Cultivators of Culture: Atefeh Riazi

Atefeh Riazi has impacted the world. Many of the people we have profiled here at Cultivating Culture, have benefitted lives for underserved or middle-class communities in developed countries (which we greatly respect and admire). However, Atefeh Riazi has stepped...
Cultivators of Culture: Dorothy McSweeny

Cultivators of Culture: Dorothy McSweeny

Culture is all about interacting with what’s around us as both the subject and object of representation. A driving force that inspires cultural change and through which cultural change is depicted is art. Dorothy McSweeny could be called the queen of the arts....
Cultivators of Culture: Henry Kravis

Cultivators of Culture: Henry Kravis

Henry Kravis is a legend in the fields of finance and philanthropy. After revolutionizing how the world sees private equity (namely leveraged buyouts) Kravis forged on to revamp the way society’s elite give back. Recognizing the power of education and how it...

Cultivators of Culture: James S. Turley

James S. Turley, CEO and Chairman of Ernst & Young Global, is the 2012 recipient of the BCA Leadership Award. The Business Committee for the Arts has used the award to recognize individuals for their commitment to and vision for the arts. To read more about James...
Cultivators of Culture: Emily Youssouf

Cultivators of Culture: Emily Youssouf

Emily Youssouf is a legend in the industries of finance and housing. Over her 30 years of industry experience, Youssouf has reproduced culture through the channels of education, government, and philanthropy. Using her experience with philanthropic work and ties to...
ReThink Fabrics, Leading the Way in Eco-Friendly Fashion

ReThink Fabrics, Leading the Way in Eco-Friendly Fashion

ReThink Fabrics, a Seattle-based clothing brand start-up,  provides an eco-friendly line of garments using recycled plastic bottles made from a material called r-PET polyester (recycled polyester). From experience, I know that my ReThink T-Shirt is extremely soft, but...