One of the things that sets AHAlife apart is the idea of collective curation (meaning: every product you see on the site was hand-chosen by one of our global tastemakers). Here are the people that make it happen.

Arts & Entertainment


Alexis Hyde

Los Angeles based art curator. Revolutionized storytelling in the digital age with the acclaimed art site The Smartest Thing She's Ever Said.

Annika Connor

Swedish-American artist & entrepreneur whose work depicts a fascination for beauty and decadence.

C.J. Richards

Actor/Model with a secret talent for freestyle rapping.

Carrie Culpepper

Brooklyn-based journalist. Founder of travel & design blog CultureFix.

Chester Higgins Jr.

New York Times staff photographer & author. Exhibited in museums around the world.

Greg Reynolds

New York-based photographer and filmmaker with a love of Germany and a soft spot for well-designed mens' accessories

Hannelore Knuts

Hamburger loving model legend and art curator who divides her time between New York and Belgium.

Heidi Jo Markel

Film producer based in Hollywood who's upcoming movie Lovelace stars James Franco.

Jo Piazza

New York-based journalist with a passion for food and travel.

Joseph Vincent

An up-and-coming acoustic musician based in Los Angeles.

Josh Manning

Josh Manning is an actor, producer and a RiderCoach for the Motorcycle Safety Foundation.

Lara Shriftman

Principle of Multi-service Public Relations firm, Harrison and Shriftman, Author, and mother.

Marcella Echavarria

Founder of Surevolution artisan showroom and sustainability expert. Also a seasoned photographer.

Michelle, Samantha and Sabrina Kleier

The mother-daughter trio stars of the hit reality TV show Selling New York and authors of Hot Property.

Mira Emmerling

Paris-based explorer and discoverer of truly luxurious arts and crafts objects. Founder of Rockhem & Chicstone.

Naomi Fisher

Miami-based, widely exhibited contemporary artist who works in video, photography and performance as well as drawing and painting.

Nithya Das

Nithya Das, a legal counsel at AppNexus, a NY based start-up, and writer of two popular food sites: Hungry Desi and Half Pint Gourmet.

Patricia de la Torre

Puerto Rico-based editor in chief of CARAS magazine, who published her own book titled Bienvenida a Venus, a compilation of a column she wrote for 13 years.

Patrik Slettman

Swedish-born, Miami-based VIP hospitality, nightlife and marketing expert who is popular with children.

Ramon Christian

Creative director, dancer and choreographer

Roxanne Lowit

Native New Yorker and legendary photographer who reinvented fashion and celebrity portraiture.

Sabrina Wirth

Director of Wirth Art Advisory, who promotes talented, up-and-coming artists from all over the world.

Samantha Yanks

Editor-in-Chief of Gotham and Hamptons Magazines, on-air fashion and lifestyle expert who splits her time between the West Village and Bridgehampton.

Shonquis Moreno

Writer, editor, and design and street art enthusiast who divides her time between New York and Istanbul.

Tina Brown

Englishwoman in New York. Editor-in-Chief of Newsweek and The Daily Beast. Author of the 2007 New York Times best seller "The Diana Chronicles".

Vicky Ward

British-born & New York-based. Author. Investigative journalist. Contributing editor at Vanity Fair.

Wendi Murdoch

TV Executive. Film Producer. Creative Spirit.