About this Event
What do we do when the thing that needs to change isn’t our ambition—but the way we’re carrying it?
In , Jovian Zayne offers a compassionate companion for navigating the moments when life, work, and responsibility feel heavier than usual. Drawing from her work as an executive coach and her own experiences navigating career, motherhood, uncertainty, and difficult seasons, Jovian invites readers to question the pressure to simply push through—and consider what it might look like to meet hard days with greater compassion.
In conversation with Tiffany Dufu, Jovian will explore the emotional realities that often accompany career transitions, job loss, burnout, caregiving, parenting, professional reinvention, and the everyday pressure to keep it all together. Together, they’ll discuss practical ways to reframe challenging seasons, quiet the inner critic, ask for help, and create more room for relief, reflection, and renewed possibility.
Whether you’re navigating a career crossroads or simply carrying more than usual, this conversation offers wisdom, perspective, and a reminder that you deserve a soft landing.
The NYPL bookstore will be on-site with a limited number of copies available for purchase. Jovian will sign books following the conversation.
About the Author:
Jovian Zayne is an executive coach, CEO and the founder of the OnPurpose Movement®, a professional development firm committed to supporting values-driven leaders. She is a trusted partner to iconic organizations such as Google, IDEO, Spotify, The New York Times, Meta, Goldman Sachs, Viacom, Teach for America, and Harvard University. Her work has been featured in Fast Company, Variety, Los Angeles Times, Essence, and Black Enterprise, as well as on the Grammy series Positive Vibes Only. She lives in California with her husband and daughter.
About the Conversation Partner:
Tiffany Dufu is President of the Tory Burch Foundation, which increases women’s economic power by supporting entrepreneurs to build businesses that last. She’s the author of the bestselling book Drop the Ball: Achieving More by Doing Less. Her writing has appeared in The OprahMagazine, ESSENCE, and the New York Times; and she has been recognized as Entrepreneur's 100 Powerful Women and Fast Company’s League of Extraordinary Women. She lives in New York City with her family.
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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), 7th Floor, 455 5th Avenue, New York, United States
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