Nicole Aguirre, an L.A. native and founder of New York-based Worn Creative, knows how to build a company’s brand from scratch using three key ingredients: design, photography, and video. Coupling her passion for the arts and an eye for creativity, her agency, which is 10 members strong, has helped shape the branding strategies of the […]

Most of us know what it’s like to have a brilliant idea. But then we sit on it, sleep on it, and mull it over until we eventually pack it away in the farthest corners of our minds. We chalk it up as a good idea that won’t go anywhere. Sander Nieuwenhuizen and Paul Reijnierse, […]

Sometimes it’s love at first sight. When Janna Meyrowitz interned at a fitness magazine one summer during college, she fell hard for public relations. That simple spark inspired Meyrowitz to found Style House PR. Meyrowitz says the thing that’s all too often forgotten in public relations is the human aspect. That’s why she and her […]

Karen Moon loved fashion at a young age. She read Vogue at age 8 and hand-sewed clothes for her Barbie dolls. Her favorite outfit growing up was a hot-pink and sea-green oil-printed denim jacket, which she proudly wore with a side ponytail and bangs. Looking back, the co-founder of Trendalytics says her fashion sense was […]

It’s a common saying that some of the most successful entrepreneurs are early risers. And when you’re running a business, it may seem like there are never enough hours to get work done. In this series, First Hour, we explore the morning side of creators and how they set themselves up for a productive day. […]

Ashley Smith is a true globetrotter, having crossed continents and seas in search of the beautiful and peregrine. But her greatest adventure has been the one that ties all those trips together. Smith, founder and designer of Otherworld apparel, has turned her love of travel into her career in the most stylish way. Inspired by […]

When a massive earthquake rocked Haiti in 2010, Andrea Sreshta and Anna Stork decided to do something about it. The pair, friends since meeting in graduate school for architecture, created an emergency lighting source called LuminAID. According to Sreshta, the partnership was an obvious one. “We had worked on a lot of team projects together,” […]

From an early age, Minal Mehta loved activities where everyone moved in perfect unison. She performed at Indian folk and Bollywood dance competitions and even choreographed moves for her synchronized swim team. That’s one of the reasons Mehta became the co-founder and president of BollyX, a Bollywood-inspired high-intensity workout program. She’s finally been able to […]