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Cooking up a café comeback Wife of Daily Show host seeks her own moment of Zen workshops. I’m someone who suffers from anxiety. The art projects help me find some peace of mind during the day. That’s why I created Moomah. How did Moomah get into trouble? projects, recipes and interviews. Does your husband make you laugh a lot? plified the menu. What did you do before Moomah? T BY LISA FICKENSCHER racey Stewart, 44, may be married to a famous comedian—The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart—but she has her own following as the owner of Moomah, a popular TriBeCa café that customers rallied around when it was forced to close earlier this year because it was “hemorrhaging” money. It has since reopened. I couldn’t get on top of my labor costs. I had a lot of teachers working who were staffing the art workshops all day. If Moomah was losing so much money, how could you reopen it? I have a degree in design and business from Drexel University. I’ve done graphic design,and I designed swimsuits. Then I became a veterinarian technician. I stopped when I had a baby. Does Moomah take up all your time? MOVERS & SHAKERS Why did you open a restaurant? I don’t love to cook, but I love going out with my kids and also making people feel taken care of. Moomah allows children to do art I was completely overwhelmed by the emotional response from my customers. I didn’t realize how much a part of the community it was. I was able to reopen because I have five employees now, down from 27. There are shorter hours for the workshops, and we also sim- Tracey Stewart I’m on the board of the Portrait Project, a nonprofit that connects kids from all around the world. I also redesigned the lobby and offices of the Columbia University Clinic for Anxiety and Related Disorders. He’s silly, but it’s not like I live with a jokester. He’s not annoying and not always on. Jon is not even that smart at home. He’s really all about his family, such a good man, so fair and a good dad. He’s got his head on straight! lisel ashlock Is Jon involved in the restaurant? And you’re launching a magazine with the Moomah staff, right? We went back and forth about whether to call it a blog or a magazine. It’s going to be an online magazine, DIT Do-It-Together, featuring art Yes! When we get in a bind businesswise, we always say, “What would Jon Stewart do?” He advises us over the phone. He has lots of ideas. Christie, 35, joined the sports and entertainment business as senior vice president, business development, for MSG Sports. He was previously a director in the media and telecom group in the investment banking division of Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Bonnier Corp.: John Driscoll, 43, joined the consumer publishing group as vice president of corporate sales. He was previously senior vice president of partnership development at Just Marketing International. Nelson Levine de Luca & Horst: Stanley Jablonowski, 51, joined the law firm as vice president of business development. He was previously chief executive and president of Bank of America Corporate Insurance Agency. Biaggi: Marcy Schackne, 34, joined the luggage company as vice president of marketing. She was previously chief marketing officer at Heys USA. Scholastic: Jamie Engel, 41, joined the publishing company as vice president and publisher, Parent & Child magazine. He was previously group associate publisher for the parenting group at Bonnier Corp. EXECUTIVE PROMOTIONS The fastest way to get an announcement into Crain’s is to submit online. Fill out the form at www.crainsnewyork.com/section/ executive_moves. The Executive Moves column is also available online. EXECUTIVE MOVES Motivate. Celebrate. Congratulate. Macy’s Gift Cards are the perfect present for clients, customers and employees. Redeemable at over 800 stores nationwide and on macys.com, they’re one of the smartest business decisions you’ll make this year! And, they never expire. Call 1-800-452-4440 and be sure to ask about our volume discounts, or visit macys.com/corporatesales Continued from Page 25 was promoted to executive vice president of millennium sales and marketing at the media sales and marketing firm. He was previously senior vice president of millennium sales and marketing. Chris Jordan, 55, was promoted to executive vice president of continental television sales. He was previously senior vice president of continental television sales. Vibe Media: David Cohn, 41, joined the vertical content and advertising network as executive vice president of digital sales and marketing. He was previously senior vice president of CraveOnline. Jackson Lewis: John L. Sander, 56, joined the law firm as a partner. He was previously vice president and associate general counsel at Merck & Co. Prudential Douglas Elliman: Amy Kane, 52, joined the residential brokerage firm as vice president and director of sales, Manhattan and Westchester. She was previously a senior vice president at Houlihan Lawrence. Magnetic: Soo Jin Ohh, 41, joined the search-retargeting company as vice president of advertising operations. She was previously vice president of advertising operations at IDG TechNetwork. The Madison Square Garden Co.: Kevin —eva saviano CORPORATE LADDER FORWARD PASS GREG PASS, 40, has been named the founding entrepreneurial officer for CornellNYC Tech, the new tech satellite of the Ivy League university that will be located on Roosevelt Island. The Cornell University alumnus and former chief technology officer of Twitter will engage directly with the tech sector to help shape a curriculum that emphasizes applied innovation and entrepreneurial skills. He’ll work with leading tech professionals to coordinate collaborative student projects, faculty research and out-ofclassroom activities such as workshops and “hackathons.” Mr. Pass was previously vice president of engineering at Twitter, co-founder and chief technology officer at Summize and a system architect at AOL. —EVA SAVIANO 26 | Crain’s New York Business | June 4, 2012 http://www.macys.com http://www.macys.com/corporatesales http://www.crainsnewyork.com/section/ http://www.macys.com

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Crains New York - June 4, 2012
Table of Contents
Drink stink: Big Soda aims to fight Bloomberg ban
To your health: Late nightclub owner bequeathed bar’s profits to hospitals
New York, New York
Tax cuts for wage hikes: A political deal takes shape in Albany
Sugar buzz: Readers weigh in on the idea
Viewpoint
Opinion
Small Business
Real Estate Deals
Classifieds
NASCAR’s marketing chief hits the road
Seed money for social entrepreneurs
Hot Jobs
Tracey Stewart finds her “moment of Zen”
A dream of a wine bar opens
The Week Ahead

Crains New York - June 4, 2012