Alessandra Brescia

Website: alessandrabrescia.com/

Instagram: @alessandrabrescia.ab

Alessandra is a Peruvian-Italian business and brand consultant. She has worked in a variety of corporations as well as brand and marketing consulting firms in Latin America and Europe. 

She started her own photography business in 2009 in Lausanne, Switzerland, to fulfill her creative side. In 2014 she moved to Seattle and developed a huge admiration for the artist community here. Her business model has evolved as other creatives started tapping into her business knowledge and advice. 

Having lived in many cities around the world, she considers herself a contemporary nomad, somewhat of an expert mover, and a keen observer of people and cultures. Alessandra continues to work on her photography whenever possible.

Beth Brunner

Website: www.quartzandbone.com

Instagram: @quartzandbone  / Twitter: @quartzandbone  / Facebook: www.facebook.com/quartzbone

I have been immersed in the world of interior architecture and design since 2010 in both Los Angeles and New York City. My work as lead design associate and project manager for Jeremiah Brent Design (along with my previous position as a design assistant for Studio Collective) has given me extensive experience in residential, commercial, and hospitality design.

As an interior designer, I am a divergent-thinking, grounded storyteller with a passion for textural, spacial design without pretense. I curate spaces to depict the journeys of the fascinating, eclectic, independent people who live in them. From busy professionals to young families, I will create a home to match the storied pasts that make them who they are. By getting to know my clients' lives, histories, driving forces, and greatest dreams, I weave those elements through their spaces, imbuing them with warmth, texture, natural materials, and a seamless mix of high and low design. Whether it’s joyous laughter or happy tears, I love seeing my clients’ enamored faces at the reveal of a project!

Anie Buckmelter

Website:  www.aniebhomes.com

instagram: @aniebhomes

As a savant of the industry, Anie Buckmelter’s sophistication, charm and real estate finesse are the forces that built her reputation of diligence, passion and proficiency. She has an undeniable drive that is complemented by her honesty, warmth and sincerity. With these award-winning qualities, it is easy to see why Anie often establishes trusting, lifelong relationships with her clients.

Anie’s energy, positive mindset and integrity intertwine with years of expertise, an innovative approach and savvy negotiation tactics. Together, these characteristics have given her the ability to serve as a true advocate on behalf of her clients and perfect the art of the deal to craft win/win situations through each transaction. 

With a strong dedication to the local community, Anie is regarded as a trusted resource and voice of reason. She prides herself on her membership in the Seattle King County REALTORS® Association, which holds all members to the highest of ethical standards. Anie also holds a Master Certified Negotiation Expert (MCNE) designation and is a member of Gather Seattle, which brings together the Pacific Northwest food and design communities with the aim to build connections, inspire and nourish.

Her background in Graphic Design and Art History, passion for fashion and art, and keen eye for sleek marketing and the perfect home appeal elevates her approach and ensures each home is truly artfully sold.

Lauren Caron

Website: unionadorn.com

Instagram: @unionadorn / @laurenlcaron  

Lauren is a creative consultant currently splitting her time between Seattle and New York City. After 10 years in the retail industry working for such luxury brands as Bergdorf Goodman, Tiffany & Co. and Ralph Lauren, she developed an expansive skill set across the areas of visual merchandising, creative services, concept development, prop styling and advanced production and construction of large scale installations. Lauren launched the creative studio Union Adorn in 2014 to focus on consulting for creative presentation and visual merchandising in retail spaces, and interior design for residential and commercial clients. Passionate about history and visual story telling, Lauren’s design sensibility leans toward traditional yet is approached through a modern perspective. Combining classical elements with timeless pieces, she is noted for her ability to create layered, eclectic, livable spaces that are reflective of her clients’ personal tastes and lifestyles. 

Lauren Celenza

instagram: @laurencza

Lauren Celenza is a senior designer and ethnographer for Google Maps, where she focuses on shaping the map to better fit the needs of emerging cities around the world. She is also a listener, photographer, and advocate. Her work has taken her to India, Southeast Asia, Australia, and Africa. She enjoys working with local communities and sharing their stories to help shape design & technology in ways that are more inclusive and participatory. 

She also teaches workshops to help teams practice empathy and humility as part of their everyday process, in order to build resonance and connection with their audience and with each other. Outside of this, she loves paddle boarding on the water and playing fetch with her dog, Leo.

Kim Chin

Instagram: @golden_pineapple08

Currently I am a Design Director for a textiles studio in a Seattle based fashion company. My aim is to maximize creativity, inclusivity and transparency within the design environment. Retrospectively, how I naturally applied colour and texture in a multiplied application meant fashion has been an immediately relatable space. The way people can express themselves through clothes; a product which is integral to every one, every day is impactful. Through dynamic people I meet, destinations travelled, stories told, and exposure to an output that relies on connectivity keeps me engaged. Over the last 15 years, my experience includes a diverse range of customers and price points - from London, Stockholm, Vancouver and cities in the US. 

A constant thread through cultural nuances is uniting a vision with open dialogue and common language on how to get there. Innovation, integrity, flexibility, humour and kindness attracts relatable people on your team who can be motivated to effect bigger change. You cannot do it alone, and these traits absolutely evolve with time. Finding compatibility with different perspectives can spark the strongest ideas. I have learnt many things by observing and paying attention when challenges or new experiences arise.

It's exciting to see the importance in sustainable methods gaining long overdue ground to change actual systems. Re-educating the customer of the responsibility both parties have, while making it easier for them to make better choices is ideal. Always balancing between fully pushing my skills as a practicing maker, I have found my best voice trying to influence an infrastructure from within. As a consumer, supporting well made products, in materials that can cycle through our system as many times with least harm to the environment is valuable, complex, and takes effort. Let’s see where this journey takes us. 

Sasha Clark

Website: stockandpantry.com

Instagram: @stockandpantry

Sasha Clark is the owner and founder of Stock & Pantry, a lifestyle store and interior design studio. Having always had a connection to design through studying architecture and a lifelong pull toward design in all forms, she strongly believes that great design and gorgeous environments can be life enhancing, giving a sense of calm and happiness.  

From this philosophy she sources objects for the home with a design and quality that make you feel something; products that fill a need/want while also having valuable function

Focusing primarily on Scandinavian and Japanese design, while adding others whose aesthetic and sense of quality align, she selects pieces that are useful, aesthetically perfect, well made and of great value. 

Her mission is to carefully choose the things that we will live with, keep for a long time, and pass them on to others. She would rather you have just a few good things than to have many of lesser quality. This seems to make sense both economically and ecologically while also creating a connection between “home” and community.

When she’s not traveling and sourcing new beautiful things for the store and helping clients connect to their spaces she can be found enjoying Seattle’s amazing dining and art scene.

Alexandra Collins

Instagram: @alexandrastudios

Website: alexandradianecollins.com

Alexandra is a creative designer and consultant. Her unique childhood brought her to England, Germany, Poland, Holland, and many other foreign cities, which influence her and her work today. She moved to Seattle from New York City at the end of 2015 and has been slowly working on her latest project: alexandrastudios. Alexandra is the founder and designer of alexandrastudios, a tiny Seattle studio bringing client's stories into joyous realities in multiple platforms: digital, paper, and physical spaces. She particularly enjoys cultivating relationships, creating and surrounding herself in beauty.

You can find her working on a new project on her and soon-to-be husband's #littleseattlecapehouse, running with her pup, Penny, and spending copious amounts of money at Seattle's coffee shops.

Kelly Corr

Instagram: @kellycorr.seattle / @kelly.m.corr

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kellymcginnisrealestatebroker/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-corr-0b4a0a54/

Website: www.kellycorrseattle.com

Kelly Corr is a Pacific Northwest native who uses her local expertise to help her clients buy and sell homes. Pre real estate at Compass, she studied political science at Washington State University and worked on President Obama's 2012 campaign. Kelly currently lives in North Seattle with her husband Brenden & cat Bubba. In her free time you will find her at the farmers market, in a yoga class, seeing a new film or trying the latest restaurant. She's passionate about protecting the environment & the arts. 

Lindsey Cummins, Founder of AVID Collectors 

websites: avidcollectorconsulting.com / thirdagemarket.com

instagram: @_lindzync_

Lindsey is a creative consultant that splits her time between Seattle and Louisville, KY. She is the founder of AVID Collectors, an endeavor that offers comprehensive art collection care. AVID's mission is to contribute to local artistic communities through private collections. Lindsey received her education at Louisville's Hite Art Institute in Studio Art, Art History, and Modern Culture. She is the co-creator of the Terra Oracle Deck and Guidebook. When not running AVID, Lindsey is reading, writing, dreaming of Berlin, riding her Onewheel, and making magical objects for thirdagemarket.com.

Katie D'Amato

instagram: @ksdamato /  @freehandcookies. 

Katie D'Amato is like a lot of us - pulling double duty between the main gig and the side hustle. By day, she is the Director of Brand and Social for Alaska Airlines and by night, and we mean midnight, she's the baker and artist behind Freehand Cookies, a made-to-order, hand-painted sugar cookie company. With her long and busy career in advertising and marketing, Katie always used baking as her release. It was a chance to quiet a mind that's always on the go and to focus on something that always had a sweet conclusion. After baking for friends and family for years, she was finally encouraged by her younger sister to give it a go and make it "Instagram official."  What's followed has been a series of sweet creations for everything from weddings and showers to custom orders for brands like Sonos and even Gather Seattle. While Freehand Cookies is still in its infancy and often plays second fiddle to her full-time life, it serves as a creative outlet and learning opportunity that Katie plans to continue. 

Miranda Estes

Website: mirandaestes.com

Instagram: @mirandaestes

Miranda is a Seattle-based architectural photographer who works with designers and creative professionals to capture their work in its best light.  Prior to devoting herself to photography full time, she practiced landscape architecture for over a decade, working on a wide range of projects from destination resorts to residential estates and collaborating with an elite group of architects, interior designers, contractors and developers.  This work took her all over the globe and helped hone her eye for composition, color and nuance.  Her breadth of experience in the design world informs her photography and gives her a unique perspective and understanding of the power of the photograph to build and grow a designer’s practice.  Her work can be described as bright, evocative and richly textured, capturing images that transport the viewer.

Lauren Essl photo by @micheleequitz

Website: blueeyebrowneye.com/

Instagram: @laurenessl / @blueeyebrowneye

Lauren Essl is a graphic designer and calligrapher specializing in colorful, out of the box designs. Blue Eye Brown Eye, founded in 2010, is Lauren's business born from a passion for paper and named after her rescue pup, Olive, with one blue and brown eye.

While most of Lauren's work focuses on the wedding industry, she also teaches calligraphy workshops, and has traveled extensively all over the US (and even Paris) teaching thousands the art of pointed pen calligraphy over the past six years. Her reach has gone even further with three online calligraphy classes with Brit + Co.

Collaborations are also Lauren's jam, and she has enjoyed working with brands like Knot & Bow, designlovefest, Ted Baker, Method, and Society6 to name a few.

Born and raised in Texas, Lauren recently moved to Seattle with her husband and three dogs and is thrilled to now call the Pacific Northwest home. Currently, Lauren is: renovating a mid mod in Madrona, loving Washington wine, and probably listening to Drake.

Ashley Fincham

Instagram: @aglobalwalk 

Website: www.aglobalwalk.com

Ashley is a studier of moments. Devoted to undressing emotions and helping others share the raw, unfiltered truth of their existence. She is an image wrangler. Crafting stories through photographs that give one the feeling of coming home to the magic within. A born pilgrim traveling like mad. Consuming all the textures, layers, and beauty. Because she knows this life is like lightening; beautiful, electric, fast and fleeting.  

Sondra Firestein

Website: https://pursuitofseattle.com/

IG Handles: @pursuitconcierge and @pursuitofsondra

Over the last 5 years, Sondra has helped over 100 Seattle professionals create room in their lives for what brings them joy with mindful delegation. She founded Pursuit Concierge in 2014 as a work-life balance solution for motivated entrepreneurs, attorneys, corporate ladder climbers, and parents. She works closely with her clients to help them identify what they can delegate and connects them with the resources necessary to make their personal and professional goals their reality. Believing strongly that people are better contributors to society when they're well supported, she devotes her time to nurturing her team, her clients, and her personal relationships. She has also been the chair of the Business Advisory Board for the Phinney Neighborhood Association and the Vice President of the Alliance of Women Achieving Knowledge and Excellence, two Seattle-based 501c3 non-profits aiming to connect and empower Seattle professionals. 

Stephanie Gailing

Website: http://stephaniegailing.com/

Instagram: @Stephanie_Gailing

Stephanie Gailing weaves together astrological insights, compassion-based coaching, dreamwork, and flower essence therapy to provide her clients with stellar life guidance. She is the author of Planetary Apothecary, the co-host of the So Divine! podcast, and the astrologer-in-residence at the Cloud Room in Seattle. In addition to working directly with individuals, couples, and organizations, Stephanie teaches workshops and writes about holistic well-being, including for AstroStyle and The Fold. Her work has been featured in Refinery 29, Seattle Magazine, City Arts, Bustle, MindBodyGreen, and other outlets. Stephanie earned her Advanced Diploma in Coaching from New York University and her M.S. in Nutrition from Bastyr University. 

Carol Gavhane

Website: https://www.ashablooms.com/

Instagram: @ashablooms

Carol Gavhane is Co-Founder of Asha Blooms, a handcrafted purposeful jewelry company. Her experience with secondary infertility was the motivation for creating beautiful yet simple wearable reminders to inspire, uplift, but most importantly, help you believe. Each piece holds a specific meaning with intentions such as I Am Enough, I Am Loved, You Are Becoming, and so on. She is a firm believer that your words and thoughts carry enormous amounts of power, and we should use them to elevate our days. You may find her written words about fertility and hope in an anthology entitled She's Got This!. Carol is based in Redmond where she lives with her family.

Raven Hamilton,

Head of Product at Bloom

Instagram: @raven.hamilton

Raven Hamilton is the Head of Product at Bloom. She works closely with the design, development and marketing department to help curate solutions for Bloom’s client digital challenges. Raven has been a key leader in Bloom’s growth from a small startup to a global company. She is involved in crafting the company culture, shaping client relationships, and innovating future growth opportunities. Raven has been the key player on projects for companies such as Atlantic Records, Universal Studios, BBDO, and Sony.

Bloom is a collection of 20+ team members from multiple disciplines with a shared mission to be a catalyst for ideas, a solution for problems. Bloom’s is revolutionizing work culture by promoting remote work and awarding team members the freedom and autonomy to do the things that matter to them.

Values of Bloom - Inspire innovation, Embrace and pursue growth, Create amazing experiences, Bring visions to life, Individual growth, Do more with less, Value ideas

Samantha Hinrichs

Website: samanthahinrichs@gmail.com

Instagram: samanthahinrichs

Samantha Hinrichs is creative director, art director, and designer who is passionate about creating work that delights and connects people. Her design style has been described as both classic and experimental bringing more soul, more instinct, and more humanity—less stuff that interrupts, agitates, and frustrates.

 She has a broad scope of experience, cutting her teeth with full-service technology & advertising agencies in San Francisco, before transitioning to a full-service creative studio in Austin where she helped oversee all aspects of creative and strategic development. She’s thrilled to now call the Pacific Northwest home, where she specializes in creating impactful campaigns and branding solutions for global corporations, locally-based small businesses, and everything in between. 

Her specific interest in leading creative teams has led her to explore new methodologies of design while sharpening her unique creative perspective. Samantha is capable of working across a broad spectrum of design disciplines—but she has a thing for smart strategy, intentional branding, and advertising experiences that reach thousands, but seem to speak only to you.

Julie Hubert

Ive worked in event planning and project management for two decades, producing events from 10 to 5000 guests for all types of clients from corporate, to weddings, to fundraising galas. In 2012, I brought together this production experience to the world of short film and began producing and food styling for local filmmaker Baron Visuals. Credits include short films for Sur la table, Swedish Hospital, Peacehealth Medical Center, Boyer Children's Clinic and our award winning web series, Kitchen Unnecessary. At Baron Visuals our hope is to inspire change through film.

In my personal life I am a Mom to Jack, who is approaching 5 and knows everything about everything! He loves with such intensity and gives me so much joy. I am an adventurer who is always planning the next experience. I love to travel, experience live music, plan wonderful things with friends and family, run, ride and do anything active. Also, I love to cook and I love to feast. Always be feasting!

Lauren Jessen

Website: https://www.laurenjessen.com/

Instagram: @laurenjessen / @adashofcinema

Lauren is a food content creator, author of Youth’s Highest Honor, and UX designer.  As the creator of the food and film blog, A Dash of Cinema, Lauren cooks up movie-inspired food and drink recipes geared toward cozy movie nights. After culinary school at The Institute of Culinary Education, Lauren spent time in the kitchen learning how to survive the heat of Eleven Madison Park in New York City.  When she’s not recipe testing, Lauren works as a UX designer with a focus on the food and beverage industries. She is also working on her second book.

Naomi Johnson

Email: naomi.gnome@gmail.com

Naomi is a food-loving Personal Chef who works one on one with clients in Seattle.    She creates tailored meals and healthy treats for individuals and families who want to eat wholesome, homemade meals without the hassle of shopping, cooking, and cleanup.

Nadine Joseph, CEO and Co-Founder of Pretty Mushroom

Website: Pretty Mushroom

Instagram: @itsprettymushroom / @itsanadine

Nadine Joseph is the co-founder and CEO of Pretty Mushroom, a conscious company that combines ancient wisdom and modern science to make everyday wellness essentials. She has a unique background entrenched in both the worlds of wellness and that of the scientific community. She combines the experiences gleaned from her time studying and conducting neuroscience research at both Johns Hopkins and UCSF with her holistic wellness upbringing. Outside of this, she loves spending time reading at the library and going hiking with her wiggly pup, Cora.

Emily Kim

instagram: @emilyk3

Emily was born and raised in Seattle. After years working on policy at Seattle City Council, she is currently the Marketing and Community Relations Director at Molly Moon’s Homemade Ice Cream. With a background in law and policy, as well as journalism, she’s excited to have landed at Molly Moon’s, a company where she can use that background along with her creative spirit to innovate and community build. Emily loves to connect and find new ways to build partnerships between people and businesses. She believes it’s important for businesses small and large to focus on social impact programs. Emily is also a freelance writer and always on the lookout for delicious new brunch spots and sweets places to try, suggestions welcome! 

Dragana Lassiter

Website: draganalassiter.com

Instagram: @draganalassiterphoto

Dragana Lassiter is a cultural anthropologist and a family photographer who recently relocated to Seattle from North Carolina. As a doctorate student, she has written publications on the feminist notions of care and relationality in medicine, and she similarly tries to capture people as evolving relational beings. She creates honest images that capture movement and process in people’s daily lives and familial co-becomings.

Kimber Leblicq

Website: kimber-elements.com

Instagram: @kimberelements

Kimber Leblicq has over fifteen years of experience in the Pacific Northwest nonprofit community. She has focused her career on fundraising, membership, and marketing and communications for performing arts and environmental organizations. She is currently the Managing Director at AIA Seattle. Kimber is a compassionate advocate for animal welfare and has served on the Board of Directors for Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest for eleven years. She is also a jewelry designer and metalsmith for her unique line of wearable sculpture, kimber elements. She enjoys traveling around the world, restoring and riding motorcycles, and hopes to someday be a plant based pastry chef. 

Judy Lee

Website: judyleephotography.com/

Instagram: @judyleephotography

Judy is a Transformative Portrait photographer who shows women their true selves so they can live with more authenticity, intention and purpose. She's spent most of her life struggling with self-worth and the feeling of "not enough." She always held on to the stories and beliefs she told herself about being shy, not smart enough and having no voice. While her career trajectory started in research and program evaluation at the university level, motherhood led her to discover she had an eye for photography which evolved into a family photography business. While she enjoyed it, she struggled with imposter syndrome and never took her business seriously. Then she adopted her second son as a toddler and he cried with grief for over two years, which left her feeling completely lost and broken, feeling numb to herself and the world. This all changed when she discovered women's portraiture, realized it was her calling, and it stirred something in her. Her calling became stronger than her fear and it sent her on a journey to reconnect with herself where she took off all her emotional armor, shed her old beliefs and found her voice. She was finally able to see herself for the woman she truly is and her personal journey helped her realize her purpose was to empower other women to do the same. She wants women to see themselves, their true selves and realize the woman they aspire to be is already in them. Just as she did for herself. She had to first learn to value herself, know her inherent self-worth and that had to come from within. Judy recently opened her portrait studio in Ballard in late March of this year. 

Katie Lesh

Website: katielesh.com

Instagram: @katieleshdesign

Katie has enjoyed working in the design industry for over 15 years, starting her career with commercial architecture firms after graduating with a BFA in Interior Design from the University of Memphis. She eventually branched out on her own, focusing on smaller, residential projects as the owner of Katie Lesh Design. Whether it’s a kitchen renovation or decorating for a dinner party, Katie uses every opportunity to help create a beautiful, meaningful environment for her clients and friends. Relocating to Seattle has influenced her design style greatly, having a new appreciation for the beautiful exterior elements within and around the city. Katie’s concern about the environment and interest in blurring the boundaries between interior and exterior living are her focus for future design projects.

Michelle Linden

Website: www.atelierdrome.com / Instagram: @atelierdrom

Michelle is an architect and interior designer based in Seattle where she leads a studio of nearly 20 with her partner Henry Walters. With women leading the team by two-thirds, Michelle is proud to act as a role model and mentor in the design industry through promoting independence and design leadership throughout the studio. 

Originally from Gloucester, Massachusetts, Michelle’s appreciation for large cities eventually led her to the Illinois Institute of Technology, located in Chicago. During her time in the Windy City, Michelle worked for a variety of firms with established roots in sustainable design in addition to a term studying abroad at the Technical University of Delft, in the Netherlands. Following her graduation, Michelle went on to work for firms in Honolulu and then Seattle, before deciding to start her own business and later merge with Henry in 2012. 

Having seen the impact of housing on families first hand with parents in social work and her mother working for a housing authority, Michelle continues her passion for community-centric design with the goal of creating a positive impact on families, businesses and neighborhoods as a whole.

Esther Loopstra

Website:   www.estherloopstra.com /  www.estherloopstra.art

Instagram:  @eloopstraillustration  /   @estherloopstraart

Esther Loopstra is an artist, illustrator, and educator whose work is an extension of her perpetual curiosity. Her art has been shown in galleries, used for print ads, editorials, books, stationery products, & textiles. An explorer by nature, Esther is passionate about learning and creative living. She is a public speaker and also facilitates workshops for individuals and businesses who want to expand their creativity and connect to their intuition. When she’s not making or teaching you can find her daydreaming, doing yoga or reading dystopian novels

Lynda Lopez

Website: www.lyndajlopez.com

Instagram: @lyndajlopez

Lynda Lopez is a business strategist and coach for creative and purpose-driven small businesses. She teaches what she learned in over three years of running her own interior design and home staging business serving clients in the Pacific Northwest and the East Coast. Prior to entrepreneurship, Lynda spent eight years in public policy strategy and leadership development working with racial justice advocates across the country, particularly in the Deep South. She earned her Masters Degree in Human Geography at the University of Washington and a Bachelors in American Studies from Tufts University. She currently serves as a board of trustee for The Northwest School, an independent middle and upper school in Seattle, WA.

Queenie Lu

Website: http://herbakinglab.com/

Instagram: @herbakinglab / @hernameisqueenie

Queenie is the baker, food photographer and web designer behind herbakinglab.com. Born and raised in Shanghai, China, Queenie came to study in the U.S when she was 17. She moved from Washington, DC to Seattle not long ago. She also recently creates HerBakingLab, a blog where she writes about her love for cookbooks, experiments with recipes and documents her food creations. She soon will attend Seattle Central Creative Academy to further develop her Graphic Design skill. Queenie has a wild list of interests. She bakes, she hikes, she pours espresso shots, she takes photos, she designs websites, she rock climbs, she plays music, she reads, she kayaks, she writes, she cooks… She thinks she might just be a multipotentialite. 

Maddie Magee

Instagram: @maddiemagee

Linkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maddiemagee/

Maddie leads retail sales at Adorn + Brume. After working in both the professional sports world and the technology industry after college (Go Ducks!) she returned to school to study Interior Design. Maddie found an immediate home at Adorn + Brume because of the connection she felt to the brands they represent. She believes in “quality over quantity” and that the best things are worth waiting for; two principles she considers when starting any new design project. Maddie’s favorite part of her job is educating clients on the craftsmanship and value of boutique manufactured, custom furniture, and of course, their faces on install day. If she’s not at work, you can count on finding her at a local farmers market or on an airplane traveling somewhere new.

Stephanie Mai

Website: www.stephanie-mai.com

Instagram: @stephanieeedraws / @bathingbeauteas

Stephanie is a Seattle-based creative entrepreneur, designer, and artist known for her lettering and designs inspired by her PNW roots. After graduating the University of Washington, she co-founded Bathing Beauteas, a startup that combines historical bathing traditions with natural ingredients to empower the modern woman.

Having lived in cities around the world including Copenhagen, Paris, and Saigon, she developed a love of combining different design and lifestyles with culture in all her creative work. Stephanie simultaneously launched Bathing Beauteas and her design + branding career in 2015 to focus on creating a lifestyle brand that encourages restfulness as well as meaningful and impactful designs that invite conversation across all platforms. 

Stephanie is a part time designer, full time plant enthusiast, and lover of all things outdoors. As a creative with a marketing background, Stephanie loves to connect with her audience through meaningful ways via authentic conversations and hosting meetups in Seattle.

Jeanine Matthews

Website: lillagren.com

Instagram: @lillagren

Jeanine is a Seattle-based designer and the creative force behind Lillagren. Inspired by urban texture and botanical form, she uses her photographs of city and plant elements in original fabric designs and accessories. She spent many years as a designer in corporate and studio environments; fortified by lifelong accumulation of aesthetic opinions, a master’s degree in landscape architecture, and an ancient fine arts degree in graphic design. Jeanine formed Lillagren in 2015, merging her professional experiences with personal interests in photography, textiles and sustainable fashion. She strives to create accessories that are both beautiful and useful; with the sentiment and brand purpose to make the details matter. 

Cat McCadden

Website: gracegow.com

Instagram: @gracegowjewelry

Cat is a designer and entrepreneur who for the last ten years has led GRACE GOW. GRACE GOW is a design firm that's created custom sculptural works, functional + beautiful house ware products and the Colony Collection, textural fine jewelry that's inspired by the freedom and strength of the sea. Cat finds inspiration from the ocean, transforming eroded and broken forms into an extension of her modern and sophisticated style. The line, handcrafted on Vashon Island, embodies an independent bohemian attitude through inventive combinations of aesthetic forms, fabrication techniques, and gemstone selections. Cat maintains sustainable studio practices and sources fair-mined diamonds; she is currently working on a limited edition collection of engagement and bridal bands. She also teaches pop-up ring carving workshops in Seattle and at private parties anywhere people want to carve!

Jeanne McKay Hartmann 

Website: jeannemckayhartmann.com

Instagram: @jeannemckayhartmann

Jeanne McKay Hartmann is an artist and illustrator known for happy, vibrant watercolors that capture the beauty of life’s everyday moments. Jeanne’s love of art started with her mother, whose handbag always held a box of crayons. Portraits of Queen Elizabeth, the family dog and flowers drawn on paper placemats in restaurants were the artist’s first works. Today she creates commissioned pieces for clients such as Aerin Lauder and custom paintings for retailers including her favorite shop, Seattle’s Watson Kennedy, and brands like Champagne Laurent-Perrier.  She loves to collaborate with interior design influencers. Recently, Better Homes & Gardens magazine featured art that she created for author/editor/stylist Eddie Ross. Her paintings have also been spotlighted by Elle Decor, Town & Country and Glamour U.K. A native Pacific Northwest girl, Jeanne lives in Seattle with her husband when she’s not packing her brushes and sketchbook for Paris, Nantucket, Sun Valley or other faraway places.

Sarah Meranda

Instagram: @sarahmeranda

Website: magpiemousestudios.com

Sarah Meranda is a multidisciplinary artist based out of Seattle, Washington. Sarah is a trained metal-smith with an emphasis on enamel. She uses her enamel jewelry to bring color and vibrancy to her art. A studio artist working out of the Georgetown area, she has found a way to combine her love of nature and cityscapes to make one of a kind and unique jewelry.

Sarah is versed in drawing, painting, printmaking, and fiber arts as well as her current studies in metal. During her time at Seattle Central College, she assisted at The M. Rosetta Hunter Art Gallery and has always loved being surrounded by art. She has immersed herself in the Seattle metals community by having served on the board of the Seattle Metals Guild. Over the last decade, she has had the opportunity to work with many great mentors from the metals community and looks forward to giving back and inspiring other young artists.

She is passionate about the importance of higher education and is a lifelong student. Sarah has studied art at Seattle Central College, North Seattle College, Pratt Fine Arts, Danaca Design and Penland School of Craft.

Kate Murphy

katemurphy.us

@katecph

Kate Murphy is a Seattle-based designer and marketing consultant with a passion for architecture, social media and event planning within the local arts and design community. Having initially studied art history and fine arts at the University of Pennsylvania, she later received her M.Arch from the University of Washington. Currently a board member for local nonprofits On the Boards and the Seattle Design Foundation, Murphy also serves as a committee member with the Henry Art Gallery Contemporaries and Space.City. Changing every four to six weeks, she is the curator of The Vatican (mini-gallery) at Georgetown's studio e.

Colleen O'Brien

Twitter: @colleenobrien  /  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colleenobrienmba/

Instagram: @colleeno.brien

Colleen is a communications professional with over seven years of experience in the Seattle tech scene. She originally hails from Boston, where she earned a degree in film production and studies of women, gender, and sexuality. Colleen has an MBA from the University of Washington's Foster School of Business and a 200-hour yoga teacher training certification from Seattle's The Grinning Yogi. She currently produces and co-hosts a podcast about gender equity in the workplace called Women in Business & Technology. Colleen is a Community Member at The Riveter, and is pursuing her executive coaching certification with iPEC. After managing Microsoft's Employee Giving Campaign in the company's philanthropy organization, she became a proponent of skills-based volunteering, and currently sits on the board of Reel Grrls.

Angeline Oei

Website: https://www.aoei-studio.com

Instagram: a.oei_studio

Angeline is the founder and designer of A.Oei Studio, a contemporary womenswear line based in Seattle. Inspired by art, nature and technology, Angeline approaches each collection by designing prints that visually tell stories and handcrafting graphic and abstract textures into comfortable, timeless and modern garments. Her designs are responsibly produced in small batches in Seattle and Singapore using natural fibres like cotton and silk sourced from Japan. Having worked in the fashion ready-to-wear industry for nearly a decade, Angeline started A.Oei Studio as a creative platform to explore new design and print techniques in a hands-on manner

Megan Oost

Instagram: @meganoost

Websites: http://www.meganmargaret.com/ /  https://www.meganoost.com/

Megan Oost is a content writer for Starbucks, where she delves into the world of coffee, using language to illuminate the artistry, craft and stories behind every cup. She is a writer, storyteller and a maker who likes creating written and visual narrative that amplify one another. Drawing from her background in art, she also uses plant life to create environmental installations and centerpieces for clients—and the joy of creating.

She’s a home cook who believes a good dinner party nourishes more than the stomach. In her experience, food, when lovingly made is a conduit for conversation, connection and meaning. On the weekends and those few precious, light-flooded hours after work, she likes to run around the lakes of Seattle and roam around its parks.

Keri Petersen

Website: www.kpspaces.com

Instagram: @kpspaces

Keri Petersen is the owner and principal designer at KP Spaces. For over 10 years Keri has dedicated herself to creating elegant and sophisticated custom home interiors that reflect her client’s unique personalities and lifestyles. Keri is a firm believer in the trans formative power of interior design and is passionate about helping her clients love and thrive in the spaces they inhabit. Keri lives in Ballard with her husband Justin, two children Maggie and Jude, and dog Biscuit.

Kellie Phelan

Website: The Works

Instagram: @theworks.seattle

Kellie believes that lasting change starts at home, and that’s what she aims do to at The Works. A passionate kid with plans to change the world, Kellie grew into an adult who spent more than a decade working in environmental education and climate change consulting. And while that work does change the world, ultimately Kellie realized the change she was most passionate about was much more local - creating a place to gather, connect, and share skills.

A natural connector, self-starter (she even taught herself how to knit from a library book during summer break in high school!), and multitasking mama to twins, Kellie is so grateful for this opportunity to lead The Works and be a part of this amazing community.

Katie Rainwater

Website: www.lancerandlace.com/

Instagram: salon @lancerandlacesalon / personal @katie.rainwater

Katie is the Creative Director/Co-Founder of Lancer and Lace, Seattle's premier boutique salon. From humble beginnings, Katie was born and raised on a 260 acre ranch outside of Bend, Oregon. With creativity, skill and eye for art, she moved to Seattle in 2008 to pursue a career in gallery curating and art restoration, but in 2011 decided to explore a career in the beauty industry after a local business woman inspired her to follow her passion of helping others feel comfortable and confident with their own natural beauty.

Soon after graduating from Gary Manuel Aveda Institute as an Esthetician she began her first solo business venture specializing in natural, customized eyelash extensions. It wasn't long before Katie had built a healthy following and a reputation for providing high quality, natural looking eyelash extensions and the best lash care education. She even developed a unique "wrap technique" that allowed the extensions to last longer, up to 4-5 weeks, providing greater value to her clients.

In 2015, Katie teamed up with friend and hair stylist, Julia Anderson (Managing Director/Co-Founder of Lancer and Lace) to begin planning their very own high-end boutique salon. In December 2016, after securing a prime 2,200 square foot space in the heart of Seattle's Belltown Neighborhood beneath the Insignia Towers, and enduring a lengthy build process, Katie and Julia were delighted to open the doors of Lancer and Lace with a team of artists who are gifted specialists in their particular crafts.

Close to two years later and Lancer and Lace is going strong with 10 unique artists, including two talented lash specialists who were trained by Katie, maintaining a high standard and great reputation for healthy vegan lashes that are long lasting. Supporting Katie's reputation for the best lash care education, Lancer and Lace encourage their lash clients to use the locally inspired, Lash Garde (coming to Nordstrom in Fall 2018), which is uniquely oil free and safe to use on eyelash extensions.

Roisy Rickel

Instagram: @roisy_rickel

Roisy is a consumer behavior nerd that loves to travel the world with her two tiny dogs. She grew up in the interior design industry, helping her step-mother sort fabric swatches and tagging along for color consultations. She loves all things entrepreneurship; from serving as the head of Marketing at Rat City Roller Derby, starting a small Kombucha company in college, and volunteering with the travel and self development organization, Startup Island, she loves the fast paced environment of a small and rapidly scaling business. She pursued a degree in Business Administration at the University of Washington Foster School with a dual focus in Marketing and Entrepreneurship, and now serves as the head of Marketing and trade Sales specialist at her family run furnishings showrooms in Seattle, Adorn + Brume. In her free time, she practices yoga, roller-skates, practices her photography and videography skills, and learns about intersectionality and social justice.

Sami Ross

Website: www.shross.com

Instagram: @beetliever

Sami was born in Chicago, but these days she’s often lost somewhere along the Salish Sea.  In the daylight hours, she’s an advertising copywriter whose career has taken her from big agency shops to intimate startups, and back again. Passion projects really light Sami’s fire. She’s a storyteller, currently a regular contributor to Holl & Lane Magazine, and you can find her work in other publications like Driftless and Belong Magazine. Sami is constantly searching for collaborations that challenge her, rattle her, and change her community for the better. Currently, she’s contributing to the soon-to-launch Pussypedia—a free digital encyclopedia that translates complex gynecology research into common speak.   An eternal work-in-progress, Sami is growing her voice, expanding her mind, and hopefully following through on her list of half-baked ideas (we can all relate to this, right?) Being on the newer side to Seattle, Sami hopes to connect with likeminded thinkers who strive to make an impact too.  When she’s not writing, Sami loves reading fantasy novels, resting in savasana, dancing at rock concerts, and finding creative ways to burn through her precious PTO.  Currently, her favorite word is erleichda- a Tom Robbin’s creation that means “lighten up.” That pretty much says it all. 

Stevie Rotella

Instagram @stevierotellaphoto 

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/stevierotellaphoto

Hello! I'm so glad you're here. My name is Stevie. I'm a Seattle Based Photographer + Story Teller. The feeling I get when I capture authentic moments is what motivated me to start my business. When I became a Mom I wanted to hire a photographer for every milestone. I picked up my DSLR and turned the dial to manual. I had no idea the passion that was about to follow! Now here I am, serving the world with my Artistic Talents God has blessed me with. A dream come true.  I hold what I give to my clients so dear to my heart, because life passes quickly & when everything else is gone, the photographs remain. 

I am a mother to my sweet, spirited & incredibly in tune toddler, Stella. I start every morning with her having coffee talk (she calls her hemp milk steamer coffee)  doing yoga & cooking breakfast. Mother daughter mediations are one of the high lights of my day.  I love animals, reading, mother earth, food, connecting with fellow humans & travel. I am growth driven and open to all of the challenges with the joy life brings. Bring on the expansion, growing pains and all.

Photography is my passion and I am committed to creating images that evoke the emotion of your moments for a lifetime. Helping fellow business owners live their dream life by achieving their business goals with visual content for their marketing lights me up! I love telling stories in event & documentary settings. Couples in love & Adventure weddings.... YES! My photography is my self expression, my medium to support Non Profits & causes that work to create a better world and my favorite way of making new friends. 

What I do feeds my Soul.

I invite you to connect with me! Lets get to know each other and chat about the beautiful collaboration we can create. I love to travel and I'm alway up for an adventure. 

Kandra Scheffler

Website: www.kandrascheffler.com

instagram: kandrascheffle

Kandra is an abstract expressionist oil painter.  Her paintings emphasize the depth and complexity of stroke and form, reflecting human nature by combining strength and softness. Through the precise application of color and paint, I strive to infuse control with an emotional velocity that moves the dynamic beyond the canvas. Backed with self-built frames and hand-stretched canvas, her hope is that the physicality within her compositions reminds the viewer of the process and transcends mere visuality.

Shannon Sigler

Website: https://www.thestoryshopstudio.com/  & http://cascadiaresidency.com/

Instagram: @thestoryshopstudio

Shannon Sigler is the founder and curator of The Story Shop Studio, an online retail collection of small-batch fashion supporting creative coaching for female artists and entrepreneurs. She also runs The Cascadia Residency, a faith-based artist residency in the Pacific Northwest. Shannon's passion is mentoring fellow creatives in both the spirituality and practicalities of their arts careers. Shannon lives in Seattle with her husband, Matt, and son, Elijah, and divides her time unequally between the office, the playground, and the art studio.

Jeff Stegelman

IG : @jeff_stegelman

Web: www.jeffstegelmanproperties.com

Home. It’s more than a place to sleep. Home is the place where we most belong. It’s the heart of life, where we plan the future and make lasting memories.

Every home sale or purchase is a relationship, and it all begins with a conversation. This helps me understand your dreams and your reality. It allows me to bring my experience and market knowledge into focus as we navigate the real estate process together.

There are many ways to size up a home. My construction experience gives me an eye for details that might elude other brokers. This means we can have honest conversations about needed repairs, the value of a remodel, or exploring other options. When a decision needs to be made, you can depend on my candor—and a lot of good research.

For me, this work is the perfect balance of hard work and creativity. To feed my artistic side, I study oil painting, design, and architecture. A blend of the aesthetic, practical, and business aspects of real estate helps me imagine possibilities and make them happen for my clients.

And where do I get my people skills? I’ve certainly learned a lot about patience and flexibility from my two amazing kids. Clients say I bring both my heart and my head to every transaction. This helps me make sure you’ll feel taken care of and heard. As your advisor and consultant, I want to be your go-to person for every real estate question.

My days off take me to the mountains to rock climb and connect with nature. My work takes me all over Seattle, scouting neighborhoods on behalf of my clients—and discovering great places to eat. I’m always on the lookout for great tacos!

Emma Studley

website: emmastudley.com

Instagram: @emmastud

Emma Studley is a photographer focusing on weddings. She aims to give a journalistic perspective on anything she shoots, so as to tell the story in front of her as accurately as possible. She never thought that she could be a "business gal" or even a creative person until after college, when she realized that pursuing this career was something she was capable of. She now is dreaming up big dreams for herself, and plans on adding more elopement photography and commercial photography to her repertoire. And maybe even a whole other business down the line! While growing her business she has done a lot of work in the nonprofit field, specifically with college students and also within refugee resettlement. She loves to spend her down time in the beautiful outdoors of Washington, sipping craft brews, reading the latest Brene Brown books, and scheming about how she can open up her own farm in the San Juan Islands one day.

Sarah Sweeney

Instagram: Sarahmsweeney

Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/sarahmsweeney

Sarah was born in Southern California and relocated to the Pacific Northwest in 2012 to complete her Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Media studies at Seattle University. After interning for The Seattle Art Museum in the Communication Department and working with local wine aficionado Jon Rimmerman of Garagiste, she forged a career in technology.

She has produced and co-led an Executive Thought Leadership Dinner Series while working at Substantial, a product development studio in Capitol Hill, in various cities across the country and deeply believes in the power of conversation, community and authentic connection to drive modern businesses forward.

Sarah’s love of design and community led her to a volunteer role with Creative Morning’s Seattle chapter. We believe in the power of community. We believe in giving a damn. We believe in face-to-face connections, in learning from others, in hugs and high-fives.

A confidant, an authentic human, a lover of living.

 Amy Vallejo

Instagram: @anticipateweddings / @socialcreativeworkshops

Website: anticipateweddings.com / wearesocialcreative.com

My inspiration is found in creating memories using all the components of a good time: atmosphere, people, food, and well planned logistics.   I have owned my business, Anticipate Wedding & Events for over 10 years, and have been privileged to participate in the planning and execution of many life milestones.   The summer of 2016 I felt an undeniable nudge to go back to the well and identify the top things I was passionate about. Over my career, the one thing that stands out as the best part for me is the relationships cultivated from it.  I wanted to provide a space for women to come together for face to face connection, to laugh hard, to savor good food and drink as the creativity from their hands distracted them to get lost in conversation. This is time set apart, an investment in an experience, a way to challenge yourself in a comfortable, warm place, time to learn, teach, and grow no matter the skill level. It is as much a needed night out with girlfriends, as it is a way to practice creativity.  I could go on forever because my heart is so deeply invested. I named it Social Creative.

Things that make me really happy: my husband and 3 extraordinary boys, my village of friends and family,  lingering with friends at a table full of food & drink, and being able to put my passions into practice anywhere I can.   

Cheale Villa

Instagram: @visualcaffeine / website: visualcaffeine.com

Cheale Villa the founder, CEO and Visionary Rabbit, of Visual Caffeine, a branding and design company. Hitting 20 years this year owning her little empire that spans a national client base, but bi-coastally based in Seattle and Charlotte. Her passion is finding the authenticity of companies to better humanize them to the world and create the ultimate brand experience with those slices of knowledge. She is also a joyful workaholic, an advocate of all living things, a night owl (needing less sleep than the average vampire) and a passionate player in the literal, and figurative, creative communities she lucky enough to come across. Her idea of living well is being home with her husband, teenage daughter and 5 fur babies! 

Katherine Wolfe
Instagram: @wolferossi | @bluekatestudio
Photo by Jeanne McKay Hartmann

With a curious mind and a fondness for the arts, languages, and
fashion, Katherine dabbles in millinery and silversmithing when she is
not at her day job in fashion e-commerce. She’s delighted to be part
of Gather, and to mingle and network with such a talented and
nurturing group.

Her love of textiles and fabrication developed early in life, thanks
in part to her mother’s penchant for sewing, and the beautiful stacks
of fabric and colorful spools of thread in the household arsenal. Time
in her father’s woodshop honed her respect for tools and the desire to
build. A French class as a tweener triggered a lifetime of cultural
exploration and learning.

She calls Seattle home but has lived in France, Germany, and Italy,
where she often returns to visit friends and recharge her decidedly
Old World soul. In her mind, there is nothing better than wandering
down old alleys, poking around buildings and museums, soaking up
whispers and ideas from those who roamed before. A native of the USA,
she also carries an Italian passport and hopes to one day return
permanently to Europe.