Spark & Hustle Conference

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

TULSA 3/4 – 5

TAMPA 3/11 – 12
HOUSTON 3/18 – 19 
PHOENIX 3/25 – 26 
LOS ANGELES 4/8 – 9 

SAN FRANCISCO 4/15 – 16 

SEATTLE 4/22 – 23 

WASHINGTON DC 4/29 – 30 

CHICAGO 5/6 – 7 

MINNEAPOLIS 5/13 – 14 

DETROIT 5/20 – 21 

ATLANTA 6/10 – 11 

BOSTON 6/24 – 25 

NEW YORK 7/8 – 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