A little profile of someone you don’t typically see a profile for, Phyllis Kao is a Sotheby’s auctioneer.
How to charm a room full of billionaires [SSENSE] – “On the Sotheby’s rostrum, Phyllis Kao is a conductor in a double-breasted Yves Saint Laurent jacket, orchestrating millions of dollars with a flick of her hand. A former violin prodigy, Kao has become the art world’s most stylish auctioneer: a performer who knows when to hold a silence, when to break it with a quip, and how to dress in tune with the objects under the hammer. She’s become a cross-generational muse and gateway for new aesthetes to appreciate both art and the high-stakes events built around acquiring it.”
As I say this, turns out she was profiled in the New York Times last year!