Built Different with Ian Schwartzman
Oct 2, 2026 · 26 min · 11 segments
*She Pivots* Host and Giants Co-Owner Emily Tisch Sussman opens up about the reality of severe career burnout, the struggle to balance motherhood with a demanding political career during the pandemic…
Emily Tisch SussmanGuest
Ian SchwartzmanHost
Do you have, like, not do you have to, but what drives you knowing, okay, look, I want to do important things.
And, you know, part of the reason that my family's name is very visible in a lot of places is because, starting with my grandparents, who were the wealth creators, they were very philanthropic.
It is very deep in my family's core to say, you know, too much who has been given, like, much is expected.
They were very clear that we support the city, like we support New York, we support the people here.
My grandmother was a massive advocate for, she was one of the very early activists in the AIDS crisis when nobody would touch it.
And it was really, and people were worried that if you weren't in the same room, if you touch someone, you know, it was when Reagan was like raging against.
She went in, if you can believe this, she went into what is now the Gay Men's Health Crisis, GMHC, and she would be the operator.
She would have her driver drop her off blocks away so that nobody knew who she was.
Do you have, like, not do you have to, but what drives you knowing, okay, look, I want to do important things.
And, you know, part of the reason that my family's name is very visible in a lot of places is because, starting with my grandparents, who were the wealth creators, they were very philanthropic.
It is very deep in my family's core to say, you know, too much who has been given, like, much is expected.
They were very clear that we support the city, like we support New York, we support the people here.
My grandmother was a massive advocate for, she was one of the very early activists in the AIDS crisis when nobody would touch it.
And it was really, and people were worried that if you weren't in the same room, if you touch someone, you know, it was when Reagan was like raging against.
She went in, if you can believe this, she went into what is now the Gay Men's Health Crisis, GMHC, and she would be the operator.
She would have her driver drop her off blocks away so that nobody knew who she was.
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