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2024 Prestigious Women Awards Honoree: Lania Rittenhouse

Meet Lania Rittenhouse, Vice President, Guest Experience, Brand and Communications at Spirit Airlines

Lania Rittenhouse is a transformational leader with over 30 years of experience in diverse industries, including aviation, cruise, yachting, tourism, and retail. She has lived and traveled to over 65 countries and has successfully led strategic initiatives in Guest Experience & Hospitality, Product Development, Global Business Development, Business Operations, and Philanthropy. Lania is known for making a brand come to life through sound strategy, a proven record of results, and purpose-driven leadership. At Spirit Airlines, she serves as the Vice President of Guest Experience, Brand & Communications. She also serves as the president of the Spirit Charitable Foundation. Lania’s holistic approach to leveraging partnerships across the organization and serving as an Executive Ally helps to optimize the Guest and Team Member journey, all while delivering the best value in the sky. Lania earned an MBA in Global Management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management and a BA in Political Science from the University of Florida. She and her husband, Tom, have two daughters and are proud grandparents to their granddaughters, Emma and Mila.

Drew Limsky

Drew Limsky

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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.