Across the United States, more and more people are drinking wine. According to the Wine Institute, in 1993, Americans drank 1.74 gallons of wine per capita, and in 2013, that number had risen to 2.82 gallons. Recently, the United States overtook France as the number one wine-drinking country in the world. On average, Americans are […]

With just a few custom designs under her belt, Dabney Lee founded her eponymous company in 2004. “That was a lifetime ago,” she says. “I was always a creator, doodling and dreaming of owning a stationery store.” Today she’s the president of Dabney Lee, a lifestyle brand that specializes in custom paper goods, home office products, […]

People don’t often compare the worlds of the military and the runway, but maybe they should. Both are fields where discipline and drama run high, after all. For April Story, co-founder of Tailor Made Me, the two are inseparable. As a military veteran, she uses her training to help manage Tailor Made Me, which focuses […]

All throughout Leith Hill’s life, she has been surrounded by unique food. She grew up in New Orleans, the city Mark Twain once said has food “as delicious as the less criminal forms of sin.” But Hill is no sinner. Hill’s father made sure that she grew up with not just food, but a philosophy. […]

Meet ParqEx Founder, Vivek Mehra Don’t have time to scour the city for some decent parking? Vivek Mehra, founder and CEO of ParqEx, wants to bring parking straight to your smartphone, and allow you to find the right spot in the right neighborhood for the right price. ParqEx is based in Chicago, and the woes […]

Bryan Davis never would’ve predicted he’d be selling shirts for a living. After moving from the Midwest to New York for college, Davis worked as a managing partner in the nightclub and restaurant scene, but decided that he wasn’t fond of the lifestyle or the hours. During a trip to Thailand in 2007, he observed […]

Jambo App Last year, Laura Stembridge left a lucrative consulting job to become a world traveler, trekking through Southeast Asia mostly on her own. The London-based WeWork Moorgate member recalls feeling lonely at times, wishing that she had a way to meet new people along the way. Find People To Travel With It was during […]

Karen Moon’s career trajectory sounds like something out of a Hollywood movie script. Moon embarked on a career in fashion design before she realized she wanted to “try something different” during her time at Otis College of Art and Design. She enrolled at UCLA and pursued her interested in technology and investment banking. From there, […]