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MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: IMAN HASAN CREATIVE

Leader of the new cool. Powerful and exuberant, a few words to describe the IMAN HASAN CREATIVE GROUP. In one fresh breath of creative direction coupled with digital know-how, the group was founded by the eponymous Iman Hasan herself, armed with cell phones, laptops, and a beautifully decorated office in

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Feng Shui – A Balancing Act

We often forget, now more than ever that we are creatures of habit. When our day to day ceased and halted this past March, all that was once normal gave way to the formation of new habits, often in familiar surroundings – our homes. But now as we eke into

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We mostly think of sleep as the period between being awake and slipping into bed. That sounds so simple, well, it is and it isn’t. Without overcomplicating things, there are a few basics kinds of sleep, some are more effective than others. Everyone responds differently, and you only know when

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Lighten The Mood

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Declutter Your Mind

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Member Spotlight: Bryan Dillard

We know our community members, so we thought what better time then, for you to get to know them too. We sat with Bryan Dillard and asked a few questions, here’s what he had to say. &: What are the pillars of your company, and what inspires your ideas? BD:

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Xiaofanx. Tell us a little about what you do. Hello! I’m an artist and founder of ANITYA FANTÔME. ANITYA FANTÔME is a style and arts brand. I have a passion for art, design and fashion which all come together in my works. My art highlights how important it is to look outside of

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The inspiring story of Neri Oxman

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&MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: The Women of Ampersand

This month and beyond. Women-owned businesses propel our economy forward. In the past five years, total employment by women-owned businesses rose 8%, 1.8% for all other businesses. Here at Ampersand, we’re proud to have several woman-led enterprises as part of our community. We asked two long term Members what entrepreneurship

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Spotlight: Kenneth Chenault

Spotlight: Kenneth Chenault. Kenneth Chenault is a rare sort of executive. He’s the former CEO of American Express and the third African American to reach that title in a Fortune 500 company. But if you sat down to speak with him, that’s not where he’d start.  He would, in the

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Local Talent

Local talent. We wanted to reach out to local talent, people whom we felt have an eye for the city we live in, with the point of view that resonates with ours… and does some expanding of it too. Gabrielle P. New to the city with keen connections to humans

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Scent Memory, the most powerful of them all.

Your memory is tied to your nose. Many of us are familiar with those special moments, when you are taken by surprise by a momentary time stop, nostalgic. The whiff of your mother’s perfume, that evokes an intense and emotional memory of a time in your childhood. Compared to the

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Connect Deeper, Fly Higher.

People of interest. Eric Smith is on track to be a modern-day renaissance man – although he would never tell you that. Fintech, luxury real estate, photographer and pilot are just a few of his credentials. We spent some time with him, in Miami, as he was training for another

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