Business
Dramatic Art
How soap opera scribe Maria Arena Bell came in just in time to rescue L.A.’s MOCA
Editor’s Letter—December 2011
The things that unite our city can be found in all corners.
Tesla Takes Shape
Already avant-garde, the car company endeavors to be the EV player that values adventurous design as much as long-range, gas-free mobility.
The Mayor of Melrose
Sophistication and sensitivity aren’t traits generally associated with developers, but Ben Soleimani proves the exception.
Power to the People
With innovative minds like Sungevity’s Danny Kennedy, L.A. can lower its use of fossil fuels while hitting the goal of a million solar roofs.
Mexican Revolution
Reb Kennedy knows a good thing when he hears it, so he started Wild Records, L.A.'s little indie label that could. And the listeners are flocking.
Tastemakers 2009 Jason Nadler
As head of UTA Online, Jason Nadler scours for the homegrown talents who make YouTube hits and then he tracks the auteurs for potential commercial deals. In short, he's a Web starmaker.
Tastemakers 2009 Tim Leiweke
The head of AEG, Tim Leiweke has overseen the creation of the Staples Center, Nokia Theatre and more, and next year he'll open a dual hotel complex—part Ritz-Carlton, part Marriott—that he believes will alter the downtown area in a major way.
Tastemakers 2009 Ryan Kavanaugh
He passed on a recording contract, but Ryan Kavanaugh launched Relativity Media, the company that has financed or produced and distributed more than 100 films—and racked up more than $7.4 billion. Not a bad trade-off.
Tastemakers 2009 Cash Warren
Business partners with Baron Davis. Married to Jessica Alba. Modest as he is in person, Cash Warren has grand aspirations: to redefine Los Angeles culture and create new entertainment: “The next cultural explosion will be fueled by homegrown talent.”
James Diener Long-Term Plan
Music industry vet James Diener talks to Jesse Kornbluth about his recipe for A&R, growing bands and how niche music-industry models really work in today's market.
Eli Broad & David Bohnett Cause/Effect
Giants of philanthropy Eli Broad and David Bohnett discuss their motivations, how they've decided to give back and what they consider a success.
The Big Secret
How Parry Thomas and Jerry Mack—a Mormon from Utah and a Jew from Las Vegas—built the Bank of Las Vegas and changed laws to entice corporations and make the Mob leave Sin City.
Lynda Resnick Bearing Fruit
The marketing genius and Pom Queen talks with professor Jared Diamond about ambition, instinct, sustainability—and Jackie O’s fake pearls.
The Hollywood Pitch What's the Catch?
Nicholas Weinstock, head of motion picture development at Apatow Productions, shares his secret strategies for fielding movie and series proposals.
Baron Davis The Power of One
The star basketball guard and L.A. native talks to John Ireland about growing up in Los Angeles, his friendship with Cash Warren, playing for the Clippers and much more.
Magic Johnson Means Business
The former Laker talks about revitalizing neighborhoods, employing minorities and his new book, 32 Ways to Be a Champion in Business.
Speak Easy
SaysMe shakes up cable advertising by allowing people to upload and air their own commercials in local telelvision markets.
No Grunts, Please
Ugly Betty producer Silvio Horta reveals that the path to success in Hollywood is paved with good assistants—if you can find one.
