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The Business of Category Creation, According to Simon Kim

Simon Kim has spent the past decade redefining what Korean cuisine can be on the global stage. As the restaurateur behind COTE, Coqodaq and Gracious Hospitality Management, Kim has transformed Korean dining into a Michelin-starred luxury format that scales across continents without sacrificing identity, discipline or craft. In this Expert Insights Q&A, Kim examines the business of category creation—from maintaining Michelin-level consistency across New York, Miami, Las Vegas and Singapore to knowing when growth is earned rather than forced. Drawing on his experience building multi-concept brands and preparing his most ambitious project yet at 550 Madison Avenue, Kim argues that people, intuition and creative restraint are what ultimately determine whether a hospitality concept endures.

The Longevity Gap: How Aging Research Leaves Women Behind

Priyanka Jain, co-founder and CEO of Evvy, and Kayla Barnes-Lentz, a leading expert in female longevity, examine how today’s longevity movement remains fundamentally male-coded, and why that imbalance carries real consequences for women’s healthspan. They argue that longevity science has systematically overlooked women’s biology. As investment and A.I.-driven tools reshape the future of health, Jain and Barnes-Lentz contend that without sex-specific data, research and clinical frameworks, the next era of longevity risks scaling old inequities instead of correcting them.

Lead Poisoning Isn’t a Mystery. It’s a Policy Failure

Communications strategist Olga González examines why childhood lead poisoning remains one of the United States’ most preventable public health crises. Drawing on data from the CDC, insights from environmental justice leaders, and real-world enforcement failures from New York to Flint, González reveals how infrastructure neglect, regulatory gaps and political indifference continue to place hundreds of thousands of children at risk each year, despite decades of clear evidence and viable solutions.