Style is not merely fashion. It's self expression. Allow these men and women to explain.

Get lost in the woods, while keeping a safe distance from the wildlife.

Dr. Tyler Cooper’s tenure at Cooper Aerobics is respectable, to say the least; he literally grew up there. His father, Kenneth H. Cooper, founded the Cooper Aerobics Center just days before Tyler’s birth in 1970. And in the four decades since, the younger Cooper watched his dad—who is also the founding father of the form of physical exercise known as aerobics—pioneer a multi-specialty practice that’s focused on prevention and backed by extensive research.

Winners in this year’s awards program, including the 2016 Dealmaker of the Year, will be announced at a private awards event in early May, and all finalist companies will be profiled in the May 2016 issue of D CEO.

The founder and president of Dunhill Partners Inc. is helping to change the face of the Design District.