One of my primary duties at brass is finding, planning, writing, and photographing our cover stories. There are a ton of great young people out there to profile, but it's not always easy to narrow down whom to select. Who makes it on the cover is decided by numerous in-staff discussions and depends on several factors like: how do they fit with our other recent cover subjects (we want variety), does their story inspire, are they relatable, and does their story teach our readers anything?