Pulse
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BY ALISON BAILIN BATZ / PHOTOS BY BRIAN MARCUS
LIQUID GOLDEN TOUCH
Julie Macklowe goes from Horizon marching band to hottest whiskey maker on the market Today, New York business leader and socialite Julie Macklowe is a global phenomenon, conquering the worlds of finance, fashion and beauty while gracing the pages of Vogue, Forbes, and Page Six. But back in the 1990s, Macklowe was known as Julie Lerner (her maiden name), a talented student at Horizon High School in
Scottsdale, where she played trombone in the marching band, served as president of the chess club, and even landeded a spot on the golf team with future LPGA star Grace Park. “Admittedly, I was geeky, and proud of it. If there was an academic club, I was a member. If there was something math related, I was signed up to do it,” says Macklowe, who was born So Scottsdale! December ‘23
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