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AGEIST profiles are north star examples of what can be. Our people don’t have it all figured out, none of us do, but they are curious, energetic and forward leaning examples of how we are living now. They are very much not done yet. We occasionally do profiles on people who are well known, but we prefer our heroes hidden in plain sight.
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Alpana Ahuja, 57: Artist and Elephant Whisperer
by Damini Roy Alpana just loves elephants. Her studio is filled with their portraits and their amazing pad prints. She smiles with joy recounting her...
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Chef Gilles Epié, 60
Gilles won a Michelin star in 1988 at the tender age of 22, the youngest to have ever done so. His storied history includes...
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Spilling the High Tea with Amanda Jones, 57
Amanda Jones by Claudia GoetzelmannKikoko co-founders Amanda Jones and Jennifer Chapin are two of the unlikeliest candidates to be sitting atop a California cannabis empire.Jones...
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Paul Hynek 57, Radical Life Extension
This is Paul Hynek. Among other notable achievements, and there are many, he is one of 9 people who successfully completed the recent Stanford...
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Debra Rapoport, 74
As we are speaking, this native New Yorker is currently wearing a hat made of paper towels, and she looks magnificent. An artist, a...
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Ron Haviv, 54: Conflict Photographer, Filmmaker, Educator
Ron is a legend, one of the best there is. He is a photographer who often works in conflict zones. Going to these exceedingly...
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Denise Graef, 57. Fighter, Overcomer, Questioner
Facing a Diagnosis: Research, Questions, and Courage
Meet Denise Graef, 57, of "Big Sky Country" - Missoula, Montana.
As a late teenager, Denise was diagnosed with...
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Hambis Charalambous, 57, Revisited 5 Years Later
There is so much changing. So many industries and professions being disrupted, with the people in them having their lives disrupted. The intersection of...
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Ursula Beatt, 59: Creating Her Own World
Photography by Claudia GoetzelmannWe are very interested in the idea of each of us creating a world around us that allows us to be...
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Ed Patuto, 59: Director of Audience Engagement at The Broad Museum
Ed Patuto has an unusual job for a 59-year-old guy from Youngstown, Ohio. His gig is to get people to engage and participate with...
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Sabine Jankowski, 55: Disruptive Entrepreneur
Sabine is a headstrong woman. From the original one-piece she is wearing at our meeting, blond hair cut in a straight-edged bob, to the...
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Barbara Corcoran, 70: Funding Visionary Women Entrepreneurs
Illustration by Samantha Hahn.Barbara Corcoran is a legend. She built a real estate brokerage empire in NY from zero. If you lived in NY...
