After receiving her journalism degree from the University of Missouri, Meg Biram went on to work at the headquarters of Hallmark Cards directing and styling photo shoots and as a senior designer. While there she started her blog in 2007. After five years at Hallmark and three years of blogging, she left her job, moved to Washington D.C., and has been an entrepreneur in the online content world every since. With 10 years of blogging experience Meg continues to publish articles to her website daily, styles and directs photo shoots, consults brands and businesses on blogging, online marketing, and how to work with influencers, and is an artist. Meg has worked with brands such as Cathay Pacific, kate spade new york, St. Regis, Travel & Leisure, Jaguar, Amex Travel, Capital One, Jo Malone London, and Bloomingdale's.

Amanda McClements is the founder and creative director of Salt & Sundry, a home + lifestyle boutique, and Little Leaf, a plant + paper shop, each with two locations in Washington, D.C. After writing about food and travel for more than 10 years, Amanda opened her first shop in the revitalized Union Market in 2012. In the five years since, her business has grown to include a second Salt & Sundry and her newest concept, Little Leaf. With her signature Southern bohemian style, Amanda seeks to inspire people to create beautiful spaces that reflect their lives. A native of North Carolina, she has called DC home for 17 years and lives just a few blocks from her Logan Circle shops.

Gina Pak is currently leading Strategy for the Theory and Helmut Lang brands and oversees the implementation of executive initiatives. Her prior experiences include Chanel and rag & bone where she learned how contemporary and luxury brands contend with strategic decision-making. Before her transition into fashion, Gina worked in management consulting at BCG and growth equity for branded consumer products. Gina graduated from Stanford University with a joint degree in Economics and Political Science and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Lauren is the Chief Marketing Officer at UrbanStems, a flower delivery startup that's innovating the gifting industry. She is a seasoned digital marketer who takes a data-driven approach to branding, marketing and storytelling. Since the UrbanStems’ early days, Lauren has been charged with building, growing and scaling the startup’s marketing efforts and team. She specializes in strategically threading the needle between UrbanStems’ branding, advertising, email, partnership, event, social media, influencer and press efforts.

Prior to UrbanStems, Lauren was part of the core leadership team at Six Spoke Media, a San Francisco-based digital marketing agency. At Six Spoke, Lauren led the digital strategy for many Fortune 500 and startup clients around the world and helped grow the business to become #369 on Inc. Magazine’s INC 500 list.