Alberto Lombardi is the Don Corleone of the Dallas restaurant scene. An Italian native, the Dallas-based restaurateur once had restaurants in all US time zones before coming back to the Big D to expand his empire of fine eateries. His seven local restaurants run the gamut from French bistro Toulouse to the Northern Italian Cibus […]

Zayan Ghandour has a lot of responsibilities being the co-owner, creative director, and head buyer of homegrown fashion and lifestyle boutique, S*uce. It has now developed into one of the UAE’s popular fashion boutiques. Growing from a small high-end retail destination in the Village Mall in 2004, it is now in five locations in the […]

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 […]

As the Director of Public Relations for the Four Seasons Hualalai and Bora Bora, Brad Packer splits his time jetting between his West Hollywood base, the Big Island of Hawaii, and Bora Bora for work among other places for pleasure. Packer’s passion is all things travel. And, considering Hawaii as his second home, he’s an […]

One of Dubai’s most stylish personalities, Rosemin Manji runs her own consultancy business RR & Co. Bespoke Luxury Management and is also Resident Style Expert on Dubai One TV’s Studio One (catch her on Thursdays at 7:30pm). A graduate of London College of Fashion/University of Arts with a BA in Fashion Management in Luxury Goods, […]

Tony DiSalvo, the executive chef of Whist, inside the Viceroy hotel in Santa Monica, California. He has turned Whist’s into one of the most renowned Mediterranean influenced restaurants in the nation. Before his time at the Viceroy he spent seven years at Jean Georges, from 1997 to 2004, working from a line cook to the […]

Fashion consultant, stylist, and journalist, Iman Pasha is one of Dubai’s most fashionable new personalities. She founded her eponymous company in 2010, offering clients a unique range of services as well as a deep understanding of the cultures and fashion industries in both London and The Middle East. Besides running her Fashion Consultancy, Iman is […]

Chris Helmbrecht is one of Moscow’s most high-profile expats. His is working in advertising and nightlife areas. If you need a good club or an introduction into Moscow life, Helmbrecht is the right person to get advice from. Chris started his career as deejay in Munich 12 years ago.Then he organised parties in New York […]

Billy Dec is CEO / Founder of Rockit Ranch Productions, Chicago’s premier restaurant and entertainment development company, specializing in the creation, marketing and management of some of the city’s top venues including its latest concept, the New Asian restaurant Sunda, as well as the Underground and the ever-popular Rockit Bar & Grill (with locations in […]

As the Director of Operations of At.mosphere Grill and Lounge, newcomer to Dubai Italian Gabriele Babini is an expert on some of the finest food and beverages in Dubai served at the world’s’s highest restaurant. Over the past 20 years Babini has worked in luxury hotels around the world including a post as General Manager […]

Santo Mullapalli is a creative concept consultant, working in the hospitality industry. Blending fashion with food, he has been enjoying living in Moscow for 16 years. Fashion and food are two sides of the same coin, and as a luxury lifestyle consultant, he tries to achieve the maximum for his clients who want to create […]

Vijay Daryanani is a man who never appears to sleep, which seems remarkably absurd as he always appears to have boundless energy for any endeavor he takes on. VIP Club Promoter by night and Clinical Sports Specialist by day, Vijay is in the business of making sure people feel great. Working at Shaughnessy-Kaplan Rehabilitation Hospital […]

Sarah Vargo developed Maven after working at some of the nation’s top talent agencies and promotional companies. She started her career at International Creative Management (ICM) as an Assistant to a Talent Agent in Concerts. After gaining experience at ICM, she worked for boutique agencies where she was able to put her skills to test […]

Cedric Toussaint is one of the experts of Dubai’s fine dining landscape. As the General Manager of the recently opened and popular DIFC restaurant La Petite Maison, he offers delicious food and beverages which combine Mediterranean freshness with a Middle Eastern experience. Formerly at the La Petite Maison in London, Cedric brings a wealth of […]

As the CEO of Outlook Capital, a real estate investment firm on Lincoln Road, Bret Spencer Bobo has his finger on the pulse of the city. He has a solid history of working with some of Miami’s best luxury property developments and is well positioned to take the real estate industry in South Florida to […]

Jessica Good is the owner of Passport Boutique, who was born and raised, and still lives in Boston, MA. She opened the doors to Passport in Harvard Square in Boston, MA last August. She is a world traveler on a mission, and her mission in opening this chic boutique was to answer the age long […]

A real power player in the development world, Mehmet Bayraktar moved his family from Turkey to the U.S. in 2001 in an effort to expand his real estate development business. Before becoming chairman and CEO of Flagstone Property Group, Bayraktar was chairman and CEO of Bayraktar Holding, a holding company of his family’s portfolio of […]

Robert Wolcott, Ph.D. is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Clareo Partners LLC, a corporate strategy and innovation management consultancy specializing in new business creation and growth (www.clareopartners.com). Subsidiary Clareo Capital owns equity in companies in social enterprise and luxury markets. Clareo’s headquarters, Clareo Studio, created in partnership with Herman Miller, Inc., serves as a […]