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PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICHAEL BLANCHARD (RITZ-CARLTON); LISA RICHOV (LA PERLA); MICHAEL BLANCHARD (LEBLANC); MITCH WEISS (PANEL DISCUSSION). MAKEUP BY TAVI DE LA ROSA ABOVE: What a treat it was to celebrate the upcoming marriage of lovebirds Nate Long and Amy Carroccia at La Perla at The Heritage on the Garden. LEFT: I enjoyed an exquisite reception at the Ritz-Carlton, Boston Common's Avery Bar thanks to director of sales and marketing Barbara Lootz, not to mention the carats and carats of diamonds provided by Asprey jewelry. Our fabulous Boston Common staff—me, Glen Kelley, Jessica Laniewski, Jennifer DeMeritt, Emily Burdett, and Amy Fischer—with the panelists from our inspiring feature on Boston's most powerful women. My new best friend, Matt LeBlanc of Friends and Episodes. Power, like fame, is a fickle friend. One minute you're the master of the universe; the next, you're canned from your job. Leadership, on the other hand, seems rooted in sturdier turf: Motivate by example, communicate clearly, work hard, and you can't go wrong, at least in theory. This issue is devoted to women leaders, and we (the majority of our staff, incidentally, is female) were curious about how much success is helped or hindered by gender in these modern times. We reached out to take the pulse with Boston's most successful and, yes, powerful women leaders—the criteria being that they excelled in their fields, represented a variety of industries, and had been working long enough to have a germane perspective to advance the discussion. We photographed and videotaped the one-hour, open-to-the-public live event at Harvard University's Oberon theater in what proved to be an enormously compelling dialogue ranging from career to parenting tips (check out the video on bostoncommon-magazine.com). Have we come a long way, baby? You decide. On a lighter note, I attended my first celebrity cover party with Boston Common with an actor who could not have been more gracious (and hilari- ous). Newton homeboy Matt LeBlanc captured all of our hearts on the red carpet at Towne Stove and Spirits. It's no coincidence that he is enjoying a comeback in his Emmy-nominated TV show Episodes—10 years after Friends, he's still a star. Speaking of stars, The Black Crowes and Fitz and the Tantrums roared onto the stage at the House of Blues for the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay's annual Big Night gala, and made a fan out of me. As did the seriously spectacular lingerie at La Perla in Heritage on the Garden, where lacy corsets and ruby robes provided the backdrop for a celebration of the upcoming wedding of local couple Amy Carroccia and Nate Long (a pleasurable opportunity for ol' Nate to invest in some honey- moon threads for his betrothed). Finally, my heartfelt thanks to the Ritz-Carlton and Boston Common staffs, who threw the most exquisite party to christen my position as editor-in-chief. Dainty éclairs, tuna tartare, and vintage Champagne... the night felt right. Follow me on Facebook at facebook.com/boston-common and on bostoncommon-magazine.com. LISA PIER PONT 22 BOSTONCOMMON-MAGAZINE.COM FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF 022_BC_FOB_EdLtr_LateSpring14.indd 22 4/4/14 10:15 AM