“I was and still am a working mom,” says Vatana Watters, founder of the global bridal brand, Watters. As an entrepreneur boasting one of America’s largest female-owned, multi-tiered bridal wear brands, Vatana has combined her two passions: being a mom and a businesswoman. Sydney Dunbar, Vatana’s daughter, ... More

With endless e-commerce outlets available, it can be difficult to find the exact brands and styles that you’re searching for. We all know that consumers are craving ease and a faster turnaround for achieving this, as well as actually receiving the items. Enter: Amazon. But, for designer luxury goods, the ... More

After over 10 years spent making the careers of pop’s most successful artists (Lady Gaga, Eve and Fat Joe to name a few), current Vice President of Brand Experience at Juice Press, Leah Landon, set her sights on a new leg of popular culture: fitness. Now in More

Hot on the tails of his new no-reservations restaurant UB Preserv, James Beard Award-winning Chef Chris Shepherd is set to unveil not one, but two, new concepts before year’s end—Georgia James steakhouse in July and One Fifth Mediterranean debuting in September. Yet, the very driven Shepherd is ... More

Former tech mogul and current artist Arthur Becker acquired three townhouses in SoHo as part of an investment and development deal, but he wasn’t committed to the idea of actually living there. “I was going to just stage one of them,” he says. “A broker friend suggested ... More

For more than 14 years, San Francisco–based interior designer Grant K. Gibson has been busy creating fresh and timeless spaces, ranging from private residences in the Bay Area and New York to tasting rooms for wineries in Healdsburg and St. Helena. His latest project is a salon ... More

The man sitting in front of me is impeccably dressed and unabashedly well-groomed. Suddenly my worn-in Dr. Martens don't seem so quirky and I wish I would've done something with my hair. It's obvious from his appearance that David Moritz, CEO and founder of Society Awards, maintains ... More

While staking out land around Cape Cod has long been a pastime for moneyed New Englanders, Stephen and Douglass Karp have made it their business. New England Development’s father-son duo have owned property on Nantucket for 30 years, but it wasn’t until Stephen hired Douglass to spearhead a new venture, ... More

When you think of drinking tequila, “tasting” might not be your first thought. Instead, a small shooter glass, lime wedge and salt probably cross your mind. Followed by a cringe. But, in honor of National Tequila Day, Herradura Tequila Brand Ambassador Holden Ching offers the obscure complexities of ... More

A quick scroll through Jamie O’Banion’s Instagram and one may wonder how the mother of three could possibly do everything that she does, and do it all seemingly flawlessly. For starters, she seems to exist on little to no sleep, yet she looks perfectly put-together, 100 percent of ... More