
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.
Business Services, Real Estate
Storage in your backyard. Month-to-month, app-based entry, complimentary lock, secure. 40+ locations nationally.
Katharine Lau
SPS
2011
Promo Code: Use NYUSTUF for $25 off each of your first 2 months (stackable with any current web offer).
Arts, Culture, and Entertainment, Business Services, Marketing & Advertising
As a full-service book marketing, publicity, and publishing consulting agency, we work with authors of all genres and publishing paths to help launch their books with ease. We do it all under one roof, from author websites and social media, influencer and book club marketing, publicity and podcast campaigns, to events/author tours.
Andrea DeWerd
SPS
2012
Arts, Culture, and Entertainment
Berkman's fine art print series "Thirty-six Views of One World Trade Center" about the rebuilding of One World Trade Center brings together her experience as an artist, firefighter, 9/11 first responder, feminist, lawyer, historian, and social justice advocate. Other of her artworks are featured online as well.
Brenda Berkman
LAW
1978
Legal
Bilasz Rexroat & Eisenfeld, PLLC represents workers throughout New York State in prosecuting workers’ compensation and Social Security disability claims. We fight for the workers who keep New York running—because standing up for injured and mistreated employees isn’t just our job, it’s essential to the soul of the city. Your fight is our fight. With over 40 years of combined experience and deep ties to the labor community, we deliver hands-on legal support, fierce advocacy, and the insider know-how needed to win when the stakes are high.
Lauren M. Bilasz, Esq.
CAS
2008
Business Services
RS Strategy Consulting helps small and growing businesses overcome challenges and build sustainable strategies for growth. Services include sales strategy and process improvement, public speaking and communication training, workflow optimization, team development, and leadership support. Through practical, customized solutions, RS Strategy Consulting helps business owners strengthen operations, improve communication, and create systems that support long-term success.
Alvin Jones
STERN
Promo: Free 30 Minute Initial Consultation
Arts, Culture, and Entertainment, Beauty, Fashion, Shopping & Retail
Sparkles and Colors USA Inc. is a multigenerational international family business in the global gemstone industry. We work with loose sapphires, rubies, and emeralds of all qualities and origins. We are starting to make beautiful finished jewelry pieces as well.
Drishti Lakhi
GPH
2025
Business Services, Marketing & Advertising
Ry Marie Marketing is a boutique web design, development, and marketing studio based in Brooklyn, NY, serving small businesses nationwide. Services include custom hand-coded websites, Shopify and Squarespace builds, Google Ads and SEO, and ongoing site maintenance and support.
Founded by an NYU Tisch alum with a background in film production and 15+ years in corporate sales and marketing, Ry Marie Marketing combines creative craft with strategic thinking to help small business owners build a strong digital presence and grow.
Ryann Thompson
TSOA
PROMO: 10% off for the NYU community
Food & Beverage, Health & Wellness, Shopping & Retail
Curiosa is a health-focused juice bar and café in Mexico City’s La Condesa, inspired by the fresh, vibrant wellness culture of Southern California. We serve clean, nourishing food and drinks made with quality ingredients, from cold-pressed juices and smoothies to wholesome bowls, coffee, and thoughtfully prepared café favorites.
Our menu is designed around simple, feel-good ingredients, with a focus on fresh produce, balanced nutrition, and no seed oils. Whether you’re grabbing a morning coffee, refueling after a workout, or looking for a healthy lunch, Curiosa offers food that is both nourishing and genuinely delicious.
More than just a café, Curiosa is a neighborhood space for people who care about what they eat and how they feel—bringing a relaxed, sunny California sensibility to the heart of Mexico City.
Monica Belot
CAS
2011
Promo: 10% off; No expiration date
Health & Wellness
At Lexington Dental of Owasso, we are dedicated to providing you and your family with the highest quality dental care in a comfortable, friendly environment. Our practice is built on a foundation of trust, integrity, and personalized care. Whether you need a routine check-up, cosmetic enhancements, or restorative procedures, our experienced team is here to ensure your smile stays healthy and beautiful for a lifetime.
Lexington Dental’s name was inspired by the street they lived on in New York City, which was Lexington Avenue. The years they experienced there were fun and memorable, and they wanted to bring that part of their New York journey back with them to Oklahoma.
Dr. Jacob Cary
DEN
2015
Health & Wellness
Feminist, trauma-informed creative arts therapy & EMDR for women, LGBTQIA+ folks, and artists, virtually across New York & in our Brooklyn office. We approach art therapy from an anti-oppressive, culturally aware, feminist perspective. We consider these principles to be the foundation of our work - whether we're sitting with anxiety, trauma, an eating disorder, or the specific weight of making a creative life in New York
Adrienne Trager Figueiredo
STEINHARDT
2012
PROMO: 3 individual therapy sessions for $550 (normally $600). No expiration date!
Arts, Culture, and Entertainment, Marketing & Advertising, Shopping & Retail
MLOW is a New York-based multidisciplinary artist who combines photography, AI, GANs, and 3D art to create vibrant digital landscapes and surreal portraits.
With a background in Arts & Science from NYU and ongoing studies at NYU Wagner, Low's work explores the intersection of technology and human experience. His innovative approach has garnered recognition in the Crypto Art world, including awards such as Optimism’s We Love The Art competition in the AI category and features in prominent digital art spaces such as Beeple Studios. MLow’s podcast, the MLow Show, engages with the broader NFT art community and has hosted over 50 of the top Crypto Art collectors & artists.
Through this work, Low invites viewers to question reality and imagine alternative worlds, using digital alchemy to transform data and code into experiences that resonate on a human level. His art serves as a bridge between technology and spirituality, creating a visual language for the digital age that speaks to our deepest human experiences and aspirations.
M Low
CAS, WAG
2021, 2026
Promo: Mention that you are part of the NYU Community to receive 10% off
Health & Wellness
Nurse practitioner owned telehealth psychiatry practice offering medication management and short term therapy.
Kelli Hamilton
MEYERS
2016, 2021












