It seemed like an easy problem to solve, but Chao Zhang couldn’t seem to find the right person to take family portraits. Turns out her business school classmate Kinny Mu was having the exact same trouble. A light bulb went off, and a little over a year ago the two women joined forces to launch […]

The world is full of power couples: Jay Z and Beyoncé, Angelina and Brad, the President and the First Lady. Clearly they know what it takes to rock not just on their own, but together. Add Juha and Johanna Mikkola to the list. Meet the once high school sweethearts, now married power duo, behind South […]

You’ve heard of steampunk. You might even have a friend who’s into it. But do you really understand what the term means? “The best description of it, short and sweet, is Victorian science fiction,” says Kelan Putbrese, also known as Artisan Kelan. “The name was penned by an author in the 1980s. He was writing […]

Anthony Spallone is adept at turning big dreams into reality. “It’s best to dream bigger than you can imagine, but start small,” he says. In other words, the serial entrepreneur is more than willing to indulge speculative ideas and embrace risk, but never complacency. “You can think the impossible is possible, and it is—you envision […]

After running various tech businesses, Michael Galvin noticed a struggle all entrepreneurs face: the eating away of precious time due to mundane tasks. That’s why he co-founded Geniac, a company based out of London’s WeWork Moorgate, that assists business owners with bookkeeping, payroll, employee management, legal solutions, accounting, and administration. “We recognized that when you’re […]

In December, I splurged on a session with a career coach who delivered a sky-high ROI in one sentence: “You need to start saying ‘no’ to anything that isn’t a ‘hell yes.’” At first, I tentatively embraced this manta. Three months later, the results have been terrific. I find myself at my desk writing and […]

When Maddy Sasso launched Pinkly Perfect, a summer-loving lifestyle blog, it wasn’t just because she adored the beach. The strategic blog was a way to build an audience for her upcoming fashion line targeted at helping teenage girls feel comfortable in their own skin. Pinkly Perfect’s contributors are all young women in high school—the same […]