Stern Chats

Katherine Jiang, Claire Chuff, Omar Garcia, Traiana Boyer Tretter
sternchats@gmail.com (+1 verified host & producer email)

Booking Overview

Stern Chats is an NYU Stern student-run show that highlights personal and career-relevant experiences across the Stern community—from student life to alumni and faculty perspectives. For PR pros, it’s a high-fit platform for credible, relatable voices tied to business education, professional development, and identity in leadership.

Metrics

Episodes: 220

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Instagram: 1.3k followers

30s Ad: 28 - 35, 60s Ad: 34 - 41

Contact Form

Contact form available - Official Form

Host

Katherine Jiang - ABS Co-President at NYU Stern (as referenced in the episode description). Leads student/community programming and career-development-related conversations within the Stern community.

Claire Chuff - Stern community student host (co-host of an episode centered on producing Follies). Represents student leadership and behind-the-scenes production perspectives at NYU Stern.

Omar Garcia - Stern community student host (co-host of an episode on producing Follies). Provides a student perspective on leadership, collaboration, and event execution at NYU Stern.

Traiana Boyer Tretter - Host of an Executive MBA-focused episode, representing the student-run podcast’s mission to surface community stories and reflections around leadership growth and balancing career and graduate study.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
NYU Stern community members—students (including EMBA), and student organization leadership (e.g., ABS leadership roles). Guests typically have lived experience and can speak to personal identity, career development, and leadership growth within Stern.
Required Achievements:  
Leadership role in a Stern student organization, Progression through an NYU Stern graduate program (e.g., Executive MBA), Notable involvement in student programming/production (e.g., major campus events)

Recent Guest Discussions

Tony Vu - Personal Journey Linking Cultural Identity And Professional Growth At Stern.

Walsh Kang - Cultural Heritage, Identity, And Professional Growth; How Identity Shapes Career Development At Stern.

Thomas Dols - Behind-the-scenes Planning And Collaboration For Student Programming (follies).

Namankita Rana - What It Takes To Bring Follies To Life—auditions, Rehearsals, And Behind-the-scenes Collaboration.

Christina Kelly - Balancing Work And Graduate Study; Leadership Development Through Emba.

Recent Topics

Business School, Leadership, Career Development, Identity, Professional Growth, Graduate Education, Student Life, Alumni, Faculty, Executive Education

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Stern Chats
:

Passing the Torch

May 06, 2026

It’s the final episode of the season! And in this episode, outgoing President Mridula Rajagopal and Community VP Sailey Thomasi pass the torch to incoming President John Schuberth and Production VP Olivia Manousos. The group reflects on the evolution of Stern Chats, the moments that shaped this season, and their hopes for where the club goes next. Join us in closing out another incredible season of Stern Chats — and we’ll see you all in the fall. Hosts: Mridula Rajagopal and Sailey Thomasi P...

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

April 30, 2026

In recognition of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, our latest episode unpacks the relationship between cultural heritage, identity, and professional growth at Stern. Host Katherine Jiang, ABS Co-President, sits down with Walsh Kang, ABS VP of Career Development, and Tony Vu, ABS Member, to discuss the moments, challenges, and connections that have defined their journeys, and how cultural identity continues to shape who they are as future business leaders. Host: Kath...

Follies: Off Script

April 16, 2026

In this episode of Stern Chats, hosts Claire Chuff and Omar Garcia are joined by Co-President Namankita Rana and Chief of Staff Thomas Dols to get into what it really takes to bring Follies to life. From auditions and rehearsals to everything happening behind the scenes, they talk about the time, energy, and collaboration that go into the show—and why so many people, creatives or not, choose to be part of it. It’s a look at how the Stern community comes together—and a fun way to close out th...

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