Manifest Your Ideal Life
Illustration by Branden Barker Vision board your way to the life you want. We’ll show you how. Written by LaShonda Sims Duncan, MA.Ed., MFT, LCMHC, LPCC-S, NCC | Photographed by Kylene White For many people, the end/start of a year is a reflection point. People often reflect on how their year went. Naturally, it’s a time when we think about what we’d like to do better or see happen in our lives. Vision boards are a visual representation of the things you would like to manifest in life. I liken it to a visual [...]
Ladies Who Launch: Angie Andriot | Vetiver Aromatics
Making Dollars Out of Scents: Angie Andriot’s interest in making perfume became the formula for launching a successful business. Written by Lennie Omalza | Photographed by Kylene White When Angie Andriot started making her own perfume at home more than 10 years ago, she never expected her hobby to turn into a full-fledged small business that offers services all around Kentuckiana and ships products across the country. “It really started with me experimenting with making my own perfume,” she explains. Eventually, Angie started selling some of her own creations. In the vibrant local shopping community of [...]
The Ladies of Justice
Justice may be blind, but in Louisville, justice is also female. Meet seven women jurists who are shattering the judicial glass ceiling and changing the face of the courts. Written by Lennie Omalza | Photographed by Kylene White | Shot on location at the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law | Hair and makeup by Lauren Sutton The women of Louisville’s Jefferson District Court have come a long way. When voters elected the first judges back in 1978, only two were women. Today, only one is a man. This female majority, however, isn’t the [...]
The New Face of Wealth
Image by Shutterstock Financial experts predict that women are set to inherit and control approximately $30 trillion in financial assets by 2030. As the new face of wealth will become female, we delve into the importance of wealth planning. Written by Diane R. Paylor | Illustrations by Branden Barker The vast majority of women in the United States have bank accounts in their own name, work and make their own money and can pay their own bills. But in the not-so-distant past, the story was different. In 1862 (a mere 160 years ago), [...]
Special Report: Mayor Greg Fischer Looks Back
Mayor Greg Fischer and First Lady Dr. Alexandra Gerassimides with granddaughters Penny, 3, and Sophia, 8 months. Oftentimes in life there’s tragedy and triumph. The way you respond when you’re knocked down and get back up can define you. Interview by Tawana Bain | Photographed by Kylene White As his historic 12-year term draws to a close, publisher Tawana Bain sat down with outgoing Mayor Greg Fischer for this month’s episode of the Today’s Woman Show, which will air on Friday, December 9, at 9am on WHAS, to reflect on the trials and triumphs [...]
Ladies Who Launch: Jasmine Douglas | Vier Beauty Lounge
Living the Glamorous Life: The former pharmacy tech switched careers and is happily booked and busy as a popular makeup artist. Written by Shirelle Williams | Photographed by Kylene White Jasmine Douglas worked as a pharmacy technician for over six years before becoming a makeup artist. The graduate of the pharmacy magnet program at Louisville Central High laughs and says “makeup was not in the cards at all.” But the beauty and makeup hobbyist still saved her money for the remote possibility that one day she would be able to make her passion a career. After [...]
