PROGRAM GUIDE SPONSORED BY: February 24-26, 2019 | Atlanta, GA PRESENTED BY: 2019 Featured Speakers Jeff Andrews Barry Dixon Sophie Donelson Suzanne Kasler Carson Kressley @DesignInfluencersConference @DesignInfluencersConference #DesignInfluencersCon DESIGNER: KELLY WEARSTLER FOR VISUAL COMFORT SHOP NOW: CIRCALIGHTING.COM PHOEBE STACKED TABLE LAMP IN ANTIQUE WHITE CERAMIC 3078 ROSWELL ROAD NW • ATLANTA • 404.233.4131 ATLANTA AUSTIN (2019) CHARLESTON CHICAGO DENVER (2019) GREENWICH HOUSTON MANHATTAN SAN FRANCISCO SAVANNAH SCOTTSDALE (2019) WASHINGTON DC WEST HOLLYWOOD 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 The Design Influencers Conference offers 2019 Sponsor Listing ............................................................................................30-31 attendees a unique opportunity to participate in the intersection of interior design and the Exhibit Hall Floorplan ................................................................................................ 32 world of new media including blogging, social Company Profiles .................................................................................................33-40 media, e-commerce, digital branding, book publishing, line promotion, and more. Meet Your Mentors! Carla Aston Jana Platina Phipps Deborah von Donop Interior Designer and Content Creator Content Creator and Influencer IInterior Designer and Content Creator Carla Aston Design Trim Queen dvd Interior Design Have you struggled with questions on how to grow your blog, website your online presence to reach your business goals. You may ask them or business but don’t know who to ask? The DI Conference Mentors ANYTHING! provide you, our Mentees, with the benefit of their career and industry This will be an open round table session, so be prepared to share experience, vision, and advice in order to help you further your own your objectives and what you are currently doing online to help you career aspirations or answer your most vexing questions. achieve them. We’ve added a breakfast pre-conference Mentor Round Table Q&A Space is limited to the first 20 sign-ups. But if needed, we will add Session on Monday, 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. in the Cascade Meeting Room. another session on Tuesday, 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. in the Cascade Meeting Here is a unique opportunity to ask three experienced design Room. influencers any questions regarding your website, blog, social If you would like to connect with Carla, Jana, or Deborah, please channels, strategies, and techniques. This is the perfect place to find direct message them via their instagram handles: some insight that is tailored specifically to you and what want to do @carlaaston | @trimqueen | @dvdinteriordesign online to market yourself or your company. Personalized direction will be offered by these three mentors, each with a unique online route You may also sign up for their mentor session at the Registration desk. to their success, as they share actionable advice that will elevate Design Influencers Conference 2019 | #DesignInfluencersCon 1 TM Conference Agenda Sunday, February 24 *Seating is limited and RSVP is requested. Registration and Information Desk Hours 10:30AM- 7:30PM Lower Level Lobby Please wear your DI Conference badge for admission to the conference sessions and all activities. INFLUENCER AND BRAND BREAKOUT SESSIONS Attendees 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: Influencer How In-Person Moments Can Make a Digital Influencer’s Career Grand Ballrooms I & II Track #1 Kate O’Hara, CEO + Creative Director, Martha O’Hara Interiors 1:00-1:45 p.m. Embracing Influencer Marketing: Evolution and Case Studies Brand David Blair, Director of Strategic Services, Emisare, Inc Buckhead Ballroom Track #1 Sherry H. Qualls, CEO and Owner, Whitegood Influencer How to Make Yourself a Priority While Prioritizing Social Media Grand Ballrooms I & II Track #2 Abbi McCollum, Vice President, Social Media and Convergence, Discovery Inc’s Home and Travel 2:00-2:30 p.m. Brand Styling Showrooms/Exhibits for Design Influencer Engagement Buckhead Ballroom Track #2 Stacy Kunstel, Stylist, Editor, Writer, and Producer Influencer Build Multiple Digital Income Streams Grand Ballrooms I & II Track #3 Deborah von Donop, Interior Designer and Author, dvd Interior Design 2:45-3:15 p.m. Brand Riches in Regional Relationships and Distribution Marketing Buckhead Ballroom Track #3 Jennifer Smiga, Founder and Chief of Social Connections, Ultraviolet Agency GENERAL SESSIONS All attendees from the Influencer and Brand Tracks are invited to participate. General Session #1: Home Design Commerce is Local & Google is Paying Attention- Use Your Blog to Attract LOCAL Clients and Increase Your Bottom Line 3:30-4:15 p.m. Grand Ballrooms I & II Sandra 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 *Pitching Session: Pretty, Practical, Performance - Yes You Can Have It All! 4:25-4:45 p.m. Cascade Meeting Room Presenter: Patrick Shelton, Vice President of Sales, Inside Out Performance Fabrics General Session #2 and Opening Keynote: Barry Dixon 4:45-5:30 p.m. Barry Dixon, Renowned Interior Designer and Author Grand Ballrooms I & II Interviewed by Clinton Smith, Award-Winning Journalist in Luxury Design and Lifestyles Special Announcement from Dallas Market Center Cole Daugherty, SVP of Marketing & Communications, Dallas Market Center 5:30-5:40 p.m. Grand Ballrooms I & II Sponsored by: Welcome Reception in the Exhibit Hall 5:40-7:30 p.m. All participants are invited to attend. Please wear your DI Conference badge for admission to this Exhibit Hall event. 5:40-7:30 p.m. Book Signing with Courtney Allison, “French Country Cottage” Exhibit Hall Official Sunday After Party This event is free to all Design Influencers Conference Attendees. Join us at the Ferguson Buckhead showroom featuring celebrity and executive chef James Briscione, Ferguson Buckhead who will share his culinary tips on Monogram’s pizza oven, gas cooktop and columns. Cocktails, Showroom 8:00-10:00 p.m. wine and appetizers will be served. Complimentary transportation is provided. Bus pick up is located at the Lower Lobby Entrance. 3069 Bolling Way NE, Transportation will run on a continuous loop from 7:45 -10:15 p.m. Atlanta, GA 30305 Sponsored by: Design Influencers Conference 2019 | #DesignInfluencersCon 3 Monday, February 25 *Seating is limited and RSVP is requested. Registration and Information Desk Hours 7:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Lower Level Lobby Please wear your DI Conference badge for admission to the conference sessions and all activities. 7:30-8:30 a.m. Coffee with Exhibitors and Sponsors Exhibit Hall *Mentor Round Table Q&A Session Carla Aston, Interior Designer and Content Creator, Carla Aston Design 7:30-8:30 a.m. Cascade Meeting Room Jana Platina Phipps, Content Creator and Influencer, Trim Queen Deborah von Donop, Interior Designer and Content Creator, dvd Interior Design GENERAL SESSION The Evolution and Power of Influencer Marketing in the Design Industry 8:30-9:30 a.m. Grand Ballrooms I & II Adam Japko, Founder and CEO, Esteem Media What Can Design Pros and Brands Learn From Fashion and Beauty Marketing? 9:30-10:15 a.m. Grand Ballrooms I & II James Nord, CEO, Fohr Networking Break with Exhibitors and Sponsors 10:15-11:00 a.m. Exhibit Hall Sponsored by: 10:15-11:00 a.m. Book Signing with Sara Noble, “Finding Fabulous” Exhibit Hall *Pitching Session: Good Natural Sleep, Presented by Signature Sleep / DHP Furniture 10:30-10:50 a.m. Cascade Meeting Room Erica Iapalucci, Communications Advisor, DHP Furniture Don’t Sleep on Pinterest! Keys to Board Organization, Optimization, and Increased Web Traffic 11:00-11:45 a.m. Grand Ballrooms I & II Kyla Herbes, Owner and Art Director, House Of Hipsters Introvert, Extrovert, Expert: How to Build Your Design Authority—and Gain a Loyal Audience!— When Your Happy Place is Behind the Scenes 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Grand Ballrooms I & II Donna Garlough, Author, Editor, and Visual Content Creator; Style Director, Joss & Main Joanna Hawley, Blogger, Stylist, and Digital Influencer, Jojotastic Savvy Giving Presentation 12:15-12:30 p.m. Grand Ballrooms I & II Susan Wintersteen, Interior Designer and Founder, Savvy Giving by Design Lunch for all Participants 12:30-1:45 p.m. Exhibit Hall Overflow Seating in Buckhead Ballroom The Other Side of the Camera: How Photography Influences Digital Content and Social Media 1:45-2:15 p.m. Emily Jenkins Followill, Interior Design Photographer Grand Ballrooms I & II Suzanna Cullen Hamilton, President, ART