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Michigan Avenue - 2016 - Issue 4 - Fall - Two for the Money

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PhotograPhy by Louie abeLLera; hair by Kristina Feyerherm, maKeuP by shannon o'brien, styLe by heidy best staying strong Lifeway president and CeO Julie SmolyanSky shares the Luxuries that keep her happy, heaLthy, and inspired in ChiCagO and beyOnd. By meg mathiS "I wear a lot of hats," says Julie Smolyansky. She's not kidding: The Lincoln Park resident leads Lifeway Foods, the nation's leading supplier of kefir, having become the youngest female CEO of a publicly held firm when she assumed her role at 27; a mother of two daughters, Smolyansky is also a passionate advocate for women's rights, particularly through her nonprofit Test400k (which challenges the backlog of 400,000 untested rape kits in America), and as executive producer of the sexual assault documentary The Hunting Ground (which notably features Lady Gaga's single "Til It Happens to You" ); she's run 13 marathons; and she's the consummate jet-setter, regularly traveling to places like Mexico, China, and Bangladesh. "I definitely go inward and consider how much gratitude I have for all that it took to get to this point—good and bad, it's all connected," says Smolyansky, who notes that she always wants to give back to the community that's empowered her. Here, she shares life's luxuries that continue to keep her leading the way. Favorite label: "I wear a lot of Gucci." Jeans: Rag & Bone and Cynthia Rowley. Shoes: "I have a ton of YSL booties, and I wear Havaianas all the time. I have to be comfortable. 132  michiganavemag.com space stuff of life

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