Our Team
Talia Kirshenbaum,
CEO & Co-Founder
Talia is the CEO and Co-Founder of the inspirational lifestyle blog, myKrush&ko. She is a New York based social media entrepreneur and student at Cornell University majoring in Communication with a double minor in Fashion Studies and Human Development. After several years toning her public relations, social media, and advertising skills at DuJour Magazine, Ramy Brook Ltd, and the Parish Art Museum, Talia's passion for fashion, beauty, and wellness inspired her to create a social media outlet accessible to young woman of all backgrounds through style. Her personal interests focus on fashion, entertainment, and photography, which motivated her to create and help empower young women express themselves and Krush it with confidence and style!
Kimaya Sarin
Graphic Designer
Hallie Belle Sheinbaum
Project Manager and Content Strategist
Hallie is a born and bred New Yorker who attended Syracuse University and has always had a passion for creativity. As a young entrepreneur, Hallie launched her first business in high school– a retail company specializing in custom sunglasses. The success of that business inspired her to launch her next company, Life in Full Color, a blog highlighting health, wellness, and fashion. As Project Manager of The Local Optimist at Madhappy, Hallie creates content and conversation to help end the stigma around mental health. In her free time, Hallie loves competitive horseback riding, raising awareness for Type 1 Diabetes, and playing Rummikub with friends and family. Hallie is proud to be a part of the MyKrushandKo team because she believes there is nothing more important than feeling comfortable and confident in your own skin.
Jessie Garten
Lead Publicist & Writing Team Assistant
Jessie is the Lead Publicist and Writing Team Assistant at MyKrushandKo. She is based in Long Island, New York and a Public Relations student at the University of Maryland-College Park. Her passion for lifestyle, fashion and wellness stems from her previous years of editorial experience at the Modern Luxury media company writing and pitching stories for DC, Boston, Philly, Hamptons and various other areas. Jessie's drive for developing strong stories comes from the ability to connect fearless and diverse people across the world with relatable content. Jessie serves as the Creative Director for a student-led fashion and lifestyle publication and helped expand the network of UMD students. Her interests include music, photography, and fashion, and she strongly values her relationships with others.
Juliette Cohen,
Editor-in-Chief and Co-Founder
Juliette is a born and raised New Yorker with a larger-than-life personality that sticks out in any room. Currently a sophomore at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Juliette is majoring in strategic communications at the School of Journalism while earning a certificate in entrepreneurship. She has demonstrated experience with lifestyle writing, content creation, communication, and media production. Juliette’s passions include fashion, beauty, wellness, pop culture, art, writing, and friendships. These have inspired her to join Talia in creating MyKrush&Ko, an outlet for college girls across the country to read relatable content and articles and connect. Known as Jules to her friends, she can’t wait to help girls Krush college with confidence, class, and lots of sass.
Isobel McCrum
Website Developer
Marie-Julie
Fashion Content Developer
Marie-Julie is the Fashion Content Developer of the inspirational lifestyle blog, MyKrushandKo. She is based in Dubai studying Fashion Marketing and Retailing at a UK University. She has lived in seven countries across Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. She has first-hand experience in Fashion within her current position as an Assistant Product Merchandiser at Christian Dior, for Women’s ready-to-wear, Women’s shoes, as well as the Watches & Fine Jewelry product division. Marie-Julie has an eye for aesthetics and design, she loves dogs, iced lattes, and is always on the lookout for the latest trends.