Friday, June 12 at 7 pm ET, join us for our tenth online live show! Three storytellers from the Story Collider team and beyond will be sharing their stories on the theme "Recovery," and we'll invite our audience to share their ten-word stories as well!
This event is free, or you may pay up to $50 on a sliding scale if you wish to donate to The Story Collider. Reserve your spot and watch here!
Stories By:
Tracey Segarra is a storyteller and story coach who is currently is on track to be hired as a contact tracer for the state of New York.
Jitesh Jaggi is a recent immigrant from India, currently living in Chicago. He ended his career in Finance one day when he lost all his data that he forgot to save on an Excel sheet, and realized that he just didn't care. That tipping point led to him becoming a writer and he is currently working on a book of essays. A two-time Moth StorySlam winner, he also coaches individual and corporate clients in telling their professional stories. Jitesh recently joined Story Collider as a co-producer for Chicago but the goddang pandemic has put that on hold. He loves writing bios because he can refer to himself in the third person.
Bhuvanesh Singh is an Attending Surgeon at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He has cared for over 5000 patients with cancer in his over 20-year career at the center. He is recognized as a leader in his field, having delivered over 500 lectures worldwide. He has helped to refine surgical techniques, contributed to the improvements in cancer staging, and has been involved in research that has dramatically changed the management of cancers of the head and neck region and lung. Not satisfied with available treatment options, Dr. Singh completed a PhD in Medical Molecular Biology to pursue laboratory research. His laboratory work has led to the development of novel anticancer compounds that are currently being optimized for use in the treatment of many different types of cancers. The story Dr. Singh is shared today occurred almost 20 years ago and was a defining moment in his career and life.