The People Who Present at Morning Salons
People who present at Morning Salons are deeply engaged with their work. They are asking and answering the hard questions. They live their lives finding new and better ways to bring their "big ideas" around the products and services they produce and provide.
Presenters aren't the ones in the office who "phone it in," they are the ones who engage with others, show leadership in their commitment to leave things better than they found them. Presenters aren't standing on the sidelines of life waiting for something to happen to them.
Nominate a Person or a Company to be a Presenter
If you know of a person or a company that would be a wonderful presenter at the Morning Salon, we'd love to hear from you. Please nominate your "company crush" or engaging individual who you think has an amazing story. Please send your nomination along with any contact info for yourself and the company and person you'd like to nominate to Lisa Hendrickson
Previous Presenters:
Andy Ward, Fashion Sourcing Network:
Andy Ward is a third-generation apparel executive with more than 30 years of fashion industry experience in sales, product
development, branding, retailing, technology development, and education. He began his career as a merchandiser in Hong Kong for
Evan Picone Ladies and Gant Shirts before starting UBA, Inc., a private-label manufacturer that provided mecrchandise to major
department and specialty stores.
Mr. Ward is the acting executive director of the Garment Industry Development Corporation (GIDC), a nonprofit providing sales,
branding, sourcing, and marketing consultations to over 300 businesses annually. He is responsible for GIDC’s Showroom New York, a
showroom and incubator for emerging talent that provides a “home in the marketplace” for twelve apparel and accessories designers
each season. He also serves on the advisory board of the CFDA’s Fashion Incubator. Mr. Ward is an adjunct assistant professor with
the Fashion Institute of Technology’s Fashion Merchandising Management Department and developed the Enterprise Center’s noncredit Tools of the Trade for Fashion Design series.
Christina Liedtke, Johnson & Johnson, Sales Strategist and Sustainability Advocate:
Her work is primarily focused on strategic corporate sales development across major brands and retailers. Motivated to connect
people, planet, and business, Liedtke is known for strategic and creative synergies in cross functional areas from consumer
experience to sustainability. She has 13+ years of experience in the CPG Industry with 8+ years at Johnson & Johnson in various
roles of analytics, shopper marketing, and sales strategy.
Max Knecht, Johnson & Johnson, Product Design
Max Hunter Knecht is a product designer forJohnson & Johnson's Global Strategic Design Office. His work, concentrated on
experiential design, spans from packaging for consumer and medical products to more future conceptual design. Driven to create
objects that are always meaningful, functional, and sustainable, Knecht is known for his creative thinking which comes from his
background as a Visual Artist. He received his Bachelor in Science from Art Center College of Design in California where he originates
from and now resides in New York, NY.
Darcey Howard, Rogan/Loomstate:
Director of Private Label Initiatives for Rogan / Loomstate Part Advocate, Part Strategist. As a Brand Curator Darcey developed
brand strategies for companies such as Nordstrom, Starbucks, Eddie Bauer, United Way and Mercy Healthcare. Her current role
with Loomstate is cultivating strategic partnerships that will align with client brand initiatives and the Loomstate
philosophy towards sustainable products.A veteran of both the entrepreneur and the corporate world she incorporates in her
work the right balance of innovation, integrity and creativity. More about Darcey Howard
Vincent Appel, Of Possible Architectures:
Vincent Appel was recently the recipient of the 2013 Practitioner / Scholar Michael Kalil Grant for Smart Design. His work has
received support and been awarded by the Rockefeller Cultural Innovation Fund, New York State Council on the Arts, and
Institute for Urban Design.
His research and work has been included in panel discussions and lectures at TEDx Dumbo: “Art Bar”, Storefront for Art and
Architecture: “Spaces that Learn / Spaces that Teach”, The BMW Guggenhiem Lab: “Urban by Nature”, and the Syracuse University
School of Architecture panel: “News from Somewhere, on the Production of Culture.”Of Possible Architectures intersects academic
design, discourse, research, and professional practice. This Spring Vincent is teaching “Sustainable Design Thinking” at the Fashion
Institute of Technology. More about Vincent Appel.
