If we start making a list of excellent career choices, Eva Ziegler may have to play role model right at the top. The Austrian-born marketing mastermind is the "Global Brand Leader" for W Hotels and head of the global launch for Le Méridien Hotels as part of parent company Starwood Hotels & Resorts. From her home base in New York, Ziegler spends her 9 to 5 working on strategic planning (establishing the Starwood brand, scope, marketing strategies, implementing design) for hotels across the globe. Arguably, the biggest perk is that her job also includes traveling to all of these hotels (from Istanbul to Bali). In a smooth Austrian accent, the charming power player makes it all look and sound effortless, in between jet-setting to exotic locations to conduct business, of course.

Skip those packaged, over-processed treats and indulge your sweet tooth at one of these desserteries that give sugary confections the star treatment they deserve.

10. Chinatown Ice Cream Factory (Chinatown) - Between the wide variety of classic flavors (vanilla, chocolate, rocky road) and exotic ones (avocado, wasabi, ginger), there’s more than enough to shame any Pinkberry fanatic.
9. Dessert Truck (Greenwich Village) - In times of economic troubles, what’s more appropriate than food from a truck?
8. P*ONG (West Village) - Chocolate purists skip this one. P*ONG is meant for adventurous foodies (i.e. those intrigued by the likes of a shaved manchego dessert served with a Riesling poached pear, pomegranate, and wild arugula).