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After two decades of writing about other people’s adventures, Amanda Jones co-founded Kikoko with a friend. Their business came with floral tins, vintage hats, and a firm rule about whom they would work with.

Jason Kessler is an Emmy-winning writer, food and travel journalist, TV writer, and creative director who penned episodes of NBC's The Office, wrote a weekly column for Bon Appétit, hosted Trip Testers on Travel Channel, and created the Fly&Dine travel and dining platform. A North American Travel Journalist Award winner, cancer survivor, documentary filmmaker, and classical guitarist, Kessler is a rare multi-hyphenate who moves between advertising copy, primetime TV, and long-form journalism with the same easy wit he brings to rating airline food.