The philanthropist and entrepreneur reflects on purpose, persistence, and the Image Award–nominated podcast amplifying voices over 50.

For as long as I can remember, I have been bombarded with beauty advertisements. Preying on insecurities I didn’t even know I had, magazines and TV commercials have given myself and young women ...

I came across Frances Mayes’ “Bella Tuscany” this spring and read just a few lines to remember how beguiled I was by her first memoir on the subject. I have heard Mayes’ prose dismissed as something ...