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Paris; Jerry Oppenheimer's Crazy Rich: Power, Scandal, and Tragedy Inside the Johnson & Johnson Dynasty; and Arthur T. Vanderbilt II's Fortune's Children: The Fall of the House of Vanderbilt. Mid-century gems and leopard print aside, the most telling part of Droese's well-dressed office is her collection of works by female photographers. There are images by Dallasites Alison V. Smith and Polly Apfelbaum, as well as an eye-catching photograph of small-town cheerleaders taken by Laura Wilson. Nothing could be more symbolic to her company's mission, Droese says. "To me, [that photograph] embodies girl power." "IN AN ALTERNATIVE LIFE, I WOULD HAVE BEEN AN EDITOR OR WRITER … I LOVE THE GRAPHIC QUALITY OF TEXT." — Suzanne Droese Suzanne Droese A coffee bar overlooks an open workspace.