Clive Davis: Record Producer Who Has Guided the Careers of Many Music Stars
Clive Davis, an iconic record producer and music industry executive, has won five Grammy…
Avril Haines: Head of the Department of National Intelligence, Making Her America’s Spy-in-Chief
Avril Haines (52) became the U.S. Director of National Intelligence (DNI) the day after Joe Biden was sworn in as President. She is the first woman to fulfill that role. Previously, she served as Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy National Security Advisor during the Obama Administration from 2015-2017, during which time she led…
Camila Giorgi: Italian Pro Tennis Star and Winner of the 2021 Canada Masters in Montreal
Twenty-nine-year-old Camila Giorgi, Italy’s No.1 female pro tennis player, is known for…
Ari Shapiro: A Rotating Host of NPR News Show ‘All Things Considered’
Ari Shapiro (43) is a radio journalist and one of four rotating hosts National Public Radio’s flagship news program All Things Considered. He previously served as White House correspondent and international correspondent based in London for NPR. In May 2010, the pop-culture magazine Paper included Shapiro in an annual list of “Beautiful People,” saying he…
The Broad: Eli and Edythe Broad’s Contemporary Art Museum in Los Angeles
The Broad (rhymes with “rode”), a contemporary art museum in Downtown L.A., is one of the premier cultural venues in the city. Opening in 2015, it was founded and funded by Eli Broad, who passed away in April 2021, and his wife, Edythe. Unlike most other museums, admission to The Broad is free to everyone…
Jared Isaacman: Crew Member and Mission Commander on the Historic Inspiration4 Civilian Space Flight
Jared Isaacman — a 38-year-old self-made billionaire — was one of four civilian astronauts on the recent Inspiration4 historic space flight. He was the Mission Commander of the three-day space excursion as well. In addition to being the founder of Draken International and Shift4 Payments (where he’s the CEO), he has numerous extraordinary achievements to…
Willie Garson: ‘Sex and the City’ Actor Succumbs to Pancreatic Cancer at 57
Actor Willie Garson (Feb. 20, 1964 – Sept. 21, 2021) has passed away following a battle with pancreatic cancer. He appeared in over 75 films and more than 300 TV episodes. Garson was best known for playing Stanford Blatch on the HBO series Sex and the City and in the related films Sex and the…
Freedom Farm Sanctuary: Rescuing and Rehabilitating Abused, Neglected, Disabled Farm Animals
The facility is the brainchild and passion of two Israeli businesswomen: Adit Romano and Meital Ben Ari…
Sam Altman: Highly Intelligent Human Observations on Artificial Intelligence and Entrepreneurship
Sam Altmanis an entrepreneur, investor, programmer, and blogger. He’s the CEO of OpenAI…
Scooter Braun: Media Mogul, Entrepreneur, Record Executive, and Investor
He’s the manager for artists such as Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, J Balvin, Demi Lovato, and others…
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