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Lauren Kassan and Audrey Gelman co-founded The Wing in NYC. Kassan is now the COO, and Gelman is the CEO. Get the winter issue for their full story on newsstands December 1 or subscribe now here.

Audrey:

My current color crush …

Pantone Mecca Orange.

The space I would move into tomorrow …

Eames House.

I learned

[“Be The Person You Needed When You Were Younger”]

from

[Ayeesha Siddiqui].

My go-to dish/drink to make when guests are coming in an hour …

roasted hazelnuts.

Song that best describes me …

“Volcano Girls,” by Veruca Salt.

Advice to my 2017 self …

“No” is a complete sentence.

Lauren:

My current color crush …

Mustard Yellow

The space I would move into tomorrow …

Other than The Wing, where I basically do live, I’d say Aire Ancient Baths so I can permanently live in a jacuzzi…does that count?

I learned

[to do more, less]

from

[my old boss and badass entrepreneur and mom, Amanda Freeman]. Meaning, don’t try to do one thing and be perfect, but do everything you’d want to and not strive for perfection.

Song that best describes me …

“Let it Go” from “Frozen.”

My go-to dish/drink to make when guests are coming in an hour …

can’t go wrong with a good cheese plate and casa dragones tequila!

Advice to my 2017 self …

Don’t sweat the petty stuff… and don’t pet the sweaty stuff.