Presenters

Allie Provost is a NYC-based photographer, blogger, and content creator behind Prêt-à-Provost and @pret.a.photo. A George Washington University grad who got her start at Kate Spade, Allie has spent nearly a decade building a loyal following across Instagram and TikTok (over 600K combined), with photography work featured in Vogue, InStyle, Forbes, Marie Claire, and People. Known for her polished eye and unmistakably feminine, timeless style, she’s become a go-to voice for founders and creatives looking to build a brand people genuinely want to follow.

Of course, behind every bold and beautiful business is an even bolder woman. Owner and founder Beth Buccini has always had exceptional style, from being named “Best-Dressed” at her Norfolk, Virginia high school to studying Art History and French Literature at the University of Virginia. Beth loved the fashion world and with her talent for building the perfect look, New York City was the place to be. After assisting at Mirabella Magazine, Beth became a Fashion Editor at New York Magazine. There Beth got a front-row view of fashion’s best, using her refined taste to dictate the trends as they happened.  Above all, Beth loved to discover those emerging designers that were bringing the bold and beautiful to the runway and beyond.

After years as an editor, Beth wanted to bring her unique eye for style directly to the customer, so she and her college best friend decided to quit their jobs and create a designer shopping experience like no other. In 1999, Kirna Zabête opened at its first location at 96 Greene Street in SoHo (before the neighborhood was the shopping destination it is today). The colorful flagship soon came to be known as the candy store for designer fashion, and after nearly 15 years of success, Beth Buccini and Kirna Zabête started making some big moves. In 2013 the flagship location moved to a larger space at 477 Broome Street, and by the end of 2015, Beth had become the sole owner of her growing business. Then came a pop-up in East Hampton that did so well Beth decided to turn it into a year-round haven selling a selection of high-end fashion for every occasion from the wine bar to the sand bar. Soon after, a third store in Bryn Mawr on Philadelphia’s Main Line was opened – a little jewel box oasis of city style. In November 2023, Kirna Zabête opened its sixth store in Nashville, bringing a radiant and luxurious shopping experience to Tennessee’s vibrant clientele. September 2024 marked another milestone with the opening of Kirna Zabête’s Miami store, expanding the brand’s distinctive, high-touch shopping experience to a new and dynamic market.

Today, Beth travels between her seven boutiques as a wildly influential force in fashion, using her editor’s eye to curate the best in fashion, worn by the brightest, boldest, and most stylish of women.

Bobbi Brown is a beauty industry titan: a world-renowned makeup artist, best-selling author, sought-after speaker, and serial entrepreneur. As a professional makeup artist, Bobbi created a line of 10 lipsticks that evolved into a global beauty empire. Upon her departure as longtime Chief Creative Officer of the eponymously-named Bobbi Brown Cosmetics in 2016, she launched Beauty Evolution, a modern lifestyle company for all things wellness, beauty, and everything in between.

Driven by Bobbi Brown’s insatiable curiosity and established expertise, Beauty Evolution aims to educate and inspire how you live your life through never-ending exploration and creative storytelling. Beauty Evolution has facilitated the launch of four new brands: Jones Road Beauty, Clean, strategic, high-grade formulations that work on every skin type and tone—and that are as simple to use as they are to master; justBOBBI.com, an editorial platform that offers a look into Bobbi’s curated world; and THE GEORGE, a boutique hotel in Montclair, NJ with modern style and historic bones, reimagined with her business partner and husband, Steven Plofker.

Bobbi’s gift for translating trends into real-life applications has made her a sought-after expert for television, magazines, newspapers, and digital platforms. She is the Beauty & Lifestyle Editor of Elvis Duran and The Morning Show, has her own podcast, and pens columns for Charlotte’s Book, Purewow, and Naturally, Danny Seo. She is the author of 9 books, including many New York Times bestsellers.

Bobbi’s entrepreneurial impact extends beyond fashion and beauty. She has received wide recognition, including the Glamour Woman of the Year Award, the Fashion Group International Night of Stars Beauty Award, and the Jackie Robinson Foundation’s ROBIE Humanitarian Award. She was appointed by President Obama to the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiation and has been inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame. She also holds honorary doctorate degrees from Montclair State University, Fashion Institute of Technology, Monmouth University, and Emerson College.

Daphne Oz is an Emmy Award-winning television host, New York Times-bestselling author, natural foods chef, wife and mother of four.

Formerly co-host of ABC’s award-winning daytime talk show The Chew, Daphne now co-hosts FOX’s primetime hit MasterChef Junior alongside Gordon Ramsay. She has authored several bestselling cookbooks, most recently Eat Your Heart Out: All-Fun, No-Fuss Food to Celebrate Eating Clean, a collection of 150 delicious recipes free from gluten and refined sugar.

Daphne’s 2.5 million followers flock to her channels for content to inspire more joyful, beautiful, and delicious living through family, food, beauty, fashion and wellness. In addition to Eat Your Heart Out, Daphne is the author of The Happy Cook, Relish and The Dorm Room Diet. She received her chef’s degree from the Natural Gourmet Institute and is a graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. Daphne holds an undergraduate degree from Princeton University.

For all things delicious, follow @DaphneOz across social media.

Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos is the co-founder, President and COO of Flag Luxury Group. Flag Luxury is a real estate development company with a primary focus on luxury hotels, boutique hotels and retail development. She is involved in all aspects of the firm’s real estate initiatives, which include site selection, finance and acquisitions, branding, management contracts, architectural and interior design, hotel programming, zoning and construction, and asset management. Prior to joining Flag Luxury, Dayssi completed a Masters in Real Estate Development and Finance from New York University after several years working in New York as a commercial real estate financial analyst and broker. She received a Bachelor of Science from the School of Hotel Administration from Cornell University, where she was the guest lecturer in the 45th edition of the Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series at the School of Hotel Administration.

Dayssi is also the founder of The Friends of New Yorkers for Children which support children in foster care through initiatives in education, mentoring and career opportunities.

Elyce Arons was the co-founder of Kate Spade and is the co-founder and CEO of Frances Valentine, a New York-based luxury apparel and accessories company. Frances Valentine celebrates the power of personal style through clothes and accessories that boost your mood and tell a story.

A 35-year fashion veteran, Elyce knows a thing or two about business and style. She famously chased her passion for fashion all the way from Kansas to New York City alongside her best friend, Kate, and co-founded Kate Spade in 1993. Elyce shepherded the company from inception to international success, growing it into one of the most iconic brands in modern fashion history, and was instrumental in its 2006 sale to Neiman Marcus Group. In 2016, Elyce, Kate, and Andy Spade launched Frances Valentine as an evolution of their joyful style aesthetic; a brand with heart, soul, and a story to tell.

In June 2025, Elyce published her debut memoir, We Might Just Make It After All, which debuted on the New York Times Best Seller list. The book chronicles her decades long friendship with Kate Spade and the lessons she has learned building two iconic fashion brands.

Elyce has been featured on Good Morning America and The Today Show, and in publications including WWD, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. She lives in NYC with her husband and three daughters. When she is not running a global brand, you will find her gardening, playing tennis, or perusing the colorful stalls of a vintage market.

Ivey Leidy is an Integrative Health Coach (INHC), certified in nutrition, gut health, and hormone health, and the founder and CEO of Living with Ivey—a thriving clean beauty, wellness, and lifestyle retail brand dedicated to non-toxic, sustainable living.

A mother of three, Ivey’s journey into holistic wellness began over 15 years ago after the birth of her first child, sparking a profound personal transformation. Having overcome past struggles with eating disorders, she committed to healing through intentional choices in nutrition, environment, and daily habits—prioritizing health for herself and her family. This evolved into a mission to share realistic, sustainable wellness practices with others, emphasizing better choices over perfection and clean living without extremes.

In March 2020, amid the pandemic, Ivey launched her Instagram (@livingwithivey), sharing authentic cooking videos, health tips, recipes, and lifestyle content. Her relatable, no-nonsense approach quickly built a loyal audience—now totaling around 200,000 across platforms, including the main @livingwithivey account (over 180,000 on Instagram), brand pages (@ivey_thebrand), store pages (@livingwithivey_thestores), Facebook, TikTok, and more. This community fueled the brand’s growth through genuine engagement and viral recommendations.

What started as educational content blossomed into Living with Ivey as a full retail brand. In January 2024, the ecommerce platform launched at http://livingwithivey.com, enabling nationwide access to curated, high-quality, rigorously vetted products (paraben-free, phthalate-free, sustainable) in clean beauty, wellness tools, home essentials, and beyond—often described as the “Aesop of wellness retail” for its intentional, elevated, community-driven ethos.

The physical retail side began with the flagship boutique opening in Palm Beach in 2023, followed by expansions to Miami’s Sunset Harbour. The brand continued its momentum with a Sag Harbor pop-up (summer 2025) and a new location on the Upper East Side, NYC (fall 2025), driving sustained growth in affluent markets and positioning for further national expansion.

In September 2025, Ivey launched IVEY,  a luxury body care and fragrance brand commited to nontoxic ingredients, advanced efficacy, wellness and sustainability. Following the successful launch of the Glow Active Body Oil in September 2025, the collection expanded to include The Huile de Parfum (The Fragrance Oil) and Huile de Parfum Active Body Oil. The brand’s next chapter includes the launch of The Glow Concentrate, a multipurpose scar concentrate and resurfaccing facial oil, and The Sun Glow, a shimmer version of the signature Glow in July 2026, followed by the Glow Body Scrub, Glow Body Wash, and Glow Body Butter in October 2026. Fall 2026 will also mark the debut of the first IVEY candle, the introduction of the IVEY Home Collection, and the launch of a second signature fragrance with a more gender-neutral expression.

Ivey remains deeply hands-on as the brand’s visionary curator, content creator, coach, and operator. Through Living with Ivey, she empowers people to live more purposefully, healthfully, and confidently—one intentional, realistic choice at a time—while blending her expertise with joy, transparency, and a commitment to non-toxic living.

As the Editorial Director, Joanna launched Delish in 2015 to create a space for people who didn’t want to stress over perfection but wanted to get into the kitchen and eat something great. Today, she oversees the teams that create content and packaging across all platforms, whether culinary or features, and whether it’s in video, in print, or on social, with the hopes of bringing more fun (and a little chaos!) to the food world. She is a regular expert on Good Morning America, Today Show, and The History Channel’s Food That Built America. She was formerly Executive Editor at Food Network Magazine, overseeing all features and culture content (including celebrity and food news). Before that, she was Executive Editor at Seventeen, leading features and lifestyle content and editing all fashion, beauty, and celebrity stories. She started her career in the bridal world, working for the wedding website The Knot and the magazine Modern Bride, creating content around fashion, beauty, and event/wedding planning. She is always looking for the next memorable Delish thing, whether a quirky menu item, an insane TikTok trend, a crazy offering at Costco, or a weird cocktail glass; she’s constantly looking at things through a food lens. When She’s not at work, she’s hacking baking recipes with my daughter Everett (who has a gluten allergy) or planning my next restaurant visit with my husband Scott and sons Spencer and Teddy.

Morgan Hutchinson, the Founder of BURU, describes herself humbly as an “accidental designer,” although she’s worked in many facets of the fashion industry for the past 18 years. After earning an undergraduate degree in Interior Design from the University of Alabama, Morgan moved to New York to pursue a different path. As co-founder of intimate apparel company, Passport Panties, Morgan designed shapewear and lingerie essentials inspired by the needs of modern women. Sold in 500+ specialty stores, including Henri Bendel and Neiman Marcus, the kitschy, yet practical brand hit a nerve with buyers and consumers alike.

In 2009, Morgan sold her shares in Passport Panties, and moved to Beijing, China for her husband, Brett’s, career. There, she stumbled into commercial styling and instantly fell in love. After four years, Morgan and Brett returned to the US and welcomed their first child, Olive.

Two weeks into motherhood, Morgan realized the momentous shift, not only in her life, but in her wardrobe. After 12 years in the industry, plus a lifetime love of fashion, Morgan refused to accept that motherhood would determine one’s attire. Believing style and practicality should not be mutually exclusive, BURU was born. First as an online marketplace, selling ready-to-wear brands curated by Morgan to meet the demands of motherhood, and now as BURU has developed its own label designed for women in all stages of a multifaceted life.

The line’s small-batch production begins with sketches in Morgan’s notebook and the deadstock fabrics she sources locally in LA. Morgan honed her design skills by slowly crafting silhouettes for her own label and began to build her own Los Angeles based factory from the ground up, one sewing machine at a time. Hiring full time, in-house cutters, pattern and sample makers, she learned the ins and outs of construction from her own, marvelous team. Reflecting on the mothers in her own life, Morgan hand-selects every up-cycled textile, re-imagining its second life in her signature silhouettes. With BURU, Morgan’s mission is to make elevated fashion accessible to all women while supporting responsible domestic production.

In addition to designing, Morgan serves as BURU’s CEO, managing a growing team of fifty factory workers housed in the brand’s own factory in downtown LA. She lives in Pasadena, California and operates retail stores in Charleston, Palm Beach and New York City.  Her memoir, Bipolar Blonde, will be published in November 2026.

A native of the Midwest, Sarah Wetenhall is a nomad by nature having lived in more than six cities during the first twenty years of her life. Her vagabond roots inspired a love of travel and developed storytelling skills that proved essential in molding this natural-born hotelier. A graduate of Vanderbilt University, she began her career in New York where she spent a decade-plus spearheading public relations efforts for major fashion houses including Calvin Klein, Dolce & Gabbana and Hugo Boss. Her experience in the fashion industry honed her keen aesthetic acumen and a strong sensibility for the luxury market. She currently serves as a board member of the Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce, the Worth Avenue Association, the Children’s Museum of the East End, and the Women’s Committee of the Central Park Conservancy, as well as the Brick Presbyterian Church in New York City. Sarah has also been recognized by Hotels Magazine as one of the top ten independent lifestyle operators in the world.