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Jeff Andrews Barry Dixon Sophie Donelson Suzanne Kasler Carson Kressley

2019 Featured Speakers

February 24-26, 2019 | Atlanta, GA

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Table of Contents

Conference Agenda .................................................................................................3-5

Pitching Session Descriptions ...................................................................................... 6

Meeting Space Floorplan ............................................................................................ 7

Session Descriptions...............................................................................................9-16

Speaker Biographies.............................................................................................17-25

General Information .................................................................................................. 27

Book Signings in the Exhibit Hall .............................................................................. 28

2019 Sponsor Listing ............................................................................................30-31

Exhibit Hall Floorplan ................................................................................................ 32

Company Profiles .................................................................................................33-40

The Design Influencers Conference offers attendees a unique opportunity to participate in the intersection of interior design and the world of new media including blogging, social media, e-commerce, digital branding, book publishing, line promotion, and more.

Meet Your Mentors!

Have you struggled with questions on how to grow your blog, website or business but don’t know who to ask? The DI Conference Mentors provide you, our Mentees, with the benefit of their career and industry experience, vision, and advice in order to help you further your own career aspirations or answer your most vexing questions.

We’ve added a breakfast pre-conference Mentor Round Table Q&A Session on Monday, 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. in the Cascade Meeting Room.

Here is a unique opportunity to ask three experienced design influencers any questions regarding your website, blog, social channels, strategies, and techniques. This is the perfect place to find some insight that is tailored specifically to you and what want to do online to market yourself or your company. Personalized direction will be offered by these three mentors, each with a unique online route to their success, as they share actionable advice that will elevate

your online presence to reach your business goals. You may ask them ANYTHING!

This will be an open round table session, so be prepared to share your objectives and what you are currently doing online to help you achieve them.

Space is limited to the first 20 sign-ups. But if needed, we will add another session on Tuesday, 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. in the Cascade Meeting Room.

If you would like to connect with Carla, Jana, or Deborah, please direct message them via their instagram handles: @carlaaston | @trimqueen | @dvdinteriordesign

You may also sign up for their mentor session at the Registration desk.

Deborah von DonopIInterior Designer and Content Creator

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Carla AstonInterior Designer and Content Creator

Carla Aston Design

Jana Platina PhippsContent Creator and Influencer

Trim Queen


Conference Agenda

Sunday, February 24 10:30AM- 7:30PM

Registration and Information Desk HoursPlease wear your DI Conference badge for admission to the conference sessions and all activities.

Lower Level Lobby

INFLUENCER AND BRAND BREAKOUT SESSIONSAttendees can attend any sessions in the Influencer or Brand Track, and General Sessions. Seating is limited in the Brand Track and is based on a first-come, first-served basis.

Brand Track Sponsored by:

1:00-1:45 p.m.

Influencer Track #1

How In-Person Moments Can Make a Digital Influencer’s CareerKate O’Hara, CEO + Creative Director, Martha O’Hara Interiors

Grand Ballrooms I & II

Brand Track #1

Embracing Influencer Marketing: Evolution and Case StudiesDavid Blair, Director of Strategic Services, Emisare, Inc Sherry H. Qualls, CEO and Owner, Whitegood

Buckhead Ballroom

2:00-2:30 p.m.

Influencer Track #2

How to Make Yourself a Priority While Prioritizing Social MediaAbbi McCollum, Vice President, Social Media and Convergence, Discovery Inc’s Home and Travel


Brand Track #2

Styling Showrooms/Exhibits for Design Influencer EngagementStacy Kunstel, Stylist, Editor, Writer, and Producer

Buckhead Ballroom

2:45-3:15 p.m.

Influencer Track #3

Build Multiple Digital Income StreamsDeborah von Donop, Interior Designer and Author, dvd Interior Design


Brand Track #3

Riches in Regional Relationships and Distribution MarketingJennifer Smiga, Founder and Chief of Social Connections, Ultraviolet Agency

Buckhead Ballroom

GENERAL SESSIONS

All attendees from the Influencer and Brand Tracks are invited to participate.

3:30-4:15 p.m.

General Session #1: Home Design Commerce is Local & Google is Paying Attention-Use Your Blog to Attract LOCAL Clients and Increase Your Bottom LineSandra Funk, Founder and Principal Designer, House of Funk Nicole Heymer, Founder, Curio Electro


4:15-4:45 p.m. Networking Break with Exhibitors and Sponsors Exhibit Hall

4:25-4:45 p.m.*Pitching Session: Pretty, Practical, Performance - Yes You Can Have It All!Presenter: Patrick Shelton, Vice President of Sales, Inside Out Performance Fabrics

Cascade Meeting Room

4:45-5:30 p.m.General Session #2 and Opening Keynote: Barry Dixon Barry Dixon, Renowned Interior Designer and Author Interviewed by Clinton Smith, Award-Winning Journalist in Luxury Design and Lifestyles


5:30-5:40 p.m.

Special Announcement from Dallas Market CenterCole Daugherty, SVP of Marketing & Communications, Dallas Market Center

Sponsored by:


5:40-7:30 p.m.Welcome Reception in the Exhibit HallAll participants are invited to attend. Please wear your DI Conference badge for admission to this event.

Exhibit Hall

5:40-7:30 p.m. Book Signing with Courtney Allison, “French Country Cottage” Exhibit Hall

8:00-10:00 p.m.

Official Sunday After PartyThis event is free to all Design Influencers Conference Attendees. Join us at the Ferguson Buckhead showroom featuring celebrity and executive chef James Briscione, who will share his culinary tips on Monogram’s pizza oven, gas cooktop and columns. Cocktails, wine and appetizers will be served.Complimentary transportation is provided. Bus pick up is located at the Lower Lobby Entrance. Transportation will run on a continuous loop from 7:45 -10:15 p.m.

Sponsored by:

Ferguson Buckhead Showroom

3069 Bolling Way NE, Atlanta, GA 30305

*Seating is limited and RSVP is requested.

4 Event Presented by Esteem Media | esteemmedia.com

Monday, February 25

7:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m.Registration and Information Desk HoursPlease wear your DI Conference badge for admission to the conference sessions and all activities.

Lower Level Lobby

7:30-8:30 a.m. Coffee with Exhibitors and Sponsors Exhibit Hall

7:30-8:30 a.m.

*Mentor Round Table Q&A SessionCarla Aston, Interior Designer and Content Creator, Carla Aston Design Jana Platina Phipps, Content Creator and Influencer, Trim QueenDeborah von Donop, Interior Designer and Content Creator, dvd Interior Design


GENERAL SESSION

8:30-9:30 a.m.The Evolution and Power of Influencer Marketing in the Design IndustryAdam Japko, Founder and CEO, Esteem Media


9:30-10:15 a.m.What Can Design Pros and Brands Learn From Fashion and Beauty Marketing? James Nord, CEO, Fohr


10:15-11:00 a.m.Networking Break with Exhibitors and Sponsors

Sponsored by: Exhibit Hall

10:15-11:00 a.m. Book Signing with Sara Noble, “Finding Fabulous” Exhibit Hall

10:30-10:50 a.m.*Pitching Session: Good Natural Sleep, Presented by Signature Sleep / DHP FurnitureErica Iapalucci, Communications Advisor, DHP Furniture


11:00-11:45 a.m.Don’t Sleep on Pinterest! Keys to Board Organization, Optimization, and Increased Web TrafficKyla Herbes, Owner and Art Director, House Of Hipsters


11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

Introvert, Extrovert, Expert: How to Build Your Design Authority—and Gain a Loyal Audience!—When Your Happy Place is Behind the ScenesDonna Garlough, Author, Editor, and Visual Content Creator; Style Director, Joss & Main Joanna Hawley, Blogger, Stylist, and Digital Influencer, Jojotastic


12:15-12:30 p.m.Savvy Giving PresentationSusan Wintersteen, Interior Designer and Founder, Savvy Giving by Design


12:30-1:45 p.m.Lunch for all ParticipantsOverflow Seating in Buckhead Ballroom

Exhibit Hall

1:45-2:15 p.m.

The Other Side of the Camera: How Photography Influences Digital Content and Social MediaEmily Jenkins Followill, Interior Design Photographer Suzanna Cullen Hamilton, President, ART SMART Strategies, LLC Elizabeth Ralls, Editor-in-Chief, Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles


2:15-3:00 p.m.Google Analytics Suite for Social Media MarketingCharles Farina, Director of Growth and Develo p.m.ent, Analytics Pros


3:00-3:45 p.m. Networking with Exhibitors and Sponsors Exhibit Hall

3:15-3:35 p.m.*Pitching Session: Collaborations for the Trade with FabricutPresenter: Loree O’Sullivan, Digital Marketing Manager, Fabricut


3:45-4:15 p.m.Gain YouTube Stardom with these Four Easy Optimization TipsStephanie Duerden, Digital Marketing Professional, SportRx Taylor Hori, Marketing, Oceanside Glass and Tile


4:15-4:45 p.m.Coastal Living and Universal Furniture - Furnishing a LifestyleNeil MacKenzie, Director of Marketing, Universal Furniture International Inc. Kristen Payne, Vice President of Licensing, Meredith Corporation


4:45-5:30 p.m.

Monday Keynote: Carson KressleyIntroduction by: Skye Westcott, SVP-Merchandising and Design, Ballard Designs Carson Kressley, Emmy-Award winning TV Personality Style Expert, Fashion Designer and Best-Selling AuthorSponsored by:


5:30-5:40 p.m.High Point Market Authority and Esteem Media Announcement for Design Bloggers Tour Spring 2019 Ashley Grigg, Director of Marketing and Communications, High Point Market Authority Adam Japko, Founder and CEO, Esteem Media


5:40-7:30 p.m. Networking Reception in the Exhibit Hall Exhibit Hall

5:40-7:30 p.m. Book Signing with Eric Ross, “Enduring Southern Homes” Exhibit Hall

8:00-10:00 p.m.

Official Monday After PartyThis event is free to all Design Influencers Conference Attendees. Porcelanosa Atlanta Showroom is a short walk from the Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead. See page 16 for a walking map from the Hyatt to the Porcelanosa Showroom.

Sponsored by:

Porcelanosa Atlanta Showroom 3255 Peachtree Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30305



Tuesday, February 26

7:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.Registration and Information Desk HoursPlease wear your DI Conference badge for admission to the conference sessions and all activities.

Lower Level Lobby

7:30-8:30 a.m. Coffee with Exhibitors and Sponsors Exhibit Hall

7:30-8:30 a.m.*Mentor Round Table Q&A Session: Optional for OverflowMentors listed on page 4.


INFLUENCER AND BRAND BREAKOUT SESSIONSAttendees can attend any sessions in the Influencer or Brand Track, and General Sessions. Seating is limited in the Brand Track and is based on a first-come, first-served basis.

Brand Track Sponsored by:

8:30-9:00 a.m.

Influencer Track #4

Business Guidelines and Responsibilities for Building and Leveraging InfluenceMichel Smith Boyd, American Interior Designer, Bravo TV Celebrity


Brand Track #4

Human-Centric Marketing - The Science of Selling Meets the Art of the Lifestyle Experience Jason Pires, CEO and Executive Creative Director, Furniture Branding and MVC Agency

Buckhead Ballroom

9:15-9:45 a.m.

Influencer Track #5

iPhone Image Editing for Brand Enhancement and EngagementLinda Holt, Interior Designer and Photographer, Linda Holt Creative


Brand Track #5

The Keys to Successful Influencer Collaborations: Strategic Planning - PART 1Jana Platina Phipps, Content Creator and Influencer, Trim Queen Mary Leigh Howell, Industry PR Consultant, Mary Leigh Howell PR

Buckhead Ballroom

10:00- 10:30 a.m.

Influencer Track #6

Steps to Building an Online Brand That Stands OutHeather French, Co-Founder, Principal, and Lead Designer, French & French Interiors Franziska Neumann, Owner, FZK Franziska


Brand Track #6

The Keys to Successful Influencer Collaborations: Effective Execution - PART 2Jana Platina Phipps, Content Creator and Influencer, Trim Queen Mary Leigh Howell, Industry PR Consultant, Mary Leigh Howell PR

Buckhead Ballroom

10:45-11:30 a.m. Networking Break with Exhibitors and Sponsors Exhibit Hall

10:45-11:15 a.m. Book Signing with Jeff Andrews, “The New Glamour: Interiors with Star Quality” Exhibit Hall

11:00- 11:20 a.m.*Pitching Session: How to Earn on Social Media While Remaining Authentic from ShopYourLikesJulian Hulbert, Director of Influencer Partnerships, ShopYourLikes


GENERAL SESSIONS

11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.Facebook Marketing and Paid AcquisitionShayla Copas, Principal and Interior Designer, Shayla Copas Interiors Will Ferguson, Co-Founder, Slince, Inc.


12:30-1:15 p.m.

Your Creative Voice: developing a unique one and using it to power your brand. A conversation with interior designer Jeff Andrews and Sophie Donelson Jeff Andrews, Internationally Celebrated Interior Designer, JEFF ANDREWS / DESIGN Interviewed by: Sophie Donelson, Author and Design Editor


2:00-4:30 p.m.

Afternoon Soiree at Ballard Designs ShowroomThis event is free to all Design Influencers Conference Attendees. Meet renowned interior and product designer Suzanne Kasler at the new flagship Ballard Designs showroom. Enjoy a presentation by the acclaimed designer with Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles’ Editor in Chief Elizabeth Ralls, followed by a book signing of Suzanne’s third coffee table tome, Sophisticated Simplicity. Light bites and beverages will be served. Complimentary transportation is provided. Buses depart the Grand Hyatt Lower Lobby on a continuous loop beginning at 1:20-3:30 p.m.

Sponsored by:

Ballard Designs Showroom

4:30-8:30 p.m.

Official Gala Closing Networking Bash–Exclusive to DI Conference Attendees!This event is free to all Design Influencers Conference Attendees. Enjoy food, beverages, specialty cocktails compliments of Grand Brulot. Sparkling Water provided by Waterloo. Complimentary transportation is provided. Buses depart Ballard Designs Showroom at 4:00-4:30 p.m. Buses depart Grand Hyatt on a continuous loop starting at 4:00-8:30 p.m.

Palatial Estate Home in nearby Buckhead

Wednesday, February 27

9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Digital Day at ADACThis event is free to all Design Influencers Conference Attendees. Digital Day at ADAC is back with a day of presentations covering the hottest technology topics currently impacting the world of design. Crafted in partnership with the Design Influencers Conference, Digital Day at ADAC is a forum for novices and experts alike to learn and share ideas so designers and the design industry can evolve and thrive in the new digital environment.Attendees are encouraged to share a ride via Uber, Lyft or taxi.

Sponsored by:

ADAC 351 Peachtree Hills Avenue Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30305



PITCHING SESSION DESCRIPTIONS

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PITCHING SESSION PRESENTED BY INSIDE OUT PERFORMANCE FABRICS

Pretty, Practical, Performance - Yes You can Have it All. Sunday, 4:25-4:45 p.m.Patrick Shelton, Vice President of Sales, Inside Out Performance Fabrics

Come learn about how Inside Out Performance Fabrics make your spaces stylish and easy care with Patrick Shelton.

PITCHING SESSION PRESENTED BY SIGNATURE SLEEP/DHP FURNITURE

Good Natural SleepMonday, 10:30-10:50 a.m.

Erica Iapalucci, Communications Advisor, DHP Furniture

Signature Sleep will be launching its Signature Sleep Honest Collection at the Design Bloggers Conference this February. The Honest Collection includes a natural line of mattresses for both adult and baby. Made in California, the Honest Collection embraces natural elements and is made from nature-inspired components. Signature Sleep will display its Queen Size Honest Mattress at the show and will be speaking about the inspiration behind the Honest Collection and its benefits.

Follow @shopyourlikes

“After only a week using the ShopYourLikes platform, it is quickly becoming my favorite! It’s so easy to use and has fabulous revenue potential! I’m so glad to be a part of this program

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PITCHING SESSION PRESENTED BY FABRICUT

Collaborations for the TradeMonday, 3:15-3:35 p.m.

Loree O’Sullivan, Head of Influencer Relationships and Design Collaborations, Fabricut

Join an intimate session with Loree O’Sullivan, Head of Influencer Relationships and Design Collaborations for Fabricut as she divulges the secrets behind interior design influencers. Learn how to get noticed by international brands, what you can do to leverage these partnerships, and how to navigate the waters of sponsorships, ambassadorships, and licenses with to-the-trade giants like

PITCHING SESSION PRESENTED BY SHOPYOURLIKES

How to Earn on Social Media While Remaining AuthenticTuesday, 11:00-11:20 a.m.

Julian Hulbert, Director of Influencer Partnerships, ShopYourLikes

Julian is responsible for strategic partnership development and revenue driving strategy across Connexity, Inc. brands. He leads sales and business development in pursuing, building and retaining high growth partnerships for ShopYourLikes.

Cascade Meeting Room | Seating is limited and RSVP requested


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Session Descriptions Sessions are listed in chronological order.

• Tools for planning posts across social media so that you can spend one day planning all your feed content and the rest of the time engaging with people

• How you can really just be yourself and that in itself is content on Insta stories - but also provide detailed topics that are perfect to post about for the Insta story audience.

• How you can take advantage of tools like Canva to help you create professional looking content for free.

• How to promote yourself and brand or business using social media - both with paid social posts and with connections across the social networks

Attendees will leave the session with action items to implement, apps to download, and Insta story ideas to try that day.

BRAND TRACK #2 Styling Showrooms/Exhibits for Design Influencer EngagementSunday 2:00-2:30 p.m.

Stacy Kunstel, Stylist, Editor, Writer, and Producer

What gets some showrooms and trade show exhibits better attendance and coverage by design influencers and press? The answer always includes “great styling”. Traditional approaches to exhibit design beg for more in the era of influencer marketing. Hear styling phenom and Design Influencers Conference co-host Stacy Kunstel’s tips on creating attention and engagement with opinion leaders at markets and showrooms.

INFLUENCER TRACK #3 Build Multiple Digital Income StreamsSunday 2:45-3:15 p.m.

Deborah von Donop, Interior Designer and Author, dvd Interior Design

Long time bloggers and astute digital design marketers reap benefits from high traffic sites. Happily, several innovative strategies for ancillary revenue streams are now in vogue and this session will put you on a path to new income flows. Audit your site strategy and leveragel multi level marketing for direct sales and passive income. Learn about giveaways, private label products, digital products for Home & DIY Bloggers and more and get started today. The session will specifically cover:

• Coupons and Deals / Giveaways

• Private Label Products: physical

• Private Label Products: digital

• Licensing

• Training: webinars Facebook groups/podcasting/YouTube

INFLUENCER TRACK #1 How In-Person Moments Can Make a Digital Influencer’s CareerSunday 1:00-1:45 p.m.

Kate O’Hara, CEO + Creative Director, Martha O’Hara Interiors

You’ve spent untold effort developing your online brand and creating pleasingly authentic moments for your followers. You are consistent, innovative, engaging. And yet…you can’t help notice those influencers who were once new to the scene, suddenly hitting it big. What are you missing? In this workshop, Kate will talk about how influencers (and aspiring influencers) can expand their online reach through in-person moments – from gaining a loyal fanbase that actually knows you, to connecting with influencers who are enthused to collab with you, to impressing media who want to feature you.

BRAND TRACK #1 Embracing Influencer Marketing: Evolution and Case StudiesSunday 1:00-1:45 p.m.

David Blair, Director of Strategic Services, Emisare, Inc. Sherry H. Qualls, CEO and Owner, Whitegood

While David and Sherry develop influencer marketing programs with their clients, they are advantaged with an even deeper perspective on the developing role of influencer marketing in the home furnishings industry. Their agencies’ client rosters include High Point Market, National Kitchen and Bath Association and KBIS. Hear them share trends they see from their unique perch and learn from successful case studies.

INFLUENCER TRACK #2 How to Make Yourself a Priority While Prioritizing Social MediaSunday 2:00-2:30 p.m.

Abbi McCollum, Vice President, Social Media and Convergence, Discovery Inc’s Home and Travel

You have to be present on social media to be relevant in the world, but how can you make the biggest impact with the smallest time commitment. Abbi will talk about how you can take advantage of publishing and content creation tools to save time, how to pick which social platform you should focus on, small adjustments you can make to content you already post to make it easier to find by big brands and how to stay sane in the crazy connected world we live in now. Should you focus on IGTV (no) or Insta stories (YES!) are questions that she will answer in her talk.

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INFLUENCER AND BRAND BREAKOUT SESSIONS

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SESSION DESCRIPTIONS

GENERAL SESSIONS

Home Design Commerce is Local & Google is Paying Attention- Use Your Blog to Attract LOCAL Clients and Increase Your Bottom LineSunday 3:30-4:15 p.m.

Sandra Funk, Founder and Principal Designer, House of Funk Nicole Heymer, Founder, Curio Electro

Explore the ins-and-outs of well-structured local search engine blogging tactics that will help you get found through Google search and increase your bottom line. Learn how to create blog posts that highlight the towns where projects and products occur. Build local authority with the search engines. Sandra and Nicole will share their success stories that will help you demystify local search and leads. Follow the road map and referrals are no longer the only dominant local lead source.

• How to optimize for local markets with the keywords for local SEO

• Create a blog post to increase business with local keywords

• How localized blogging helps define your brand, build relationships, and more

• Tips for photographing and releasing professional images (i.e. only write the blog post after the photos have been pitched to press or publicized)

BRAND TRACK #3 Riches in Regional Relationships and Distribution MarketingSunday 2:45-3:15 p.m.

Jennifer Smiga, Founder and Chief of Social Connections, Ultraviolet Agency

Leverage your distributor relationships with customized regional co-branded content marketing campaigns. Consumers and design professionals wholly embrace inspired local content from recognizable businesses. Learn from Vetrazzo, UMI, Laura U Interiors, In Detail, and Oceanside Glasstile on building relationships and support in your distribution channel with fully integrated and localized marketing programs.

Ideal for brands with distributor networks seeking to add value to the relationship through targeted regional promotion and content/influencer marketing.

Attendees will learn how to:

• Drive leads to a local distributor

• Invigorate dormant channel relationships

• Partner with local designers and influencers

• Customize co-branded content for regional success

• Raise brand awareness in regional targets

• Attract new distributor opportunities

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Introvert, Extrovert, Expert: How to Build Your Design Authority—and Gain a Loyal Audience!—When Your Happy Place is Behind the ScenesMonday 11:45-12:15 p.m.

Donna Garlough, Author, Editor, and Visual Content Creator; Style Director, Joss & Main Joanna Hawley, Blogger, Stylist, and Digital Influencer, Jojotastic

Some of the most talented, insightful, and creative people in this industry—writers, editors, art directors, stylists, makers of beautiful things—have a hard time putting themselves in the spotlight, and as a result, stay behind the scenes longer than they probably should. But introverts can excel in this field precisely because their nature helps them listen, observe, write thoughtfully, and create. The secret to success is not overcoming your introverted nature, but learning to build on it to enhance your status as a Design Influencer.

In this talk, you’ll hear from established design “experts”—author Donna Garlough and blogger/influencer Joanna Hawley of Jojotastic—introverts who have learned to harness their strengths and find their niche of expertise and authority in the design world. Whether it was launching a blog, writing a book, or finding the right business partners, we’ll discuss what our different paths looked like. What was hard? What was easy? And what would we recommend to young, talented yet introverted design creatives looking to find their own voice and way?

Takeaways:

• How to approach networking with other designers, business partners, and potential collaborators when small talk isn’t something you’re good at

• Tactics for tackling the cold self-intro

• How to secure—and handle—media appearances when the pitch-and-sell isn’t second nature

• Overcoming your biggest fears about branding yourself a design expert

• What tools and platforms have have been most helpful (and natural) in building a personal brand

Savvy Giving PresentationMonday 12:15-12:30 p.m.

Susan Wintersteen, Interior Designer and Founder, Savvy Giving by Design

Savvy Giving by Design™ is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide comfort, support, and healing to families with a child facing a medical crisis by transforming the interior spaces of their homes at no cost to them. Hear from Susan how you can help.

The Other Side of the Camera: How Photography Influences Digital Content and Social MediaMonday 1:45-2:15 p.m.

Emily Jenkins Followill, Interior Design Photographer Suzanna Cullen Hamilton, President, ART SMART Strategies, LLC Elizabeth Ralls, Editor-in-Chief, Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles

Photographs have never been more critical in interior design messaging and marketing. Through social media and digital content, thousands of potential clients, bloggers, media, and brands gain insight into projects. Renowned photographer Emily Followill and Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles Editor-in-Chief Elizabeth Ralls will sit down with Suzanna Cullen Hamilton will discuss the importance and optimization of both professional photos and social media posts. We’ll discuss what type of photos work best for each medium to engage and inspire, as well as other interior design photography-related

Opening Keynote: Barry Dixon Sunday 4:45-5:30 p.m.

Barry Dixon, Renowned Interior Designer and Author Interviewed by Clinton Smith, Award-Winning Journalist in Luxury Design and Lifestyles

The Evolution and Power of Influencer Marketing in the Design IndustryMonday 8:30-9:30 a.m.

Adam Japko, Founder and CEO, Esteem Media

2017 was widely recognized in global marketing circles as the beginning of the Influencer Marketing Era. Digital tools and social media have emboldened niche influencers across all industries and market sectors. The Design Industry has organically progressed as brick and mortar retailing lagged and e-commerce and digital marketplaces thrived. Founder of the design industry’s cutting-edge marketing conferences (Design Bloggers Conference and Design Influencers Conference) Adam will share his findings on a decade-long progression and viable emergence of influencer marketing in the home furnishings and design industry.

What Can Design Pros and Brands Learn From Fashion and Beauty Marketing? Monday 9:30-10:15 a.m.

James Nord, CEO, Fohr

James Nord, CEO of Fohr, has watched and contributed to the changes in the marketing and PR landscape of the fashion and beauty industries. He has participated in those industries’ dramatic marketing metamorphosis over the last 5 years when working with influencers has gone from experimental to critical. James Nord, founder of the influencer marketing company Fohr, has been a spectator and accelerator of this change and will explain the similarities and differences inherent in those industries and what the future of influencer marketing might look like for the design community.

Don’t Sleep on Pinterest! Keys to Board Organization, Optimization, and Increased Web TrafficMonday 11:00-11:45a.m.

Kyla Herbes, Owner and Art Director, House Of Hipsters

A few years ago, Kyla put all her energy into Pinterest and grew her following from 2,000 to over 190,000. Pinterest is now the biggest traffic driver to her blog. You can do this knowing the right steps to take. Kyla will help you master Pinterest in her packed and practical presentation. Learn how to attract your ideal audience, grow your following, gain social authority, and ultimately increase traffic and sales to your website. The session includes Pinterest 101 and why you need Pinterest in your life. Learn how to set up a business account and manage SEO for your boards. Beyond the basics, the session turns advanced strategies and scheduling simple. A session not to be missed.


Coastal Living and Universal Furniture - Furnishing a LifestyleMonday 4:15-4:45 p.m.

Neil MacKenzie, Director of Marketing, Universal Furniture International Inc. Kristen Payne, Vice President of Licensing, Meredith Corporation

Coastal Living is a well-recognized brand in the home category and simultaneously describes an enviable lifestyle. Universal Furniture joined forces with Coastal Living in 2018 and launched a new whole-home assortment at the 2018 Fall High Point Market. The challenge in working together was achieving a style that was on brand and resonated with the Coastal Living customer. Licensed product development processes can be challenging, yet the process between Universal and Coastal Living was anything but.

Takeaways:

• How a licensed influencer collection takes shape

• What the product collaboration process looks like

• Going to Market - achieving B2B and B2C goals

• Newly created influencer marketing opportunities

Monday Keynote: Carson KressleyMonday 4:45-5:30 p.m.

Carson Kressley, Emmy-Award winning TV Personality Style Expert, Fashion Designer and New York Times Best-Selling Author

INFLUENCER AND BRAND TRACK BREAKOUT SESSIONS

INFLUENCER TRACK #4 Business Guidelines and Responsibilities for Building and Leveraging InfluenceTuesday 8:30-9:00 a.m.

Michel Smith Boyd, American Interior Designer, Bravo TV Celebrity

Michel Smith Boyd has a golden track record for building influence through license and media deals. Michel will outline the path he took that led to robust demand by brands, broadcast, and print media. More importantly, he will share the important business rules that anyone seeking to build and leverage influence with brands and media should understand to avoid surprises in searching and closing influencer marketing deals.

BRAND TRACK #4 Human-Centric Marketing - The Science of Selling Meets the Art of the Lifestyle Experience Tuesday 8:30-9:00 a.m.

Jason Pires, CEO and Executive Creative Director, Furniture Branding and MVC Agency

In our fast-paced and complex world, consumers are constantly looking for truly meaningful experiences and connections to complement their day-to-day lives. Today’s most successful brands are going well beyond selling design and products and are creating human-centric and customized experiences to exceed consumers’ expectations, generating a personal connection and sustainable brand loyalty.

subjects that play into social media photography optimization including staging, how the camera sees the room differently, and how to hire a photographer if you want to increase visibility in digital content.

Key Actionable Takeaways:

• How to effectively photograph projects for optimal digital content and social media use

• How to take photos for publication, yet still maintain social media use without conflict-of-use issues (i.e. “teaser shots, working shots, tight vignette shots” that can drop hints without exposing the entire shot)

• When You Need – and How to Hire - a Professional Photographer for your digital content

• What makes a great interior design photograph catch your eye on social media

Google Analytics Suite for Social Media MarketingMonday 2:15-3:00 p.m.

Charles Farina, Director of Growth and Development, Analytics Pros

Google Analytics is a powerful tool for any Social or Content Marketer. Google Analytics is part of the new Google Marketing Platform that includes tools for optimization, data visualization, activation, and more. If you want to better understand your audiences, understand how your content and social media is performing, or find opportunities where you could be providing a better experience for your users this session is for you!

After attending this session, you’ll know how to:

• Measure: Measuring Content and Social Media with the Google Marketing Platform

• Optimize: Content Optimization with Google Analytics and Google Optimize

• Segment: Audience Building and Analysis

• Report: Automated reporting for all of your data sources with Data Studio (Free Enterprise Dashboarding)

• Activate: Take action on your insights

Gain YouTube Stardom with these Four Easy Optimization TipsMonday 3:45-4:15 p.m.

Stephanie Duerden, Digital Marketing Professional, SportRx Taylor Hori, Marketing, Oceanside Glass and Tile

Did you know that YouTube has over 800 million unique users each month? That’s 800 million opportunities to get your brand recognized. In a recent study of marketing professionals and online consumers, 76% of those polled say video has helped them increase traffic to their website and increase sales. You want a piece of that pie, but what’s the best way to get your videos noticed? In this course, attendees will learn how to build a YouTube channel that stays true to their brand with the strategy to help them reach YouTube Stardom!

• Understand the benefits of having a YouTube channel for your brand

• Define a list of key terms related to search engine optimization to be able to implement them across channels and platforms

• Apply a list of best practices for optimizing a YouTube channel

• Top tips for creating a visually stunning, cohesive and branded YouTube channel.

• YouTube analytics and content optimization




BRAND TRACK #5 The Keys to Successful Influencer Collaborations: Strategic Planning - PART 1Tuesday 9:15-9:45 a.m.

Jana Platina Phipps, Content Creator and Influencer, Trim Queen Mary Leigh Howell, Industry PR Consultant, Mary Leigh Howell PR

Ever thought about developing an influencer collaboration but don’t know where to start? Have you sponsored an event but feel you didn’t get much out of it? The Keys to Successful Influencer Collaborations will give you the background, knowledge and tools to create the best relationship for your brand and develop a program that’s successful for both parties.

Strategic Planning -Part 1:

• Identify what should be included in a contract

• Strategize content

• Identify platforms for the best reach

• Discover what analytics matter

Developed by Jana Platina Phipps (Trim Queen, content creator and influencer) and Mary Leigh Howell (industry PR consultant), this course will showcase examples from the duo’s many years of experience on both the influencer and the brand side of the relationship. Don’t miss out on this insightful presentation that will leave you with plenty of takeaways to begin or improve your collaborations.

Key takeaways:

• How to get to know your audience beyond demographics and understand their psychographics

• How to find the common threads amongst a broad and diverse modern audience

• How to find the right influencers for your brand and consumers

• How to create activations that elevate your brand experience and connect on an emotional level with your audience

INFLUENCER TRACK #5 iPhone Image Editing for Brand Enhancement and EngagementTuesday 9:15-9:45 a.m.

Linda Holt, Interior Designer and Photographer, Linda Holt Creative

Clean your mobile phone lens and point and click? Yes, but it hardly ends there. Professionally experienced photographer Linda Holt will take you through simple steps and tools that make your iPhonography stand head and shoulders in social media, brochures, websites, and magazines. Linda has recently started offering photo-editing services to the design industry. Learn some of Linda’s secrets and downloadable tools in this session.

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GENERAL SESSIONS

Facebook Marketing and Paid AcquisitionTuesday 11:30-12:30 p.m.

Shayla Copas, Principal and Interior Designer, Shayla Copas Interiors Will Ferguson, Co-Founder, Slince, Inc

“Are you over Facebook? Don’t be discouraged, with over 2 billion monthly active users Facebook is still a viable organic marketing tool for designers. Shayla Copas and Will Ferguson will discuss the top Facebook trends and how they can help design businesses grow.

Top three takeaways:

• Top 2018 Facebook trends

• Facebook’s strengths compared to Instagram

• Video content, why it’s so important

Keynote: Your Creative Voice: Developing a unique one and using it to power your brand. A conversation with interior designer Jeff Andrews and Sophie Donelson Tuesday 12:30-1:15 p.m.

Jeff Andrews, Internationally Celebrated Interior Designer, JEFF ANDREWS / DESIGN Interviewed by: Sophie Donelson, Author and Design Editor

Author and editor Sophie Donelson speaks to her friend, Los Angeles interior designer Jeff Andrews, about how authenticity, originality and POV helped fuel the success of Jeff’s business and influential brand and how to find and empower your own unique voice. Their chat will touch on Jeff’s career arc — from emerging designer to a portfolio of A-list celeb clients, international TV and media coverage, and licensed product deals. Jeff will offer tactics for cultivating a unique perspective (as well as clients who support it), how to deliver a signature look through traditional brand extensions like product collections and books to newer outlets like digital brand extensions, how to stay on brand as your personal style evolves, and ways to keep a robust business while standing your creative ground. Jeff’s first book, “The New Glamour: Interiors with Star Quality,” will be released by Rizzoli in March 2019.

INFLUENCER TRACK #6 Steps to Building an Online Brand That Stands OutTuesday 10:00-10:30 a.m.

Heather French, Co-Founder, Principal, and Lead Designer, French & French Interiors Franziska Neumann, Owner, FZK Franziska

In this work-along session, FZK Franziska will share her unique 3-step method to creating successful online brands for her own interior designer clients. Walk away with your very own actionable strategy to build an effective online presence that attracts dream clients. Know which online tools are right for you and your unique creative tone. Heather French of French & French Interiors, a client since 2014, will join Franziska to offer her own perspective and concrete examples of how these strategies are practically applied and what the results look like.

Takeaways:

• know your brand’s 5 core values

• know which top 3 online platforms suit your creative style & tone

• set measurable online goals

• walk away ready to implement 3 clear steps towards building an online brand that stands out

BRAND TRACK #6 The Keys to Successful Influencer Collaborations: Effective Execution - PART 2Tuesday 10:00-10:30 a.m.

Jana Platina Phipps, Content Creator and Influencer, Trim Queen Mary Leigh Howell, Industry PR Consultant, Mary Leigh Howell PR

Ever thought about developing an influencer collaboration but don’t know where to start? Have you sponsored an event but feel you didn’t get much out of it? The Keys to Successful Influencer Collaborations will give you the background, knowledge and tools to create the best relationship for your brand and develop a program that’s successful for both parties.

Effective Execution -Part 2:

• Learn how to create and mine content for maximum impact

• Extend your impact through public relations

Developed by Jana Platina Phipps (Trim Queen, content creator and influencer) and Mary Leigh Howell (industry PR consultant), this course will showcase examples from the duo’s many years of experience on both the influencer and the brand side of the relationship. Don’t miss out on this insightful presentation that will leave you with plenty of takeaways to begin or improve your collaborations.

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Speaker Biographies

Jeff AndrewsPrincipal and Interior DesignerJEFF ANDREWS / DESIGN

Internationally celebrated interior designer Jeff Andrews creates sophisticated yet livable interiors for families and celebrities alike. His work has been featured in top shelter magazines around the globe, including

Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, Veranda, and House Beautiful. Jeff has a furniture line with A. Rudin, a wallpaper line with Astek Wallcoverings, a wood surfaces collaboration with Jamie Beckwith, and a rug collection with Mansour Modern. He has received numerous awards from California Home + Design for his work, as well as the Hue Award from Benjamin Moore. Jeff is the author of ͞The New Glamour: Interiors with Star Quality which will be available in March 2019 from Rizzoli. www.jeffandrewsdesign.com

Barry DixonRenowned Interior Designer and Author

Inspired by acres of lush Virginia countryside, Barry Dixon is known for a distinct aesthetic that blends Western styles with global influences from a childhood spent abroad in India, Pakistan, Korea, New Caledonia and South Africa. With projects spanning the world,

Dixon imagines interiors that infuse artifacts and antiques with present-day motifs – all preserving the history and personality of the home’s owners and their treasures.

Sophie DonelsonAuthor and Design Editor

Sophie Donelson is an author and design editor. Most recently Editor in Chief of House Beautiful where she inspired a new generation of design lovers to embrace color and happiness at home, Sophie has also held editor positions at Hampton Cottages & Gardens,

Elle Decor and Martha Stewart’s Blueprint magazines. As an independent journalist she wrote for the New York Times, New York magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and The Globe & Mail.

During a five-year detour from publishing, Sophie advised digital and retail startups including C. Wonder, Curbed and Business of Home, where she was also the original on-air host of Editor TV. Her national TV appearances include the TODAY Show, Good Morning America, and Open House. A contributor to several volumes on home design, Sophie’s 2017 book Style Secrets: What Every Room Needs quickly became a bestseller. Her next, House Beautiful Dream Homes: Intimate House Tours & Dazzling Spaces, publishes in April.

Suzanne KaslerPrincipal, Suzanne Kasler Interiors

Suzanne is inspired. As the principal of Atlanta-based Suzanne Kasler Interiors, she often asserts that “a room should be collected, not decorated.” Incorporating the personal collections of her clients with fine art and antiques, contemporary pieces and custom-

designed furniture, Suzanne’s meaningful interiors straddle that rare middle ground between sophisticate and ingénue. As a graduate of the University of Cincinnati’s College of Design, Art, Architecture and Planning, Suzanne brings a comprehensive knowledge of interior architecture and decorative arts to her design work.

Suzanne’s classic interiors have been featured in Architectural Digest, Elle Décor, House Beautiful, House & Garden, Southern Accents, Traditional Home and Veranda. Her widely published work has won numerous awards, placing Suzanne among the elite of America’s top designers. In the fall of 2009, Rizzoli published Suzanne’s first book, Inspired Interiors, featuring her “deft use of couture-like detailing, a keen sense of sublime color selections, and an aesthetic that seamlessly bridges American and European sensibilities.”

In 2008, Suzanne launched a line of furniture for Hickory Chair, along with a collec-tion of lighting for Visual Comfort. Her signature style of casual elegance has since been interpreted into a line of rugs with Safavieh, fine art with Soicher-Marin, acces-sories with Ballard Designs and debuting spring 2011, a fabric line with Lee Jofa.

Carson KressleyEmmy-Award winning TV Personality Style Expert, Fashion Designer and New York Times Best-Selling Author

Emmy-Award winning TV personality, style expert, fashion designer and New York Times best-selling author are some of the credits of the multi-talented and unforgettable

Carson Kressley. Carson started his career as an independent stylist and became invaluable to major designers such as Ralph Lauren. A few years later, he took a leap into television when, in 2003, he became a breakout star as the fashion savant on Bravo’s Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, which won a primetime Emmy and gained a worldwide following for Carson.

Currently, Carson’s latest project is a new, much-anticipated show with his Queer Eye alum Thom Filicia focusing on interior design for Bravo Networks which premiered in October 2018. Carson is a New York Times best-selling author with three books to his credit, including You’re Different and That’s Super and Off The Cuff: The Essential Style Guide for Men and The Women Who Love Them. His latest book, a women’s style guide Does This Book Make My Butt Look Big? A Cheeky Guide to Feeling Sexier in Your Own Skin & Unleashing Your Personal Style was released on October 11, 2016 [St. Martin’s Press] to rave reviews.

A strong supporter of many philanthropic causes, Kressley uses his celebrity to advance different concerns such as The Trevor Project, The Human Rights Campaign, AIDS WALK, and the Al D. Rodriguez Liver Foundation.

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SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES

Stephanie DuerdenDigital Marketing ProfessionalSportRx

Stephanie Duerden has been a passionate marketing professional for 10 years. She worked her way up the ladder at Oceanside Glass & Tile from Event Coordinator to Marketing Director contributing to significant growth of

the companies social channels, brand recognition and overall revenue. In 2017, her social media efforts gained the attention of Insider Design + Insider Art, exposing the brand to 4.8 million new viewers, growing their social following by 20% and website views by 5%. In 2018, she was offered a new position for San Diego based e-commerce company SportRx where she now heads lead gen and customer relationship management.

Charles FarinaDirector of Growth and DevelopmentAnalytics Pros

With 10+ years of experience in Digital Analytics, almost all of Charles’ experience has been with world-leading Google Analytics 360 providers. Deeply experienced in attribution, cross-device and

cross-platform analytics, and marketing data integrations, he has performed hundreds of Google Analytics training and workshops across the world ranging from small businesses to Fortune 100 global enterprises.

Will FergusonCo-FounderSlince, Inc

Will spent 15 years moving up the ranks in client-side marketing at brands like E*trade and Oppenheimer Funds, before becoming Vice President of Online Marketing at 1-800 Flowers where he ran Social

Media, SEM, Display Advertising and Affiliates. He eventually moved on to the start-up world, where in his last role he was Chief Marketing Officer, responsible for all acquisition marketing, analytics, website conversion and P&L. He was named to 40 under 40 for being one of the most innovative brand marketing executives and is a sought-after speaker at industry conferences such as Internet Week, ad:tech, Brand Innovators and eTail. His front-running approach to social commerce and Facebook advertising has been covered by the New York Times, Ad Age and ClickZ. Will decided to start Slince because he saw a need in the marketplace for a senior-level, digital executive to work on behalf of clients where their agencies were falling short.

INFLUENCER TRACK, BRAND TRACK, AND GENERAL SESSION SPEAKERS

David BlairDirector of Strategic ServicesEmisare, Inc.

Marketing is about engaging people. It’s about finding that right mix of words, images, vehicles, channels, and approaches to lead someone one step farther down the path to purchase than they are right now. That’s

what everyone at Emisare does, in one way or another. David’s way is to focus on figuring out what our clients need to say (the approaches), and how to say it (the words).

Michel Smith BoydAmerican Interior Designer, Bravo TV Celebrity

Michel Smith Boyd is an American interior designer and star of the hit Bravo show, Buying it Blind. His Atlanta based firm, Michel Smith Boyd Interiors, is known for Michel’s signature, sumptuous style. Renowned for its distinctive, cultivated, and soulful vibe Michel’s work

has received countless accolades including being recognized as one of the Top 20 African American Designers in the country. Additionally, Michel’s work has graced the pages of Elle Décor, Traditional Home, Vogue, Veranda, Ebony, and Washington Post just to name a few. Boyd prides himself on creating spaces that his clients not only adore but also delight in calling home. Michel’s breadth of influence includes residential and commercial interior design as well as curated collections of luxe rugs, fabrics and trims, wall coverings, decorative home accessories, and objets d’art. His signature style masterfully juxtaposes masculine and feminine sophistication and he seamlessly blends it all under one roof to set the perfect mood.

Shayla CopasPrincipal and Interior DesignerShayla Copas Interiors

Shayla is one of the South’s most highly acclaimed award-winning luxury designers and tastemakers! Her “Southern Glam” aesthetic has graced the pages of regional and national publications. Her soon to be

released show, appropriately named “ Southern Glam” will be released later this year by the Design Network which displays the glitz, glam and southern hospitality she is known for.

Shayla is authoring a tabletop design book for Schiffer Publishing, “Four Seasons of Entertaining” which is due out in 2019. She is currently appointed by Governor Asa Hutchinson as a commissioner to The Arkansas Governor’s Mansion Commission where she has spent countless hours working with the First Family to renovate the state treasure. Shayla was bestowed the coveted 2017 Philanthropist of the year award by the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas for her years of inspiring and empowering women throughout her state.

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SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES

Suzanna Cullen HamiltonPresidentART SMART Strategies, LLC.

Suzanna is a brand, marketing, and public relations strategist for creative entities ranging from interior designers to national museums to events. She has been a byline features writer for shelter and lifestyle

publications for over 18 years, and is a regular contributor to publications on both the East and West coasts. Previously, Hamilton owned galleries in New York, Atlanta, Jackson Hole, Aspen, and Los Angeles, and was a dealer on the preeminent site, www.1stdibs.com. Her clients have included AD100 designers, high profile and high net-worth collectors and celebrities, and national museums. Hamilton has lectured on numerous subjects and has interviewed prominent designers, business owners, and influencers across the country. http://artsmartstrategies.com

Joanna HawleyBlogger, Stylist, and Digital InfluencerJojotastic

Joanna is a blogger, stylist, and digital influencer with an incredible 4 million Pinterest followers. Along with regular styling gigs, Joanna runs jojotastic.com to show off her appreciation for all things DIY, entertaining,

interior design, style, and food. Prior to starting her own blog, she worked as a product designer and trend scout for companies like Anthropologie and Nordstrom. She lives in a tiny, charming bungalow in Seattle.

Kyla HerbesOwner and Art DirectorHouse Of Hipsters

Kyla is the owner and art director behind House Of Hipsters, a lifestyle and design blog that inspires its readers to think outside the box and create layered, comfortable, unique spaces. Her interiors have been

featured on The Huffington Post, Buzzfeed, Refinery29, Chairish, and Rue Magazine to name a few, and she has made appearances on Chicago’s WGN TV’s Weekend Workbench. When she’s not researching the latest and greatest in home decor, you can find her standing in line at an estate sale or meandering around a local flea market. With an eye for the unusual, Kyla describes her style as relaxed, curated, recycled glam.

Nicole HeymerFounderCurio Electro

Nicole is the founder of Curio Electro, a boutique creative agency specializing in intuitive branding, compelling design, and actionable plans. Since 2011, the team at Curio Electro has worked within a

multitude of industries and with a wide variety of clients at every stage in their development, from nationally known interior design firms to local craft breweries. Nicole’s clear, practical take on branding and web design has been featured in print, on podcasts, and as the framework for branding workshops. She is an active ASID Industry Partner and is currently serving as the Editor of NJ ASID’s Blueprint Magazine.

Heather FrenchCo-Founder, Principal, and Lead DesignerFrench & French Interiors

Heather enjoys customizing designs for her clients based on their current spaces and needs, and specializes in being able to distill their desires into a beautiful, comfortable, and functional aesthetic. She

has always been interested in the layout and flow of people’s homes, and ways that design translates into living styles (especially among different cultures).

She loves creating fun, integrated spaces for her clients that bring life and purpose to a family’s home. For her, interior design is about more than just “pretty things” - well-thought-out spaces should solve a problem and allow for shared human experiences on a deeper level. She strives to understand her client’s desired purpose for space, and then create beautiful, meaningful areas that provide families a soulful, fun, nurturing place to live.

Sandra FunkFounder and Principal DesignerHouse of Funk

Sandra Funk is the founder and principal designer of House of Funk, an award-winning full-service and luxury online interior design firm with offices in NY and NJ. House of Funk draws on over a decade in business

to create thoughtful homes with an emphasis on clean lines and soulful touches, all rooted in tradition. In 2017, the firm won second place in The American Society of Interior Designers’ NY Metro Chapter’s Design Excellence Awards for living space design. Sandra’s design work has been featured in numerous publications, including Elle Decor, The Huffington Post, Apartment Therapy, Luxe Interiors + Design, Dering Hall, and Design NJ.

Donna GarloughAuthor, Editor, and Visual Content Creator; Style DirectorJoss & Main

An author, editor, and visual content creator, Donna Garlough has been style director at Joss & Main since 2013. Her first book, Your Home, Your Style: How to

Find Your Look and Create Rooms You Love (Rizzoli), was named one of spring 2018’s top design books by the New York Times. Her writing, advice, and interior design projects have been featured in Real Simple, People, Family Circle, Country Living, InStyle, ElleDecor.com, ArchitecturalDigest.com, PopSugar, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and the Huffington Post, among other publications. She lives in Boston.

Ashley GriggDirector of Marketing and CommunicationsHigh Point Market Authority

As the Director of Marketing and Communications for the High Point Market Authority, Ashley Grigg manages a wide variety of projects, including media relations, educational programming, social media and

digital promotions for the largest home furnishings trade show in the world, High Point Market. With over 13 years of experience in marketing and event management, she has previously worked in event management, association management, corporate fundraising and business development.


SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES

Stacy KunstelStylist, Editor, Writer, and Producer

Before Stacy Kunstel became an interiors stylist with nearly 100 magazine and book covers to her credit, she began as a writer covering luxury travel destinations, architecture and design. She combines both skills in her work as Homes Editor for New England Home

Magazine and as a Regional Editor for Traditional Home, Better Homes & Gardens, Country Living and others. Her work has appeared in Coastal Living, Country Living, Luxe, Rizzoli Books, the London Observer, Harper’s Bazzar UK and a dozen other publications. In 2010, between photoshoots and writing assignments, she and her partner Michael Partenio launched the lighting and furniture brand Dunes and Duchess, which is sold in luxury boutiques and to the trade.

Mary Leigh HowellIndustry PR ConsultantMary Leigh Howell PR

Mary Leigh Howell is a public relations professional with 21 years of experience in agency, corporate and nonprofit environments. Her practice focuses on commercial and residential interiors, and lifestyle

accounts in b-to-b and b-to-c industries. She guides promotional strategy, media relations and content for clients including Universal Furniture, Level 4 Designs and Summerfield Farms.

Prior to starting her own practice, she was a founding executive and vice president of RLF Communications, a Greensboro-based public relations, advertising and social media firm. During her tenure, she led the team that introduced a $50,000 bed at the Consumer Electronics Show, an effort that garnered more than 57 million media impressions within six weeks.

Mary Leigh has extensive experience in all aspects of the home furnishings industry from non-profit to supplier to manufacturing and retail. She has worked for brands such as Bassett, Quick-Step, Valdese Weavers, Wrangler, Leggett & Platt and Bob Timberlake. She’s also provided counsel for clients across a range of industries including animal health, hospitality, home building, commercial real estate investment, accounting, highway safety and telecommunication.

Neil MacKenzieDirector of MarketingUniversal Furniture International Inc.

Neil has over 15 years of marketing and branding experience working on both B2B and B2C clients ranging from golf and recreation brands to retail banking and home furnishings. Neil has been with

Universal Furniture for over three years and oversees each of Universal’s home brands (Universal Furniture, Smartstuff and To The Trade) and licensing relationships. During his time with Universal, Neil has led a re-branding effort of Universal as a whole home provider and Trade resource. Most recently, he was involved in the launch of the Coastal Living Home Collection license which debuted at Fall Market.

Kyle HoepnerEditor-in-ChiefNew England Home

Presently editor-in-chief of New England Home, a luxury design brand with offerings both in print and online, Kyle has had a distinctly hands-on relationship with magazines for more than thirty years. He joined

the launch team for New England Home in 2005, a welcome chance to reconnect with long-held interests in architecture and interiors. Since then, he has helped guide the publication’s evolution into one of the most widely respected regional shelter titles in the U.S.

Taylor HoriMarketingOceanside Glass and Tile

Taylor Hori joined the team at Oceanside Glass & Tile in 2013 after receiving her BA in English with Honors from the University of California, Riverside. In 2015, she transitioned into the role of Marketing Coordinator

and brought with her a passion to create videos. During her tenure, she has built a library of detailed product installation tutorials, intimate case studies, and fiery behind-the-scenes company culture pieces. Focusing on the details, she enjoys every phase of video production, from SEO research and audience identification to editing and reporting on the analytics.

Adam JapkoFounder and CEOEsteem Media and Design Influencers Conference

Esteem Media is home to leading national and local media brands in the luxury home design, gardening, and fine wine communities; focused on connecting professionals and consumers around their passions

and businesses. Design Influencers Conference, Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles, New England Home, and WineZag leverage events, print media, social media, blogs, and digital marketing… but overall, community connection as the catalyst for their constituents’ commercial success.

Emily Jenkins FollowillInterior Design Photographer

Emily Jenkins Followill is one of the most renowned interior design photographers in the Southeast. Her work has been featured in major publications including Veranda, Better Homes & Gardens, Traditional Homes, Garden & Gun, Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles, and

Southern Living. Additionally, she is the author of The Southern Rustic Cabin. Throughout her twenty-year career, Emily has worked with some of the most prestigious interior designers in the nation, and she is highly regarded for her crisp, clean photos that tell the stories of the homes and their inhabitants. http://emilyfollowill.com


SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES

Kristen PayneVice President of LicensingMeredith Corporation

Kristen Payne, Vice President of Licensing for Meredith Corporation, launched her 22+ year career with the Coastal Living and Southern Living lifestyle brands. Payne has created a variety of brand extensions and

licensing programs starting with the multi-million dollar, direct-to-consumer business with Southern Living and Coastal Living home plan designs. Today the licensing portfolio encompasses more than 60 partnerships across brands such as Real Simple, Coastal Living, Sports Illustrated, Food & Wine, Eating Well, Better Homes & Gardens, SHAPE, Travel & Leisure, Cooking Light, and InStyle. Meredith Corporation is ranked 2nd out of the top 150 global brand licensors.

Jason PiresCEO and Executive Creative DirectorFurniture Branding and MVC Agency

With a passion or culture and an untamable creative spirit, CEO and Creative Director Jason has over 20 years experience in developing and growing some of today’s most innovative and influential lifestyle and

luxury brands, including Netflix, Lexus, LA Times, Diesel and Universal.

Since starting Furniture Branding (A division of MVC Agency) in 2008, Jason has worked with major furniture brands such as Abbyson Living, Seldens, Matter Brothers, Wesley Allen, and many others. Fluent in three languages and having worked with clients throughout the United States, South America, and Asia, his work has garnered numerous national and global awards.

Jana Platina PhippsContent Creator and InfluencerTrim Queen

Jana Platina Phipps, the Trim Queen, is a trimmings expert known for her refined vision in the use of embellishment in home decor, fashion, and DIY. She believes “Embellishment is a creative form of self-

expression” and a powerful design tool. Jana customizes private label trim programs for interior design distributors, home furnishings manufacturers, and retail stores nationally. She has coined “Trim Alchemy” as the concept of turning something ordinary into extraordinary using trimmings.

As the Trim Queen, she blogs and uses social media to chronicle how she and the design community use embellishments creatively. As an influencer, Jana partners with brands as a content creator, speaker, and customizes workshops and maker-focused tours. She is planning her first international tour -- Trim Queen Maker Tour of Venice Italy, Fall 2019.

Jana writes for various publications including WF Vision Magazine, Designers Today, Westchester Home and Furniture Today. She serves on the International Textile Alliance Board of Directors and is a guest lecturer at the NY School of Interior Design and University of Georgia, Athens. She was selected for High Point Market Design Bloggers Tour Spring & Fall 2017 and currently leads a sold-out High Point Market Insider’s Tour. Jana was the co-chair of WithIt’s New York Design Tour 2008 - 2018, was awarded the Future Leader Award and was the WithIt Northeast VP.

Abbi McCollumVice President, Social Media and ConvergenceDiscovery Inc’s Home and Travel

As the Vice President of Social Media and Convergence for the Discovery Inc’s Home and Travel categories, Abbi creates a bridge between the on-air programming team, the marketing team, and the digital team. As

the convergence lead for the brands, she manages a team of ten that creates a digital and social presence for all HGTV, DIY Network, Travel Channel, and Great American Country shows and talent. Abbi works closely with the interactive ad sales and marketing teams to monetize the digital on-air content as well as to establish social sponsorship guidelines and campaigns.

As the head of social media for home and travel, she oversees a team promoting daily content to an audience of over 40 million, managing partnerships, producing live events, coordinating with influencers, and creating original short-form and mid-form content for Facebook Watch, YouTube, Snapchat, Instagram Stories and HGTV and Travel Channel GO apps.

Franziska NeumannOwnerFZK Franziska

Franziska is the owner of FZK Franziska, a creative agency that helps design-oriented clients grow their online presence. Her experience spans 20 years in the design industry across the fields of architecture,

interior design, and furniture design. She has styled for decor magazines such as Martha Stewart Living and World of Interiors. Her award winning designs have been featured in several magazines, on HGTV, and on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Franziska transitioned to web design in 2008 when she needed a website to showcase her products featured on The Oprah Show. FZK Franziska is now a team of 8 creatives delivering a full spectrum of agency services.

James NordCo-Founder and CEOFohr

James Nord is the co-founder and CEO of Fohr, an influencer marketing platform that connects brands and influencers.

Kate O’HaraCEO + Creative DirectorMartha O’Hara Interiors

Kate O’Hara is the Director of Marketing and Business Development for Martha O’Hara Interiors where she pioneered the interior design firm’s expansion to national markets and international clientele.

Today, MOI is followed by more than 200,000 people on Facebook, the company is the top rated interior design expert worldwide on Houzz.com, and their award-winning work has been featured in local and national media, including the Today Show, HGTV, and Better Homes and Gardens. After being named Minnesota’s Top 32 Under 32 Marketing Professionals, Kate has been asked to speak on topics ranging from social media to women in business, and online branding.


SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES

Deborah von DonopInterior Designer and Authordvd Interior Design

Deborah von Donop is a Connecticut interior designer, brand ambassador for select high-end home manufacturers, and the author of popular design and lifestyle blog, dvdInteriorDesign.com. An interior

design, construction, and project management professional with 25+ years of experience and career evolution with premiere design firms, von Donop has been tapped as a High Point Market Design Blogger, Modenus design promoter for KBIS, NYNOW, Dwell, LA Design Trail with Design Milk, one of five judges for the 2019 NKBA national design competition, and is a speaker on Interior Design visibility through online media. She writes weekly on design resources, highlights from industry events, and interior design topics aimed to educate and inspire her readers.

Clinton SmithAward-Winning Journalist on Luxury Design and Lifestyles

Clinton Smith is an award-winning journalist who has been reporting on the world of design and an array of luxury lifestyle topics for two decades. A noted authority on matters of taste and style, Smith

previously served as the editor in chief of Veranda for five years and wrote four books under the magazine’s imprint: The Romance of Flowers, Inspired by Color, Entertaining and Escapes. A native Texan, he resides in New York.

Susan WintersteenInterior Designer and FounderSavvy Giving by Design

“One of my favorite quotes throughout the years, ‘You have never really lived until you have done something for someone who can never repay you’ has inspired me to LIVE my life.” Susan, a mother of five daughters,

founded Savvy Interiors in 2002 out of a passion for design and desire to find a creative outlet for her energies. As the business expanded over the years, she recently opened a local showroom, inSIDE by Savvy. Her love of children coupled with her talents has allowed her to give back in a way that is a meaningful contribution to children’s healing. Her children continue to inspire her daily. Susan started Savvy Giving by Design in December of 2014. Since that time, she has designed over 30 spaces for children and siblings facing a medical crisis. Susan’s non profit, Savvy Giving by Design is an official 501c3 status and plans on expanding nationwide in early 2018.

Sherry H. QuallsCEO and OwnerWhitegood

Over the past 20 years Qualls has advised a number of national and international clients looking to further their position with the design community and make a mark with the media who influence design.

Representing brands like the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA), Rutt Handcrafted Cabinetry, ROHL faucets & Fixtures, Kalamazoo Outdoor Grills, Miele Appliances, Natuzzi Leather Upholstery, the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS), Thompson Traders Decorative Copper, Tile of Spain, the HD Expo and CEDIA Expo has given Qualls and WG a wealth of challenges and opportunities to drive brand awareness and preference with important influencers.

Elizabeth RallsEditor-in-ChiefAtlanta Homes & Lifestyles

Elizabeth Ralls is the Editor-in-Chief of Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles, the preeminent publication of design in the Southeast, and oversees the magazine as the sponsors of both The Southeastern Designer

Showhouse and Gardens and The Atlanta Holiday Home. Elizabeth is a seasoned veteran of the publishing world with twenty years of editorial and writing experience and having served as the Editor-in-Chief of Atlanta Weddings Magazine. Elizabeth has worked with designers and photographers throughout the Southeast while overseeing the vast communications in both print and social media that Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles utilizes to reach tens of thousands of readers and viewers each month. http://atlantahomesmag.com

Jennifer SmigaFounder and Chief of Social ConnectionsUltraviolet Agency

Jennifer Smiga has been an entrepreneur since 2010 when she founded her first boutique pr and marketing agency. Prior to running her first business, she worked for Bette Midler at the NY Restoration Project helping

to shape campaigns that raised millions and brought a million trees to NYC. Today, she is co-owner of ultraviolet agency, empowering the design and architecture industries with powerful partnerships, content and connections. It’s marketing at a higher frequency. The agency is located at Bell Works, the reinvention of the former Bell Labs building in Holmdel, NJ - two million square feet of stunning mid-century modern architecture designed by Eero Saarinen. It’s where ultraviolet works inspired.

Since 1965 our passion has been bringing your design dreams to life through the singular, timeless beauty of natural stone. We quarry, cut, carve, polish, and make mosaics and other custom pieces from stone-the earth's oldest and most durable building material. By embracing the striations and color variations that naturally occur in stone, we make each piece a unique product.

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Book SigningsIN THE EXHIBIT HALL

Courtney AllisonFrench Country Cottage

Sunday, 5:40-7:30 p.m. | Booth 109A romantic interpretation of French country style in a California cottage. With beautiful photography and tale about a little-forgotten house that could, Courtney shares the story of her renovation of a 1940’s cottage in the California countryside. An abandoned vacation house, set in the center of rolling fields and trees becomes the cottage home of her dreams... a French country style cottage filled with original elements and an exquisite mix of rustic and refined. Blurring the lines between indoor and outdoors and embracing well worn as well loved, French Country Cottage is a style that celebrates simplicity, indulges in romance, cherishes pieces with history and believes a chandelier and fresh flowers belong in every room.

Jeff AndrewsThe New Glamour: Interiors with Star Quality

Tuesday, 10:45-11:15 a.m. | Booth 109Kourtney Kardashian. Kris Jenner. Kaley Cuoco. These Hollywood stars and more have turned to Jeff Andrews to deliver his trademark high style to their homes. In his first book, THE NEW GLAMOUR, Andrews guides us through the bold spaces he has created for his celebrity clients, while sharing his philosophy on design, exploring topics such as creating a vision and keeping unexpected choices elegant and cohesive; cultivating cinematic style with sweeping staircases and a feeling of extravagance, while never insisting on buttoned-up formality.

Sara NobleFinding Fabulous

Monday, 10:15-11:00 a.m. | Booth 109Sara Noble is the principal of Noble Designs, a Kansas City based interior design firm which creates traditional styled homes with a fresh twist. To date, Noble Designs has earned two Kansas City Design Awards and has been featured in a variety of shelter publications including a regular column for the Kansas City Star. The latest endenavor includes a published book, “Finding Fabulous”, which features 10 projects from the Kansas City area. This photo book also gives Sara’s tips and fun tid-bits about the family and the project. You can follow her on Instagram at @nobledesigns.

Eric RossEnduring Southern Homes

Monday, 5:30-7:30 p.m | Booth 109As a professional interior designer, Eric Ross has upheld centuries-old design concepts while injecting fresh colors and fabrics into the mix for more than twenty years. His approach to traditional decorating includes a bit of French country, a lot of Southern hospitality, and spills over into his lifestyle and entertaining prose. In Enduring Southern Homes, Eric Ross showcases beautiful projects and gives tips on how to create your very own enduring home, regardless of where you live.

Mitzi BeachDesign Smarts - Inspiration for Home + Life

Sunday & Monday During Exhibit Hall Hours | Booth 116Design Smarts is a powerful and practical guide for people who are joining that elite club known as 50—over 50. Mitzi presents a vibrant blueprint that encompasses your home life, your mindset, your health, your family and your faith. Mitzi Beach A.S.I.D. C.A.P.S. is an award-winning interior designer, author, and baby boomer marketing & lifestyle specialist. Armed with 30 years’ experience and a master’s degree in interior design, she is one of Design Hounds’ top 100 influencers 2018 and quoted in The Wall Street Journal as an expert in the emerging Aging in Place (AIP) trend.

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High Point Market Booth 100

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Company Profiles

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Ballard Designs Lounge 7www.ballarddesigns.comBallard Designs is an omnichannel retailer offering a unique curation of furniture and decor from all periods and provenance. We travel the world for inspiration, translating new trends in fashion, color, and style into exclusive products shoppers won’t find anywhere else. Ballard also offers hundreds of custom options, expert design advice, and inspiration, empowering customers to unleash their inner decorator.

Capital Lighting Fixture Company Booth 13www.capitallightingfixture.comDesigned with Thought, Crafted by Hand

It’s not so much about the things you put in a space as it is about what they evoke: joy, comfort, a feeling of home. We think every detail through, so you won’t have to think twice about your choice. Discover beautiful lighting and decorative mirrors that match your design vision.

Carpet One Floor & Home Booth 16www.carpetone.comCarpet One Floor & Home is a cooperative of locally-owned, independent flooring retailers with 1,000 stores across the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Our stores feature a large selection of carpet, hardwood, luxury vinyl, laminate, tile and more. Our Beautiful Design Made Simple magazine, blog and video series inspire our customers to create beautiful spaces in their homes.

Chelsea House www.chelseahouseInc.comA forward-thinking house founded in classic design. Always beautiful, never boring. Furniture, lighting, art, mirrors and decorative accessories - most in stock. Designer focused.

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Circa Lighting Booth 203www.circalighting.comCirca Lighting is the premier resource for handcrafted lighting from the most influential names in design. Explore the entire collection online or visit a Circa Lighting showroom near you.

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Aidan Gray Lounge 4www.aidangrayhome.comAidan Gray represents a love for interiors, design and authentic products that exude “European Grandeur.” This embodies our company’s desire for products made by hand and with authentic materials such as solid wood, rustic metals, antique mirror, old painted finishes and silk appointments which drives our product assortment.

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AmericasMart Atlanta Booth 19www.americasmart.comAmericasMart® Atlanta is the nation’s leading home furnishings, area rug, and gift marketplace. Across 16 markets and shows staged annually, it houses more than 11,000 temporary exhibit booths, which join the more than 1,500 permanent showrooms operating within the three-building complex to create the world’s single-largest collection of home, gift, rug, and apparel product.

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Atlanta Decorative Arts Center Booth 110www.adacatlanta.comADAC offers the Southeast’s largest collection of luxury fabrics, furnishings, flooring, lighting, accessories, and more. Located in the prestigious Buckhead community of Atlanta, we invite you to come see us, shop in more than 60 stunning showrooms, dine in one of our two restaurants, and attend signature events held throughout the year.

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Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles www.atlantahomesmag.comPublished since 1983, Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles is the city’s only monthly home and garden magazine offering unmatched entrée into the area’s most inspiring residences. The glossy magazine is dedicated to showcasing the very best in design and has come to be known as the definitive guide to cultivating Atlanta style.


COMPANY PROFILES

Dillard’s Booth 207www.dillards.comDillard’s is a department store chain with designer apparel, shoes, accessories, beauty products, and home goods. They now offer a discount program to qualified design professionals in the Home and Furniture departments. Southern Living, Jonathan Louis, Mud Pie, Ugg, and Pendleton are just a few brands featured at Dillard’s.

Dunes and Duchess Booth 206www.dunesandduchess.comDunes and Duchess is a custom lighting and furnishings company known for their lacquer and natural wood finishes. Their work has appeared in House Beautiful, Veranda, Traditional Home and Elle Decor among others.

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Fabricut Inc. www.fabricut.comFabricut Inc. is one of the largest distributors of to-the-trade textiles, accessories, and furniture in the industry. With 60 years of established history, our mission is to develop exclusive products for our customers through our brands: Fabricut, Trend, Stroheim, S. Harris, and Vervain. We offer a variety of styles, patterns and palettes suitable for any design aesthetic at unbeatable prices.

Good Earth Plant Company www.goodearthplants.comAt the Good Earth Plant Company, we believe plants are life. Our passion never changes: creating the most desirable environment for every workspace and in every home. An environment where you can flourish, create, play and grow. Through green building design, we create the most nature enriched environment for our clients health and well-being.

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HanStone Quartz www.hanstonequartz.comDriven by the desire to enhance life’s journey, HanStone Quartz recognizes that surfacing is just one component of a successful project - a beautiful space that creates the backdrop for what really matters - wonderful moments that make up happy and productive lives. Made in North America, HanStone offers design flexibility to make any vision a reality.

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Creative Home Ideas Booth 204www.creativehomeideas.comCreative Home Ideas offers high-quality soft goods for bed, bath and kitchen plus accent rugs and pillows. Add color and texture to modern, cottage, traditional or bohemian décors. Exclusive brands, found in department stores, bedding bath stores and online, include French Connection Home, Laura Ashley®, Juicy Couture, Jean Pierre® New York, Oliver Brown London, Juliet Paris, and Boho Living.

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Crypton Fabric www.cryptonhomefabric.comCrypton Home Fabric is a breakthrough performance fabric technology that is built into every fiber, so its superior stain resistance, easy stain release and odor resistance won’t ever wear away. Crypton Home fabric is a leading provider of fabrics for the home furnishings industry.

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Currey & Company www.curreycodealers.comInspired by the beauty of nature and the legacy of the past, Currey & Company strives to create furnishings of timeless style and exceptional quality. Handcrafted from natural materials and enhanced with historical details, our work reflects our commitment to meaningful design. Showrooms are located in Atlanta, Dallas, New York, Las Vegas and High Point, NC.

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Dallas Market Center Booth 11www.dallasmarketcenter.comDallas Market Center is a global business-to-business trade center and the leading wholesale marketplace in North America connecting retailers and interior designers with top manufacturers in home décor, furniture, gift, lighting, and fashion. Inside its five million square foot campus, customers can discover inspirational trends, business education, and new products via open-daily showrooms and trade events held throughout the year.

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Jaipur Living Lounge 3www.jaipurliving.comJaipur Living is a rug and textile furnishings company with an amazing backstory. We believe how we make our rugs and textiles is as important as the items themselves. Jaipur Living’s core purpose is to make life beautiful. We do that through empowering, inspiring, and connecting everyone, from artisan to end consumer, through meaningful and beautiful design.

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Las Vegas Market www.lasvegasmarket.comShowcasing over 4,300 manufacturing lines across furniture, home decor and gift, Las Vegas Market is the West’s most comprehensive home furnishings & lifestyle trade resource. The biannual market sets the stage for the season’s latest trends & newest products, from leading manufacturers to up and coming makers and designers. Join us in Vegas, July 28 - August 1, 2019.

Laura Ashley www.lauraashleyusa.comFrom fashion and accessories for women and children to a range of home furnishings, Laura Ashley helps you add colour and comfort to your life and style. Laura Ashley products are available at many of the stores you shop everyday. Visit www.lauraashleyusa.com for the latest product news and availability.

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Lladro www.lladro.comLladró, the 21st-century artisticporcelain brand. For more than sixty years, Lladró has deployed its know-how in the field of porcelain in sculptures, lighting, home decor objects and fashionaccessories. Each piece is delicately made in an entirelyhandcrafted process. Lladró also explores the vast creative potential of porcelain in collaboration with artists and designers.

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Lloyd Flanders, Inc. Lounge 5www.lloydflanders.comAt Lloyd Flanders, we use state-of-the-art manufacturing processes and equipment combined with over 100 years of tradition and furniture knowledge to produce heirloom-quality furniture to be enjoyed for generations to come. With collections spanning from traditional to contemporary, over 500 fabrics, and the widest variety of finishes available today, you can create the perfect customized look for any space.

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High Point Market Booth 100www.highpointmarket.orgHigh Point Market is the largest home furnishings trade show in the world, bringing more than 75,000 people to High Point, North Carolina, every April and October. With more than 11.5 million square feet of showspace and 2,000 exhibitors, it truly is the world’s home for home furnishings. Learn more at www.highpointmarket.org.

Hyve Booth 201www.hyveapp.comHyve “the go-to app for a modern toolbox” is an organizational web platform and app for Home Renovations and New Home-Builds. Hyve features:

• Organize: manage, plan & deliver details of a project

• Track: deadlines, purchases, expense management & more

• Communicate: team collaboration on a single, shared platform

• Inspire: collect product images and design ideas

• Mobility: enhance productivity, access information on-the-go

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ICFF NYC Booth 205www.icff.comFor over 30 years, ICFF has built a solid reputation as North America’s platform for global design. Taking place May 19-22, 2019 in New York City, over 900 exhibitors from across the globe will present to more than 38,000 industry professionals looking to be inspired and find what’s best and what’s next for luxury interiors.

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Inside Out Performance Fabrics Booth 202www.insideoutperformancefabrics.comWe have created the first All-In-One performance fabric that can satisfy all of your needs and withstand the elements, both inside and outside. Inside Out Performance Fabrics® pairs superior design and unmatched performance to weather any storm in your home, sunroom or outdoors.

COMPANY PROFILES

*Must have an approved Universal To The Trade account. Offer is valid per account, not per person. 20% discount is available on orders of $2,000 or more. Orders must be placed online or through a customer service or Universal Sales representative. Promotion Code DESIGNINFLUENCER20 must accompany the order. Discount applies to all Universal products. Offers cannot be combined. Offer ends at midnight on April 30, 2019.

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COMPANY PROFILES

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Mountain Living and Colorado Homes & Lifestyles www.mountainliving.comMountain Living’s unmatched homes coverage offers entrée into the American West’s most inspiring residences, featuring exquisite interiors and innovative architecture. ML’s sister publication, Colorado Homes & Lifestyles, is the premier home design publication in Colorado.

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New England Home www.nehomemag.comNew England Home defines superior home design and custom building in New England. We present the region’s finest work and resources to educate and inspire our affluent readers and promote local talent. By building relationships among industry professionals and connecting them with a highly qualified audience of potential future clients, we help assure the growth and success of the field.

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Pacific Sales Kitchen & Home www.pacificsales.comExperience what’s new at Pacific Sales. Our newly remodeled showrooms and new kitchen and bath experiences at Torrance and Irvine are the perfect places to showcase your vision to your clients. Featuring the latest kitchen, bath, and outdoor products, our new showrooms will surely inspire. Come in to see for yourself, and remember, our showroom is your showroom.

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Porcelanosa Booth 200www.porcelanosa-usa.comPorcelanosa is a luxury lifestyle brand that will make your dream design a reality. Porcelanosa is a manufacturer and distributor that has been developing stylish tile, kitchen, and bath products for over 40 years. With 30 showrooms in the United States and Canada, their diverse range of products makes them a one-stop shop for all of your remodeling needs.

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Revolution Performance Fabrics Booth 112www.revolutionfabricbytheyard.comRevolution Performance Fabrics by STI and Brentwood Textiles are true perfor-mance fabrics. The fabrics are virtually unstainable, easy to clean and extremely durable; yet beautiful and soft, while also resistant to fading from the sun. Revolution fabrics are made with upcycled fibers and have NO PFC chemicals, making them safe for your family and pets to live on!

Materials Marketing Booth 104www.materials-marketing.comWe present the ability to take projects to the next level with our custom architectural stone products. From fireplaces and range hoods to columns, staircases, balustrades, and exterior elements. Our material selection includes a variety of stones and finishes to create a truly custom masterpiece. We are very unique in a niche market offering over over 50 years of craftsmanship and expertise.

SILVER SPONSOR

Metrie Booth 17www.metrie.comOur dedication to creating high-quality, finely crafted architectural elements has helped us grow to become the largest supplier and manufacturer of solid wood and composite moulding in North America. Our success stems from our commitment to helping people create beautiful interiors. We believe in the details, and know that even the smallest of details add up to create big differences.

MirrorMate Frames www.mirrormate.comMirrorMate frames are custom-crafted mirror frames that apply directly to the existing wall-mounted bathroom mirror, brilliantly covering over the clips that hold the mirror. The frame kit comes with everything needed to assemble and install in minutes. It’s an easy DIY upgrade that instantly transforms the bath. Available in 65 colors and styles.

Mitzi Beach Design Booth 116www.mitzibeachdesign.comMitzi Beach A.S.I.D. C.A.P.S. is an award-winning Interior Designer, Author, and Baby Boomer Marketing & Lifestyle Specialist. Mitzi, armed with 30 years experience and a masters degree in interior design, she is one of the Design Hounds top 100 influencers 2018, and quoted in The Wall Street Journal as an expert in the emerging Aging in Place (AIP) trend.

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Monogram Appliances www.monogram.comWe are more than luxury appliances - Monogram is the experience. We’re inspired by life and the way you live it. With high style, superior craftsmanship, and award-winning technology, our products raise the bar on what’s possible in your kitchen. Monogram goes beyond simply cooking and cleaning - we elevate everything.



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Signature Sleep by DHP Furniture www.signaturesleep.comSignature Sleep offers comfort without compromise. Our excellent quality mattresses are durable, affordable and come smartly packaged in an easy-to-handle box. We know that one style doesn’t fit all, so we offer a wide assortment of mattress ranging from the classic coil spring mattress to innovative sleep technology. No matter your fit, you deserve a good night’s sleep!

GOLD SPONSOR VIP SEATING SPONSOR

Universal Furniture www.universaltothetrade.comUniversal Furniture creates quality furnishings for the whole home with a focus on function and lifestyle. The company’s casegood, upholstery, accent and accessory designs are developed under the brand names Universal Furniture (Lifestyle Collections), To The Trade (Interior Design) and Smartstuff™ (Baby and Child), and sold through retailers and interior designers throughout North America and around the world.

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Robert Allen Duralee Group www.duralee.comThe Robert Allen Duralee Group is one of the largest companies in the industry and an unparalleled resource for luxury home décor. Boasting an expansive product line- more than 45,000 SKUs of fabric, trim, decorative hardware and furniture within multiple brands from commercial to residential—our well-merchandised collections are supported by a global network of showrooms and customer service specialists.

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ShopYourLikes Booth 101www.shopyourlikes.comShopYourLikes is the only platform designed specifically for influencers to monetize their social media through their stories and posts. We pay you based on the clicks and swipe-up’s of your content. So you earn based on your followers’ engagement with your brand such as the number of swipes on your stories. Our network includes Wayfair, Macy’s, Kohl’s, Walmart and more!

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