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How I Get It Done

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

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  1. How Willow Defebaugh, Editor-in-Chief of Atmos Magazine, Gets It DoneIt starts with not thinking of nature as “somewhere else” — even when you’re living in Brooklyn.
    By Colleen Hamilton
  2. The Coolest Job in New YorkHow Metrograph’s director of programming, curator Inge de Leeuw, gets it done.
    By Olivia Truffaut-Wong
  3. How Curator Jasmine Wahi Gets It DoneAs founder and co-director of arts nonprofit Project for Empty Space, she’s committed to supporting artists “beyond just lip service.”
    By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
  4. How Food Blogger, Restaurateur, and Mom of Two Molly Yeh Gets It Done“When the kids are napping, I’ll be like, Okay, I have an hour. I’m going to bang out a batch of blondies.”
    By Ali Francis
  5. How the Host of NPR’s All Things Considered Gets It DoneAilsa Chang on her late start in journalism, loathing mornings, and the unique challenges that come with live interviews.
    By Claire Lampen
  6. Shay Mitchell Knows You’re Skeptical of Celebrity BrandsBut in a crowded DTC travel marketplace, Béis is set to surpass $200 million in profit.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  7. At 90 Years Old, Chita Rivera Is Still Living the Dancer’s LifeHow the Broadway legend gets it done.
    By Hope Reese
  8. How the Owner of the Los Angeles Lakers Gets It DoneAfter 40 years in the family business, Jeanie Buss is looking to conquer a new arena: women’s wrestling.
    By Lisa Liebman
  9. How Google’s Chief Sustainability Officer Gets It Done“I think about my daughter’s future … I’ve seen the climate models for 2100. They’re not good, and we need to take action now.”
    By Linda Childers
  10. How Pro Footballer Ali Krieger Gets It DoneThe two-time World Cup champion is retiring at the end of this season, but being a mom to two kids under 2 is its own extreme sport.
    By Jenna Tonelli
  11. How Designer and Artist (and New Mom) Sarah Nsikak Gets It Done“Guilt isn’t going to help me be there for my daughter more. If she’s with the right person, she is fine, and I should feel good about that.”
    By Charlotte Cowles
  12. How Creative Director (and New Mom) Anna Polonsky Gets It Done“I only took a month of maternity leave, but in all honesty, I was back on email two weeks in.”
    By Sarah Leon
  13. This Designer Has No Time for Mean Fashion Girls“I just want people to be kind and to feel cute in one of my sweaters or carrying one of my bags.”
    By Monica Corcoran Harel
  14. How Retail Consultant and New Mom Julian Paik Gets It Done“There were definitely moments during leave where I was like, ‘I want to check my email,’ and I did.”
    By Sarah Leon
  15. How Writer and New Mom Janell M. Hickman-Kirby Gets It Done“Motherhood has taught me that there’s no time like the present. None of that Oh, I’ll save that really nice body oil for a vacation.”
    By Sarah Leon
  16. How Attorney L. Ashley Aull Gets It Done Her First Week Back From Parental Leave“I took less time than I could’ve because I felt pressure from my own ambition to return to work.”
    By Sheila Yasmin Marikar
  17. How Peloton Instructor Ally Love Gets It DoneHer many jobs involve being a one-woman hype machine.
    By Angelina Chapin
  18. How Kith’s Chief Impact Officer (and New Mom) Sharifa Murdock Gets It Done“I make sure that I take care of myself because if I’m not good, then I can’t do anything else.”
    By Katja Vujić
  19. How Tell Me Lies Author and Mom of Two Carola Lovering Gets It Done“This was a red-carpet moment, and I was like, ‘Can you please hold on? I need to finish pumping.’”
    By Colleen McKeegan
  20. How Writer and Comedian Jessi Klein Gets It Done“If you can even spend four hours attempting to write, you can punch in and punch out. You’ve tried.”
    By Danielle Cohen
  21. How Actor, Podcast Host, and Mom of Three Casey Wilson Gets It Done“With my third, there just is not the mental or emotional capacity to care as much. It feels quite freeing.”
    By Katja Vujić
  22. How This Dior Executive Gets It Done With Two Kids Under Two“It’s hard — you have no more time for yourself, really. I feel like things are constantly on the edge of chaos.”
    By Asia Milia Ware
  23. Brand Founder Maureen Kelly on 23 Years of Tarte“We all have some form of imposter syndrome. I actively work to say to myself, Why shouldn’t it be me, at this age, with this amount of experience?”
    By Adelaide Giesey
  24. How Fashion Designer and Mom to a 2-Year-Old Mary Furtas Gets It Done“I’m just much more adult, calmer, and more diplomatic with people. You grow.”
    By Chinea Rodriguez
  25. How Ms. Pat Gets It DoneIt takes gas-station coffee, talent, Chick-fil-A, and a lot of cursing.
    By Hanna Phifer
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. 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
  31. 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
  32. 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
  33. 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
  34. 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
  35. 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
  36. 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
  37. 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
  38. 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
  39. 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
  40. 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
  41. Phoebe Robinson Gets Past Writer’s Block With Help From BonoDo Not Disturb mode comes in handy too.
    By Olivia Truffaut-Wong
  42. 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
  43. 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
  44. Katy Perry Cures Her Hangovers With MeditationHow the multiplatinum pop star gets it done.
    By Charlotte Cowles
  45. 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
  46. 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
  47. 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
  48. 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
  49. 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
  50. 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
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