An ongoing list of some of our favorite people.
Hope Smith
As the wife of billionaire businessman Robert F. Smith, Hope Smith is making her own mark in Palm Beach. A former model and TV personality, she is the founder and CEO of Mutha skincare; a philanthropist with a focus on maternal care programs; and author of the book, Your Body is Magic, which offers advice to pregnant and post-partum women as the mother of two, herself.
Steve Ross
Many argue that the mega developer, philanthropist and Miami Dolphins owner may have single-handedly changed the face of West Palm Beach forever. The visionary chairman of Related Ross is leading the charge with many of his peers to recreate the skyline, with projects like One Flagler (designed by world-renowned architect David Childs), preserving the historic First Church of Christ (designed by American architect Julian Abele in 1928), and bringing public art to the community, like that of “Portals” by pioneering artist Fred Eversley.
Ronnie Heyman
The monumental Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen “Typewriter Eraser, Scale X” which greets guests as they enter the Norton Museum of Art was a generous donation of the popular Palm Beach art collector and philanthropist. What isn’t as well known is that for many years the sculpture adorned the front lawn of the waterfront Greens Farms, CT home she built with her late husband, Samuel J. Heyman.
