Maya Yael Frai

2018–2020

Let's Hear It

Conversations from Let’s Hear It, the publication I founded, with women about their careers, their companies, and the instincts that got them there.

  • Bethany Bongiorno Apr 2020
    I am happy to share a conversation I recently had with Bethany Bongiorno.
  • Shannon Gordon Apr 2020
    I was happy to get the chance to chat with Shannon Gordon.
  • Jesse Genet Aug 2019
    Interview with Jesse Genet on building Lumi, a start-up focused on helping e-commerce brands with packaging and supply chain.
  • Dagne Dover founders Jun 2019
    Female founders are leading the fashion industry towards a new movement in quality production and customer acquisition.
  • Sian Beilock Apr 2019
    Sian Beilock is the 8th President of Barnard College, renown cognitive scientist, and author of "Choke." In this interview, Sian talks pursuing a career in academia and equipping young female students with tools and resources to overcome self-doubt.
  • Carly Leahy Apr 2019
    Carly is the co-founder and CCO of Modern Fertility and a brand builder through and through.
  • International Women's Day Mar 2019
    We're here to celebrate the accomplishments of women and the work they are doing in improving the climate for women globally.
  • Kara Goldin Feb 2019
    Kara Goldin talks about disrupting the beverage industry with no prior knowledge and experience.
  • Nancy Wang Jan 2019
    Nancy is currently a technical product management leader at Amazon Web Services, where she leads teams within EC2 for SQL Server, public sector, and gaming.
  • Cheryl Yeoh Sew Hoy Dec 2018
    Cheryl Yeoh talks about the early days of building out her two start-ups, Reclip.It (now Walmart Labs) and City Pockets, building out Malaysia's startup ecosystem with MaGIC, and getting >120 venture capital firms on board with #MovingForward.
  • Carissa Justice Sep 2018
    Carissa Justice is the co-founder of Nimble Creative, a Bay Area branding and marketing company.
  • Aanchal Gupta Aug 2018
    Aanchal Gupta, Director of Security at Facebook, explains how she didn’t realize she was selling herself short until she had to be convinced by the hiring manager at Skype that she was a great fit for a security lead position.
  • Geneva Peschka Jul 2018
    After releasing her award-winning documentary film “Unspoken” last year, Geneva Peschka has started working on a 12-part docu-series entitled “Women.” The strong female community at The Wing, where she serves as Community Manager, has helped her along her journey as a filmmaker.

Eyecandy

La La Land (2016) Griffith Observatory, Los AngelesPhoto: FairbanksMike, CC BY 2.0
Yves Saint Laurent Grand Gala du Disque, 1966Photo: Anefo, Nationaal Archief, CC0
Zaha Hadid Heydar Aliyev Center, BakuPhoto: Emin Allahverdi, CC BY-SA 4.0
Past Lives
A24, Past Lives (2023) Written and directed by Celine Song
Slim Aarons, Poolside Gossip (1970) Kaufmann House, Palm SpringsPhoto: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain
Sofia Coppola, Lost in Translation (2003) New York Bar, Park Hyatt TokyoPhoto: Jun Seita, CC BY 2.0
Soul
Jon Batiste Score for Soul (2020), with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Louis Vuitton Fondation Louis Vuitton, ParisPhoto: Moktarama, CC BY 3.0
“The function of art is to do more than tell it like it is—it’s to imagine what is possible.”
bell hooks Outlaw Culture (1994)
Stan Getz & João Gilberto New York, 1972Photo: Unknown photographer, Public domain
Virgil Abloh Paris Fashion Week, 2019Photo: Myles Kalus Anak Jihem, CC BY-SA 4.0
Virgil Abloh, Figures of Speech Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, 2019Photo: Kables, CC BY 2.0
Zaha Hadid MAXXI, RomePhoto: Commonurbock23, CC BY-SA 3.0
Lady Bird
A24, Lady Bird (2017) Written and directed by Greta Gerwig
Christian Dior Cocktail dress by Yves Saint Laurent, 1959–60Photo: Regan Vercruysse, CC BY 2.0
Hans Zimmer Live, 2022Photo: ManoSolo13241324, CC BY-SA 4.0
Léo Middea Bossa novaPhoto: Ortizesp, CC0
La La Land (2016) Angels Flight, Los AngelesPhoto: Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0
American Symphony
Jon Batiste, American Symphony Premiered at Carnegie Hall, 2022
Sofia Coppola, Marie Antoinette (2006) Hall of Mirrors, VersaillesPhoto: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 3.0
Zaha Hadid Galaxy SOHO, BeijingPhoto: Rob Deutscher, CC BY 2.0