Presenter Profiles
Brandi Chalker has been teaching people how to tap into their creativity since 2010. She owns Flourish, an award-winning houseplant and home decor store in Petaluma, CA, and she also teaches people how to care for plants and create stunning arrangements in her popular workshops. Over the last 14 years, she has taught over 20,000…
Betsy Greer is a writer, speaker and workshop facilitator from Durham, NC. In 2003, she popularized the idea that craft and activism (craftivism) are interconnected. Since then she’s worked and connected with people from all over the globe about the ways in which textile skills, can be used (and have been used) to create change,…
For the past decade, Bethany traveled the world as a professional speaker, and emcee. But as it did for many, life took an unexpected turn in the wake of 2020. It marked the arrival of her first child, a global pandemic, as well as an abrupt ending to a career she built for years. That…
If you had told 10-year-old “Freshie” Beth that she would one day run her own jewelry company, she would have believed you! That little girl had big dreams—starting with selling her handmade jewelry door-to-door from a Caboodle! Since launching Freshie & Zero in 2006, Beth has gained a wealth of experience in the craft, retail,…
Bea Byrne is an artist and entrepreneur living in Oakland, California. Originally from the UK, she lived and worked in London for more than 20 years before moving to Tokyo and then to San Francisco in 2015. She has taught and studied quilts in all three countries. She has extensive experience of event management and…
Ashleé Lindo is a multihyphenate that thrives on creativity. An award winning creative consultant, she specializes in graphic design, social and brand strategy. Ashleé has delivered world-class strategic brand and marketing direction to organizations such as Coca Cola, WEtv and Truist Financial Corporation. Leveraging her 14 years of corporate experience, Ashleé works with other multi-hyphenates…
April Keroack is a maker, illustrator, and the enchanting force behind the whimsical world of April Gloom. Her brand specializes in whimsically spooky art, catering to those with a penchant for adorably eerie creations. Beyond her artistic pursuits, April has been a card reader for over 30 years. Her expertise spans various divination systems, including…
Angie Mendez is the event artist and engraving instructor at Letter This Letter That. She specializes in live calligraphy performance for onsite events. Through lettering in a range of mediums, she collaborates with teams to deliver truly personalized guest experiences. Never quite able to let go of her teaching days, Angie developed her signature hand…
Angie Chua is the founder, heart, and soul of bobo design studio where she designs and creates wanderlust and travel-inspired stationery that encourages and enables people to explore the world around them. Angie is also an illustrator, licensed artist, muralist, and the owner of the boutique stationery shop bobo Palm Springs. bobo Palm Springs is…
Ana Bianchi, originally from Mexico, is a Bay Area multimedia artist, award-winning designer and illustrator. With degrees in both graphic design and fine arts, her creative work spans across disciplines ranging from illustration, mural and surface design and children-wear to graphic design and branding for clients small and big. An avid maker of beautiful things,…
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