As the founder and director of the 7Bar Foundation, Renata Black is one of the leading philanthropists behind Lingerie Miami. This black tie fundraising event showcases international luxury lingerie designers, with proceeds benefiting nonprofit organizations that support impoverished women through small loans in countries like Colombia, the United States, Brazil, Jamaica, Mexico, and India.

Don Peebles has been a longstanding member of our elite Haute 100 circle, in large part due to his role as the CEO and chairman of the Peebles Corporation, the largest African-American real estate development firm in the U.S. His company boasts a $4 billion portfolio of luxury commercial and residential properties. Not to mention […]

Since moving to Atlanta in 1995, David York has made strides on our city and has helped make fundraising—well—fun. With a passion for animals close to his heart, York opened up Barking Hound Village, a successful chain of doggie day care facilities and then founded the Barking Hound Foundation in 2008. This came at the […]

With a client list that reads like a veritable who’s who of Atlanta, from the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Jeffrey Fashion Cares to 99x and every hip eatery and happening in town, PR maven Caren West is an authority on the best places to eat, sleep, shop, play, and be seen in the city. Always […]

If you’ve ever sat in a bar or restaurant wondering about the origins of its unique furniture and lighting fixtures–you’ve likely experienced the work of 555 designers, architects, engineers and craftspeople. James Geier is the founder of Chicago-based design, fabrication, and management firm 555 International. His success is largely credited to his engineering and design […]

After three decades in the Atlanta restaurant business, Bob Amick has become one of the most celebrated restaurateurs in the city, and has played a critical role in putting Atlanta’s dining scene on the map. In 2001, he began developing a series of high-profile chef-driven restaurants under the name Concentrics and in 2002 ONE. midtown […]

If you are looking for a place to get fit somewhere in Chicago, then be assured that you are safe at Charity Gonzalez’s Urban Fit Clubs. Charity Gonzalez, being the fitness fanatic that she was at an early age, started Urban Fit Clubs. Why? She found herself in a situation that many people find themselves […]