Jason Gesing: The Lead

Jason Gesing: The Lead

As CEO of eXp Realty, Jason Gesing presides over one of the fastest-growing real estate brokerage brands in the history of the industry. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit last year, eXp’s completely cloud-based office, facilitated by the Virbela platform, helped...
Kara Goldin: Liquid Gold

Kara Goldin: Liquid Gold

How Kara Goldin turned her thirst for a healthy beverage into a multimillion-dollar company—and emerged as an entrepreneurial guru. It’s an unusually brilliant October day in San Francisco when I arrive to Hint, Inc.’s headquarters on chic Union Street to...
Annabeth Gish: In the Balance

Annabeth Gish: In the Balance

How Annabeth Gish maintains harmony between family and fame. The same year that actress Annabeth Gish arrived at Duke University as a freshman, the film Mystic Pizza—which she had a breakout role in alongside Julia Roberts—was released. It was 1989, and in a surreal...
Ghecemy Lopez: The Cancer Crusader

Ghecemy Lopez: The Cancer Crusader

Doctors told Gloria Estrada she probably had six months to live. As if that weren’t enough, the chemotherapy coursing through her veins to stave off her stage 4 colon cancer was also damaging the nerves in her hands and legs, leaving her with debilitating pain and...
Meagan Jones Gray: Deep Dive

Meagan Jones Gray: Deep Dive

It’s February—the height of humpback whale season in Hawaii—which means that it’s next to impossible to get hold of whale scientist Meagan Jones Gray, Ph.D. For just a few months every winter, the marine mammals that Meagan has dedicated her life to studying migrate...
Kirstin Maldonado: Finding Harmony

Kirstin Maldonado: Finding Harmony

How Kirstin Maldonado’s dream of becoming a Disney princess led to the founding of Grammy-winning a capella group Pentatonix. When Kirstin Maldonado joined a couple of high school friends in forming an a capella group in the summer of 2011, she didn’t have...