Writer, Host, Urbanist, Investor, Artist, and Yoga Teacher.

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Hi, I’m Erica.

My attention, time and energy orbit around storytelling, urbanism, environmental regeneration, equity, spirituality, and embodiment.

Connecting with people, discovering and unpacking our world, building and sharing, and being of service drive me. I also believe that humor, levity and play are important salves to times like these.

Focus

This is what I spend my time and energy on, especially when it comes to work.

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Real Estate + Impact

I work in my family's business maintaining and restoring historic residential, retail, and artistic architecture in the Chicago area, where I was born and raised.

I’ve spent the last 6 years restoring and operating the Fine Arts Building, as well as renovating and reopening the iconic Studebaker Theater, now home to NPR’s Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me..!

As a long term oriented business, and with my background in environment, media, and impact, I spent the pandemic starting an investing arm as a part of that family business. See more under Impact and Philanthropy.

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La Calaca Village

La Calaca is a burning man camp and a global community, with roots in San Miguel, Mexico and Day of the Dead.

Sandbox

Sandbox is a mobile society of trailblazers using technology and conversation to create a world of our design.

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Embodiment

I teach Katonah Yoga and Kundalini breathwork and meditation.

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Kundalini Yoga Meditation + Breathwork

Kundalini is a 5,000 + years old practice and technology, focused on the 10 bodies and giving us more energy to move in a more positive direction.

Katonah Yoga

Katonah is a Taoist approach to the body, applying mathematics and mystical teachings to our structure.

If you’re interested in cultivating, balancing, and upleveling your mind, body, and spirit practice, sign up for my newsletter or reach out to work together directly.

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Performance & Art

I love hosting, moderating, speaking and creating comedy and social practice art.

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Comedy

I’ve performed routines at clubs in Los Angeles and Chicago, mainly focused on culture, spirituality, dating, technology, and social good.

Art

My most recent art installation, The Avocado Rush, was a part of the LA Times Food Bowl at The Broad Museum's restaurant, Otium.

Hosting & Moderating

I’ve moderated and spoken on upwards of 25 panels and keynotes both nationally and internationally.

TBD Podcast

I created and hosted the TBD podcast, interviewing extraordinary people about managing uncertainty and success.

Writing

Selected pieces written over the past 10 years.

Public Policy, Cities, Culture

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The Economist

Cleaning Up Oil Spills

The Economist

Erica’s piece about the X Prize for ocean clean-up.

The Economist

Media, Information, Technology

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Medium

Peak Content: A storm of information and an opportunity of a generation

Medium

Erica's seminal and conversation-shifting piece about the current trends in media, and the opportunity for the future. How can we move from an information overload to deliberate consumption and mindful media?

Medium

Business, Science, Environment

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FastCompany

Gentrification Inc.

FastCompany

Erica's reported piece about the intersection of real estate development and culture in Brooklyn and New York City, NY.

FastCompany

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Background

Currently in Los Angeles and Europe, I was born and raised in Chicago, and attended university in Los Angeles, where I studied International Relations.

I spent the first almost decade of my career in New York City, at the intersection of Media and Impact. Much of my community is now spread around the world.

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