Suzanne Barker is the Co-Founder of When I Shop. She grew up in Auckland, New Zealand where she had an adventurous childhood sailing on her family’s yacht. She has a creative background, having studied visual arts and started her career as a picture editor in the media industry. She moved…
Gaia Giladi is the co-founder and chief creative of HILOS, a Portland-based start-up focused on making zero waste, additive footwear. When she’s not designing shoes, Gaia loves to go on outdoor adventures, eat amazing food, and run along the bridges of Portland. Where did the idea for HILOS come from?…
Elizabeth Brunner is a San Francisco-based designer and the founder of StereoType, a fashion-forward kids clothing brand that’s designed to celebrate individuality and freedom of expression by blending traditional ideas of boys’ and girls’ wear. StereoType’s blended fashion collection combines elements of style, design and comfort to inspire creativity, individuality…
Fedia Kourbatov was born and raised in Chicago, IL. He went to Lincoln Park HS in the city. Growing up Fedia spent most of his free time playing sports and being involved in the Ukrainian community. Once it was time to go to college he decided to go to The…
At 23-years-old, Tiffany Meerovitsch is the leader in bringing style and precision to Swiss-made watches. Inspired by her watchmaker father, she started her own watch company – NOVE – which is now in its 5th year of business, manufacturing watch collections that can be worn by both men and women….
Sheina Ebrani is the co-founder of stefanonavi.com, located on 5th Avenue in New York City. She was raised in the suburbs of New York, where she and her husband currently raise two children. Sheina is an entrepreneur by day and mother by night. She graduated Baruch College with a degree…
Gamze Neill is the owner and operator of Light and Soft, a start-up children’s clothing and accessory company that specializes in soft sole shoes. After University, Gamze worked as a market researcher in her home city of Istanbul Turkey, where she learned many crucial skills involved in running a business,…
Jacob Rosenberg grew up in sunny, southern California in a sunglass household, where his Dad was a key leader at Oakley and then started his own sunglass brand, Kaenon Polarized. Surrounded by the ocean surfing, sailing, fishing, or kitesurfing, Jacob understood the importance of having high quality polarized lenses and…
Ecem Bocan is the founding partner of Bocan Couture — Luxury Sleepwear along with her sister Melike, and mother, Ayse. Like many family businesses, Ecem’s role is varied, with her main goal to explore new markets, manage customer relations, optimise productivity and drive e-commerce for the brand forward. Initially studying…
Aditi Pany is a seasoned senior retail executive, thought leader, founder, CEO and entrepreneur with over a decade of experience in retail across brick and mortar and ecommerce. Most recently, she launched her own company, Qalara, aimed at redesigning the global supply chain for artisan goods that works with over…
Oriana Turley is a mother, adventurer, nurse and founder of Medicine Mountain Scrub Company LLC. Her first week as a nurse she was disappointed she could not find functional performance workwear made with the strict ethical and sustainability standards important to her, and is so common in outdoor apparel. Now,…