When South Korea native Ohyoon Kwon was attending grad school in the Netherlands, he became fascinated with how people make connections. “As a foreigner, it’s interesting to meet people of different backgrounds, cultures, and history,” Kwon says. “I was personally interested in how people get to know each other.” This desire led him to London, […]

It’s an exciting time for the Joseph brothers. Their company JetGet is a year old—“one year young,” says Alex, the WeWork NoMad member in charge of operations and marketing. Below, Alex talks about how he and his older brother Sam, JetGet’s founder, are putting a dent in the private aviation industry, helping travelers gain back […]

At 19 years old, producer Ethan Seneker is at the top of his game. There ain’t no mountain high enough—at least not in Seattle. During a recent trip back to his hometown for the National Film Festival for Talented Youth—his eighth year in attendance—Seneker, talking quickly and panting slightly, ascends Mount Si for the first […]

Last week, I flew out to Chicago from New York for my brother’s graduation. This was the first time in four years that my entire family would be together, so I wanted to maximize my time during this weekend trip. But once I set foot inside Chicago’s O’Hare International, I knew my careful planning had […]

When Carlos Ruiz studied abroad in Switzerland, he missed eating his favorite homemade meal from his native Mexico: tacos made with hot-off-the-griddle tortillas. So he invited friends over for an authentic Mexican meal, calling his mother for her tortilla recipe and checking out tutorials on YouTube. But he could never replicate the flavor he remembered […]

Dan Hauber laughs when he remembers testing out more than 27 different mattresses in his home. At one point there were a total of seven mattresses in the bedroom, three of them stacked on his bed. “My wife and I had to basically take a running start and then jump into bed to get in,” […]

Born in Mississippi and raised in England, Messi Gerami had dreams of working on Wall Street. But when he moved to New York in 2010, he couldn’t find a job in finance. Time was running out, and he needed to find work or leave the country. After taking a hard look at himself in the mirror, […]

When people ask John Norcross where he’s from, he has difficulty answering the question. Norcross, co-founder at BridgeOne, was born in Canada and educated there. He moved to the U.S., lived in the U.K. and worked in several places, including northern Europe, South America and the Caribbean. He commuted weekly from Chicago to Western Canada […]