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Haute Living’s 2019 list of the 100 most powerful and influential people in Miami

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A sneak-peek at the 25th Anniversary of the upcoming 2019 InterContinental® Miami Make-A-Wish® Ball

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An exclusive first look at Louis Vuitton’s latest men’s collection by Virgil Abloh, Louis Vuitton 2054

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Haute Living’s exclusive fashion editorial with Louis Vuitton’s Men’s Fall/Winter 2019 collection, designed

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JORGE PÉREZ Jorge Pérez, Chairman and CEO of the Related Group, remains committed to building a better South Florida and spearheading the area’s complex urban evolution. For over 40 years, his ability to identify emerging trends to create vibrant, urban communities has made him one of the most trusted and influential names in real estate, with a pipeline of over 100,000 units.

Pérez has partnered with influential names in architecture and design to produce neighborhood-defining projects and integral landmarks of Miami’s evolving cityscape.

A lover of art and avid collector, Pérez also infuses each development with carefully curated collections, featuring pieces from both master and emerging artists.

Pérez is deeply involved in supporting Miami’s ongoing cultural renaissance, sponsoring various organizations including The National YoungArts Foundation and, most notably, the Pérez Art Museum Miami. To continue his mission, Pérez is also set to open his own experimental art space, El Espacio 23, in Miami’s emerging Allapattah neighborhood.

He is passionate in supporting all facets of the community’s growth, so he established corporate and personal foundations–the Related Philanthropic Foundation and The Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation at The Miami Foundation–dedicated to the advancement of an equitable, thriving South Florida.

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INDUSTRY: REAL ESTATE As President of Swire Properties Inc., Kieran Bowers leads the 200-year-oldplus international conglomerate’s U.S. development and investment operations, including Brickell Key and, the company’s most ambitious project to date, Brickell City Centre. The sprawling, state-of-theart 4.9-million-square-foot, mixed-use project located in the heart of Brickell is comprised of retail shops, residential condos (Reach and Rise) and a fivestar hotel, EAST, Miami, as well as two class-A office towers, Two and Three BCC. Outside of business endeavors, Bowers also serves on the board of directors of Friends of The Underline, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that is transforming the underutilized land below Miami’s Metrorail into a 10-mile linear park, urban trail and canvas for artistic expression;Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science;ULI Florida advisory board;and University of Miami Master of Real Estate Development + Urbanism Program. Born and raised in Stafford, England, Bowers studied at Oxford University, where he studied Japanese history and language. His work with Swire Properties has moved him around the world from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia and the Netherlands.

MICHAEL COMRAS COMPANY: THE COMRAS COMPANY OF FLORIDA INC. INDUSTRY: RETAIL DEVELOPMENT AND LEASING Michael Comras, President and CEO of the Comras Company, has been involved in the acquisition, development, leasing and sale of some of South Florida’s premier retail properties. His latest ventures include The BLVD at Lenox, featuring South Beach’s new Target store and the redevelopment of Coconut Grove’s iconic CocoWalk into a 250,000-square-foot mixed-use destination set to open in the spring of 2020. Comras’s $370 million sale of an entire block on Lincoln Road (Apple, Nike, Gap) remains at of top retail sales in the state of Florida.

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Dezer Development encompasses unique and strategic holdings in New York, Las Vegas and Florida, and is the largest owner of oceanfront property in Sunny Isles Beach with just over 27 acres. Credited as a major player in the rebirth of Sunny Isles beach, it has developed nine luxury high-rise residential and condohotel developments through unique partnerships with some of the world’s leading marquee lifestyle brands, including six Trump-branded towers, the newly opened Porsche Design Tower and Residences by Armani/Casa.

R. DONAHUE & KATRINA PEEBLES COMPANY: THE PEEBLES CORPORATION INDUSTRY: REAL ESTATE Don Peebles is Founder, Chairman and CEO of The Peebles Corporation, one of the country’s few privately held national real estate investment and development companies. Peebles’ multibillion-dollar portfolio includes projects across top U.S. markets. With his latest endeavor, The Bath Club, he became the first African-American member and went on to later owning, currently undergoing a major revamp to become Miami’s “exclusively inclusive” membership club. Katrina L. Peebles is responsible for the creative vision and direction of The Peebles Corporation’s design and marketing.

RUSSELL GALBUT COMPANY: CRESCENT HEIGHTS INDUSTRY: REAL ESTATE Russell Galbut is the Managing Principal of Crescent Heights, a company heralded as the leader in high-end residential developments across the country. He is also the Chairman of the Board of Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), an S&P 500 company and the third-largest cruise line in the world. Crescent Heights is among the nation’s largest residential companies with property developments throughout the United States, with an emphasis in L.A., San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago and Boston.

Crescent currently has $2.5 billion in ground-up construction projects in various stages of development. Its Ten

Thousand Santa Monica project in Los Angeles changed high-rise living in L.A., with over 67,000 square feet of pure amenities coupled with outstanding architecture and bespoke art. The Crescent Heights NEMA brand is changing lifestyles in the residential world with NEMAs now open in San Francisco, Chicago and Boston.

JOEY GOLDMAN & JESSICA GOLDMAN SREBNICK COMPANY: GOLDMAN PROPERTIES INDUSTRY: REAL ESTATE Goldman Properties, founded by visionary Tony Goldman, is responsible for transforming SoHo in New York, the Art Deco District in Miami Beach and now Wynwood in Miami from overlooked and lifeless areas into vital, thriving global destinations. Jessica Goldman Srebnick is carrying on the family business as CEO and continues to drive the company’s innovative developments, growth trajectory and artistic collaborations. Early on, Joey Goldman, along with his father, Tony, recognized Wynwood’s potential as Miami’s next new neighborhood and began purchasing properties, helping kick-start the Wynwood renaissance and opening Joey’s Italian Cafe.

AVRA JAIN COMPANY: THE VAGABOND GROUP INDUSTRY: REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT With a career that began on Wall Street to developing properties along Miami’s trendiest streets, Avra has a reputation for identifying the next it neighborhood.

The recipient of three Sundance Film Awards, the Purdue industrial engineer graduate develops projects around her favorite pursuits: art and architecture.

The vision has resulted in boutique projects that range from converting a warehouse to luxury loft condominiums in Manhattan to the remake of The Vagabond Motel on Biscayne Boulevard.

projects, Paramount Miami Worldcenter—a soaring 60-story tower in the heart of Downtown set to offer the most amenities anywhere in the world. With a proven track record of developing over $2.5 billion, he is known for defining new neighborhoods and changing city landscapes with his gleaming glass high-rise towers.

Kodsi’s projects have been lauded for their progressive designs that focus on the future of how people live and seamlessly intertwine into the fabric of communities.

Some of Kodsi’s most notable developments include West Palm Beach’s Esplanade Grande;the luxurious Paramount Bay in Miami’s Edgewater neighborhood;and his most recent completed project, the sophisticated, oceanfront Paramount Fort Lauderdale Beach.

DAVID & CHRISTY MARTIN COMPANY: TERRA GROUP INDUSTRY: REAL ESTATE Christina and David Martin’s passion for making a difference in their native South Florida has delivered an impact in both the corporate and philanthropic sectors. As President of Terra Group, one of South Florida’s leading real estate development companies, David and his firm are known for reshaping neighborhoods from Coconut Grove and Miami Beach along the coast, to Weston and Doral in the suburbs—all while enlisting some of the world’s top architects to design his projects, including Bjarke Ingels (Grove at Grand Bay), Rem Koolhaas/OMA (Park Grove), Renzo Piano (Eighty Seven Park) and Chad Oppenheim (Botaniko), among others.

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DANIEL KODSI COMPANY: PARAMOUNT VENTURES INDUSTRY: REAL ESTATE Kodsi is the developer behind one of Miami’s most anticipated and high-profile luxury residential

Using his years of experience and entrepreneurial wisdom, Stuart Miller’s company, Lennar, the second-largest homebuilder (via Builder 100) in the nation, has been able to beat Wall Street’s estimates of its growth. Miller predicted that his company would make a profit even if the economy did not strengthen. His confidence is due to careful planning and strategic

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the largest private transactions in the history of home building and land sales.

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INDUSTRY: REAL ESTATE Carlos Rosso, President of condominium and international development divisions for the Related Group, has been a driving force behind its condominium operations for almost two decades. He oversees all facets of condominium development in the U.S. and internationally in countries like Mexico, Colombia, Brazil and more.

Rosso has developed over 16,000 units, and in the process mastered diverse development disciplines including construction, project financing, land acquisition and sales and marketing. Under his leadership, Related has successfully delivered iconic projects including the Paraiso District in Miami, Auberge Beach Residences & Spa in Fort Lauderdale, SLS Cancun & Residences in Mexico, and V:House in Brazil, to name a few.

ART FALCONE COMPANY: ENCORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT AND RESCORE PROPERTY CORP. INDUSTRY: REAL ESTATE Arthur J. Falcone is the co-founding, Managing Principal of Encore Capital Management and Rescore Property Corp., which includes master-planned communities, apartment complexes, retail centers, condominiums, townhomes and hotels across the U.S. Falcone is the CEO responsible for the business and sits on the Investment Committee. He is also the Founder and Managing Principal of Miami Worldcenter, spanning more than 30 acres across nine blocks in the heart of Downtown Miami. The project has more than 15 million square feet of mixed-use in excess of $5 billion of development, including retail, restaurant and entertainment, hotel, residential and office. In 1988, he formed the home building and land-development company Transeastern Properties Inc. In 2005, Falcone sold Transeastern to Technical Olympic USA (TOUSA) for a total consideration of $1.6 billion, one of

Michael Shvo is a globally recognized leader in the real estate industry who is known for visionary concepts that move markets forward. Michael and his development firm, SHVO, are known for creating extreme value through unique concepts and iconic properties in the world’s most sought-after locations.

As the CEO of SHVO, Michael leads a team of investors and real estate professionals, and a portfolio of over $4 billion. It includes historic and new properties in premier locations, from Manhattan office buildings to iconic Miami Beach hotels and brand-new luxury developments in the heart of Beverly Hills. iconic Miami Beach hotels and brand new luxury development in the heart of Beverly Hills. Michael, alongside a team of respected international investors, has an unparalleled reputation for quality, creativity, and value.

JEFFREY SOFFER COMPANY: TURNBERRY ASSOCIATES INDUSTRY: REAL ESTATE Jeffrey Soffer is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fontainebleau Development, one of the country’s premier real estate development groups specializing in large-scale lifestyle developments within the hospitality, retail, residential and commercial sectors. He has been dedicated to Fontainebleau Development’s growth for more than 25 years.

Soffer led the $1 billion expansion and renovation of the company’s landmark Fontainebleau Miami Beach. The company’s portfolio also includes JW Marriott Turnberry Resort & Spa, Hilton Nashville Downtown and the new JW Marriott Nashville. His residential landmarks include Turnberry Ocean Colony, Porto Vita, Fontainebleau II and Fontainebleau III, Turnberry Village, SoLé Mia and more.

MATTHEW WHITMAN LAZENBY COMPANY: WHITMAN FAMILY DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY: REAL ESTATE As the President and CEO of Whitman Family Development, Matthew Whitman Lazenby is the third generation to operate Bal Harbour Shops, which were created by his grandfather, Stanley Whitman, in

1965. This innovation in retail continued with Brickell City Centre, the $1 billion-plus mixed-use property in the heart of Miami.

The Whitman family was in charge of the retail component.They’re also in the process of expanding 450,000 square feet of Bal Harbour Shops, with an additional 340,000 square feet of space.

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an unparalleled reputation for quality, creativity, and value.

DAVID BECKHAM INDUSTRY: SPORTS, PHILANTHROPY One of the world’s most-recognized sports stars, David Beckham OBE is one of England’s most successful football players. After retiring from playing 20 years with some of the world’s most successful clubs, Beckham established himself as a philanthropist and successful entrepreneur. In 2015, The David Beckham UNICEF Fund: 7 launched to protect millions of children around the world from danger. In January 2018, Beckham fulfilled a lifelong ambition to be an owner of a football club when his group was awarded the MLS franchise for the city of Miami.

Jimmy Butler is the Miami Heat’s great new hope. After being swayed by NBA legend and close friend Dwyane Wade that he, too, could find greatness in the Magic City, he signed with the Heat this summer via a sign-and-trade with his former team, the Philadelphia 76ers. The majority of the 30-year-old shooting guard/small forward’s now nine-year career has been spent playing for the Chicago Bulls, which selected him as the 30th overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft. Butler also played for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Butler, who counts country music, travel, wine and padel tennis among his interests, is a four-time NBA All-Star, a four-time NBA All-Defensive Team honoree and a two-time All-NBA selection.

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DEREK JETER COMPANY: MIAMI MARLINS, THE PLAYERS’ TRIBUNE INDUSTRY: SPORTS, MEDIA After retiring from a historic 20year baseball career, Derek Jeter has remained tied to the game he loves while maintaining his commitment to the community and exploring new business ventures. As partowner and CEO of the Miami Marlins, he oversees the business and baseball operations for the team and is the first African-American to serve in this role for any Major League Baseball team. His Turn 2 Foundation continues to support young people through initiatives that promote academic excellence, leadership and social change, and has awarded more than $30 million in grants. He has also explored his entrepreneurial side, founding The Players’ Tribune.

Justise Winslow is entering his fifth season with the Miami Heat. During the 2018-19 season, Winslow averaged 12.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. In 2015, he was drafted 10th overall by the Heat. Winslow was an NBA All-Rookie honoree during his first season. The Houston native and former McDonald’s All-American attended Duke and led the Blue Devils to their fifth national championship in 2015. Winslow and his family founded the Robin’s House Family Foundation to encourage and guide the next generation to discover their highest potential through education, recreation and community outreach.

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He is President and Founder of Berkowitz Development Group, one of the premier retail-development companies in South Florida, lauded for constructing award-winning buildings. He is currently working on SkyRise Miami, an iconic 1,000-foot entertainment/ amusement tower that promises to be a Miami landmark. His wife, Yolanda, is known for her community involvement as a board member for organizations including Voices For Children Foundation, United Way of Miami-Dade and Miami Children’s Museum, where Jeff serves as Chairman of the museum’s board.

Yolanda is Founder of Friends of Miami Animals Foundation.

COMPANY: CARNIVAL CORPORATION, MIAMI HEAT INDUSTRY: CRUISE LINES, SPORTS Micky Arison weighs in as Florida’s wealthiest resident with an estimated worth of $7.7 billion (Forbes 2019). He serves as Chairman of Carnival Corp., the world’s largest cruise ship operator.

He is also Managing General Partner of the Miami Heat. In 2014, Arison reached a deal with the city of Miami keeping the Heat in the American Airlines Arena through 2035.

MARC & JENNIFER BELL COMPANY: MARC BELL CAPITAL INDUSTRY: FINANCE, TECHNOLOGY, THEATER Marc is the consummate entrepreneur whose career started in the ’90s with his first company, Globix: The Global Internet Exchange, which owned 28,000 miles of fiber globally. Today, his firm has investments in more than 160 companies including fashion-watch sensation KYBOE!, nanosatellite pioneer Terran Orbital and mortgage powerhouse ARMOUR Residential REIT, which has more than $14 billion in assets. Marc is also one of Broadway’s most successful producers, where he has won two Tony Awards: one for Best Musical, Jersey Boys, and Best Play, August: Osage County. Marc sits on the board of New York University, NYU Langone Health and SOS Children’s Villages Florida. Jennifer is CEO of BellBeachwear.com, an online marketplace for women-owned businesses.

honors include 11-time NBA All-Star, All-NBA Second Team Honors, All-Rookie First Team Honor, and a 2008 Olympic gold medal. In March of 2018, Chris had his jersey retired by the Miami Heat, and he will be eligible for the Hall of Fame in 2020. Chris and his wife, Adrienne, oversee a nonprofit organization, Team Tomorrow Inc., which focuses on Miami-based initiatives to better the community. While Chris no longer spends time on the court, he continues to pursue passions for travel, music, philanthropy and fatherhood. Adrienne is a passionate entrepreneur who recently launched AdrienneBosh.com, a lifestyledriven website with a mission to empower and align women on a global scale.

DAVID AND LEILA CENTNER LOUIS & ANGELA BIRDMAN COMPANY: BIRDMAN REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY: PHILANTHROPY, REAL ESTATE Transforming Miami’s Skyline and remodeling the community, Angela and Louis Birdman focus on building up the world around them. Louis is the co-developer of One Thousand Museum Residences, Zaha Hadid’s first and final residential skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere. Just recently completed, the ultra-luxe tower has already received numerous, prestigious design awards and has quickly become one of Miami’s most iconic buildings. In addition to their professional endeavors, the Birdmans are active members of the Miami community and serve as Co-Chairs of The Humane Society of Greater Miami Brunch. Angela is the Miami Rescue Partner for Big Dog Ranch Rescue, founded Walk In Style for the Animals held annually at Neiman Marcus in Bal Harbour Shops, is a Chair of the Benefactor Circle, serves as a board member of The Miami Summer Music Festival and is a decades-long godparent at JAFCO.

CHRISTIAN DE BERDOUARE & JENNIFER VALOPPI COMPANY: CHICKEN KITCHEN, WOMEN OF TOMORROW INDUSTRY: FOOD, PHILANTHROPY Christian has made the Chop-Chop a cult favorite at the popular chain of Chicken Kitchen restaurants he owns, while Jennifer, a veteran television journalist from Miami, New York and L.A., is working on the sequel to her first novel, Certain Cure. When she’s not writing or working on television projects, Jennifer works tirelessly to uplift the lives of thousands of at-risk girls in South Florida, Detroit and Philadelphia through the Women of Tomorrow Mentor & Scholarship Program she founded, which has awarded over $7 million in college scholarships.

COMPANY: CENTNER ACADEMY, DAVID AND LEILA CENTNER CULINARY CENTER INDUSTRY: TECHNOLOGY, PHILANTHROPY David and Leila Centner are serial technology entrepreneurs with multiple successful exits and founders of the Centner Academy, the first “happiness” school in the U.S. Equally committed to happiness and emotional intelligence as well as academics and leadership, The Centner Academy teaches math and reading alongside mindfulness and meditation. The curriculum was designed to “serve it forward” by offering an educational template to public schools in low-income city neighborhoods nationwide. Through partnerships with various organizations, the Centners have aided thousands of underprivileged, poverty-stricken children and families around the world. Last year, the Centners launched a culinary center at the Lotus House women’s shelter thanks to a multiyear, multimillion-dollar pledge. In addition to training women for jobs in the restaurant industry, The David and Leila Centner Culinary Center serves 350,000+ nutritious meals annually.

EDGARDO & ANA CRISTINA DEFORTUNA COMPANY: FORTUNE INTERNATIONAL GROUP INDUSTRY: REAL ESTATE Fortune International Group Founder and President Edgardo Defortuna founded the company in 1983, and in 1998 he and his wife, Ana Cristina, launched their luxurydevelopment arm. Fortune is a leader in high-end luxury real estate in Miami, with global reach through its international broker network and exclusive partnership with Savills. The firm is shaping Miami’s international real estate landscape into what it is today with stellar projects like Jade Signature, The Ritz-Carlton Residences Sunny Isles Beach, Auberge Beach Residences & Spa Fort Lauderdale and Hyde Resort & Residences.

UGO & SARA COLOMBO COMPANY: CMC GROUP, NEST INDUSTRY: REAL ESTATE, FASHION

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CHRIS AND ADRIENNE BOSH INDUSTRY: SPORTS, PHILANTHROPY, FASHION Chris Bosh helped lead the Heat to two consecutive NBA Championships in 2012 and 2013. His

Veteran real estate developer Ugo Colombo has played a pioneering role in the transformation of Downtown Miami’s skyline over the last 20 years. Ugo and his firm, CMC Group, have developed some of the most iconic luxury properties in South Florida–including Brickell Flatiron, the firm’s latest condominium tower on the rise in the Downtown Brickell Financial District. His wife, Sara’s interior design shop, Nest, specializes in high-style products for the home presented with a European flair that is reflective of her innate sense of style.

GLORIA & EMILIO ESTEFAN COMPANY: ESTEFAN ENTERPRISES INDUSTRY: ENTERTAINMENT, HOSPITALITY She’s an international superstar, has sold more than 100 million albums worldwide and together with her husband, Emilio,

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Seattle SuperSonics and Milwaukee Bucks during his 18-year career. Ray helped the Heat win an NBA Championship in 2013, sits on the UConn board, The Ray of Hope Foundation, has a presidential appointment on the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum board of directors and released his memoir in 2018 (From the Outside: My Journey Through Life and the Game I Love). His wife, Shannon (The Pre-Game Meal), is the creator of Grown, “real food, cooked slow, for fast people™,” a USDA organic-certified fastfood concept based in Miami.

POWER COUPLES the two have won 26 Grammy awards.

Inducted into the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame, they were honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the first time in history the honor was bestowed upon a couple. They were honored by the Library of Congress with the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. Gloria was the first Cuban-American singer-songwriter to receive The Kennedy Center Honors.

Emilio is a musician and producer credited with skyrocketing the success of many famed music artists. They are also best-selling authors, entrepreneurs and the subjects and producers of the Tony-nominated musical On Your Feet!, based on their life stories. Next, they will open Estefan Kitchen at the Margaritaville Resort Orlando, adding to their hospitality portfolio that includes Estefan Kitchen in the Miami Design District; Larios on the Beach and the Cardozo Hotel, both on Ocean Drive;and Costa d’ Este Resort and Spa in Vero Beach, Fla.

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INDUSTRY: MANUFACTURING Luis Garcia-Fanjul is the COO of Grupo IUSA, S.A., a worldwide company boasting more than $8 billion in annual revenues and employing over 25,000 people. They specialize in the electrical manufacturing sector, fabricating more than 6,000 different products. His wife, Judith KampsGarcia, devotes her time to her family’s foundation, Brot gegen Not, a global foundation in more than 15 countries with a mission to provide a future for children and adolescents everywhere where hunger, destitution and unemployment obstruct their future.

Last year, she was excited to announce that she is bringing her foundation to the U.S., right here in Miami.

EDDIE & KINGA LAMPERT COMPANY: ESL INVESTMENTS INDUSTRY: FINANCE, RETAIL Eddie is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of ESL Investments, a private investment company started in 1988.

Over the past 31 years, he has been the largest shareholder and a member of the board of directors of several industryleading companies including AutoNation and AutoZone. He is credited with saving Kmart from bankruptcy in 2003 and merging it with Sears Roebuck in 2005 to form Sears Holdings. He

currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Seritage Growth Properties, which is redeveloping the former Sears property at Aventura Mall into a mixed-use, open-air Esplanade. Kinga serves as Co-Chair of the Board of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF), the largest nongovernmental funder of breast cancer research worldwide. She also sits on the board of the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami and is committed to numerous organizations in Miami, including the charter school network KIPP, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Breakthrough Miami, ICA, the Bass Museum and Miami City Ballet.

premier destination for work on the body, breast and face, offering new and inventive techniques and procedures.

The acclaimed surgeon boasts Miami’s most elite clientele. Lisa starred on Bravo’s hit reality-television series The Real Housewives of Miami. Just over four years ago, the pair welcomed their beautiful son named Logan, whom they refer to as their “miracle baby.” And most recently, they welcomed a baby girl, Elle Marie Hochstein, who was born on September 16th, 2019.

Stephen Ross’ Related Companies has been a force in the industry since its inception, with trophy developments across the nation. In 2009, Ross became 95-percent owner of the Miami Dolphins and has funded the $390 million renovation to revitalize Sun Life Stadium (now Hard Rock Stadium). Ross’ mobile technology company, FanVision, makes handheld devices that stream live stadium feeds for sports fans at games and has inked a five-year deal with NASCAR.

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OSCAR & ELLEN FELDENKREIS COMPANY: PERRY ELLIS INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRY: FASHION Oscar is involved in numerous local and national civic causes, including United Way Tocqueville Society, Israel Bonds, Temple Menorah and the YPO/ WPO Organization. He currently sits on the board of the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA), President of the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) Miami chapter, on the advisory board of the Miami Fashion Institute at Miami Dade College, member of the Leadership Council of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation and is an advisory member for the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business Retail.

PHILLIP & PATRICIA FROST COMPANY: OPKO HEALTH INC., FROST MUSEUM OF SCIENCE INDUSTRY: PHARMACEUTICALS, PHILANTHROPY Dr. Phillip and Patricia Frost are generous supporters of education, science and the arts, and are renowned collectors. They endowed the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami and were the lead donors for the Frost Art Museum at Florida International University. They also serve as the lead donors of the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science in Downtown Miami’s Museum Park. As a result of a transformative $100 million gift, the Frost Institute of Chemistry and Molecular Science (FICMS) is the first one within a group of synergistic research institutes to be coordinated under the umbrella of the Frost Institutes for Science and Engineering at the University of Miami.

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COMPANY: MARKET AMERICA, SHOP.COM INDUSTRY: INTERNET SHOPPING Founders JR and Loren Ridinger are currently celebrating their 27th anniversary with Market America | SHOP.COM. Market America | SHOP.COM is a product brokerage and internet marketing company that specializes in one-to-one marketing. Market America’s mission is to provide a robust business system for entrepreneurs while providing consumers a better way to shop and has generated over $9.1 billion in accumulated retail sales. Market America employs nearly 1,000 people globally with operations in the United States, Canada and seven other countries.

Through the company’s primary shopping website, SHOP.COM, consumers have access to over 60 million products. Market America’s revolutionary Shopping Annuity™ program, which helps smart shoppers convert their existing spending into earning, is an extraordinary and financially meaningful benefit of the business.

Internet Retailer has ranked SHOP. COM #65 in the 2018 Internet Retailer Top 1000, the #43 largest global online marketplace, #96 in the Internet Retailer Asia 500 and the 18th fastest-growing Internet Mobile Retailer. The company is also a two-time winner of the Better Business Bureau’s Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics. By combining Market America’s entrepreneurial business model with SHOP.COM’s robust shopping experience, the company has become the ultimate online shopping destination.

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INDUSTRY: PLASTIC SURGERY

COMPANY: RELATED COMPANIES, MIAMI DOLPHINS

Dr. Leonard Hochstein is a worldrenowned plastic surgeon in Miami.

The luxe Hochstein MedSpa is the

INDUSTRY: REAL ESTATE, FOOTBALL

COMPANY: DACRA DEVELOPMENT,TURNBERRY ASSOCIATES INDUSTRY: REAL ESTATE With six children between them, one of the most successful shopping malls in the world, a trailblazing urban center that combines commerce and culture, luxury properties from Nashville to Aventura and a worldrenowned design fair, Miami power couple Jackie Soffer and Craig Robins have perfected the art of multitasking.

Soffer, the Chairman and CEO of Turnberry Associates, is developing a luxury hotel adjacent to the Miami Beach Convention Center and was the visionary behind Aventura Mall’s successful three-level expansion wing.

She is also working to bring SoLé Mia Miami to life in North Miami, which will feature 1.4 million square feet of retail, 37 acres of parks and 4,390 residences. Robins, the CEO and President of Dacra Development, is the visionary behind the 18-block Miami Design District. He is also the Co-Founder and Co-owner of Design Miami/, the prestigious design fair during Art Basel in both Miami and Basel, Switzerland.

MICHAEL & NIKKI SIMKINS COMPANY: LION ASSOCIATES, LEON J. SIMKINS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INDUSTRY: REAL ESTATE, PHILANTHROPY Nicole and her family own Charles Kaufman Enterprises, an 80-yearold diamond company located in Downtown Miami. Michael is president of Lion Associates, a company with interests in paper manufacturing, lending and real estate development. Its signature project, the 7-million-square-foot Miami @hauteliving HAUTE LIVING 19

POWER COUPLES/CREATIVES being drafted 30th overall by the New York Knicks in the 2005 NBA draft.

NICK RIVERA CAMINERO (NICKY JAM) INDUSTRY: ENTERTAINMENT

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JULES & STEPHANIE TRUMP COMPANY: THE TRUMP GROUP INDUSTRY: REAL ESTATE, PHILANTHROPY Jules Trump, along with his brother, Eddie Trump, is Co-Chairman of several companies collectively known as The Trump Group, which covers a broad spectrum of industries. The Trump brothers are best known for their development of Williams Island, Acqualina Resort, The Mansions at Acqualina and the upcoming The Estates at Acqualina. Jules and his wife, Stephanie’s philanthropic endeavors and those of The Trump Group include the founding and operation of the “I Have a Dream” Foundation chapter in Miami and the founding and operation of the Beit Issie Shapiro home for children with disabilities in Israel. Born in South Africa, and with no relation to Donald Trump, Jules and Stephanie currently reside in Sunny Isles Beach.

INDUSTRY: SPORTS, ENTERTAINMENT, FASHION, PHILANTHROPY COMPANY: 59TH & PRAIRIE, WADE CELLARS, 800° WOODFIRED KITCHEN, PKWY, LI-NING Wade, a Chicago native, came to Miami in 2003 and went on to lead the Heat to its first NBA World Championship in 2006, got crowned MVP, then led Team USA to a gold medal in the Olympics.

Wade also helped guide the Heat to win the NBA Championship in 2012 and 2013. He married actress Gabrielle Union and has earned respect for his community efforts and activism. His business portfolio includes partnerships with PKWY, Li-Ning Way of Wade, 800° Woodfired Kitchen, Gatorade, MISSION, BallerTV, Spades Royale and THE COLLECTION. He even has Wade Cellars, fine California wine. Wade retired from the NBA after 16 years following his 2018-19 season. His memoir, 3 Dimensional, will be released in 2020, and his production company, 59th & Prairie, along with Imagine Documentaries will release a documentary next year on ESPN about his NBA career and life off the court. Union published her memoir, We’re Going to Need More Wine, in October 2017 and starred in and produced the thriller Breaking In in 2018.

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CAROLINE WOZNIACKI & DAVID LEE INDUSTRY: SPORTS Caroline Wozniacki is a former world No. 1-ranked female tennis player in the world and a resident of Miami’s Fisher Island, Monaco and NYC. She had 30 WTA titles by the age of 29 and has appeared on the covers of ESPN The Magazine’s Body Issue and World Fame 100. Caroline is married to NBA champion David Lee, while being ranked by Forbes among the most influential women in sports and one of the highest-paid female athletes in the world. David Lee is a former NBA star, who won a championship in 2015 with the Golden State Warriors. He’s a twotime All-Star, having played college basketball for the Florida Gators before 20 HAUTE LIVING hauteliving.com

married to Voices of Iraq film producer, real estate investor and entrepreneur Archie Drury.

Nicky Jam is an American singer and songwriter, most notably known for his hit reggaeton songs including “Travesuras,” “Te Busco,” “El Perdón” and “El Amante.” The musician has collaborated with Daddy Yankee, Enrique Iglesias, Magnate & Valentino and more.

In 2018, he was named luxury Swiss watchmaker Hublot’s first Latin Music Ambassador. He traveled with the brand to the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Moscow, Russia, and performed the official World Cup song, “Live it Up,” with rapper Will Smith and singer Era Istrefi at the closing ceremony. In 2020, he will make an appearance in the newest rendition of Bad Boys - Bad Boys for Life, alongside stars Will Smith and Martin Lawrence.

ALEJANDRO SÁNCHEZ PIZARRO (ALEJANDRO SANZ) INDUSTRY: ENTERTAINMENT Alejandro Sanz is a Spanish singersongwriter hailing from Madrid. He has won 17 Latin Grammy Awards and three Grammy Awards for his work.

He’s collaborated with Shakira, Juanes, Alicia Keys and more. His collaboration with Shakira in 2005 in the single “La Tortura” reached the No. 1 song on charts worldwide. He also won Latin Grammy Album of the Year three times, exceeding that of any other artist. He was honored as the Latin Recording Academy’s Person of the Year in November 2017. Sanz has been recognized for his involvement in nongovernmental organizations such as Doctors Without Borders, Save the Children and Greenpeace. This year, he has been on his “La Gira” tour promoting his latest album, #ElDisco, and he’s entering the upcoming Latin Grammy Awards with an astounding eight nominations, including Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Song of the Year.

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continuously broken sales records while leading the charts. He’s been awarded with multiple gold and platinum records as well as some of the most prestigious awards, including three Grammy nominations, five Latin Grammys, 12 Latin Billboard Awards, five Billboard Awards, 17 Premios Juventud awards, two American Music Awards and two Teen Choice Awards, to name a few. For the last 15 years, he has served as the spokesperson for St. Jude’s campaign “Thanks and Giving,” raising awareness and funds to end childhood diseases.

PHARRELL WILLIAMS COMPANY: THE NEPTUNES/ I AM OTHER INDUSTRY: MUSIC, FASHION Pharrell Williams is a rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, performance artist and fashion designer.

In 2014, his song “Happy” was a No. 1 hit in 75 countries around the world, earning him an Oscar nomination and four Grammy wins. He also has his own record label, i am OTHER, which has showcased local Miami music sensations Cris Cab and Frank Ocean. In 2018, he partnered with Miami-based hospitality king David Grutman to open Swan/Bar Bevy in the Miami Design District. Earlier this year, he put together the Something in the Water Music Festival in Virginia Beach, Va.

JOE CARTAGENA (FAT JOE) INDUSTRY: MUSIC Hailing from the birthplace of hip-hop, South Bronx, Fat Joe was destined for greatness. As a teenager, he mentored and highly influenced fellow Latino rapper Big Pun. Fat Joe has been nominated for many mainstream awards ranging from the Grammys, BET Awards, MTV Video Awards, ASCAP, Billboard Latin, iHeartRadio and more. On December 6th, 2016, Fat Joe and Remy Ma’s “All the Way Up” was nominated for two 2017 Grammy Awards: Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song. Recently, the RIAA confirmed that “All the Way Up” was certified double platinum with nearly 2 million in U.S. units.

Fat Joe has been acting, as well. He is in season 1 and 2 of She’s Gotta Have It on Netflix. Fat Joe made his feature-film debut in Night School starring Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish. The film went No. 1 at the box office in its opening weekend.

INDUSTRY: MODELING, FILM Karolina Kurkova is a supermodel and businesswoman who has graced hundreds of prestigious magazine covers worldwide and been in campaigns including IWC, Giuseppe Zanotti, Louis Vuitton, Valentino, Chanel and Victoria’s Secret. She is co-founder of Gryph & IvyRose, a line of herbal elixirs, probiotic powers and bath and body products for kids. She recently collaborated with CYBEX Strollers to create an eco-friendly yet stylish line of children’s mobility products. Kurkova is

LUIS FONSI INDUSTRY: ENTERTAINMENT Luis Fonsi is an award-winning global artist from Puerto Rico, serving as one of the leading Latin music figures of his generation with over 20 years of a successful artistic career. From his debut album, Comenzaré, (1998) to his latest studio album, Vida (2019), Fonsi has

MYLES SHEAR COMPANY: PALM TREE RECORDS INDUSTRY: MUSIC Over the last six years, Myles Shear has guided Kygo on his ascent to the ranks of

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Innovation District, will transform an underutilized property in Downtown Miami into a 24-hour, thriving, global and connected “live-workplay” ecosystem for innovation and entrepreneurship. Michael is also the president of the Miami Beach Jewish Community Center.

CREATIVES/ENTREPRENEURS a global superstar. With such a storybook partnership between the two, it’s only fitting that Shear and Kygo decided to flip the script and run their business together as co-owners of the “Palm Tree Crew.” Together, they launched Palm Tree Records, a joint venture with RCA records. Shear moved his business to Los Angeles and continued to expand his management division with signings such as Two Feet, Dreamlab, Valerie Broussard and Hogland, among many others. Shear and Kygo continue to expand their clothing and lifestyle brands.

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INDUSTRY: ART Romero Britto is an international artist who uses vibrant, bold and colorful patterns to reflect his optimistic view of the world around him. Britto’s work has been exhibited in galleries and museums in over 100 countries, including the Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux Arts exhibition at the Carrousel du Louvre in 2008 and 2010. In 2013, Maria Elena and Carlos Slim Domit invited Romero to be the first living artist to exhibit at Museo Soumaya. He’s created public art installations for the 02 Dome in Berlin, N.Y.’s John F. Kennedy Airport, Cirque du Soleil at Super Bowl XLI and he’s credited with the largest monumental sculpture in London’s Hyde Park history. Britto has donated time, art and resources to more than 250 charitable organizations and was a selected speaker for the arts at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland.

of the Nader Art Museum Latin America (NAMLA).

RUBELL FAMILY COMPANY: RUBELL HOTELS/ RUBELL FAMILY COLLECTION INDUSTRY: HOSPITALITY, ART Donald Rubell and his wife, Mera, led Miami’s art scene by opening the Rubell Family Collection in 1993. Today, it is one of the world’s largest privately owned contemporary art museums, and now their son, Jason, has put the family name on yet another successful enterprise by founding Rubell Hotels, all while operating the nonprofit Contemporary Arts Foundation with his sister, Jennifer.

FRANKLIN SIRMANS COMPANY: PÉREZ ART MUSEUM MIAMI INDUSTRY: ART Franklin Sirmans has been the Director of the Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) since fall 2015. Since coming to PAMM, he has overseen the acquisition of more than a thousand works of art by donation or purchase.

As Director, Sirmans has pursued his vision of PAMM as “the people’s museum,” representing a Miami lens by strengthening existing affiliate groups such as the PAMM Fund for African American Art and creating the International Women’s Committee and the Latin American and Latinx Art Fund. Sirmans has organized Toba Khedoori (2017) and he was co-curator of The World’s Game: Fútbol and Contemporary Art (2018).

BARBARA BECKER INDUSTRY: DESIGN, ACTING/ MODELING, FITNESS

GARY NADER COMPANY: GARY NADER ART CENTRE, NADER ART MUSEUM LATIN AMERICA (NAMLA) INDUSTRY: ART For more than 40 years, Gary Nader has been regarded as one of the most successful gallery owners in the world.

He’s not only established himself as a Latin-American art expert, but he has successfully disseminated information about Latin-American art, expanding horizons for his artists and collectors.

The Gary Nader Art Centre showcases an extensive number of exhibitions with works by wellknown modern and contemporary artists with an incredible permanent inventory of masterpieces by Basquiat, Calder, Chagall, KAWS, Lichtenstein, Matisse, Picasso and Stella to name a few of the 3,000 pieces of the 55,000-square-foot gallery. Nader is also the founder

He leads all investment strategies in a wide variety of industries including real estate, mining, telecommunications, financial services and food & beverage. Wayne and his wife, Cynthia, are extremely active in their philanthropic endeavors, continuously supporting charities locally and nationally including the University of Miami, Mt. Sinai Hospital, Women of Tomorrow, Ohio State University, After-School All-Stars, The Make-A-Wish Foundation and many more.

Barbara Becker is a GermanAmerican actress, model, designer and businesswoman who has made a name for herself in many different industries from fitness training to jewelry, fashion and interior design. Hailing from Heidelberg, Germany, Becker launched her career as a model and actress, but ventured into multiple areas of the design industry after moving to Fisher Island in 2000. Becker is also considered Germany’s “First Fitness Lady” and has released several versions of her DVD, Mein Pilates Training, which sold more than 1 million copies in 2005.

ENTREPRENEURS WAYNE BOICH COMPANY: BOICH COMPANIES INDUSTRY: PRIVATE EQUITY Wayne Michael Boich is the Chairman and CEO of the Boich Family Office. He joined the company in 1999 and has been Chairman and CEO since 2005.

In his role as CEO and Chairman,

WAYNE & ARLENE CHAPLIN COMPANY: SOUTHERN GLAZER’S WINE & SPIRITS OF AMERICA/YOGART (DARLEE PRODUCTIONS) INDUSTRY: LIQUOR & WINE DISTRIBUTION Wayne Chaplin serves as CEO of Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits of America. Chaplin is also active in the social and philanthropic circuits, volunteering in various leadership activities at his alma mater where he currently serves on the University of Miami board of trustees. He is also the immediate past Chairman of the Board of Mount Sinai Medical Center of Miami Beach. His wife, Arlene, is also involved in the development of community-bettering initiatives such as YogArt and Buddhas and Bellinis. She also sits on the Pérez Art Museum’s board of trustees.

2007, Sean partnered with Diageo for a groundbreaking strategic alliance to oversee and manage all lifestyle branding and marketing initiatives for CÎROC™ Vodka.

CESAR CONDE & PAMELA SILVA CONDE COMPANY: NBC UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL GROUP, NBCUNIVERSAL TELEMUNDO ENTERPRISES INDUSTRY: MEDIA, PHILANTHROPY/EDUCATION Cesar Conde serves as the Chairman of NBCUniversal International Group and NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises.

The media executive has been awarded the 2012 World Economic Forum Young Global Leader; 2011 Corporate Leader Award from the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute; Eugene M. Lang Achievement Award from the “I Have A Dream” Foundation; and more recognitions throughout his career. He is a key member of Endeavor Miami, serving as early backer of Endeavor’s expansion into the United States and a firm believer in Miami as the best place for the organization’s first U.S. affiliate. This year, he will be honored with the Endeavor Miami Impact Award.

Pamela Silva Conde is a six-time Emmy Award-winning journalist, serving as the co-anchor of the Univision Network’s weekday newsmagazine, Primer Impacto.

In 2013, she established the Pamela Silva Conde Scholarship. She serves on the board of directors of Amigos For Kids, and she is a national volunteer and spokesperson for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

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SEAN “DIDDY” COMBS COMPANY: BAD BOY ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY: ENTERTAINMENT Sean “Diddy” Combs started his career at Uptown Records and went on to become the Founder of the iconic Bad Boy Records where he was integral in launching the careers of Mary J. Blige, Jodeci, Lil’ Kim and the Notorious B.I.G. Over the course of his career, he has earned three Grammy Awards, an NAACP Award for Outstanding Actor and executive-produced the Oscarwinning documentary Undefeated. In

Brett David, CEO of Prestige Imports – Lamborghini Miami, has grown the company to new heights since his father’s passing in 2007, maintaining its annual status as the largest-volume Lamborghini dealer worldwide. Brett acquired the Pagani franchise in 2012 and sold Prestige Audi in 2015 for the largest Audi sale in U.S. history, after years of unprecedented success. In October of 2017, to celebrate Prestige Imports’ 40-year anniversary, David further heightened the business, debuting Prestige Imports 2.0, a 17,000-squarefoot supercar showroom. Along with Lamborghini and Pagani, Brett is also the exclusive South Florida dealer for Karma Automotive and Lotus. Celebrating luxury @hauteliving HAUTE LIVING 21

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WILLIAM DEAN COMPANY: M.C. DEAN INC. INDUSTRY: TECHNOLOGY He is the CEO of M.C. Dean Inc., one of the largest privately held engineering and systems-integration firms in the nation. With offices worldwide, M.C. Dean specializes in complex infrastructure such as rail, health care, utilities and data centers.

Projects include the new Veterans’ Hospital in Tampa, SOUTHCOM headquarters in Doral, Miami Convention Center, Miami FBI field office, Port Miami tunnel, the Pentagon and the Boeing Dreamliner factory.

He restored and improved the historic S.S. Kresge estate on Pinetree Drive in Miami Beach, and the estate boasts 700 feet of Indian Creek waterfront.

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MAYI & DANIEL DE LA VEGA COMPANY: ONE SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY INDUSTRY: REAL ESTATE This mother-son power duo is dominating the Miami real estate market. Since its inception in 2008, ONE Sotheby’s International Realty has recruited an expansive team of more than 850 agents spanning 16 offices from South Miami to Jupiter. The direct affiliation with Sotheby’s and Sotheby’s International Realty has offered the company unparalleled global reach to a network of more than 22,000 associates in more than 69 countries and territories. The firm also boasts a development sales division representing some of South Florida’s most successful and prestigious condo developments with a total inventory of more than $3.5 billion.

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COMPANY: MYCONIAN LUXURY GROUP

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INDUSTRY: WATCHES

INDUSTRY: REAL ESTATE

Rick De La Croix serves as the Chairman and Founder of Myconian Luxury Group (MLG), which is an international retail and wholesale group focusing on the distribution of luxury timepieces and jewelry such as Hublot, Zenith, TAG Heuer, Bovet, Gucci, Greubel Forsey, MBF, Djula and L’Epee Clocks as well as the ownership and distribution of its own house brand, Bomberg. MLG has billings in excess of $130 million with offices in Neuchâtel, Switzerland; Miami; Mexico City; and Bogota.

De La Croix was one of the original distribution partners of Hublot since 2004, joining Chairman Jean-Claude Biver and CEO Ricardo Guadalupe. A former board member of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club in London, he is an ardent sports fan and has brought many of his relationships in the world of soccer to Hublot in its domination of this sport. MLG operates offices in the Americas with head offices in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. He is on the board of Zo’s Fund for Life and also supports Best Buddies and the Lennox Lewis Foundation.

TWO POWERHOUSES. NOW ONE FORCE. The Jills Zeder Group is comprised of two major players in the luxury residential real estate business: The Jills® and The Zeder Team. The Jills Zeder Group is the No. 1 real estate team in Miami and has closed a combined total of more than $5 billion in real estate sales, specializing in high-end, multimillion-dollar luxury properties in South Florida’s most elite enclaves, representing celebrities, Fortune 500 executives and a diverse international clientele. The Jills team family members are founders Jill Hertzberg and Jill Eber; Eber’s sister, Felise Eber; and Hertzberg’s children, Danny Hertzberg and Hillary Hertzberg. The Zeder Team is comprised of Judy Zeder and her children, Nathan Zeder and Kara Zeder Rosen.

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MIGUEL “MIKE” FERNANDEZ COMPANY: MBF HEALTHCARE PARTNERS INDUSTRY: HEALTH CARE, PRIVATE EQUITY, PHILANTHROPY Miguel “Mike” Fernandez is the founder of Coral Gables-based MBF Healthcare Partners, a private equity group that “brings transformative expertise to the healthcare business,” according to its website. He serves as the Chairman &

CEO of the firm. MBF invests in and operates more than 20 mid-market health-care companies. He’s received numerous accolades, including the Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa, by St. Thomas University and Loyola University Maryland, which recognizes outstanding achievements as a humanitarian, business leader and philanthropist.

DJ KHALED COMPANY: WE THE BEST INDUSTRY: ENTERTAINMENT DJ Khaled has made dozens of charttopping hit records featuring Jay-Z, Kanye West, Chris Brown, Rihanna, Justin Bieber, Future, John Legend, Nicki Minaj and more. Khaled famously captivated millions of fans globally by the use of social media and has been coined the “King of Snapchat” while selling over 18 million singles in his career. In 2006, he launched innovative label deals and started We the Best Music Group. His 2010 hit song “All I Do is Win” went three times platinum.

He’s earned Grammy nominations for his hit single “I’m On One” (2012) and for his now-certified platinum album, Major Key (2016). Khaled’s certified platinum album, Grateful, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard charts. “Wild Thoughts” is four-times platinum, “To the Max,” earned a gold certification, along with “Top Off.” In 2019, he released Father of Asahd. At the 2019 BET Awards, he won “Best Producer.” He and his wife, Nicole, recently announced that they are expecting their second baby boy, following the birth of Asahd Khaled in 2016.

The Black Gala, supporting and mentoring at-risk youth.

MARC LEDER COMPANY: SUN CAPITAL PARTNERS INC. INDUSTRY: FINANCE As the co-Founder and co-CEO of Sun Capital Partners Inc., Marc Leder has overseen the investment and management of over 365 companies since 1995. Under his guidance, Sun Capital has become a leading global private investment firm with approximately $12 billion of cumulative capital commitments.

As a member of the firm’s Investment Committee, Mr. Leder is actively involved in all of the firm’s global investment activities and capital commitments;he also oversees the firm’s operations jointly with his business partner of 25 years, Rodger Krouse.

HOWARD LORBER COMPANY: DOUGLAS ELLIMAN INDUSTRY: REAL ESTATE In addition to being the Chairman and a Principal Owner of real estate powerhouse Douglas Elliman (with offices in New York, South Florida, Los Angeles, Aspen, Colo., and Greenwich, Conn.), Howard Lorber is the Executive Chairman of Nathan’s Famous Inc. Lorber is also President and CEO of the Miamibased Vector Group Ltd., a publicly held company listed on the New York Stock Exchange that is in the manufacturing and real estate investment business.

GREG NORMAN COMPANY: THE GREG NORMAN COMPANY INDUSTRY: SPORTS, REAL ESTATE, INVESTMENT, DESIGN, WINE & SPIRITS, FASHION

TOMMY KATO COMPANY: MERCHANT HUB INDUSTRY: TECHNOLOGY Benevolent businessman, developer, International polo player and humble humanitarian;these are just some of the many hats Tommy Kato wears. He’s developed commercial properties for Fortune 100 companies and became the Founder and CEO of global credit card processing company Merchant Hub. Kato’s philanthropic contributions include After-School All-Stars with Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Miami Children’s Health Foundation and Miami Children’s Hospital. He’s also an advocate to the United Nations, The Buoniconti Fund and

Arguably the most successful athleteturned-businessman in the world, Greg Norman is known as much for his entrepreneurial spirit in the boardroom as his dominance on the golf course.

The internationally renowned “Great White Shark” won more than 90 tournaments worldwide, including two Open Championships, and he holds the distinction of defending his No. 1 position in the World Golf Rankings for 331 weeks. His astounding career culminated in 2001 when he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame with a higher percentage of votes than any other inductee in history. Norman now boasts over a dozen companies around the world bearing his name and the iconic shark logo as part of the Greg Norman Company, which he leads as Chairman & CEO.

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by land, sea and air, Prestige also offers Midnight Express Tecnomar, Iguana and VanDutch luxury yachts, in addition to the ICON A5 light-sport aircraft.

Most recently, Prestige announced the fall opening of Prestige Auto Spa, a 17,000-square-foot campus on Biscayne Boulevard that will bring an innovative luxury auto-care experience. Brett is also co-founder of Ride2Revive, a foundation that provides children affected by lifethreatening diseases with a memorable, adrenaline-filled driving experience to revitalize their senses and distract them from their health-related struggles.

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JAY PARKER COMPANY: DOUGLAS ELLIMAN INDUSTRY: REAL ESTATE Real estate industry leader and veteran Jay Phillip Parker has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Douglas Elliman’s Florida Brokerage since 2013.

Responsible for the advancement of a leading provider of luxury real estate services across South Florida, he has successfully grown Douglas Elliman’s presence in markets from Miami to Jupiter, Palm Beach and St. Petersburg with a total of 22 offices and more than 1,100 agents. Under Jay’s leadership, Douglas Elliman Florida marked a banner year in 2018 with $4.7 billion in total sales volume, which was up 30% over the prior year.

JEFF RANSDELL & NABYL CHARANIA COMPANY: ROKK3R FUEL, ROKK3R INC. INDUSTRY: TECHNOLOGY, VENTURE CAPITAL Jeff Ransdell is the Managing Director of the $200 million venture capital fund, Rokk3r Fuel. Based in Wynwood and founded in 2017, Jeff and Rokk3r Fuel are building a portfolio of exponential technology companies such as AdMobilize, Bolt, Taxfyle, SoStereo, Unitea, Eyrus and more. He is regularly called upon to share his insights on the global economy with outlets such as CNBC, CBS and American City Business Journals. Nabyl Charania is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Rokk3r Inc., (OTC: ROKK), where he oversees the global execution of the company’s massive transformative purpose of “harnessing the global collective genius to cobuild companies that change the world.”

SERGEY PETROSSOV COMPANY: VISTA GLOBAL

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INDUSTRY: PRIVATE AVIATION Awarded Forbes’ “30 Under 30 in Consumer Technology” and “South Florida’s Top Working Professional” by the Sun-Sentinel, Sergey Petrossov is a serial entrepreneur always seeking ways to innovate industries. Petrossov is most known for founding JetSmarter, a technology company that made shared and private flights accessible.

When he flew private for the first time, he immediately identified challenges with the antiquated, brickand-mortar approach to booking charter flights. Mobile marketplaces were on the rise, and he felt certain that the cumbersome private aviation booking process could be solved with technology—thus, the idea for JetSmarter was born. In early 2019, JetSmarter was acquired

by Vista Global to take this concept and scale it significantly around the world.

DREW ROSENHAUS COMPANY: ROSENHAUS SPORTS INDUSTRY: SPORTS Drew Rosenhaus is the sports industry’s highest-grossing agent, running his Miami-based sports agency, Rosenhaus Sports. Rosenhaus has negotiated over $7 billion of NFL contracts from the start of his career at 22 years old to the present day.

Currently, Rosenhaus resides in Miami Beach with his wife and two daughters.

He spearheads multiple philanthropic endeavors throughout South Florida with his Drew Rosenhaus Youth Football and Fitness Camp.

MARC ROBERTS COMPANY: WORLDWIDE ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORTS CORPORATION INDUSTRY: REAL ESTATE, SPORTS Marc Roberts began his sports and entertainment career at age 19 as the youngest person to promote a professional boxing match.. By 21, he had his first world champion, Donald Curry.

He went on to manage two Heavyweight world champions, “Merciless” Ray Mercer, Shannon Briggs and other world champions. Between his late 20s and early 30s, Marc became the first person to ever take a sports management company public on the national NASDAQ, with Triple Threat Enterprises.

He took a second sports management company, Worldwide Entertainment and Sports, public a few years later. The combined raise was over $100 million.

In just a few years, he completed over $1 billion in condominium conversions and was a partner in one of the top three condominium conversion companies in the U.S. Roberts then focused on assembling prime commercial properties in Miami and co-founded Miami Worldcenter. Today, the Roberts’ family portfolio includes a 13+ acre assemblage adjacent to Miami Worldcenter, and he is the co-Founder and owner of club E11EVEN Miami and the land on which it sits. In true entrepreneurial style, Roberts is involved

in a range of projects and wrote the acclaimed 1998 book Roberts Rules!: Success Secrets from America’s Most Trusted Sports Agent. Roberts is also noted for his charitable work: In Alabama, June 5 is “Marc Roberts Day” in recognition of the largest single donation to Alabama’s Special Camp for Children and Adults; Mr. Roberts was named Man of the Year by the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America, (Florida Chapter); he sponsored the Maccabi Youth Games for MetroWest New Jersey; and has been admitted into the New Jersey Jewish Hall of Fame.

BARRY SKOLNICK COMPANY: BLS ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP., BLS REALTY INDUSTRY: REAL ESTATE As President of BLS Asset Management Corp. and Managing Member of BLS Realty, Barry Skolnick is involved in investing, acquiring and developing residential, commercial and industrial real estate. Barry is the trustee of the Skolnick Family Charitable Trust, the foundation that supports many endeavors, including educational, scientific, health care and literary goals.

He serves on the board of trustees for Mount Sinai Medical Center (Miami) and the board of trustees of the Make-A-Wish Foundation (South Florida Chapter). He is a founding member and Co-Chairman of the Greater Miami/Miami Beach Police Foundation and New York City’s Police Foundation. Barry is an avid collector of fine art and cars. This year, he debuted one of his greatest philanthropic projects—the brand-new, seven-story, $275 million Skolnick Surgical Tower at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Miami Beach. He is also preparing to open his collectible, exotic-car showroom, Ikonick Motors.

JEAN-FRANCOIS SBERRO COMPANY: HUBLOT INDUSTRY: WATCHES For the last five years, Jean-Francois Sberro has been President of Hublot North America, playing a key role in positioning his brand as one of the 10 biggest watch companies, all price points combined. Born and raised in the South of France, Sberro earned a Master of Science in Management from EM Lyon Business School in France, before joining LVMH and the watch industry in 2004. He first started working at TAG Heuer headquarters in Switzerland and subsequently joined Hublot head offices in 2009, working closely with mentors JeanClaude Biver and Ricardo Guadalupe. He was then relocated to the U.S. in 2012 and has been living in Miami with his family ever since, ultimately being promoted to Hublot NA President in 2015.

RICCARDO SILVA COMPANY: SILVA INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS, THE MIAMI FC

INDUSTRY: SPORTS, MODELING, HOSPITALITY Entrepreneur Riccardo Silva is the owner of Silva International Investments, an investment company that manages and invests in assets across multiple sectors including media, technology, entertainment, sports, real estate and the arts. Its portfolio includes The Miami FC, The Miami FC Youth Soccer Academy, Select Model Management, Mast Capital, Muzik, SportBusiness Group, Globe Soccer and The Silva Family Collection of Art. He has previously owned and founded successful businesses within the sports media rights sector. Riccardo is a committed philanthropist and has made significant donations to projects in Europe, Africa and the U.S. including Play for Change, the Bass Museum of Art, amfAR, Mount Sinai Medical Center and the New World Symphony.

SEAN WOLFINGTON COMPANY: THE WOLFINGTON COMPANIES INDUSTRY: TECHNOLOGY, REAL ESTATE, FILM Chairman and CEO of The Wolfington Companies, Sean Wolfington is a serial entrepreneur in technology, auto, marketing and film. He built and sold five digital platform companies for nearly a half-billion dollars. Wolfington was recognized as “Entrepreneur of the Year” by Ernst & Young and HL, and he received the Legacy Award from the National Council for Adoption in 2007, the President’s Service Award in 2008 and the Tony Bennett Exploring the Arts Award in 2012. In addition, The Wolfington Charitable Foundation enables bright futures for at-risk children through sports and the arts.

AMAR’E STOUDEMIRE INDUSTRY: SPORTS, PHILANTHROPY, FASHION, WINE Amar’e Stoudemire was a six-time NBA All-Star, as well as an actor, author, producer, motivational speaker and philanthropist. Stoudemire began his career on the Phoenix Suns in 2002, where he remained until 2010, then with the New York Knicks, Dallas Mavericks and the Miami Heat. He came out of retirement to end his professional basketball career with Hapoel Jerusalem, where he played for the 2018-19 season. In 2004, he received the bronze medal with the U.S. national basketball team at the Olympic games. Most recently, it’s been announced that he has partnered with FIU’s Hillel to launch Diversity @hauteliving HAUTE LIVING 23

ENTREPRENEURS/HOSPITALITY University, a program that connects Jewish and black students through innovative programming.

Aviation. Goldfarb will continue to lead the team at Fontainebleau Miami Beach in his role as President and COO. Goldfarb brings over three decades of hospitality experience to his role at the iconic resort and to Fontainebleau Development’s growing portfolio of hotels and resorts.

EPIC Hotel & Residences. Gisela is an ELI-MP certified professional life coach assisting clients in South Florida and abroad.

KEITH MENIN COMPANY: MENIN HOSPITALITY COMPANY: ZARCO EINHORN SALKOWSKI & BRITO, P.A. INDUSTRY: LAW Robert Zarco, Founding Partner of the law firm Zarco Einhorn Salkowski & Brito, P.A., has earned international recognition for being at the forefront in protecting the legal rights of clients, handling complex legal business and commercial matters and litigation in federal and state courts, as well as arbitration and mediation. Zarco has been awarded distinctions including “Lawyer of the Year” in Franchise; “Top Dealmakers of the Year” for Real Estate; “Legal Eagle” and “South Florida’s Top Lawyers.” The firm is repeatedly listed in U.S. News & World Report among “Best Law Firms” in areas including franchise, hospitality, dealership, distributorship, trademark, commercial and real estate disputes and transactions.

DAVID TEPPER COMPANY: APPALOOSA MANAGEMENT INDUSTRY: FINANCE

DAVID & ISABELA GRUTMAN

INDUSTRY: HOSPITALITY, FINANCE

INDUSTRY: HOSPITALITY

As owner of The Forge, Shareef Malnik has kept the 50-year-old restaurant at the top of virtually every list. He is Chairman of the Board of Nextwave Funding, a finance company funding small and mid-size businesses across the country. He is Chairman of the Board Emeritus of MakeA-Wish and Chairman of the InterContinental® Miami Make-AWish Ball for 15 years running. He is also a longtime board member of The Police Athletic League and the Police Foundation for Greater Miami & Miami Beach. Malnik hosts the InterContinental Miami Make-A-Wish Ball with his actor/ writer/filmmaker wife, Gabrielle Anwar. After starring in dozens of films, Gabrielle has the following in various stages of development: Bordello, a female-centric dive into how the West was really won; …

And the Sea, an autobiographical feature; My Own Piece of Sky, a biopic film on the extraordinary life of Dr. Emmi Pikler; Outrageous Love, a 10-volume phenomenology;Timepiece, an unrequited love story;and Burned, Pickled & Plated, a memoir.

David Grutman is responsible for several of the most successful and worldrenowned brands Miami has to offer. In 2018, Grutman formed Groot Hospitality, bringing all of his distinct trademark hospitality ventures under one umbrella.

Groot Hospitality’s portfolio currently includes LIV (2008), STORY (2012), Komodo (2015), OTL (2017), Planta South Beach (2018), Swan - Bar Bevy (2018) and most recently Papi Steak (2019). Groot Hospitality’s footprint is ever expanding—both in Florida and beyond. Isabela Rangel Grutman is a Brazilian model and philanthropic citizen who sits on the board of local nonprofit organization Style Saves. She is also the mother of the couple’s two beautiful girls, Kaia and Vida.

JOHN KUNKEL COMPANY: 50 EGGS INDUSTRY: HOSPITALITY

H O SPI TALI TY POWE R PLAYE RS PHILIP GOLDFARB

COMPANY: LIONSTONE DEVELOPMENT, THE GLOW SYSTEM

COMPANY: FONTAINEBLEAU

Diego and Gisela Lowenstein’s mission is to invigorate and help advance Miami as a world-class destination and place to live in. The Lowensteins have left their mark in hospitality with their family company, Lionstone Development, best known for The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach and The Ritz-Carlton, Bal Harbour, as well as signature developments including the

As President and Chief Operating Officer of Fontainebleau Development Hospitality Division, Philip Goldfarb oversees the Fontainebleau Miami Beach, JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort & Spa, JW Marriott Nashville, Hilton Nashville Downtown and Fontainebleau 24 HAUTE LIVING hauteliving.com

COMPANY: THE FORGE, NEXTWAVE FUNDING

COMPANY: GROOT HOSPITALITY

David Tepper has the distinction of being one of the most successful hedge fund managers in history.

Tepper moved to Miami Beach from New Jersey and brought Appaloosa Management, his $18 billion hedge fund, with him. The fund did especially well in the wake of the financial crisis, making him an investing legend. He is the owner of the Carolina Panthers of the NFL. Tepper has made very generous philanthropic gifts to Carnegie Mellon University, including a $55 million gift for the David A. Tepper School of Business.

INDUSTRY: HOSPITALITY

SHAREEF MALNIK & GABRIELLE ANWAR

John Kunkel, Founder and CEO of acclaimed hospitality group 50 Eggs, is regarded within the restaurant industry for his innovation in concept development and operational excellence.

The 50 Eggs empire hatched in Miami and operates existing locations across the country and globally with an impressive portfolio of brands including Yardbird Southern Table & Bar, CHICA

by Chef Lorena Garcia and more.

DIEGO & GISELA LOWENSTEIN

INDUSTRY: HOSPITALITY

MATHIEU MASSA COMPANY: MASSA INVESTMENT GROUP INDUSTRY: HOSPITALITY Born on the glittering shores of the French Riviera, Mathieu Massa studied at the prestigious school HEC Paris and received his MBA from Babson College in Boston. In 2009, Massa founded the Massa Investment Group in Miami, a fully integrated private equity firm specializing in real estate development, real estate construction and hospitality. In addition, Massa founded Mr. Hospitality Group in 2010, a hospitality group that conceptualizes, owns and operates restaurants and nightlife destinations in Miami and Miami Beach.

As Principal of Menin Hospitality, Keith Menin is recognized as a leader in the new generation of hospitality entrepreneurs. With roots in Florida’s hotel industry, Miami-born Keith began to learn the fundamentals of a hotelier in his teens tending the front desk of Shelborne South Beach, then owned by his uncle and mentor, Russell Galbut.

He joined forces with his cousin, Jared Galbut, to form Menin Hospitality. Menin Hospitality’s current portfolio spans throughout South Florida and Chicago, offering boutique lifestyle hotels, food and beverage concepts and nightlife venues including Bodega Taqueria y Tequila, Gale South Beach, Mondrian South Beach and Drumbar Chicago, among others.

In 2019/2020, Menin Hospitality will be expanding both its Gale and Bodega concepts with new locations.

LEE BRIAN SCHRAGER COMPANY: SOUTHERN GLAZER’S WINE & SPIRITS, LLC. INDUSTRY: BEVERAGE Lee Brian Schrager is the Senior Vice President, Communications & Corporate Social Responsibility at Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits, LLC. He is widely recognized for his creation of both the Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach and New York City Wine & Food Festivals, which together have raised more than $42 million to date for charity.

He is the author of three cookbooks, the most recent of which, America’s Best Breakfasts (Clarkson Potter), was released in April 2016. He is a regular contributor for Ocean Drive magazine and serves on the board of trustees for the Pérez Art Museum Miami and board of directors for Food Bank For New York City.

SAM NAZARIAN COMPANY: SBE INDUSTRY: HOSPITALITY Sam Nazarian has been revolutionizing lifestyle hospitality since founding sbe in 2002. His award-winning hotels, residences, restaurants and lounges represent some of the most soughtafter lifestyle brands including SLS Hotel and Residences, Katsuya, The House of Originals and Hyde Hotels, Resorts & Residences, to mention a few. As a result of the acquisition of Morgans Hotel Group in December 2016, followed by a 50/50 partnership with Accor in October 2018, sbe has an unparalleled

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ROBERT ZARCO

HOSPITALITY/PHILANTHROPISTS global portfolio that will see 29 hotels and over 180 global world-renowned culinary, nightlife and entertainment venues, as well as iconic hotel brands Delano and Mondrian by the end of the year.

the while expanding the global nonprofit organization with a presence in South Florida. The award-winning singersongwriter even staged a comeback performance last year to raise awareness in support of LDF. This year, Phil has been taking his “Not Dead Yet” tour around the U.S., named after his autobiography.

Orianne serves as the President of the Orianne and Phil Collins Little Dreams Foundation.

Foundation, which was created in 1992 by him and his wife after their son was diagnosed with autism. The Foundation has devoted time and funding for $22 million worth of research and programs toward children with neurodevelopmental disabilities.

DJ IRIE ROMAIN ZAGO COMPANY: MYNT INDUSTRY: NIGHTLIFE

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Romain Zago is a French-born, Brazilianraised model-turned-hospitality mogul who leads with introspection while keeping his clientele’s needs at the forefront in order to create outlandishly successful venues. The renowned entrepreneur is responsible for Mynt Lounge, which he bought in 2006 and transformed it into the iconic nightclub brand it is today. In 2018, Romain opened Myn-Tu, an intimate French-Japanese restolounge experience that brings together the striking elements of club culture, architecture, design and fine dining.

MICHAEL CAPPONI COMPANY: GLOBAL EMPOWERMENT MISSION, LUNA GROUP

Michael Capponi is one of Miami’s great humanitarians, businessmen and real estate developers. In 2011, he founded Global Empowerment Mission, a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization devoted to helping those hard-hit by natural disasters. Global Empowerment Mission has become one of the country’s most important disaster-relief foundations partnering with Bethenny Frankel and her BStrong program. The charity is now spearheading the Hurricane Dorian relief initiatives for the Bahamas. They have already amassed over $15 million in supplies being sent by ships on a weekly basis. Capponi is also the co-founder and shareholder of the InList app.

PHIL & ORIANNE COLLINS COMPANY: LITTLE DREAMS FOUNDATION, ORIANNE COLLINS JEWELLERY INDUSTRY: PHILANTHROPY, FASHION, MUSIC Phil and Orianne Collins are the king and queen of philanthropy, having launched the Little Dreams Foundation (LDF) in 2000 to help fulfill the dreams of young talent without the financial means, all

COMPANY: THE MIAMI PROJECT TO CURE PARALYSIS, THE BUONICONTI FUND

INDUSTRY: ENTERTAINMENT, PHILANTHROPY

P H I L A N T H R O P I ST S

INDUSTRY: PHILANTHROPY, REAL ESTATE, NIGHTLIFE, TECHNOLOGY

STEPHANIE SAYFIE AAGAARD

COMPANY: IRIE MUSIC, CORP., IRIE FOUNDATION

Dominating any venue and infusing every party with his seemingly infinite energy, DJ Irie has captivated the entire music industry. Miami’s hometown DJ serves as the official DJ of the three-time NBA World Champion Miami Heat team, Carnival Cruise Lines and superstar Jamie Foxx. Currently serving as the official DJ of Carnival Cruise Lines, Irie’s partnerships range among a “who’s who” of blue-chip companies and brands. The St. Croix native is also the man behind Irie Music, Corp., co-Owner of Loose Anchor Clothing Co., Pucci’s Pizza and Venture Projects, LLC investment firm.

AL & NANCY MALNIK COMPANY: THE FORGE INDUSTRY: HOSPITALITY Throughout his career, Al Malnik has been called a “visionary” and a “Renaissance man” for very good reasons. From humble beginnings, he began his road to success as an attorney and evolved into a creative entrepreneur with success as a developer, financier, investor, restaurateur (founder of The Forge restaurant) and hotelier, just to name a few. As Lifetime Benefactors, Al and Nancy Malnik have been involved with Make-A-Wish® for 25 years and have made an indelible mark on the Foundation and the lives of thousands of children with life-threatening illnesses.

DAN MARINO COMPANY: DAN MARINO FOUNDATION INDUSTRY: PHILANTHROPY Dan Marino is a former NFL quarterback and football legend, who played all 17 seasons of his career with the Miami Dolphins. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2005. Outside of his football career, Marino established his personal charity, The Dan Marino

their families; expand programmatic services to over 5,000 youths and families throughout economically disadvantaged communities; and strategically expand youth and family services in the areas of employment services, vocational-training opportunities, alternative educational solutions, collaborative programming and innovative family service solutions.

COMPANY: ALONZO MOURNING CHARITIES, OVERTOWN YOUTH CENTER INDUSTRY: PHILANTHROPY Alonzo Mourning is the Founder of the Mourning Family Foundation and Overtown Youth Center, two not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organizations created to raise funds and deliver high programs for youths across South Florida through advocacy, education and enrichment services. Since 1997, Mourning has raised more than $40 million for various programs designed to bridge educational, social and emotional gaps for youths and families in economically distressed communities. Mourning also supports the Honey Shine Mentoring Program, with its mission to encourage the balance of mind, body and soul, as well as to provide girls with lifechanging opportunities to shine as women. Mourning has received numerous awards, such as the Florida Blue Foundation’s Sapphire Award in 2019;the Miami-Dade County Public School District’s Outstanding Community Service Award in 2017;the NBA’s Community Assist Award in 2006;the National Urban League’s Outstanding Community Service Award in 2003;the Silver Medallion Community Service Award by the National Conference for Community and Justice in 2003 the NBA’s J. Walter Kennedy Sportsmanship Award in 2002;and The Children’s Trust Excellence Award for Public Policy in 2007, to name a few. After a very successful 15-year career as a key member of the Charlotte Hornets, New Jersey Nets and Miami Heat, Mourning was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014.

Recently, Mourning launched a $15 million Capital Campaign project to build the Overtown Youth Center, a state-of-the-art community resource center. It will serve as an economic-empowerment center providing a holistic approach that serves to narrow the gaps of poverty and achievement for youths and

INDUSTRY: PHILANTHROPY SUPPORTS THE MIAMI PROJECT TO CURE PARALYSIS, THE BUONICONTI FUND A native of Miami, Steph covers the social, celebrity, sports, fashion and charity scene in South Florida for her “Steph Sez” (@StephSez) column every Sunday in the Miami Herald and writes the Philanthropy Page in Indulge magazine. Steph is the Collaborative Innovator General for Whitman Family Development and Bal Harbour Shops. Steph is passionate for The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis and The Buoniconti Fund.

Steph produced the high-profile fundraisers including the Great Sports Legends Dinner in New York City, the Buoniconti Fund Celebrity Golf Invitational with Jack Nicklaus at The Bear’s Club and created the star-studded fashion and concert event Destination Fashion at Bal Harbour Shops.

ANTHONY SHRIVER COMPANY: BEST BUDDIES INTERNATIONAL, SHRIVER ART INDUSTRY: PHILANTHROPY, ART LICENSING Thirty years ago, Anthony Kennedy Shriver founded Best Buddies International, a global nonprofit with the mission of creating opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development and inclusive living for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Since then, it’s grown to nearly 2,900 chapters around the world, impacting more than 1.25 million lives annually for persons with and without IDD. @hauteliving HAUTE LIVING 25

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WISH I N S I D E T H E 2 5 TH A N N I V E R S A R Y O F T H E U P C O M I N G I N T E R C O N T I N E N TA L® M I A M I M A K E - A - W I S H ® B A L L

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THE SEASON OF GIVING IS UPON US IN

the Magic City, and it is kicking off with no grander affair than the highly-anticipated InterContinental® Miami Make-A-Wish® Ball. The lavish extravaganza delivers the greatest and most philanthropic names in the city each year, and 2019 is no different as it’s poised to be one of the greatest yet as it celebrates its 25-year milestone.

Always known for bringing A-list entertainment and awe-inspiring production, it’s no surprise that this year, the team behind the Ball is presenting legendary rock star Steven Tyler of Aerosmith with the Loving Mary Band as the headliner of the night, who will undoubtedly bring a high-energy 26 HAUTE LIVING hauteliving.com

and extraordinarily memorable performance.

Here, Haute Living sits down with the leading forces behind the event to find out what’s in store: Ball Chairman Shareef Malnik and his wife and event emcee Gabrielle Anwar; MakeA-Wish® Southern Florida President and CEO Norman Wedderburn; InterContinental® Miami General Manager and Gala Host Robert Hill; and Make-a-Wish® Lifetime Benefactors Al & Nancy Malnik.

HL: Tell us about this year’s upcoming MakeA-Wish® Ball. I know you can’t give too many details away, but what can we look forward to?

Robert Hill: This year’s 25th Anniversary of the

InterContinental® Miami Make-A-Wish® Ball is really special. How this Ball has evolved into a showcase production over these 25 years is spectacular, and I can assure you that November 2 is going to be another amazing evening. Guests at the Ball will be surprised by new scenes around each corner at the highly-acclaimed cocktail reception, and it will certainly be ‘the place to see and be seen.’ I cannot wait to see Steven Tyler perform for an intimate group of great Make-aWish® supporters in the Grand Ballroom.

Shareef Malnik: Every year, our goal is to blow away the prior year’s Ball. Since this year is our 25th Anniversary, you can look forward to the

impossible—there isn’t anything that we aren’t going to do to blow you away.

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HL: What will the Masterpiece XXV entail?

RH: What I can say for the 25th Annual InterContinental® Miami Make-a-Wish® Ball, is that it has to be a masterpiece. The theme Masterpiece XXV, inspired by Game of Thrones, is really a loose interpretation of this great series, but I can tell you that the Battles for Supreme Style will be epic.

SM: Think of what A Clockwork Orange did to Beethoven. That’s what we are going to do to the Game of Thrones.

HL: What are your goals for this year’s event?

Norman Wedderburn: We have the same two goals as we have had for the past 24 Balls. We want to make sure that the guest experience is first-class, and we want to raise as much money as possible to grant as many wishes as possible. We want our guests to leave mesmerized by the experience. If we exceed expectations from a guest experience standpoint, they will continue to support MakeA-Wish®. It is a charity event, and therefore, how much money we raise is equally as important. We have over 600 children in the pipeline for wishes, so we must raise a tremendous amount of money to change all those lives.

HL: Any new programming/additions that you’ll be adding?

RH: We have a few surprises for the 25th Anniversary, for sure. There is a new performance at the InterContinental® Miami Make-a-Wish® Nightclub. The storyline details behind the fashion show and the performance has built upon the amazing success of the after-party last year.

HL: How do you feel about returning as emcee this year?

Gabrielle Anwar: I feel fortunate to have been asked back! I like to push the envelope of entertainment—one day I may push a little too far!

HL: Can you give us any hints as to what your grand entrance will entail?

GA: I can tell you what it won’t entail—nudity, violence and politics. This is an R-rated event.

HL: What are you most looking forward to?

GA: I’m looking forward to breaking through the $3 million mark. That’s a very decent amount of wishes!

HL: What has been your most fond memory of the

Three Amigos: Robert Hill, Shareef Malnik and Norman Wedderburn ball over all of your years hosting/co-hosting?

Al & Nancy Malnik: It’s all about the kids for us. Seeing the “Wish Children” perform onstage and narrate their “Wish” experiences with such enthusiasm and glee serves as fuel to us and only strengthens our resolve to continue to support this important initiative.

HL: What do you feel has been its greatest success?

A&NM: The Ball is about two important things, and one depends on the other. First, the goal is for the community to get together and have the best time of their lives. And then the second thing happens—the community keeps coming back every year and funds lots of wishes for our children with life-threatening illnesses.

HL: What is your favorite aspect of the Ball?

RH: After 11 months of planning, I love to watch the setup that starts on Wednesday and how the theme comes to life over the next three days. That

final walk-through on Saturday afternoon when everything is ready is the final adrenaline rush before we welcome the guests on the lobby red carpet. There are so many great aspects during the entire evening, but after the setup is done, my next favorite part is greeting the guests on arrival and seeing the excited anticipation for the evening ahead.

SM: Galvanizing our Make-A-Wish® family of guests by taking them on a magic carpet ride for the night to do holy work.

NW: I love seeing how generous our guests are. It’s a reminder to all of us that our community is full of good and generous people who are willing to part with their treasures to help us change lives. We read so many negative things in the newspaper and see so many negative stories on the news. When you come to the ball, you see great people doing great things and that makes me both proud to call South Florida my home and blessed to run such an incredible organization. @hauteliving HAUTE LIVING 27

I N T RO D UCING LOUIS VUITTON 2054 Continuing to reinvent the classics, Virgil Abloh has designed a new tech line for Louis Vuitton, this time made from completely water-repellent materials—even the treated calfskin and knits.

Launching this November, Haute Living presents an exclusive, first-look at the collection, which blends notes from today with the legacy of the brand, born in 1854, in its name, Louis Vuitton 2054.

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The New Neutral

Making no exception with his Fall/Winter 2019 collection for Louis Vuitton, Virgil Abloh continues to push the boundaries within his mélange of the street and sophisticated style categories. Using a color palette of mostly neutral grays and blacks with bold pops of purples and metallic silvers, he effortlessly and masterfully combines seemingly juxtaposing oversized silhouettes with expert tailoring, creating a palpable sense of continuity in the collection as a whole. The concrete jungle—by day and by night—provides the perfect setting for this very New Yorkinspired collection.

CREATIVE + FASHION DIRECTOR DEYVANSHI MASRANI PHOTOGRAPHER MARK SQUIRES FASHION STYLIST DAVIAN LAIN GROOMING HECTOR SIMANCAS OF ART DEPARTMENT MODELS ISAIAH MANNL OF CLICK MODELS NYC RANDY AQUINO AT Q MODEL MANAGEMENT NYC KHOREY MCDONALD AT RED MODELS TOREY MCDONALD OF RED MODELS FASHION ASSISTANT CAMILLA ADAO PHOTO ASSISTANTS DUNCAN MELLOR AND PAT RICE ALL CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES BY LOUIS VUITTON

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HAIR CARE

AN EXPERT IN ALL THINGS HAIR CARE WITH AN EMPHASIS on color

and highlights, Katie Da Silva has become one of Miami’s top pros in the industry. She treats each client with the utmost care, utilizing cutting-edge methods to color and highlight hair, resulting in a fresh and natural look.

From long hair to short, curly to straight, men’s to women’s—Da Silva will undoubtedly show her impeccable skill in whatever it is she’s doing.

Here, we sit down with the color goddess to discuss her top tips for keeping your locks looking their best even in the Miami heat, her hair inspiration, products she can’t live without, hair-color tricks, celebrity stories and so much more.

HB: What is the craziest request you’ve ever had?

KD: I had a client ask to get his hair colored to match his Savannah cat, which was awesome and challenging. I had to think outside the box to obtain the coloring by using celery sticks as stamps and hand-painted the middle of the spots. It came out great!

HB: Who is your ultimate hair icon and why?

KD: I have a couple of hair icons. I love the fact Marilyn Monroe was actually a brunette but was most famously pictured for being a blonde.

She had a timeless blonde [style] that is still asked for today. I also admire Madonna for being able to change up her color and style throughout time and look great doing so. Jennifer Lopez is another color icon I love because whether she has extensions, a few highlights or darker color, her hair always looks great and brings out her natural beauty. And Kylie Jenner for her bold color selections such as blues, greens, pastels and pinks, or even her natural dark colors. They’re fun and super pretty. Color is expressive and artistic—it should showcase your personal vibe.

HB: What’s one hair product you can’t live without?

KD: Rossano Ferretti Brillante Protective and Shining Oil. I use it on the majority of my clients both before and after styling. It adds the perfect amount of moisture, and it smooths and enhances shine. It helps protect from heat and UV rays, which ultimately helps the color last longer. It’s an oil that’s not oily but leaves hair silky, which is amazing to me. My clients and I also love the light and luxurious scent of it. It’s cruelty-free and has no harsh chemicals, which is important to me when picking out products.

HB: Who are some celebrities that you’ve worked with, and who have been your favorite so far?

KD: I’ve worked on several celebrities, artists, producers, DJs and models—all of whom have been uniquely awesome because each of 50 HAUTE LIVING hauteliving.com/hautebeauty

them presents an opportunity to provide professional, fashion-forward hair-coloring trends. Recently, I was given a fun hair opportunity to work on DJ Luian to do a hot pink mohawk before an award ceremony. It’s an amazing feeling to be able to artistically create a hair color look for someone as creative and talented as he is. That was a special day not only because his hair was one of my favorite looks I’ve ever done, but he ended up winning! I was so happy for him and was honored and grateful to be a part of that day. My personal goal is that every single person who trusts me with their hair leaves my presence feeling like a rock star, a beautiful model or simply the very best version of themselves. I believe when you look your best, it helps make you feel your best. With positive energy like that, great things can happen!

HB: When did you get into hairstyling?

KD: I got into hairstyling at a very early age. I used to love coloring my Barbie’s hair and styling them, but I knew this was going to be something I wanted to do seriously when I was a young girl. My grandmother was an oncology social worker at a hospital in South Florida. She was very involved with an organization that would throw fashion shows for women who had undergone cancer treatments. I went with her one year to help her out. I understand why she loved what she did for a living.

When the women I witnessed told their stories and then underwent makeovers with wigs, hair styling and makeup techniques, I saw these women transform from not feeling so great into something so inexplicably beautiful. I remember crying because their insides were so spectacular and strong from what they had to go through and then observing the moment they saw themselves for the first time after being made over in the mirror made them literally glow on the outside. However, I know the glow truly came from within. Being a stylist is not only about opportunities to fix just outward appearance, but it’s a gift to be able to spend time with people, get to know them, hear their stories and be there for them. Being able to help people look better on the outside is a gift, but the time you get to share while you’re in that process is what I fell in love with, and why I love being a stylist so much. It’s the people.

HB: What advice would you give new stylists getting into the industry?

KD: I would tell them that hard work and a passion for people is essential.

Our industry is so special because we get to be creative and help others in such a rewarding way, and it is a gift. I would encourage them to seek out education always. It’s important to understand the classic techniques of our work, so you can then learn to think outside the box as an artist. I don’t believe in overnight success in any field, but I trust that if you keep your heart in the right place, be professional, stay humble and maintain your integrity, you’ll succeed. Good things can manifest because of that.

You can find Katie Da Silva in Miami Beach or Boca Raton – reach out via Instagram @itskatiek_ or her website www.itskatiek.com.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF KATIE DASILVA AND FAENA HOTEL MIAMI BEACH (SALON SHOT)

Haute Beauty by Haute Living sits down with expert hair colorist Katie Da Silva to get the full rundown on her top hair-care tips.

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MARRAKECH MENTALITY Creating a genuine dialogue with Moroccan landscapes and culture, Maria Grazia Chiuri’s vision in her Cruise 2020 collection for Dior came from the mystifying geographical crossroad itself—a place where creatives and explorers and the inquisitive minds of the world collectively sought inspiration. The varied textures, fabrics and finishes in the extensive collection aptly reflect Morocco’s rooted diversity, particularly in the special wax print fabric sourced from the country; it serves as a very real metaphor for its “melting pot”-like nature, bringing together people from all walks of life. With each of her collections for the House, Maria Grazia Chiuri—taking this notion one step further—so effortlessly and respectfully blends elements of heritage with a modern identity, creating something so new, so fresh, so unmistakably Dior.

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A one-on-one interview with Creative Director of Dior Maison, Cordelia de Castellane, on her background, her inspiration, and the expansion of Dior Maison in the U.S. Dior Avenue Montaigne Boutique in Paris

the idea of French sophistication and elegance. This also holds true in the Dior Maison line of home décor pieces, which will soon be showcased at the House’s latest (and luckiest) chosen boutique, Miami Design District.

From paperweights to plates, linens to lamps, and even glassware to games, customers can take their love for Dior fashion and translate it to their homes, embracing what the French do so well in their Art de Vivre.

Here, I sit down with the Dior Maison Creative Director Cordelia de Castellane, who discusses the collection, the inspiration she finds in the late Monsieur Dior, and why the House chose Miami for its next destination.

DM: Tell me about Dior Maison, in your own words.

CDC: If Monsieur Dior were alive today, I think he would have liked to have the Dior Maison collections in his home…

DM: Who is Dior Maison for?

CDC: Dior Maison is for everyone who loves attention to detail when it comes to interior decoration.

DM: How did your background in fashion, from spending time at the ateliers at CHANEL with your uncle, to working with Emanuel Ungaro, lend itself to designing home accessories?

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CDC: I love to create! Whether it’s prints, drawing, dresses…I think that anything is possible when you have an unbridled imagination.

Emanuel Ungaro gave me a taste for colors and mixing materials.

I have also been passionate about tableware and decoration since I was very young. It’s something that has always been a love of mine.

It gives me great joy that it is now my job. I’m really lucky in that respect. And while it’s a universe that’s very different from couture, it also stems from the imagination and starts with a sketch…

DM: The Dior Maison line is dedicated to Monsieur Christian Dior’s great passions, “the art of living and French-style entertaining”—what does this mean?

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CDC: The French have always had that reputation, and Monsieur Dior was a fine example of this. We’re lucky in France to have a very rich cultural heritage. For example, it was through Versailles that Louis XIV built a reputation for our country’s splendor and its “art de vivre”. In France, we take real pleasure in entertaining, in setting a beautiful table.

Attention to detail is so important! For my part, I like to give a space a natural ambiance thanks to simple details…It’s a bit like Parisian women’s style: simple and elegant!

DM: From where do you draw inspiration for the Dior Maison collections?

CDC: Monsieur Dior is my greatest source of inspiration. All the archival material about him has always been my guide. When I work on designs for Dior Maison, it’s most often in my country house.

DM: What are your favorite pieces in the line and why?

CDC: I have a weakness for the Milly-la-Forêt collection. I’m very attached to the countryside, just like Monsieur Dior was.

DM: What is next for Dior Maison?

CDC: To continue to invite people to dream and grace homes all over the world.

DM: Why did you choose Miami as the new home for Dior Maison?

CDC: We have so many loyal customers in Miami. They come to Paris to buy the collections. It was really important to me that we go to them!

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REVOLUTION One-on-one with acclaimed architect and designer John M. Sofio of Built Inc. something, we start with the client’s overall budget. And then as the designer, we can control the budget because we’ll design into the budget.

HR: What are its design benefits?

JS: The design benefit is the singular thought from the beginning to the end.

A VISIONARY IN THE INTERIOR-DESIGN WORLD, JOHN M. SOFIO

is more than a modest architect, designer or artist. His savvy, modernist approach to the hospitality and nightlife business has earned him the reputation of a prodigious designer with a knack for soulful designs rooted in truthful spaces. Known for reimagining high-profile destinations into singular, soaring concepts with visual pizzazz, Sofio has uniquely altered the commercial and residential design space with a methodology that’s bold and fresh with comfort in mind.

Haute Living sat down with Sofio to hear more on revolutionizing architectural design, coining the design/build technique and transforming the House of Blues into a sprawling hotel with one of the top-sounding rooms in Los Angeles.

HRES: As you have pioneered a design evolution in Los Angeles, you’ve reconstructed scores of nightclubs and restaurants—reshaping them into iconic spaces. Tell us about this movement.

JOHN SOFIO: We had the opportunity in 2005, and 2006 to work on our first nightclub project called Guy’s Bar, which really set us off in a trajectory of focusing on nightlife as a design concept. From there, we were handed off from client to client. I think one of our strongest suits was that we designed and built the project. We created all of the décor. We delivered projects relatively quickly at a decent price but also with high design.

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HR: As you have transformed iconic restaurants and nightclubs into new concepts with soul, you’ve reshaped destinations that have become staples in the Los Angeles area. Describe the process for reconstructing spaces like STK and Bagatelle into Poppy and Petite Taqueria.

JS: That’s interesting. That project was specifically tricky because they had different levels that they created for STK and Bagatelle. We stripped down the space back down to its raw bones. We took down the platform, ripped out the bar and started out fresh. A good example of this is where The Peppermint Club is. I built that building, and we did Guy’s Bar there and basically six different venues. Each one was a brand-new version, a brand-new venue. The only way for me to really do something successful there was to strip it down to the studs and start over as a blank space. So, we had six versions of nightlife venues in the same building, and each one was completely different from the last. The key is to move the entry, bar and DJ so there’s no faking it out, and it’s a completely different experience for the guest.

HR: Following your recent design of The h.wood Group’s country club-style sports bar, 40 LOVE, what project can Los Angeles locals expect to see next?

JS: The one I’m really excited about is we’re replacing the live music venue where the House of Blues was with the Pendry Hotel owned by the Montage Group. In the footprint of the House of Blues, we’re creating a new live music venue for the hotel. We’re really interested in making it the best-sounding room in Los Angeles. The clients, even though they’re very corporate, have allowed us to explore and punch through the corporate veil of commonality. We’re creating really what we wanted to create there.

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HR: Do you see future residential properties using this formula?

JS: Yes, residential is definitely following in the design/build movement. A handful of design/build companies that I know are either an architect who has a partner who is a general contractor or a general contractor who has a draftsman. I’m a designer who builds my own work, and it’s a truthful design/build concept from color, material, furnishings, art objects and architecture. We are exploring that further on our end as well, as we work more and more within the hotel world, like we did with FOUND Hotel Chicago, and most recently with the upcoming Pendry Hotel.

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Tell me about the Becca collection, in your own words.

It’s a bridge between traditional and modern architecture. Becca blends soft curves that suggest emotion with modern lines that propose intellect; it’s full-bodied and sleek. I want my furniture to be accessible but also engaging.

Why did you decide to become involved in furniture design?

I’ve always been the creative type growing up—crafting, drawing and illustrating as a kid. In many ways, furniture design is the perfect combination of all of these hobbies, allowing me to sketch something into existence. The arts are also something that’s always been a constant source of fulfillment in my life.

What was the inspiration behind the Becca collection?

I’ve been very inspired by transitional architecture lately, which is usually seen as a bridge between the traditional and the modern. Becca really takes in this sort of thinking. Its soft curves invite you to interact with it and suggest warmth, while its modern lines are more intellectual and avant-garde. I was also thinking about my wife, about what she likes, and about some of the complaints she had about modern furniture.

Why did you decide to partner with Bernhardt Design?

Bernhardt Design has so much history and experience. Its ethos of giving back to young creatives also resonated deeply with me and my own design house, Amen & Amen. Both of us strive to support creatives whether that be in the world of art, music, fashion, décor or industrial design.

You have really become a multifaceted talent. Of all your ventures, what are your most favorite and why?

I have a major rule I live by: I only do what I love, and I love A LOT OF THINGS. I look at every one of my ventures as my “children,” whom I

love, so to speak. So, is it right to love one child more than the other?

I don’t think so. Each one of my ventures has had varying degrees of success; hosting, acting and furniture have brought me more financial rewards than I’ve ever dreamed possible, but my fashion, illustration and screenwriting endeavors have yet to rise to the level the others have. I view the latter as growing in their own time, but I love them just as much. Like a garden where you have many fruits and vegetables, but you just harvest the ones that are ready and take good care of the ones that aren’t. Long story short—I love them all!

When you are presented with a new project, acting-related or otherwise, what are some key elements you look at to determine if it is a fit for you?

For me, doing what you love starts with knowing what you want. I spend a lot of time writing down my personal and professional desires, and that helps me focus on taking the right thing that comes along and saying ‘no’ to what doesn’t. The weird thing is, I have to constantly do this because I also find that what I want changes over time, or what I think I wanted was actually what someone else wanted for me, and in a desire to please, it slides into my list of goals. Decisions can be daunting but when [my] desires are clear, there is much less confusion because I jump at the right things, and never regret things I pass on because they aren’t on the list, no matter how great they seem.

What’s next for you and what can we expect from you in the near future?

I’d love to try my hand at architecture. I also have several scripts I’m working on simultaneously, so it’s just a matter of time before one of those are ready to see the light of day! In addition, I see myself producing and writing music for up-and-coming talent. It would be so satisfying to be the missing piece someone needs for their dream to come true! @hauteresidence HAUTE LIVING 81

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Colorado -Denver LIV | Sotheby’s International Realty 303.898.7818 Douglas.Kerbs@SothebysRealty.com douglaskerbs.com

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Colorado - Telluride Christie’s International Real Estate 970.729.0100 steve@catsman.com catsman.com

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Patti Garrison

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Sylvia Fragos

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IT’S GUCCI TIME Marrying classic style with contemporary design, Gucci’s latest line of luxury timepieces called the “Grip” collection is aptly named—not only does each watch grip its wearer’s wrist, but it also grips the attention of onlookers around it. Always remaining relevant in its creations, Gucci made the skate culture-inspired line of watches gender fluid, wearable by all; each edition is available in a smaller and a bigger size, promoting wrist inclusivity. Choose between the eye-catching yellow gold PVD case and bracelet engraved with the Interlocking G logo, the sleek and smooth steel style, or even the colored green and bordeaux strap versions. Here, the watches are complemented by two of the House’s elevated collections of fine jewelery: Le Marché des Merveilles and GG Running. Several of the Le Marché des Merveilles pieces boast the recognizable Gucci feline head with precious stones like turquoise, onyx, jade, pink opal and of course, diamonds. GG Running features more bold, logo-centric pieces in both delicate and daring designs, perfect for pairings or to be worn solo for a more classic look.

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Dr. Barbara Sturm releases her latest Baby & Kids set with products made for sensitive, young skin, like her daughter Pepper’s.

BY DEYVANSHI MASRANI

by some of the most famed celebrities, Dr. Barbara Sturm, has released her latest Baby & Kids Set with a wide range of her products formulated for the sensitive and young skin of children.

Initially created for her daughter Pepper, Dr. Sturm recognized a need for a line of skincare products for the little ones, after discovering that several products that were on offer on the market contained ingredients that were harmful or otherwise inappropriate for young skin.

“I initially formulated my Baby & Kids Collection for my daughter Pepper,” began Dr. Sturm.

“I only wanted the best for her sensitive, newborn skin and I couldn’t find any other products on the market without fragrance and harmful ingredients.”

Each product in the line was also created with the notion that healthy and functioning skin begins from birth, and that utilizing products without fragrance and with gentle ingredients is paramount in maintaining the skin’s optimal health and its natural barrier function. Five products are offered in the line, including Baby & Kids Bathing Milk, Baby & Kids Hair and Body Shampoo, Baby & Kids Body Cream, Baby Bum Cream and Baby & Kids Face Cream. The full set retails for $255 with full-sized products, as well as a cotton travel bag and a cute stuffed bunny.

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Amanda Kloots redefines the prenatal miracle with a new, mom-to-be workout class.

BY NICOLE SCHUBERT

HL: With your empire, AK! Fitness, you’ve curated infectious dance-cardio workouts that make you “jump, skip and smile.” But your newest class is AK! Baby Bump. What made you create this inspirational prenatal class?

AK: When I got pregnant, I realized there were definitely things I wanted to know and research to make sure I was working out safely while I was going through different trimesters. I went back and looked over my prenatal training and put together a workout. I believe women can do a lot, and if you’re having a healthy pregnancy, then you can do a lot in your pregnancy, and you don’t have to only do a boring class. You can push yourself. You can sweat. It’s good for the baby, and it’s good for the mom. I put together a class that I broke down on my website in different videos by trimesters. And then I was teaching live Baby Bump classes in New York and in L.A. that are a combination of those videos. I loved it. It was so empowering to teach the classes.

HL: Teaching the class as a fellow mom-to-be, how did it feel to bond with a different group of women?

AK: It felt really cool to teach those prenatal classes because I don’t think it’s very often that you go to a prenatal class and the teacher is also pregnant. I’m in this with you!

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dance-cardio brand AK! Fitness, is breaking out into a new role—one that took nine plus months to prepare for and is among the most celebrated: motherhood. She recently gave birth to her son, Elvis.

Kloots—a native New Yorker who is renowned for training celebrities such as Kate Walsh and Aimee Song through an innovative jump rope method that took to social media like wildfire—is now carving out a new niche for momsto-be with a workout class that fits every trimester. Coining this prenatal program AK! Baby Bump, Kloots is redefining the fitness capitals of the world from east to west with a powerful class that pushes moms-to-be to sweat.

Kloots is lending Tot Living her expert tips to accomplishing first-time motherhood with ease, embracing fitness after pregnancy, and enforcing body confidence on social media by empowering her followers to find their size and wear it with pride.

HL: Amanda, you recently celebrated the birth of your son, Elvis. Lend us your expert tips on getting back into shape post-pregnancy.

AMANDA KLOOTS: For your own energy purposes, try to sleep when the baby is sleeping because if you’re exhausted, you’re not going to want to do anything when you have the chance to do something anyways. That’s a tip that my pediatrician gave me. It’s been really helping me feel more energized throughout the day. When I can’t get away from him—I know it sounds oldschool—but I go for a walk. For a while, Elvis didn’t like his stroller, so I put him in the carrier, and I had 12 pounds on me. That’s literally all I could do as I was recovering from a C-section, anyway, so I was just taking nice, long walks with him. My third tip would be to jump rope because if I do have any kind of minutes when he’s taking a nap, I go outside and get in as much as I can.

Sometimes it’s only 10 minutes. Sometimes it’s longer, but it’s just an efficient way to get your heart rate up and burn calories.

HL: The role of a mother is universal. What pointer would you recommend to first-time moms around the world?

AK: My one tip would be with breastfeeding. I would say that it’s really hard and to research it before you have your baby, whether that’s meeting with a lactation consultant or talking to other moms that have breastfed. And to keep trying because I was about to give up, but I just kept going. We finally found our rhythm now, and Elvis is 3 months old. It took me time, but that would be my No. 1 tip. Stick through it and keep educating yourself. It’s really hard, and no one really talks about how hard it is. They just say, “Breastfeeding is the best for your baby.” It doesn’t always happen that easily, and some moms give up.

HL: As a role model with a public image, what values do you want to instill in your followers about body-image concerns and loving yourself and others no matter how much you weigh?

AK: I think this is so important. I would say, during pregnancy, a lot of moms and women worry about gaining weight. For me, I never let them tell me the number on the scale throughout my entire pregnancy. I thought it was really important to keep a clear mind. I didn’t want to have to worry about some number after giving birth that I had to lose. It’s about how you feel. Are you able to get through an exercise class and feel good about yourself? I think strength and fit are not necessarily what you look like in the mirror or what size jeans you are. Bodies change, and it’s amazing what our bodies can do.

HL: If you had one message for your followers on body confidence and enforcing a positive outlook, what would it be?

AK: I think we live in a society where you see everyone judges themselves and each other so harshly. You have to try to stay clear of that and remind yourself it took nine months for your body to change, and it’s going to take nine months or more for your body to go back. Find your size and be OK with that.

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PLAYGROUND TO PLAYDATE

BY DEYVANSHI MASRANI

EARLIER THIS YEAR, CELEBRITY-FAVORITE LUXURY KIDS RETAILER MAISONETTE

launched its first private label collection called Maison Me. The brand has now followed up with its second iteration of the line for the Fall 2019 season. Designed in-house with the Maisonette team under lead designer Karolina Petersson—formerly of Celine—the collection is stylish but functional for its littlest customers. Here, we sit down with CEO and Co-Founder Sylvana Ward Durrett, as well as President and Co-Founder Luisana Mendoza de Roccia, to discuss the styles, the inspiration and what we can expect from the brand, moving forward.

Tell us about Maison Me, in your own words.

Maison Me is our answer to stylish, elevated basics at an accessible price point. With 50 mixand-match styles, including knits and outerwear, we have created a collection that your kids can live and play in.

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A one-on-one interview with the co-founders of luxury multibrand children’s retailer, Maisonette, on the second edition of their private label Maison Me collection.

What kinds of parents/kids is the collection for?

This collection is really ideal for every parent and kid who is looking for easy and stylish pieces designed for play. It appeals to adults because of its quality and design, and to kids because of its comfort and wearability.

Why did you decide to start your own label?

We carry over 700 different brands, and yet, when it comes to well-priced, stylish basics, we felt there was a hole in the market.

We really wanted to make outfitting your child as easy as can be, with wearable, washable, stylish clothing that could take kids from playground to playdate to party.

From where do you draw inspiration for the designs?

Maison Me’s Fall collection was inspired by our lead designer, Karolina Peterson’s childhood in Sweden. Think ruffled collars, wide-leg pants and a color-block puffer vest inspired by the one she passed down to her son. We are constantly inspired by our own children and the whimsical patterns reflect that childish sensibility.

What are the most important factors to consider when designing clothes for kids?

Comfort, style and quality!

What do you think it is about the Maisonette brand that has brought such a loyal following?

We have created a beautifully curated, simplified shopping experience for our customer, a one-stop-shop for the best children’s products from around the world. Through our content channel Le Scoop, we are able to speak directly to parents looking for inspiration, education and support along their parenting journeys.

So, we are truly an authority in the space and has managed to build trust with our customers, which is the most important [part] of all!

What’s next for the brand?

We have so many exciting things in store for Maisonette and we can’t wait to share!

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Montage Los Cabos is an idyllic sanctuary along the Santa Maria Bay and features rare walk-in access to the best swimming, snorkeling and diving in the area.

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Since recovering from the destruction of Hurricane Odile, the country is having a renaissance. Here are its newest and hottest hotel openings, plus a few renovations, to put on your vacation radar.

BY LAURA SCHREFFLER

MONTAGE LOS CABOS The Orange County-based Montage brand could not have picked a better location for its first international property. This serene, 39-acre estate is dotted by agave and saguaros, with the Twin Dolphin community on the “Golden Corridor” between Cabos San Lucas and San Jose del draw considering that swimming is difficult for even the best swimmers in this part of Mexico. But this haute hotel offers much more than amazing ocean views and direct beach access: all 122 guest rooms, suites and casas have terraces with daybeds and dining areas, as well as glorious outdoor showers. The property stays true to its surroundings with an upscale Mexican vibe, enhanced by a palette of natural desert tones. And for those who want more than to sit poolside (at one of its three pools) or frolic in the ocean, there is a plethora of fitness offerings, including two tennis courts and access to the Fred Couples Signature Golf Course. Last but not least, be sure to book an appointment at the divine Spa Montage, an oasis inspired by the traditional Mexican folklore surrounding the Tree of Life, and the Torote tree that graces the resort’s entrance. The property even has its own resident shaman. How’s that for upscale?

Tourist Corridor, Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur

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Cabo. Overlooking Santa Maria Bay, the picture-perfect paradise is one of the only hotels where you can literally walk into the ocean—a huge

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Its over-the-top amenities make this hotel so special: personal butler service, a pillow menu and top-shelf spirits stocked nightly in-room gratis—just to name a few.

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LE BLANC SPA LOS CABOS Le Blanc Spa Resort Los Cabos is that rare beast that is both an all-inclusive and a five-star resort. This opulent beachfront property on the Baja peninsula features both tradition and over-the-top amenities, lending a classic-meets-modern vibe. Guests can expect well-appointed designer suites; a 3,961-square-foot fitness and wellness center with a spinning studio, juice bars, four plunge pools and gourmet specialty cuisine; personal butler service; nightly aromatherapy; a pillow menu; CHI-branded blow dryers, CHI flatirons and Bvlgari personal products in each room; plus in-suite minibars stocked with top-shelf spirits, snacks, high definition flat screen Smart TVs and gourmet Lavazza coffee makers. When you factor in the ridiculously relaxing Pericu Massage—a four-hand ritual derived from the history of the region’s ancient natives, the Pericu Tribe—that is on the menu at its award-winning, 29,000-square-foot full-service Blanc Spa (which also features a hydrotherapy area, hot and cold plunge pools, a sauna, an herbal steam room, chromotherapy and an ice room), well, you may never want to leave. There’s really no incentive when everything you could dream of is right at your fingertips.

Cabo San Lucas, Tourist Corridor, 23407 San José del Cabo, B.C.S.

FOUR SEASONS RESORT LOS CABOS AT COSTA PALMAS

Los Cabos at Costa Palmas is the first Four Seasons marina resort, a showpiece of contemporary design on the Baja California peninsula nestled on two miles of untouched Sea of Cortez beach-front.

Set against the majestic backdrop of the Sierra de la Laguna Mountains on the East Cape of the Baja California Peninsula, the luxurious 1,000-acre Four Seasons Resort Los Cabos at Costa Palmas stretches along two miles of swimmable white sand beach. It is both private and ultra-exclusive in the East Cape community that was once a haven for Hollywood celebrities. The contemporary design from Guerin Glass Architects seamlessly integrates indoor and outdoor living throughout its 141 guest rooms (including 23 suites), all of which have private terraces and views of the Sea of Cortez. Native landscaping and layers of metal, wood, glass, plaster and stone textures contrast with vibrant local art to create an elemental luxury that feels warm and modern. Even the hotel’s airy, sunlit bathrooms are spectacular, thanks to sea views and free-standing, oversized tubs; the first-floor rooms also feature outdoor showers and private plunge pools. Additionally, guests can expect such dining options as Estiatorio Milos, chef Costas Spiliadis’ famed Mediterranean seafood empire, as well as 18 acres of organic farms and orchards, a spa and wellness center, a Robert Trent Jones II 18-hole golf course, a sports complex, and—its most glamorous offering—a private marina, a unique first for the Four Seasons brand.

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Eureka-Buenavista, 23570 La Ribera, B.C.S.

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CHABLÉ MAROMA Chablé Maroma seeks to redefine wellness in the sought-out coast of Mexico’s Riviera Maya. Just over an hour drive north of Tulum, this Leading Hotels of the World member—situated on a private stretch of beach where the tropical jungle meets the sea—pays homage to the Mayan culture and history, while celebrating its ancient rituals. The property took almost four years to complete and was designed to emphasize a connection with nature: each of the 70 ‘hideaway’ villas include a sprawling deck with private plunge pool and indoor/outdoor rain showers. They were also created to resemble traditional homes of the Mayan nobility, with regional materials from Xucun stone, marble and Galarza quarried stone (accented with pieces made by Mexican artisans and palm weavings from Ayotzinapa) used for a sense of authenticity. The glass walls, particularly in the bathroom, draw you closer to nature without sacrificing privacy. And make sure to check out the spa, which incorporates Mayan mysticism, rituals and shamanism into its spa journeys, as well as a traditional Temazcal ceremony—an ancient purification practice meaning ‘steam house’. Guests who book this

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This secret escape in the Mayan jungle is the perfect place to truly escape from it all.

tropical paradise are also treated to a plethora of activities, including agave spirit tastings, catamaran sails, cenote diving, cooking classes, scuba diving (with certification, if necessary), guided hydrotherapy, horseback riding, kayaking and paddle boarding, kitesurfing, and snorkel reef tours.

Carretera Federal 307 KM 51, Manzana 2, Lote 601 Ejido Norte, Solidaridad 77712

In addition to its many upscale offerings, guests of Zadún are encouraged to make a difference through the Ambassadors of the Environment, a hands-on, educational program developed

by Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Ocean Futures Society.

ZADÚN, A RITZ-CARLTON RESERVE The first Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Mexico takes its name from the Spanish word ‘dunas’, a nod to the dunes that the resort is nestled amidst—which is just one of the natural features guests will experience. Others include panoramas of the dramatic San José del Cabo coastline in the coastal haven of Puerto Los Cabos and breathtaking views of the Sea of Cortez. Zadún offers 115 elegantly-appointed guest rooms and suites, many of which offer a private plunge pool and terrace, within 42 two-story villas. VIPs should book the property’s signature Grand Reserve Villa, which—like the rest of the hotel—offers a modern expression of Mexican design that showcases the Campeche, Mexico City, Jalisco, and Puebla. It features 5,930 square feet of living space, two bedrooms, five lounges, a pool, Jacuzzi, private kitchen, gym, living room, two full bathrooms and two half-bathrooms. All guests, however, receive their own private attendant. Another offering is a choice of four food and beverage venues: a Latin American grill, a Mexican-streetfood experience, an adults-only outlet and an agave bar serving handcrafted cocktails. Guests also have access to the Spa Alkemia, which focuses on customized, locally inspired treatments, as well as direct access to the sprawling Puerto Los Cabos Golf Course, adjacent to the hotel.

Puerto Los Cabos, San Jose del Cabo, 23403

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talent of handcrafters from culture-rich areas throughout Oaxaca, Yucatán,

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Stay in the Zen Suite (pictured), which includes two sets of sliding doors with access to endless ocean views, as well as a separate living area and a bedroom with a full dining space, large walk-in closet and this incredible bathroom.

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NOBU HOTEL LOS CABOS The newest Nobu hotel in the upscale empire, created by world-famous Japanese chef Nobu Matsuhisa, Academy Award winner Robert De Niro and producer Meir Teper, is a sensory delight. Visually, the 200-room property on the southernmost tip of the Baja peninsula has all the minimalist Japanese markings of the brand’s previously-opened 11 locations. However, here, it also pays homage to its environment with locally sourced, natural Mexican materials and finishes for the perfect fusion of architectural elegance and laid-back glamour. Guests are intriguingly offered more culinary options beyond its signature Nobu restaurant, decorated with golden cherry blossoms, washi paper art and traditional lanterns: Pacific Restaurant, a fine dining Mexican concept with taco and mezcal pairings; Playabar, a snack bar located in the property’s Cortez pool; light bites and handcrafted cocktails at the see-and-be-seen Nobu Café; and Malibu Farm, which offers sustainable, fresh food straight out of Southern California. And all restaurants will utilize an on-site culinary garden. It’s the extra touches that make Nobu hotels stand out, including teak soaking tubs, traditional in-room Japanese tea sets, locally sourced artwork, Nobu beds, Natura Bissé bathroom amenities and in-room yoga

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mats—perfect for a sunrise practice on the beach. With a 13,691-square-foot spa featuring a salon, an outdoor hydrotherapy garden, experiential shower, hot tub, outdoor shower, steam and sauna, spinning pools, four super cabanas (each equipped with a full bathroom, day bed, living area and TV), plus a golf course designed by Tiger Woods and Davis Love III, you might just stay forever.

Polígono 1. Fracción D. Fraccionamiento Diamante. Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur. C.P. 23473

SOFITEL MEXICO CITY REFORMA After more than a decade since the last opening of a luxury hotel in Mexico City, the new Sofitel Mexico City Reforma opens its doors in October, making it the first luxury hotel in the city that is French-branded. Due to its prime location right at the corner of Rio Danubio and Paseo de la Reforma, the stylish spot also has some of the best views in Mexico City, including The Angel of Independence (Monumento a la Independencia) and the Chapultepec Castle PHOTO COURTESY OF SOFITEL MEXICO CITY REFORMA

(Castillo de Chapultepec). But out of all the 275 rooms and suites, we would pick the outstanding Imperial Suite. At over 3,000 square feet, this artistic urban oasis offers panoramic views of the city that can be viewed from the room itself or—even better—from the Jacuzzi on its terrace. Additional hotel highlights include a rooftop bar that screams ‘hot spot’, a swimming pool, and the brand’s Sofitel Fitness room with sauna.

Av. Paseo de la Reforma 297, Cuauhtémoc, 06500 Ciudad de México, CDMX

Sofitel brings its ‘je ne sais quoi’ to Mexico City as it opens the first Frenchbranded hotel there this month.

No two rooms are the same at L’Ôtel at Dôce18 Concept House, so it should come as no surprise that the hotel should strive to be unique in other ways. ways, too— like a custom fragrance (by Roy Azar and Ablu Botanica) that will change every two years.

L’ÔTEL AT DÔCE 18 CONCEPT HOUSE L’Ôtel at Dôce18 Concept House is a chic getaway just steps away from San Miguel de Allende’s main court. This boutique design hotel is small and exclusive: there are only 10 suites, all using white as the general theme but each one

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decorated with one-of-a-kind statement pieces. Its Grand Room is the biggest standout, representing curiosities and treasures of the creative world. In the hotel lobby, one can find a collection of works by Pedro Freideberg—a Mexican artist and designer known for his surrealist pieces full of religious and ancient lines, colors and symbols— including the famous “Hand’s Chair.” Overall, the space serves as a reception, bar, art gallery and showcase of unusual objects.

Other unique touches include a peculiar elevator, which has doors covered in gold leaf; the pool terrace, covered with black and white floors that form a large-scale chess board; and artwork hung throughout, courtesy of Mexican photographers Cynthia Araf and Rafael de la Lastra, and Mexican plastics artist Marisa Boullosa. And if that wasn’t enough, this amazing hotel is also eco-friendly, with its own solar energy system to supply hotel needs, its own on-site garden, and its internal water filtration system (thanks to some sophisticated equipment). Daring to be different and succeeding is more than just a concept here—it’s a reality.

Calle Relox 18, Colonia Centro, 33770, San Miguel de Allende, GTO

Turn-of-the-century Spanish comfort and tradition flirts with modern art at this smart, edgy hotel in the heart of San Miguel de Allende.

HOTEL AMPARO If you’re looking for luxury and intimacy, Hotel Amparo is the stay for you.

The boutique space—housed in a 300-year-old building that once served as the mayor’s private residence—is conveniently situated in the heart of historic San Miguel de Allende. It offers travelers an intimate retreat with a global feel, thanks to mid-century furnishings from countries like France, India and Denmark, culminating in a laid-back and homey vibe (think of it as your cool friend’s house, but nicer). The overall goal of the hotel’s aesthetic was actually to remove some of the expected Mexican influences and make it feel more international—unlike most Mexican resorts, which seek to preserve the local culture and showcase the city as the influential hub it has become. The only much of the hotel’s artwork: two of Lucas Rise’s custom painted murals are prominently featured, Pedro Friedeberg’s framed personal notes adorn the walls, handmade papier-mâché Grecian-style urns from the nearby organic market are used throughout the property, and Beatriz Cota’s canvas piece is hung in the Amparo Suite. Other offerings at this exclusive haute hotel—with just five guest suites—include a high-end coffee bar featuring San Miguel’s first and only La Marzocco espresso machine and a rooftop wine bar with a focus on small French producers.

Mesones 3, Zona Centro, 37700 San Miguel de Allende

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The essence of water is the theme throughout the Viceroy Los Cabos—which is fitting, considering that the beachfront hotel (located in the Zona Hotelera near the town of San José del Cabo) faces the Sea of Cortez. As conceived by architect Miguel Angel Aragonés, the Los Angeles-based Viceroy Hotel Group’s 15th worldwide property has been designed to resemble boxes floating on water. Its aqua-centric ambiance continues upon arrival through a sculpted iron portal and artisan wooden door, where guests are greeted by the sound of water. Lobby interiors have transformed the property—formerly Hotel

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Mar Adentro—from stark white to feature a warm color palette of blue and natural sand tones as inspired by the Los Cabos desert and sea. Some completely new features to the resort are a beachfront pool and bar, dining venues that reflect the culture and flavors of Baja—including the standout Nido restaurant, which appears to float on water due to its elevated walkways—and a state-of-the-art fitness center curated by Los Angeles-based celebrity trainer Harley Pasternak. Guests will also find a cinema room, Natura Bissé and ROIL in-room amenities, Shiller water bikes, a spa (with both a beauty bar and an ice fountain), as well as a game room. Even better, the resort offers one-of-akind experiential activities for its guests: surf lessons with a local pro, a fishing trip with the hotel’s chef, scuba diving with underwater photography, fluorescent night dives, and custom tequila-making classes.

Paseo Malecon San Jose Lote 8, Zona Hotelera, 23400 San José del Cabo, B.C.S

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Coastal contemporary design connects indoor and outdoor living spaces in Susurros del Corazón’s lavish King Suite.

There is a plethora of ways to get fit at Viceroy Los Cabos, from its ethereal pools, high-tech fitness center, and an “adult jungle gym” for those who want to see the beauty of Los Cabos while they sweat.

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SUSURROS DEL CORAZÓN Literally translated, Susurros del Corazón, the Auberge Resort Collection’s third Mexican property, means ‘whispers of the heart.’ It’s an apt name, given how romantic this Punta de Mita locale is. The hotel, which will be comprised of 30 residences and 59 guest suites, is located on 33 lush, rolling acres overlooking the Bay of Banderas on the Pacific Coast of Mexico, surrounded by tropical jungles and pristine white sand beaches.

Guests and homeowners will have access to signature Auberge amenities such as four restaurants, three pools, a 3,000-squarefoot fitness center and yoga studio, and a spa featuring treatments inspired by the healing properties of the surrounding Riviera Nayarit region as well as the local culture. Book your stay when this haute hotel opens in 2020.

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to pay homage to both the art of fine dining and watchmaking in no more fitting of a fashion than honoring world-renowned Chef Daniel Boulud at his two Michelin-starred flagship, DANIEL. The occasion celebrated the chef’s Haute Living New York cover debut. Chef Boulud made the evening all the more memorable by doing intimate kitchen tours, where event attendees explored the acclaimed kitchen. Chef Boulud prepared a specially curated feast for guests, which they enjoyed in the private dining room. At the end of the evening, Haute Living, Hublot and artist WhIsBe presented a commissioned painting in honor of the cover launch.

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and songwriter French Montana’s Haute Living New York cover launch with an intimate dinner in Miami at Papi Steak.

French showed up in style with just the right amount of flash in a red silk Gucci button-down tee, dark Gucci sunglasses and a gorgeous Hublot Big Bang Unico Sang Bleu Ceramic white timepiece. He was joined by close friend and rapper Drake. At midnight, the room burst into the “Happy Birthday” song as a massive birthday cake was brought out and Fat Joe’s “All the Way Up” blaring from the speakers, as the room wished Fat Joe a happy birthday.

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SETAI RESIDENCES, TH-A 101 20th St Apt TH-A, Miami Beach $12,995,000 | 3,627 s.f. | 4 Beds | 4 Baths

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two milestone anniversaries: the 20th Anniversary of the Spring Drive and the 65th Anniversary of the iconic Godzilla—in the form of one special, limited-edition timepiece launch. The brand celebrated by paying homage to its Japanese heritage with an intimate En Kai collectors’ dinner at Chateau Marmont’s Chateau Hanare restaurant. Guests were invited to indulge in a multicourse En Kai feast paired with Japanese sake, all the while learning about Grand Seiko’s latest watch launch. They also received a VIP preview of the timepiece, as well as others in the bold collection.

Attendees enjoyed further elements of Japanese culture, including music from a live Koto player.

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of North Miami Beach’s 57 Ocean with partner LOUIS XIII to honor hall-of-fame golfer and businessman Greg Norman for his Haute Living Miami cover launch. Guests enjoyed a gourmet meal curated by BeeFlat catering. Dessert set the palettes for a special LOUIS XIII moment that followed, led by Ambassador François Surcin. After clinking Baccarat glasses and sips of the regal cognac, two more presentations were given following LOUIS XIII’s x Pharrell Williams #IfWeCare 100 Years video presentation.

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+New + Noteworthy Groot Hospitality debuts brand-new hot spot, Papi Steak, to Miami’s South of Fifth neighborhood.

GROOT HOSPITALITY HAS DONE IT AGAIN, as it debuts the brand’s newest gem—Papi Steak—in Miami’s South of Fifth neighborhood. The sexy, intimate steakhouse pays homage to its signature dish—the “Papi Steak,” made famous by David “Papi” Einhorn. The all-kosher steak first became famous at Groot Hospitality’s original eatery, Komodo, in Downtown Miami. After gaining a cult-following and unanimous adoration for the dish, Groot Hospitality Founder David Grutman and Einhorn teamed up to dedicate the brand’s next venture to the acclaimed steak.

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by gorgeous colors of vibrant red velvet seating, hardwood tables and an exotic floral print set against the black walls that give the space the perfect amount of color. The strikingly beautiful concept was the brainchild of both Grutman and renowned design team ICrave, which brought his vision of the glamorous Hollywood Golden Age to life.

As with all Groot Hospitality locations, the restaurant has instantly become a scene-to-be-seen with food, beverages and service that justify the eatery’s in-demand status as one of the hottest restaurants of the moment. It’s already dubbed a celebrity hot spot—indicative of its soft opening, which drew in the likes of Drake, French Montana and Fat Joe. And for good reason—it’s not only one of Miami’s newest and sexiest restaurants with a unique atmosphere that is hard to rival—but each dish is better than the next.

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Of course, the namesake Papi Steak is a musttry menu item, served simply with rock salt and dressed in its “secret sauce”—100-percent kosher-style—but the rest of the menu is equally a standout. Highlights include the homemade latkes served with sour cream and a sweet apple sauce topping; melt-in-your-mouth Wagyu pastrami (which is a unanimous crowd favorite); chicken schnitzel; mac and cheese; corn pudding; and the Alec Monopoly-inspired “Monop Potato”—a decadent baked potato covered in caviar.

Other favorites include its take on the classic steakhouse favorite Caesar Salad with bacon, egg yolk and parmesan frico, in addition to the wellbalanced Hamachi Crudo with citrus ponzu, crispy shallot and sesame. And for the nonmeat eaters, there’s still plenty to delight in—from the generous serving of warm, soft Jumbo prawn dressed simply with white wine, lemon and parsley; to the decadent Maine Lobster with mushroom duxelles and brandy; or the PB&J Uni Toast atop challah bread, the steakhouse proves that it can shine in any genre of cuisine with a uniquely delicious and expertly curated menu.

Aside from the decadent menu, the steakhouse also boasts an impressive wine and cocktail list to complement the meal, offering 150 different wines and 12 specialty cocktails.

While Grutman boasts an incredible lineup of successful eateries and nightlife destinations throughout the Magic City, this concept is a special token for Einhorn, allowing him to showcase his roots and introduce some of his most-cherished recipes to Miami.

“I’ve always loved sharing and making food for my friends and family,” Brooklyn, N.Y.-bred Einhorn shares. “We’re so excited to bring Papi Steak to South Beach. The food and the vibe are out of this world.”

Grutman is equally as proud of the concept.

“At Papi Steak, we aren’t trying to be just another steakhouse in Miami Beach,” he notes. “We are taking our unique menu and pairing it with one of the bestdesigned dining rooms in Miami. I pulled out all the stops with Papi Steak. Working with ICrave on the design and Candice Kaye on the custom drawn-wall finishes and smoky mirrors—they perfectly captured the energy we wanted to create.”

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+Back to Basics DJ Irie talks Irie Weekend XV and opening a new music academy in Miami.

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electrifying any party, the Irie Music brainchild is no ordinary DJ. In 2005, highly soughtafter entrepreneur, global brand, philanthropist and entertainer started Irie Weekend, which is now in its 15th year. The star-studded event is well-known as one of Miami’s most highly anticipated weekends of the year, often drawing in crowds by the hundreds who come to support South Florida’s youth.

“I have always wanted to help foundations like Make-A-Wish, so one day I decided to create Irie Weekend to help raise money,” he says. “With the help of celebrity friends and brand partnerships, I believe we created something that has made a difference and will continue to be a great event in the future to come.”

Calling Miami home, DJ Irie started the Irie Foundation in 2011 after a visit to Miami Edison High School. He spoke to the kids at the school and was shocked to find that most of them didn’t have access to experiences every kid should have.

“One freshman asked me where I live, and then he told me he had never been to the beach, which I thought was crazy,” he recalls. “This freshman in high school had never been to the beach, and the school was around 15 minutes from one.”

After learning about the disadvantage, DJ Irie started the foundation to provide these experiences, which in turn helps kids get on the right track and strive for successful futures.

Over the years, the foundation has provided musical instruments, scholarships and even trips to Disneyland for kids. However, DJ Irie is taking his philanthropic efforts to another level with the Irie Rhythms Academy—a state-of-the-art music and learning center—in partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami.

“The Academy will provide music, arts and literacy programs for the kids at no cost,” Irie explains. “They will be able to take dance lessons, learn about audio, visual and music productions as well as providing a safe space to improve academic performance.”

The Irie Rhythms Academy will be located on the fourth floor of the new Carnival Center for Excellence building and is set to be the star of the building, which also houses a brand-new computer lab, modern young-adult library, space for homework and tutoring plus a fitness room that was donated by the Miami HEAT Charitable Fund. According to Irie, this is the first of many Academies that the foundation is planning to open nationwide and eventually, globally. As the foundations’ highest-grossing event of the year, all the proceeds from Irie Weekend will go toward reaching this goal.

This year, Irie Weekend—presented by Pepsi Zero Sugar—kicked off with the Give from The Heart #InspIRIE Gala at Faena Forum on October 10. “This event sets the tone for the weekend,” previewed Irie, who added, “It’s an evening to give back to the future of the community while enjoying food, cocktails and performances from special guests—I will keep it a surprise, though.”

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The next morning, the Celebrity Golf Tournament was back where it started 15 years ago at the Miami Beach Golf Club. Teams hit the links with a celebrity “captain” at the helm, visiting each of the 18 holes, which had a surprise of their own.

“I’m excited about this one because we’re going back to where it all started, which is sort of the theme for this year’s events,” noted Irie beforehand. “We have done some great things in the past, including a whole day with Kevin Hart and other programs, but this year we wanted to spread it out so people can really enjoy themselves. The golf tournament is basically going to be a party on a golf course, with DJs and bars—adidas is our partner, so there’s going to be some fun giveaways, as well.”

On Friday night, DJ Irie hosted AFTR-DRK at LIV, one of Miami’s hottest nightclubs. It was a night to remember with a live performance by Jaden Smith and sets by Crespo. The next day at Kimpton Surfcomber Hotel, guests made a splash at E11EVEN Beach Bash. “This is going to be an awesome pool party with a live performance by a special guest, as well as a lineup of top DJs and tons of giveaways from adidas, Tidal New York, Jim Beam Apple and others,” Irie previewed before the event. “Basically, everyone is going to be swagged down.”

After a day of lounging by the pool, partygoers headed to E11EVEN for an AFTR-DRK toast to the weekend and official closing celebration that had everyone dancing to a musical lineup through the night into the early morning light.

“On Sunday, we’ll be hosting Brunch Fore the Kids at Topgolf, where we will teach kids how to drive a golf ball,” previewed Irie. “There will also be motivational speakers and a great brunch for everyone. This is a great opportunity to get the kids involved and have a fun day out. This is the first time we’re doing this weekend during fall, so my hope is that people are in town and will come down for fun weekend with a great cause.”

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Chef Lorena Garcia brings the flavors of Latin comfort cooking to Miami with new restaurant CHICA.

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Miami as she and John Kunkel’s 50 Eggs Hospitality Group debut the second location of their acclaimed eatery, CHICA. The brand expansion is an exciting opportunity for both 50 Eggs and Garcia, as it allows her to return to her roots and introduce her beloved concept to the place where she grew up. Furthermore, they’re doing it in an iconic space that’s historic to Miami, as they transform the former Soyka restaurant to open CHICA. The flagship location of CHICA remains in Las Vegas’ Restaurant Row at the Venetian Hotel, where it has received high praise from locals and visitors alike, cementing Garcia as the first Latina chef on the Las Vegas Strip. Expanding to Miami—where there is already a strong Latin community and opportunity for new ingredients and vibrant flavors due to its proximity to Latin America— allows Garcia to approach the latest venture with newfound excitement.

As we sit down with Garcia prior to the opening, her exuberant energy is contagious. She’s ecstatic, grateful and eager to share her cuisine with the people of Miami. Here, we discuss the second opening of CHICA, what guests can expect, what it’s like to return to Miami and more.

HL: Will the menu feature more local dishes that reflect the Miami market as opposed to its Las Vegas counterpart?

LG: Absolutely. When we actually first conceptualized CHICA before opening in Las Vegas, I came up with a lot of the menu in Miami. When we moved to Vegas, I had to adjust to reflect the market. So, the wonderful thing is that coming back to Miami, I’m going back to the basics of where everything started—the recipes, ingredients and techniques are very much indicative of the location.

Even the colors and design of the restaurant reflect Miami. It’s a departure from CHICA Las Vegas, but very much Miami.

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HL: Can you tell us some of the highlights of the menu and how you’ll showcase the different cultures of Latin America within it?

LG: As you know, I’m from Venezuela, and I’ve spent a tremendous amount of time in Argentina, Peru and Colombia. So, it’s a representation of those places, primarily. Also, Mexico is a huge aspect of my cuisine. It’s a combination of recipes that are based on my travels to places I’ve been throughout my life working as a chef. The Masa Program, for example, is something that I absolutely love. We make everything from scratch—tortillas, flour, corn, our arepas and tamales. Our meat program with grilled meats is also representative of Latin America—you’ll feel as if you’re in your own little corner of each country.

HL: How did you curate the menu? Was it all from scratch or did you incorporate some family recipes?

LG: It’s both. You’ll see my mother’s Asado Negro that, of course, was one of the best recipes of my family growing up. I took the favorites and elevated them with my own unique spin. Also, some of my most well-known recipes that you’ve seen elsewhere—such as my Bunuelos that I won from in Top Chef Masters—will make an appearance on the menu. Of course, the menu will be unique to Miami because the ingredients available to us here are completely different than those in Vegas. Miami is the door to Latin America. So, the array of ingredients we’re able to find and the freshness is second to none. I’m extremely excited about it.

HL: Do you have a favorite dish on the menu?

LG: Oh my goodness! How can you ask me that? That’s like asking “What kids do you love most of all your children?” [Laughs].

But if I had to choose, some of the top favorites would be my Arepitas with Huevos Pericos for breakfast, which is a traditional Venezuelan breakfast. Also, our tacos are unbelievable—all of our tortillas are homemade. And for dinner, our grilled meat platter or my Mac con Queso that is made with choclo—it’s my version of mac and cheese. The cazuela with beluga caviar, lentils and quinoa is a bright and light dish. And as we speak, I’m developing new dishes with my team from 50 Eggs. We’re making magic here!

HL: Now that you have two CHICA restaurants under your belt, what’s been your greatest lesson learned from opening your own restaurant, and what piece of advice would you give to others?

LG: That you’re only as good as your last service. Every day is a new day, and you start from zero and have to give your very best.

The day you feel comfortable doing what you’re doing is because you stop trying to make it. Never be too comfortable, and just continue to push and give your all no matter what. CHICA is located at 5556 NE 4th Ct, Miami, FL 33137. For more information, please visit chicarestaurant.com/miami.

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HL: How does it feel to be returning home to Miami for the opening of CHICA? LG: It is a dream come true. I never thought it would be possible, traveling all over the country and seeing different locations. Miami is a difficult market because it’s all about finding the right location. So, imagine, when all the stars align, you know that’s when the magic happens, and this was the perfect storm to have CHICA opening up in Miami.

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