Founder, localhippo Who hasn’t gotten a gift bag full of mass-produced tchotchkes and thought, “I’ll never use this!”? On the contrary, if you’re lucky enough to receive one of Inman Park resident Sara Maffey’s thoughtfully curated and beautifully presented boxes through her company, localhippo, your first emotion will likely be elation. The 33-year-old New Jersey ...

President, PeachDish Judith Winfrey has deep roots in the local farm community, a connection that has propelled her to success as president of Atlanta-based meal kit delivery service PeachDish. The 43-year-old Grant Park resident has even been a farmer herself (she and husband Joe Reynolds have Love Is Love Farm at Gaia Gardens in Decatur, ...

Bené Scarves’ Michelle Blue and Sasha Matthews use fashion to make a difference Finding thoughtfully made fashion can be challenging enough, but to discover a brand that’s using profits to make a real difference feels like a treasure. Bené Scarves, the brainchild of 26-year-old Michelle Blue and 25-year-old Sasha Matthews, who lives downtown, are 100% ...

TV personality, engineer and educational program founder Deanne Bell is designing a bright future Deanne Bell plays a lot of roles that, at first glance, don’t seem to go together. She’s a mechanical engineer, television host of CNBC’s “Make Me a Millionaire Inventor” and the founder of Future Engineers, a dynamic organization designed to engage ...

Sugarland singer Kristian Bush takes on a different role for the Alliance Theatre’s new musical. Spend a few moments talking with Kristian Bush, the prolific songwriter, musician and half of Grammy-winning country duo Sugarland, and you get the sense that the 46-year-old Candler Park resident finds wonder and inspiration in just about everything. Case in ...