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How ClassPass Founder Payal Kadakia Built A $150M Business From Her Love Of Dance

Payal Kadakia has turned ClassPass into a successful health and wellness platform valued at more than...

Payal Kadakia: Dancing Through the Glass Ceiling

Payal Kadakia has turned ClassPass into a successful health and wellness platform valued at more than...

Dr. Gary K. Michelson: The Benevolent Catalyst

Dr. Gary K. Michelson revolutionized spinal surgery, won a landmark lawsuit worth $1.35B, and has spent the...

Charles S. Cohen Goes From Real Estate to Design, Film to Wine

Fueled by compassion and armed with ­curiosity, Charles S. Cohen has been driven to succeed on both coasts...

Kelly Perdew: Launching Moonshots, One Investment at a Time

The Moonshots Capital co-founder and managing general partner is building on a lifetime of experiences as an...

Aviation Titan Bill Papariella Soaring To New Heights

Bill Papariella is piloting Jet Edge—one of the world’s largest fully managed heavy jet fleets—to new...

Melanie Lundquist: The Leading Philanthropist on why Her $50M Donation is Priceless

Third-generation philanthropist Melanie Lundquist has donated more than $150M in an effort to achieve...

Angela Ruggiero: A CSQ&A with LA 2024’s Chief Strategy Officer

Angela Ruggiero – LA 2024's Chief Strategy Officer, a four-time Olympic medalist, IOC board member, and...

Destinations: Panoramic Appeal

Luxurious accommodations await business and pleasure travelers alike at Island Hotel in Newport Beach, just a...

Calvin Lyons: Playing It Forward

Calvin L. Lyons, the new CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Los Angeles, leans on personal experience in his...

Newport Beach Retreat

The Resort at Pelican Hill immerses its corporate and leisure guests in Newport Beach’s fabled luxury...

Restaurant Review: Otium, Love & Salt, The Gadarene Swine, Rose Cafe & Restaurant

Welcoming, airy atmospheres contribute to the ambient flavor that these inspired establishments serve up,...

Blurring the Line Between Business and Pleasure

Recently remodeled Hotel Irvine offers a compelling destination of retreat for the entire company, the whole...

Mammoth Magic

While its year-round popularity as a sporting destination cannot be disputed, it’s the winter season that...

Sweeten the Deal

A selection of prime spots that will make during - or after-work meet-ups tastefully productive

Laura Skandera Trombley: Making the Gardens Grow While Preserving the Past

The Huntington’s new president, returns to the site where the seeds of her professional career were sown

Living La Pura Vida in Costa Rica

The change of pace offered by this lush Central American destination becomes more vivid when you experience...

Sandy Sigal, Founder of NewMark Merrill, on Scaling a Real Estate Business – and a Mountain

At the tender age of eight, Sanford D. “Sandy” Sigal was already on the fast track. However, it was...

EdgeCast: From $4 million in funding to a $400 million exit

Occasionally, a rivalry will morph into a formidable partnership. In a select few instances, that partnership...