15. Hannah Firestone

Hannah Firestone, attorney, artist, and novelist writing her first book under a pen name, is an old soul with a young heart. On her second day at a windowless office job, she drew herself one on the whiteboard and has redrawn it every day since, rain, fall leaves, or a stray Pizza Hut box, depending on what she sees on her walk in.We get into what it means to bring your authentic self to work in two male-dominated industries, and her belief in manifestation, or as she puts it, expecting the best parking spot before you have even pulled into the lot. Hannah traces how "you're weird" feels like an insult when you're in high school, but she embraces it as a compliment as she approaches her 30th trip around the sun. We talk about her grandmother, a Holocaust survivor and hidden child, and the quotes she has carried since: "you are as happy as you choose to be," and "no one can make you feel inferior without your permission."We reflect on the magic of curiosity, why she hates AI, the vastness of space, accepting not knowing what lives in other people's hearts and minds, and what it costs her to hold onto friendships across a divided political moment. As an attorney certified in alternative dispute resolution, Hannah shares how most conflict comes down to misunderstanding and subjectivity, and what it takes to navigate difficult conversations as we move through life.If you have ever wanted to embrace your weird, held a belief that cost you a friendship, or find comfort in not having all the answers, this one is for you.Check out A Call for Compromise: Examining Polarization and the Potential Use of ADR Solutions in Congress Post-Trump Administration