda de Cadenet’s Group ChatCool women checking in with each other and sharing Rilke poems? Yes, please.
    By Emilia Petrarca
  45. How Miss Universe Harnaaz Sandhu Gets It DoneThe 22-year-old is using her reign to speak about menstrual equity.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  46. How Juliette Binoche Gets It DoneThe actress tells the Cut about almost drowning while filming, her favorite chocolat, and why she doesn’t watch movies before bed.
    By Jenna Mahale
  47. How Pro Wrestler and WWE Superstar Bianca Belair Gets It DoneAnd a message to the Rock: You need to put her in your next movie.
    By Jane Starr Drinkard
  48. Ashley Graham Is on Her Second Cup of Coffee by 7 a.m.How the supermodel and mother to three young boys gets it done.
    By Asia Milia Ware
  49. This Baby-Formula Founder Considers Herself a Wartime CEOBobbie CEO Laura Modi on working through a national crisis.
    By Katie Heaney
  50. Sarah Kate Ellis Swears That You Really Can Get Over Impostor SyndromeHow the president and CEO of GLAAD gets it done.
    By Bindu Bansinath
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