forwardvplayers Family Values Bobby Leidy, grandson of Palm Beach icon Lilly Pulitzer, has found success studying investment patterns rather than fabric patterns. He joined forces with his uncle, Kevin McCluskey, at Wachovia Securities in Palm Beach, and the two became its top broker team before moving to Deutsche
Stroke of Genius Leidy credits his father, who bought him a Heavenly Hotdogs stock certificate at age eight, with first sparking his interest in finance.
If the frigid temperatures of Minnesota lakes weren’t enough the keep Elle Weberg out of the water, it’s unlikely anything can. Growing up, she spent hours swimming in lakes other kids wouldn’t stick their toes in. “You either have a feel for the water or you don’t,” she says. Now 26 and living in Coral Springs, Weberg’s passion
year. Leidy sports his family’s signature prints at
has evolved into a pursuit of an Olympic bid. Af-
events (like at the Red Cross Young Friends Beach
ter failing to qualify for the 2008 summer games,
Blast he hosted in January), but also honors the
she found success as a private swim instructor
family daily. “I have a lot a fun with what I do. I
at Palm Beach’s Sailfish Club. “I realized once I
think that trickles down from my family. They’ve
missed the team that I had so much more po-
always loved what they’ve done and I think I have
tential. I decided I would not quit this sport until
that sense of enjoyment.” —Liza Grant Smith
I have reached my ultimate potential.” —L.G.S.
Nancy Ellison Rollnick
Bank’s Private Wealth Management Group last
Trendy Tween Eleven-year-old Megan Kent doesn’t have time to covet Miley Cyrus’ wardrobe; she’s too busy trying to add to it. Channeling the pain of her parents’ divorce into inspiration, she created Love Gone Apparel, a line of rocker-edge tees that debuted last year. “I saw people wearing Hollister and Abercrombie & Fitch and wanted to know what it would feel like to see people wearing my shirts,” she says. The Vero Beach resident’s designs have already been in the hands of celebrities who visited the VIP luxury Oscar Suite at this year’s Academy Awards. While her Love Gone Apparel currently is available exclusively at lovegoneapparel.com. 28
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budding career has her making business decisions and meeting celebrities, she’s still a typical tween. “I love going to the mall, shopping and hanging out with my friends.” —L.G.S.
“I have always felt the most at home and most serene in the water,” Weberg says. SHe trains twice a day, six days a week.