Tag: PROFILES

When Samuel Leeds left school at seventeen with no qualifications and £50 in his pocket, no one could have predicted that within a decade he would build a £20 million property portfolio. His journey began in 2009 with a £100,000 house in the West Midlands. Using creative financing, he turned it into a house share […]

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Word has it there is a secret tunnel that runs under the hotel to the palace, but then, that’s no surprise as this hotel has a rich history that includes royalty, and King Charles III just happens to be a neighbor.  A quaint and discreet 5-star hotel that oozes regal charm, it’s a unique property […]

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Illya Kuzmin is a successful entrepreneur who proves that art can be accessible to everyone in the United States. His contributions to the art scene in Los Angeles and New York have made him a highly sought-out person in the United States, and his famous Shot of Art project is picking up speed nationwide. About […]

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As the founder and creative director of Courser, Johnny Kraljevich has found his footing fashioning the most gorgeous high-end luxury sneakers. Upscale Living magazine spoke to him about disrupting the shoe world with The Uno, and why white sneakers go with absolutely everything. Johnny, tell us a bit about yourself. I grew up as the […]

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Holly’s headshot by Kati Dimoff As the Principal of JHL Design, Holly Freres was nurtured by her mother to be a savvy-minded minded businesswoman. Heading up the family business, she has come to understand the demands of the design field, staying fresh on a global scale, all this while being at the top of her […]

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The centerpiece of the Celler Jaume in Sant Sadurni d’Anoia is a giant, white-topped desk. Every day, when he comes to work, Bruno Colomer expresses himself all over it with variously colored marker pens; on it, he says, “he plays”. He creates and hones his works of art which, at the end of every day, are erased […]

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