Recently, I attended the Houston leg of the Spark & Hustle tour. I had a great time. I learned a lot and met several great female entrepreneurs. We exchanged business cards and gained out all kinds of great little tips and nuggets. I was the only fashion designer, which I thought was very cool. Most of the attendees, were in other areas but we all had gathered t hear the wisdom of Tory Johnson. Meeting Tory was a blast. She kept it 100 with us. She made sure to give personal attention to each of us. Cindy W. Morrison was in attendance. She is a social media specialist, author and several other great titles but most of all she was relatable. Each of the teaching segments were filled with things I had NO clue about and apparently have been my business' bottom line. Most people think about the creative side only and here we were made to open our eyes to the money and marketing aspects. We had these really cool grab bags and the vendors supplied great products. I had a few favorites out of the bunch though: Hail Merry Blond Macaroons and Poo-pourri bathroom sprays and toiletries. Every year Spark & Hustle comes to Houston, I will definitely be there ready with my IPAD in hand. (I forgot to bring my handy dandy tablet or laptop and vince had to write everything out by hand... Sheesh)
Just playing around with the camera
Name tags for the event
Socialite Pink Vendor
Bourgeois Designs Vendor
Our gorgeous fruit tray
Cheese and cracker trays
The infamous Tory Johnson
Jo Mousselli of President & Founder of Xtreme Lashes
I just loved her hair. She has the most gorgeous skin.
Even tho this is blurry I'm keeping it. Someone deleted our other picture. Boooo
Michael Portman & Jayson Rapaport Co-founders of Birds Barbershop
Elizabeth Harrison Cooper Co-Owner of Crave Cupcakes
Nadine Joli-Couer of Natural Pawz
Amy Olivieri, Regional Development Director of Constant Contact
Suzy Baitz CEO of Poo-pouri
Tamara Heitz Hilliard CEO of Tay's Gourmet Power Granola
If you are a female that is even slightly considering entering the business realm, I strongly suggest attending a conference near you.
Spark & Hustle 2013 Tour Dates
TAMPA 3/11 – 12
HOUSTON 3/18 – 19
PHOENIX 3/25 – 26
LOS ANGELES 4/8 – 9
My Outfits:
Floral Jacket: Nordstrom's
Black jacket: Macy's
Pink dress: Charlotte Russe
Scarf:Gap
Tank: H&M
Ankle pants: H&M (OMG these were on sale for like $5)
Belt: H&M
Shoes: Jessica Simpson pumps from DSW