With a colorful culinary repertoire under his toque – and a knack for technical perfection – Executive Chef Dan Tucker is part of the extraordinary team at SUSHISAMBA rio. A member of the restaurant industry since his teenage years, he was drawn to the creative freedom of the culinary world and the satisfaction of executing the complex and difficult tasks required of a chef. Dan’s culinary career began earnestly at a small restaurant in Campaign, Illinois. Rising quickly through the ranks to become the Sous Chef, he left the company and enrolled at Kendall College in Evanston. In 2006 he earned his A.A.S. in Culinary Arts as well as the prestigious Ian C. Maclean Scholarship Grant for culinary excellence. By the time he graduated, he’d already started work as a Chef de Partie at Chicago’s famed Alinea restaurant. Throughout the course of his term there, he was honored to work with some of the top chefs in the world, including Chef Grant Achatz.

John R. Keeler came up with the idea for Blue Star Foods more than 15 years ago in his own Miami kitchen. Since that time, the company has grown into the leading crab meat company in the United States, and has even expanded into Europe and Asia. The company produces an average of over seven million pounds of crab meat each year.

This 22-year-old aspiring actress has got the looks and the talent. She recently graduated from The Neighborhood Playhouse, an NYC conservatory whose alumni include Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton and Steve McQueen. And although her desire is to one day grace the stages of Broadway, she's currently having fun as a "Real Weather Girl" for a new iPhone app that has taken the internet by storm.

As an Ecuadorian born designer based in Miami, Claudia Estrada uses her international flair to create a multi-faceted line that includes bright colors, soft patterns, and airy fabrics. Her signature designs are most apparent in her youthful yet sophisticated leggings. This season, the ClaudiaE collection will carry an array of dresses, jumpsuits, and skirts for classic day-to-day looks that can easily be transformed into evening attire. This type of look can be achieved with the Virginia Dress, which is a perfectly playful dress just waiting to be accessorized.

Haute Secrets Miami Name: Lisa and Danielle Frankel The stats: Lisa: Born in Newtown, Mass.; lived in Miami 31 years, currently on La Gorce Island Danielle: Born in Miami Beach, lived there her entire life, currently in South Beach Why they love Miami: You can jog on the beach everyday!

Karolina Jagieniak is a former tennis superstar and is currently one of the most sought after tennis coaches in the LA area. Check out Karolina Jagieniak’s favorite haute spots in Los Angeles at Haute Secrets.

As the owner of Eli Wilner & Co., this “Frame Sommelier” is one of the world most skilled framer. He is recognized as the foremost American authority of period framing, specializing in the 17th through 20th centuries. He has hand-crafted masterpieces for some of the most prestigious art institutions in the world including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Smithsonian, Christie’s and Sotheby’s Auction House and even The White House.

David Jamilly co-owns Theme Traders, a party planning, event management, props and prop hire company which has been running for over 20 years. Theme Traders has worked on events for three of the five richest people in the world and its list of clients reads like an A-list of celebrities.

As bright as she is beautiful, the former Miss Israel attended Harvard University at the age of 15, and eventually went on to graduate as valedictorian from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. The native Angeleno currently works in New York City, co-anchoring CNBC’s business and politics news programs, “Worldwide Exchange” and “The Kudlow Report.” Nicole also frequently acts as a business and finance correspondent for The Today Show.