While not everybody has the opportunity to spend their life researching and advocating for nature the way Jane Goodall has, her life serves as an example of the profound cumulative impact years of small actions can have upon the world around us. Born Valerie Jane-Morris-Goodall on April 3, 1934, she had a passion for animals and Africa from a young age, keeping a stuffed chimpanzee named Jubilee instead of a teddy bear…
When Maggie Timoney was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Heineken USA, she became the first woman to serve in that position for a major U.S. beer company. And by doing so, she has made her historical mark in a strongly male-dominated industry…
When Lindsey Vonn retired in 2019, she did it as the winningest female ski racer in the world and one of the most decorated alpine skiers in U.S. history. During her career, she won four women’s World Cup overall championships, three Olympic Winter Games medals, eight World Championship medals, and 82 women’s World Cup race victories…
Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, is an American singer-songwriter, actress, and performance artist, almost as well-known for her fashion experimentation and provocative style as she is for her musical talent. She has won many accolades including Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, Grammy Awards, and recognition from the Council of Fashion Designers of America…
Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova became the world No. 1 for the first time in 2005, at the age of 18, becoming the first Russian female tennis player to top the singles rankings. She is an impressive athlete who has won many accolades, including five Grand Slam titles and an Olympic silver medal, but more importantly she has achieved a rare level of success in tennis and is known for her mental toughness and work dedication on and off the courts…
As a world renowned American actress and filmmaker, Angelina Jolie has always lived her life in the glare of the spotlight and has received countless accolades to prove it. Throughout her career, she has taken on roles as engaging as as they are varied, but it seems that it is in the pursuit of her humanitarian passions and charity projects that she has found her true calling…
In the 1970s and early 1980s, Chris Evert dominated the world of tennis. She was the first player—female or male—to win 1,000 singles matches. Over her career she would go on to win six U.S. Opens and seven French Opens, and owns the best winning percentage in history…
Lynsi Snyder’s name might not be familiar, but her company’s surely is. She is the heir to the In-N-Out Burger chain, founded by her grandparents in 1948…
Romanian gymnast Nadia Comăneci might have won nine Olympic medals, five of them gold, yet she will always be remembered as the first gymnast to score a perfect 10 in an Olympic event, and the age of just 14 no less. But beyond that record, it is her journey from child star and national icon to political defector in a brutal regime that makes her determination even more impressive…
If a typical traveler saw Sonia Cheng walking through one of the newest Rosewood properties, they might think she was just another millennial hustling to her next destination, or an executive recently arrived for a well-deserved break from the business world. However, appearances have a way of being deceiving, and that traveler might be shocked to find out just how far from ordinary Cheng is…
