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I’ve truly come to realize, if you want to make God laugh, tell him your future plans.  A large percentage of the population would view my idea of a “normal day” as a bit insane. Yet, I would prefer the term “organized chaos.” Being a modern day nomad and a Jane-of-all-trades, my agenda ranges from scheduling events through my nonprofit, Everyday Heroes Like You, to hoping on a plane and riding the Southwest “bus” to Los Angeles for a photo shoot or a hosting gig. I think it’s important to view every day as an ideal day. It’s all about maintaining a...

AN AWARD-WINNING MIXOLOGIST. ONE OF TOP LOCAL SINGING TALENTS. A WELL-RESPECTED RESTAURATEUR. THESE 10 VALLEY VIPS ARE AT THE TOP OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PROFESSIONAL TURFS (AND SOME ARE LOOKING TO OVERTAKE OTHER FIELDS, AS WELL). SO, HOW DID THEY GET TO WHERE THEY ARE TODAY?

STORY BY MELISSA LARSEN

PHOTOS BY JASON BLACK

“Since graduating high school, I've been in the beauty industry. First, as a model, then as the owner of a modeling agency and now as a makeup artist and photographer. It’s...

Kathy Shayna Shocket has the inside scoop on people who make a difference. 

The scoop on the Scottsdale party with a 007 mystique.

From Stephen Clifford, Registered Investment Advisor Representative The Winfield Group - Scottsdale, Arizona

Year-end investment decisions may sometimes result in substantial tax savings. Tax planning may allow you to control the timing and method by which you report your income and claim your deductions and credits. The basic strategy for year-end planning is both to time your income so that it will be taxed at a lower rate, and to time your deductible expenses so that they may be claimed in years when you are in a higher tax bracket. In terms of investment planning, investing in capital assets may increase your ability to...