Erika Ayers Badan

She worked hand-in-hand with a founder who's a lightning rod for controversy—OK, for stepping in it. She grew a chaotic company (Vanity Fair calls it a "pirate ship") housed over a dentist's office outside of Boston that published giveaway papers into a juggernaut with more than 5 billion monthly video views and 225 million followers valued at 550 million dollars....