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Award Finalist

2024 Prestigious Women Awards Honoree: Avesta Shaygannik

Meet Avesta Shaygannik, Talent Acquisition and Community Relations at Northwestern Mutual

Avesta Shaygannik oversees and implements the strategic direction for Talent Acquisition and Community Relations at Northwestern Mutual, the South Florida Group. As a talent strategist, Avesta leverages over 10 years in business development with data analytics, employer branding, and DE&I strategies to be an employer of choice in the finance industry. As a community leader, Avesta is a proud South Florida native committed to enriching the lives of others through civic engagement, social impact, and one-on-one mentoring. Avesta serves on the board of directors for Emerge Broward, the largest nonprofit for young professionals in South Florida. Additionally, she serves on the Impact Circle Council for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami and Jack and Jill Center’s Young Professionals Network. A true South Floridian, Avesta attended Florida Atlantic University and loves the Miami Heat. As a connector in her community, Avesta regularly curates events with the goal of elevating individuals and local businesses. Since 2019, she has volunteered in support of Make-a-Wish South Florida and spends her free time practicing hot yoga at the Yoga Joint or training at Legacy Fit.

Drew Limsky

Drew Limsky

Editor-in-Chief

BIOGRAPHY

Drew Limsky joined Lifestyle Media Group in August 2020 as Editor-in-Chief of South Florida Business & Wealth. His first issue of SFBW, October 2020, heralded a reimagined structure, with new content categories and a slew of fresh visual themes. “As sort of a cross between Forbes and Robb Report, with a dash of GQ and Vogue,” Limsky says, “SFBW reflects South Florida’s increasingly sophisticated and dynamic business and cultural landscape.”

Limsky, an avid traveler, swimmer and film buff who holds a law degree and Ph.D. from New York University, likes to say, “I’m a doctor, but I can’t operate—except on your brand.” He wrote his dissertation on the nonfiction work of Joan Didion. Prior to that, Limsky received his B.A. in English, summa cum laude, from Emory University and earned his M.A. in literature at American University in connection with a Masters Scholar Award fellowship.

Limsky came to SFBW at the apex of a storied career in journalism and publishing that includes six previous lead editorial roles, including for some of the world’s best-known brands. He served as global editor-in-chief of Lexus magazine, founding editor-in-chief of custom lifestyle magazines for Cadillac and Holland America Line, and was the founding editor-in-chief of Modern Luxury Interiors South Florida. He also was the executive editor for B2B magazines for Acura and Honda Financial Services, and he served as travel editor for Conde Nast. Magazines under Limsky’s editorship have garnered more than 75 industry awards.

He has also written for many of the country’s top newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Miami Herald, Boston Globe, USA Today, Worth, Robb Report, Afar, Time Out New York, National Geographic Traveler, Men’s Journal, Ritz-Carlton, Elite Traveler, Florida Design, Metropolis and Architectural Digest Mexico. His other clients have included Four Seasons, Acqualina Resort & Residences, Yahoo!, American Airlines, Wynn, Douglas Elliman and Corcoran. As an adjunct assistant professor, Limsky has taught journalism, film and creative writing at the City University of New York, Pace University, American University and other colleges.