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Photo by Max Sassaman   Ramond, a rapper and entrepreneur who hails from Denver, is no stranger to switching things up. He travels frequently and, before the pandemic, spent several months living in Europe to focus on his music and personal growth. So, his recent relocation to Mesa came as no surprise to his manager, friends or fans. “Even if I’m in places I don’t know or have never been, I feel comfortable when I’m...

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When Ted Verderame received his first watch as a kid, it was the beginning of a lifelong passion. The Phoenix native got hooked on timepieces and grew his collection through high school and beyond. In 2018, the management consultant started his own watch business, Endatto. “The timing was right to follow through on the dream to be an entrepreneur,” Verderame says. “I also felt like there was an opportunity to create an attainable luxury timepiece...