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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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Dr. Bella McCloud, 59: Upward Life Trajectory
When, two years ago, we last spoke with Bella, she was deep in the long process of getting her Ph.D. in clinical psychology. Then...
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Joe La Fontaine, 59: Flying High
Joe La Fontaine, 59, lives the high life, as in the really really high life, flying at 40,000 ft, captaining the world’s largest commercial...
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Norma Kamali, 74: Embracing the Beauty of Age
At 74, she is now, and has always been, a true future-looking savant, an icon who is just as vital and culturally influential as...
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Michael O’Neill, 73: Finding Purpose Photographing Yoga Masters
All photographs by Michael O'Neill, except cover photograph by Bia Setti.“I feel very young in my head, almost a teenager. You see, I never...
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Ann-Sophie “Fred” Lakso, 56: Love and Sex Addiction Therapist
People call you Fred — where did that come from? My real name, Ann-Sofie, always ended up as either Sofie or Ann. One time somebody...
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David Turns 61: The most creative and productive year of his life.
Today is my 61st birthday. It feels different from 60, weightier. But really, the whole idea of being anywhere near this age is a...
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Wesley Rowell, 59: The Accidental Preacher
At the age of 59, Wesley Rowell became a preacher. This was not something he had ever imagined doing.“I turned 59 on Sep 21...
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Elizabeth Lindsey, 63: National Geographic Explorer
It all started with a prophecy. Elizabeth Kapu'uwailani Lindsey was warned when she was just seven years old, that the day would come when...
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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...
