J U LY / A U G U S T 2 0 2 2
ISSUE 88
Editor's Letter
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hat do you want to be when you grow up? In this
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issue, the stories of our seven “Rising Stars,” who
have each made a mark in their respective professional
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industries, might inspire you to take a professional leap
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or pursue a passion project. Giannina S. Bedford interviews Marie Opeaye who recently launched a sports
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agency at 41 and adds agent to her various entrepre-
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Publisher and Founder
neurial roles; Michael Jacobs chats with Iraq vet Ted Kalb
Chief Financial Officer
who just this year pivoted his career and bought a luxury
EDITORIAL
woodworking shop; and Lauren Finney Harden pens the
Managing Editor
Karina Antenucci
story of Salim Mekhmoukh who designed a new kind of
Jennifer Bradley Franklin
energy drink for U.S. tastebuds. These doers, as well as
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our other stars, show us that anything is possible with a
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little (or a lot of) creativity and determination.
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Beyond the cover story, our July/August issue also fea-
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
tures a plethora of hot topics such as how to get your hair
ahead to August’s school
H.M. Cauley Carly Cooper Lauren Finney Harden Taylor Heard Hailey Hudson Mickey Goodman Angela Hansberger Michael Jacobs Denise K. James Nicole Letts Amy Meadows Hope Philbrick Claire Ruhlin Vanessa Pascale Rust Ginger Strejcek
start, the Kids column is
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and makeup to stand up to the humidity, which Jennifer Bradley Franklin covers in the Beauty column. For those with summer travel and recreation top of mind, check out the Approved story with gear that makes packing and flying a cinch and the Home feature with a beautiful Reynolds Lake Oconee abode for dreaming of lake life. And for parents looking
boxes to make your life easier. As I type this letter in June,
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and Atlanta’s heat advisory
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Hailey Hudson is a fulltime freelance writer and content marketer who lives in Cumming, Georgia, with her cat. Her writing focuses on the health care, digital marketing and pet industries, and she pens Pet and Tastemaker articles for Simply Buckhead. Her other freelance clients include Dell, Lenovo, Chewy, Healthline and MetLife Pet Insurance. In her spare time, she writes young adult novels and does ministry and advocacy work in the chronic illness and disability field. @haileyh_writes
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Enjoy, and stay cool out there.
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