CUNY TV's BuildingNY Podcast
1) Austin Johnson: Michelin Star Chef & One White Street
Austin Johnson knew he would always work: at 14 the supermarket, in the kitchen of a local restaurant, cooking on the ocean, Europe and Michelin-star chefs. Gaining on-the-job experience, Chef Austin ...Show More
2) The Life of John Buran: President, CEO, Flushing Bank
The 7th Degree Black Belt Taekwondo Grandmaster John Buran talks about family - immigrants to America, Pennsylvania coal miners, Black Lung disease, living in Queens, Brooklyn Tech, NYU, banking exper...Show More
3) Aaron Jungreis: Rosewood Realty Group
Aaron Jungreis talks about the Kastner Train, bringing Jewish families to safety in 1944 and his own determination to achieve success. As founder and CEO of the award-winning Rosewood Realty Group, Ju...Show More
4) Robert Grossman, MD: Dean, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Robert Grossman MD, CEO, NYU Langone Health, dean of the NYU School of Medicine, talks about growing up poor, working, and the positive effects of "hard-times" on him and his career. Grossman highligh...Show More
5) Bess Freedman, Her Story
At 9, Bess saw Bella Abzug on stage, calling the event life changing. As a state prosecutor, she saw power and love help people with no voice. Freedman as CEO, has grown Brown Harris Stevens into one ...Show More
6) Henry Meer: Pure Liquid Wine & Spirits
Henry Meer's father and grandfather were good cooks but Henry Meer wanted to be a chef! A dream come true, Mr. Meer served - for 18 years - as sous-chef at La Côte Basque and Lutèce - two of New York'...Show More
7) Fritz François, MD: His Life and Career
"..they had a passion for education," is Dr. Fritz François' description of his parents, Haitian immigrants, and how an education was provided. Dr François with an NYU team, went to Haiti with medical...Show More
8) The Life of Bishop Victor Allen Brown
Bishop Victor Allen Brown, World Council of Independent Christian Churches and Senior Pastor of Mt. Sinai United Christian Church describes his calling to the ministry at 12, and his work, as a volunt...Show More
9) Ed Brown: Restaurant Associates
Ed Brown wanted to cook-to be a chef, to work in food services! Growing up, he worked in a luncheonette-went to CIA-to Paris- and was awarded Michelin Stars. Brown discusses good and bad of his own bu...Show More
10) The Life of Jack Kliger
A child of holocaust survivors, Jack Kliger, with his mother's photo, taken at 14 in the Budapest ghetto, and his daughter's Bas Mitzvah picture, discusses the vast differences in their lives, and his...Show More