NYU Alumni-Owned Business Directory
Show your Violet pride by supporting NYU alumni-owned businesses! The NYU Alumni-Owned Business Directory gives alumni the opportunity to share information about their businesses–from restaurants to virtual counseling, this directory showcases the diverse passions and talents of the alumni community and how you can support them.
Recently Added Businesses
These featured businesses have been newly added to the directory, continuing to showcase the diverse and talented alumni community.
Marketing & Advertising
Bentley Strategy is a strategic advisory firm that works with CMOs and senior marketing leaders to turn customer insight, data, and technology investments into better decisions and measurable growth.
Rob Bentley
STERN
2004
Promo: 20% rate card for any NYU alumni
Arts, Culture, and Entertainment
Awarded BusinessRate’s Best Vocal Instructor in Chicago for 2025!
Virtual and In-Person Voice Lessons
Learn the art of singing, embrace your creativity, and find your voice. I offer voice lessons for singers ages 7 and up. My coaching style is informed by my experience as a multimedia artist who has performed around the world. Through lessons, students learn not only how to sing but become more confident, more aligned, and more creative. Whether students wish to master their instrument, become exciting performers, or simply break out of their shell, I’m committed to guiding and supporting those goals. Lessons are held at my Chicago studio or virtually for students elsewhere in the world.
Olivia Royal
TSOA
Promo: 10% off monthly packages for NYU community members
Events & Flowers, Marketing & Advertising, News & Media
East End Taste is a luxury event production company and editorial platform rooted in the Hamptons, crafting high-touch experiences for hospitality, culinary, and lifestyle brands. We design and produce end-to- end activations, concept and creative, venue and talent, sponsor integration, guest curation, and run-of-show, and amplify them with integrated media and PR strategy across our publication, partner channels, and press network. Known for our signature summer event, the Hamptons Interactive Brunch, our programs pair chef-driven moments, curated luxury gifting, and media-forward storytelling to create measurable impact.
Our refined editorial lens, covering the evolving world of food, travel, and culture from the East End of Long Island to global destinations, powers strategic content, influencer/talent collaborations, and top-tier placements that extend each event’s life well beyond the day. For discerning audiences who value elegance and substance, East End Taste bridges the world with the Hamptons lifestyle, connecting brands to the right people, in the right settings, with narratives that resonate.
Vanessa Gordon
STEINHARDT
2012
Business Services
SAMEpage is an Operational Intelligence firm that designs and implements operational systems for service-based businesses.
We work with SMB owners and enterprise teams who know their business still depends too heavily on manual oversight, memory, and disconnected tools. As organizations grow, small response gaps, handoff failures, and dependency on specific individuals quietly create risk and revenue leakage.
Our work focuses on identifying where operations break under pressure and building systems that reliably own those moments. That may mean restructuring how requests move through a company, connecting and stabilizing existing platforms, or developing secure, enterprise-grade software — both front-end and back-end — when off-the-shelf solutions aren’t sufficient. The goal is never more technology. It’s structural reliability.
Craig Thorogood
TSOA
2018
Business Services, Career Development, Legal
Strevas provides communication skills training to lawyers and law firm professionals in the areas of business development, leadership and personal impact.
All seven founders are former practicing lawyers. We have worked with over 50 law firms internationally (as well as Fortune 500 companies and Big Four accounting firms) and have trained and coached thousands of lawyers around the world to develop more successful practices, teams and careers.
We are based in London UK and work internationally as well as virtually. Our award-winning programs are unique in having an experiential approach that helps professionals to embed their learning by putting skills into practice.
Stephen Mitchell
LAW
1995
Business Services
Strategic data advisory firm helping companies create value from data and AI.
Julia Bardmesser
GSAS
1992
Legal
We advise organizations before employment problems become public. At QUEST, we provide expert employment law and HR advisory services to small and new businesses. Whether you're responding to a complex EEOC claim, navigating new employment regulations, providing harassment prevention training, or updating internal policies, we’re your trusted partner in ensuring compliance while advancing your organization’s culture and goals.
Natalie Holder
STEINHARDT
Food & Beverage
Sweet Butter is a family-owned restaurant that has become a staple in Sherman Oaks. Known for breakfast, lunch, and coffee. Draws on decades of family recipes.
Emily Ranger-Murdock (Smith)
STEINHARDT
2012
Arts, Culture, and Entertainment
An elegant jazz and classical and pop pianist for any special occasion.
Gillian provides beautiful music with an exquisite ambiance for any occasion. Whether you are seeking classical genres from Mozart to Hisaishi, standards from Ella and Frank to Michael Buble', Bossa Nova, Broadway favorites, or pop and contemporary hits from yesterday and today, she tailors the event Seamlessly.
Gillian Berkowitz is also a Broadway Music Director and pianist who has performed in over 50 Broadway and Off-Broadway shows. Currently performing on Broadway in Hamilton, Wicked and Chicago. Options include trio/duo instrumentation, Frank Sinatra-style vocalist with piano or band.
Gillian Berkowitz
STEINHARDT
1997