I found Marisa's writing workshop when I was craving structure and reintegrating creative…read moreexpression into my daily life. I found both. Inspired by Marisa's dedication and encouragement, I once again began to write and meditate daily and reconnected to a creative flow that I was missing. I'm grateful for the rigor she brought to each meeting. In addition to the well planned arch of each class, and the workshop as a whole, Marisa did an incredible job of offering 4-5 writing practices between sessions to give us a range of options to keep us engaged. Two months after her workshop ended, I committed to writing a book and am drawing on material produced in her class. If you are looking for a teacher that integrates mindfulness and embodiment into the class exercises, you've found her. :)

Working with Marisa one-on-one was an exciting, clarifying, and empowering experience…read more The wonderful suggestions she made for strengthening my work were always preceded by a plethora of caring and well-thought-out observations of the good things already evident there. Her ideas also felt like they never limited my choices, but rather served to shine a light on different possible avenues I could take in my revisions and future projects. She pointed out what was well-written without sparing me the rigor of a professional-grade critique of how my underlying goals might be served even better. We clarified my goals and intentions together, in an atmosphere of trust and good will. I was struck by how Marisa flows from one point to the next during discussions--her mind moves in ways that are consistently smooth, smart, and profoundly respectful of the work. The way she approached my work (and myself as its author) made richly evident the skills she developed during her years as an MFA student at the prestigious University of Iowa Writing Workshops. Marisa helped me to tackle technically challenging structural and thematic dimensions of my work as well as managing to allow me simply to hear and to embrace my writing voice more fully. She offered suggestions of craft books to read that would further support my writing process. Without giving me inflated expectations, she inspired me to pursue an MFA of my own, which I begin this year! Moving forward in my writing life, I feel I have been blessed, empowered, and expertly guided toward greater growth, fulfillment, and success.

There are truly no words that fully convey what Michaela did for my daughter during her high school…read moreyears. She stared working with Michaela early on as a writing instructor and coach. She helped my daughter with her entries for numerous writing competitions, including the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, for which she won gold and silver medals over multiple years. She then helped with college essays and planning. I cannot recommend her highly enough! She became an advisor and artistic guide. My daughter's high school fulfilling writing journey was truly made possible with Michaela's support and guidance!

Michaela is great with my 6th and 8th graders who have been working with her this year, including…read moreon my 8th grader's high school applications. They genuinely enjoy the sessions with her (and they're not usually the type to want to do anything "extra"). Michaela makes it fun and not intimidating which is key for my kids and probably a lot of other younger students out there. Our family is so glad to have found Michaela!

Imagine that Yelp and Angie's list have morphed into human form, her name is Nina, and she is your…read morepersonal HR department, here to help you grow your business. With her magic rolodex, she connected my mother, a physician, with multiple great resources, from remote tech help, to medical administrative support, to a new and excellent accountant. She's smart, great to talk to, and what a nice change to have the human touch!

I can highly recommend Nina Feldman Connections from the point of view of a service provider who…read morehas been referred to many clients over the past 15 years. Nina is impeccably careful about making sure our skills match the needs of people who come to her for help. Nina applies her depth of experience and knowledge of the services a client might need, whether office-related, web-based, graphic production or editorial. Based on her preliminary descriptions to members of her network, it is clear that she listens carefully to clients to grasp the essence of what they hope to accomplish. Then she makes an appropriate choice among the wide-ranging network of professionals she has developed. Almost no matter what kind of service you need, Nina is the one person to call for a referral to someone you can trust to get the job done.

Jacob Marks videoed my choreography and edited an excellent 15-minute document of my dance for…read moreCalifornia State University, Sacramento. I can't sing his praises enough. He was totally professional, giving me a well-spelled out contract and arriving on the contracted date in advance. Dance is not an easy medium to capture well, and his aesthetic choice were spot on. I was totally pleased with the resulting video that was well executed with professionally imposed credits. Jacob was a easy to work with, allowing me to suggest several edits from the original footage, and did exactly what I asked. He is a professional and reasonably priced. I give my unequivocal recommendation for Jacob Marks Productions.

JMP provided videography for our daughter's bat mitzvah. Jacob worked within the many restrictions…read moreset by our synagogue to discreetly capture this precious milestone in our lives. His editing was marvelous and he turned around the finished product very quickly.

My strong suit is not writing which is where TalentEd comes in! I have used Anne's services for the…read morelast two years for my company. I give her the vibe of what I am looking for and the parameters. She asks very detailed questions so that she can fully understand what you are looking to achieve and what the end goal is. Every time she delivers! I can not recommend her enough!

I've worked with Anne several times as a business owner and personally.  Most recently I've been…read moresearching out work as an employee.  COVID affected my business incredibly and she was able to properly represent me in my professional branding to land the corporate job I was looking for.   Anne understood how to best represent me, what I do and what I'm capable of.  She and her team looked at me and my business and a whole.  They have helped me get ahead, and were more than what I expected.