VOLUME II / ISSUE VII / JULY 2018
COMMENTS TO THE EDITOR “This is the magazine for people with perfect lives.” “It’s so beautiful.” “Breaking the mold.” “Love this.” “Nice.” “Thank you for the feature.” “Beautiful issue.”
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR The Women+Power issue may be the most important cover from Polo Lifestyles to date. For months, our editorial board poured over names and nominations that we gathered from other influencers and nominees. We spoke on the phone to nominees, their PR handlers, and spokespeople. Women were added and women were dropped from the list. Those who made the final cut are a tiny representation of the world’s powerful women, but they all share attributes that unite them: vision, focus and desire. In every interview and Q-and-A session, these women clearly demonstrated that they know where they’re going and how they’re getting there. Every one of them has faced adversity, expectations, hardship, and the twists and turns of modern life. And in every one of them, we can identify with their burdens, their successes and their joie de vivre. There are very, very famous women on our list who have companies and dozens of influential women behind them, supporting them every step of the way; there are women on this list who are out there with more limited means, making, nonetheless, their mark on our world and our society. Shonda Rhimes, for example, hates the term “power female lead” in the entertainment industry. “Never would we describe a male lead as a ‘powerful male lead’ yet the industry continues to act as though a powerful female lead is some sort of pleasant surprise," she tweeted. 'Surprise, no more,' as I read and edited the profiles this month, I thought. Surprise, no more.
Best, Josh Jakobitz josh@htpolo.com
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