Founder Gary Press to Proceed as Chairman of the Board, Guaranteeing Continuity and Strategic Management
Way of life Media Group (LMG), the father or mother firm of an award-winning portfolio of print, digital, and live-event manufacturers that features Way of life, South Florida Enterprise & Wealth, LUXE, and CHARITABLE magazines, is asserting the transition of possession from founder Gary Press to Ray Chehata, chairman of Chehata Household Holdings. As a part of the transition, efficient Wednesday, July 29, 2026, Press will stay actively concerned as chairman of the board, offering strategic steering and making certain continuity because the group enters its subsequent section of development.
Based greater than 14 years in the past, Way of life Media Group has grown into one among South Florida’s premier multimedia firms, publishing 12 journal manufacturers whereas producing lots of the area’s most acknowledged enterprise, luxurious, philanthropic, and neighborhood occasions. The corporate’s publications and platforms have turn out to be trusted voices, connecting influential leaders and organizations all through South Florida.
“This has by no means been nearly publishing magazines,” says Press. “It has all the time been about constructing a platform that celebrates the individuals, companies, and communities that make South Florida extraordinary. Watching these manufacturers develop over the previous 14 years has been one of many biggest honors of my profession. I couldn’t be extra assured in passing the torch to Ray Chehata, whose values, management, and imaginative and prescient make him the best individual to guide Way of life Media Group into its subsequent chapter.”
Chehata serves as chairman of Chehata Household Holdings, an funding firm with possession pursuits in companies worldwide. Over the previous decade, he has targeted on constructing and investing in South Florida firms dedicated to sustainable development, innovation, and neighborhood affect.
“Each choice we make, we make with the following era in thoughts—we construct firms handy down,” says Chehata. “That modifications the way you deal with each worker and each buyer.” Chehata provides, “It’s an honor to proceed the legacy Gary has created. Way of life Media Group has earned the belief of the South Florida enterprise neighborhood by publishing significant journalism, celebrating distinctive leaders, and creating occasions that convey individuals collectively. We look ahead to investing in these iconic manufacturers whereas increasing our print, digital, and stay occasion platforms all through the area.”
Way of life Media Group’s government management crew will stay unchanged, together with:
Michelle Simon: writer, Way of life Media Group & LUXE; co-publisher, CHARITABLE
Kim Sarni: writer, South Florida Enterprise & Wealth; co-publisher, CHARITABLE
Melanie Smit: artistic director
Laine Doss: group editor-in-chief
Steve Lederman: visitors supervisor
The corporate’s editorial, artistic and shopper providers groups — together with Monica St. Omer, Evelyn Suarez, Ben Hamilton, Justine Robb, Alexander Hernandez, and Clarissa Zilberman — may even stay in place, persevering with to assist Way of life Media Group’s award-winning publications, digital platforms, signature occasions, and neighborhood partnerships.
Collectively, Press and Chehata share a imaginative and prescient centered on innovation, trusted storytelling, enterprise management, and neighborhood engagement. Below Chehata’s possession, Way of life Media Group will proceed to develop its affect all through South Florida whereas remaining dedicated to its core mission: celebrating management, fostering connections, championing enterprise excellence and telling the tales that form the area’s future.
About Way of life Media Group
Way of life Media Group (LMG) is one among South Florida’s main multimedia firms, publishing a portfolio of 12 journal manufacturers, together with Way of life, South Florida Enterprise & Wealth, LUXE, and CHARITABLE. LMG can be a South Florida chief in digital platforms and signature occasions. For greater than 14 years, the corporate has celebrated the individuals, companies, and organizations that make South Florida one of many nation’s most dynamic areas.
