Mavian Arocha-Rowe

Mavian Arocha-Rowe is known as an asset to the business and communications industry and is motivating and advocating “your authenticity should be your strategy,” for all women, regardless of their season and roles. For the past 20 years she has directed magazines, plus multiple art and marketing departments as creative director and brand manager. What supersedes all of her great career moves is her role as wife and mother living in Atlanta. Challenging herself to discover and bravely pursue the calling for her life, Arocha-Rowe helps other women discover and pursue their life’s assignment. She is a passionate, and loud-laughing speaker on the topic of purposefully redeemed, and mentors young women so they can exercise a mind that is doctrinally pure, along with a heart that beats toward sanctification. She will almost never turn down Marlow’s Tavern double-tavern cheeseburger, a cooking-demonstration from Leaning Ladder, or any opportunity to head to Miami to spend time with family.

Embracing Irinés Vázquez and her Emigre

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What began as a childhood fascination for Irinés Vázquez is now her reality. After earning her degree in marketing from the University of Puerto Rico, she devoted herself to her passion resulting with international awards and vast recognition. Since her launch of Emigre, Vázquez has traveled the world in search of inspiration to keep her…

The Shoe Fits with Edmundo Castillo

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Edmundo Castillo, a true master craftsman and industry visionary, began his career by working with industry icon Donna Karan for nine years before moving on to work with Ralph Lauren. Having built his career on his lifelong passion and talent for shoe design, the CFDA award-winning designer continues to produce collections that offer technical perfection…

Fashions by Hamdan: Always One Step Ahead

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After years designing for private clients in Miami and New York, Alex Hamdan launched her line in 2008. Her signature style of confident, sexy femininity is evident in all her designs. With a fashion degree from the International University of Arts and a degree in business administration and marketing from Florida international university Hamdan, Dominican…

Christy Nockels: Interview Turned Keynote Address

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In the days of social media where our messages are constricted to a specific number of characters, our cover story goes against all of these modern-day rules of engagement. We invite you to stop your schedule and allow for this read to be the interruption for the next hour. Cancel all alarms, wait for the…

House by Yanina Faour

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Designer Yanina Faour is Argentina’s “enfant terrible” of luxury jewelry, injecting new life into the conventions of fine jewelry. She creates bold, understated handcrafted jewels that tell a story. “When it’s time for me to design, my reference points are the European couture jewelry houses, architecture, contemporary art, and my beloved Buenos Aires is always…

Laura Sánchez, For the Love of Art, Oh Yeah and The Oscars

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Laura Sánchez is a worldwide Internet-celebrated-sensation who is discovering, uncovering, and defining the world of makeup art. Her path is filled with requests to appear on talk shows and red carpets, work on commercial campaigns, judge as an influencer, and more. As a solid contributor toward HuffPost Voces and Mamas Latinas, Sánchez from Colombian decent…

More than Healthy, She’s The Healthy Warrior

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Certified health coach, clean and eating specialist, cancer guide, mother of two wonderful children, and the founder of The Healthy Warrior, Cristina Gutierrez believes there is no diet that will do what healthy eating does. She asks us to skip the diet and simply eat healthy. We ask her about life experiences that sparked her…

Long Live La Cozinha Deliciosa

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Meet Chef Isa Souza. She is a standout performer that exudes positive energy, an unparalleled love for a healthy lifestyle, and an insatiable desire to revolutionize the traditional art of cooking. Her tender voice and endearing eyes transcend to her flavorful dishes that combine traditional cooking methods with modern techniques all presented with chic elegance that characterizes…

Healthy Must-Haves

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Yoga Strong Body Sculpting with Yoga presents an innovative new approach to strength building which combines unique resistance exercises with traditional yoga practices and we must agree it’s the next step forward in one’s quest to increase strength and conditioning through yoga. Author and expert Gwen Lawrence’s revolutionary program empowers individuals to achieve defined arms and…

What is Love?

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Seasoned Feelings Ask any teenager or senior citizen, “What is love?” and their answers reflect a similar influence. Love involves feelings—romanticized by music, literature, and media. We all yearn to recreate that intimacy based on what seems so ideal. Our deepest longings shape what defines love—fervor, passionate, flawless, perfect, and fulfillment, joy. When we express…