People
United For PD
Brad McMorris can’t slow down. He works full-time managing over 600 clients and hundreds of millions of dollars at Wells Fargo Advisors. When he was diagnosed with Young Onset Parkinson’s Disease (YOPD), it could’ve been his excuse to slow down, but it only made him pick up the pace.
Dishing On Delivery
Always a family-pleaser, Tutto Pizza & Pasta is making it even easier to enjoy their menu of Italian delights with island-wide delivery in Key Biscayne.
Positive Programs
Over the past 15 years, Sheila Womble has created programs that serve children from infancy to high school, opened a studio in the West Grove and led Arts For Learning through a period of significant growth.
Universal Creativity
With The Other Dimension, Cuban-born Miami Artist Antuan Rodriquez addresses the ongoing human quest for universal communication through forms, symbols and codes.
Getting Crafty
Drop by The Commonwealth and feel like a local as you quench your thirst with an array of whiskeys, hard-to-find craft beers and hand-crafted cocktails served up by flavor artist Bradley Gorman and his crew of cocktail hawkers.
POWER HOUSES 2017
Meet the professionals who are ensuring the real estate market remains booming in Brickell and beyond. From unforgettable showings to tips and tricks of the trade, their stories will give you a unique glimpse into their hectic lives and might even inspire you to find a new home or two.
Dedicated Designer
As Architect and Furniture Designer for El Dorado, Tere Mattos is willing to do whatever it takes to make sure the beautiful homes of Miami look their very best.
Marine Advocate
As President of the Monica Burguera Foundation, Nicolas Estrella, Jr., is committed to raising public consciousness about boating safety with the goal of decreasing accidents on the water.
A Bridge To Hope
An attorney by trade, Marlene Quintana dedicates a portion of her time to giving back to the community as she takes the helm of Miami Bridge.
He Sells Sea Stills
Forever entranced with the natural beauty of our bays and deep spaces, Photographer Jose Debasa gives us an intimate look at what’s going on just under the water’s surface.
Bling Queen
A trendsetter and fashionista of the highest caliber, Irene Zingg has been gracing our fair city with her top-notch jewelry design for more than 30 years.
Golf Lover
Thomas Chipman began playing golf with his father when he was 5 years old. At 11, he started playing competitively, and by age 15 he was a scratch golfer and knew he wanted to be a pro.
Tackling Hunger
Paco Velez, President & CEO of Feeding South Florida, believes that hunger impacts every aspect of our community, and although it’s an enormous issue, it’s solvable with the commitment of the community.
Ethical Eats
Aside from delicious Asian gastronomy, Chef Michael Lewis & Steven Haigh commit to green practices and paying it forward.
Photo Impact
Although inhabiting a genre long considered too pedestrian to be considered art, the sports stills of celebrated Miami-based Photographer Al Diaz show the composition and poise of a true master.
Bar-Side Manner
In between pouring, mixing and serving up some of the best drinks in town, Toro Toro’s Adam Beech shares his inspiration for his chosen profession with a passion that’s at once contagious and completely refreshing.
Just Call Him G.O.A.T…
…That means “Greatest Of All Time,” in case you were wondering. Top-ranked tennis player Roger Federer is a world-class athlete who needs no introduction.
Touching Lives
An integral aspect of the Key Biscayne community, Ed & Claire London bear a success not measured in networths and property values. To this philanthropic couple, true success has only one barometer:
The number of lives they touch.
Ensuring Education
As President & CEO of the Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade/Monroe, Evelio C. Torres works to help children reach their full potential every day by providing school readiness services to over 50,000 young children yearly.
Salvage Sculptor
With a wide body of work that always makes one look twice, Miami-based artist Federico Uribe’s recycled sculptures are a bold mix of the Seussian and the sobering.
Voice For The Voiceless
Enlightening the lives of miniature Miamian’s for the last 30 years, below is just one example of the many charitable changes the Voices For Children Foundation have made in our city.
Shoegazing Supreme
Seeking to further satisfy their clientele, a number of exciting new changes are coming to the Neiman Marcus at Shops At Merrick Park. First on the list? A massive expansion of an already impressive shoe selection.
Grace & Gratitude
When Nicole Pritchett’s brother way deployed to the most dangerous combat region in Afghanistan, she wanted to do something to ease the burden of distance. That is how iPads For Soldiers was born.
Positive Impact
Bibiana Domit believes that we are in this life to live our dreams. She credits her fearless confidence, quiet nature, excellent imagination, creativity and stubbornness with helping her launch Tullys, a globally endearing children’s brand.
Global Credentials
Alexia Kim specializes in U.S. & International Tax matters, with a focus on international clients who live abroad, just moved to the country or otherwise feel frustrated because they are not familiar with the complexities of U.S. taxation.
Pursuing Goals
The example set by her hardworking parents has led Diaset Cabrera to put an equal passion into everything she does, including her enthusiastic marketing for the trendsetting Pandora jewelry brand.
Winning Influence
Oswaldo “Ozz” Negri says he’s blessed to be able to make a career out of he favorite thing in the world: Racing; and to be fortunate enough to be able to give back by raising awareness about causes close to his heart.
Family, In Focus
An award-winning photographer reinvigorating contemporary family portraiture, Stephanie Anders has built an entire career on capturing intimate moments.
Pure Pampering
Suffering from the slings of a bad hair day? Or just feel that the comforting treatments you deserve have been few and far between? We’ve found a few pampering professionals ready to give you the top-tier treatment you deserve.
Body Shifters
Confident that your best body is just a few sessions away, meet the top trainers making Miami mighty, one workout regimen at a time.
Pros Of Pretty
We’ve scoured the ever-expanding aesthetic enhancement scene to bring you the city’s best and brightest beauty makers.
Youth Fit
At some point in her life, Sofia Victoria De La Pena has played nearly every sport: soccer, tennis, golf, volleyball, swimming, etc. In 2012, her zeal for physical activity and her wish to better her community through service led to her launching Fit Kids Day.
Sensational Saluti!
Think you have a dream job? Meet Carlo Biasiotto, CEO of Italian sparkling wine titans Foss Marai. His business? Celebration.
Kil(n)in’ Me Softly
Practicing a primeval artform carefully refined over millennia, Miami-based Ceramicist James Herring’s work bridges a widening gap between our past and present.
Inner Power
Following up on the success of her two meditation albums in Spanish, popular Holistic Life Coach, Certified ThetaHealing Instructor, Motivator & Meditation Leader Lorena Coyle has released her first English album: EON Meditations For The Soul.
Fashion Reimagined
After watching The True Cost, a documentary about the clothing industry and its impact on the world, Gabriella Smith knew more needed to be done to raise awareness about the wastage of fashion going into landfills. The result is The UpCycle Project.
Glimmering Grace
A Miami-based designer of peerless pieces of handcrafted jewelry, Sazingg Founder Irene Zingg gives us a glimpse into the arduous creative process necessary when pursuing perfection.
Talent On The Rise
A regal glimpse into the complex fashionways of beleaguered Venezuela, Daniela Panaro and ultra-feminine line No Pise La Grama have made an undeniable effect on our world’s wider fashion sense.
Vintage Vixens
An on-trend entrepreneur recasting consignment for the modern day Miamian, Angie Ferrer Domecq, Founder & Principal of ViBe Consignment, sat down to give us The 411 on pre-loved designer pieces.
Inspired Spaces
In a city enthused with aesthetics, who are the designers, architects and visionaries leading us into bold new terrain? Meet a few professionals in the design field who stand, powerfully, apart from the competition.