Palm Springs Huddle 2021

The Little Milk Bar

@thelittlemilkbar_

Lindsey started The Little Milk Bar in April of 2018 after a woman asked her to go feed her son in the bathroom at a wedding. She left that wedding thinking, she hopes every single mother out there knows her rights. She loves reading the hundreds of DM’s & emails TLBM recieves weekly with how they’ve changed so many mothers lives, given them the confidence to feed their baby whenever & wherever they need to. Lindsay is a mama to Allie, 9 and Koda, 4 and wife to Pedro.

Kelsey Nixon Inc

@kelseynixon

Kelsey is a food television host, producer, and cookbook author. While her background is in traditional media, she is growing her brand in the digital space in a way that she’s never done before. This year she’ll launch a virtual cooking class platform for kids and adults focusing on better basics in the kitchen that she’s aiming to move to a subscription model by 2022. Kelsey currently lives in Pasadena, California.

TravelBash Corp

@travelbash

Courtnie is the founder of TravelBash, a destination wedding concierge & CEO of TRVLB, a luxury travel design studio delivering bespoke travel experiences. After years as an ambitious fundraiser, her love for travel led her to take her passion full-time. As a certified agent, event planner, and natural connector; she uses her powers to create VIP experiences and advocate for a more inclusive travel environment for people of color. She currently lives, works and plays in Gainesville, Florida with her husband, a college basketball coach.

SOVE, Inc

@tortuga74

Christina studied mechanical engineering at MIT, followed by a five year stint as a bond trader for Goldman Sachs before embarking on a 7 year journey to become an Orthodontist. Since graduating from residency in 2017, she has been seeing patients in private practice, teaching at the dental school at UNC, and working on her company, SOVE, Inc. Together with her co-founder, Rena is innovating a 3D metal printed orthodontic appliance to be used in conjunction with clear aligners for more efficient, effective, and esthetic orthodontic treatment. Christina is 37 years-old and a married mom of three young girls.

Lea Stafford Event, LLC

@leastaffordevents

Lea has a background in design and hospitality, and began her business, Lea Stafford Events, in 2012. She focuses on modern events that share a story or mission. She is also the Founder of Ethos West Collective, which is a collective created to highlight Black event professionals in the refined market. Lea lives with her husband and two kids in Oakland.

The Wild Blume

@thewildblume
@thewildtables

Sue is an entrepreneur, floral designer, and the creative director at Wild Blume. Wild Blume is currently transitioning from event florals, to broader product offerings to include everyday floral, subscriptions, as well as curated table scapes and event kits for the everyday and aspiring “at home” event designer. Sue currently lives in Bozeman, Montana with her partner and dog.

Ramp Digital

Erin is a growth marketer with extensive experience launching and scaling online businesses. Her expertise includes eCommerce, digital strategy, online marketing and web analytics. Erin consulted independently for 14 years before launching her consulting practice, Ramp Digital. Ramp Digital helps emerging businesses navigate the complexities of an ever-changing eCommerce landscape to make investments in the right technology and marketing programs to profitably scale.

Perk Energy

@perkenergy

Seven years ago, Rena made the soul saving decision to leave the corporate world and her career, after two decades, to teach yoga and run Perk Energy. The goal at Perk is to provide “emotional support beverages’ for all of life’s moments. Last year, Rena’s husband quit his day job two days before the infamous shut down to run Perk with her full time. They haven’t looked back since!

Modern and Chic

@modernandchic

Christy is the founder and owner of Modern + Chic Boutique, established in 2012. Modern + Chic offers bags, clothing, and accessories for the busy multi tasking woman on the go! Christy is a wife and mother of 4, living in South Jordan, Utah.

Shira Gill

@shiragill

Shira Gill is a home organizing expert, author, speaker, and founder of the #15minwin productivity hack. Her online makeover programs, popular lifestyle blog, and Instagram feed have inspired a global audience (even one lady in Antarctica!) to get rid of the excess and focus on what really matters. Shira’s work and home have been featured in Apartment Therapy, Domino, Forbes, Goop, Harper’s Bazaar, HGTV, InStyle, Parents, Real Simple, Rue, and Remodelista, and her book, Minimalista, is available for pre-order now and will be out with Penguin Random House this fall. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband, two daughters, and Australian Shepard, who sheds all over their very organized home.

J Consulting

@newrockhero

Melissa Janoske McLean, Ph.D. is an associate professor of public relations at the University of Memphis, where she teaches both undergraduate and master’s students. Her as-yet-unnamed business is a coaching and work support group for womxn in academia, offering one-on-one coaching for adventures in academic work, writing support groups, coworking times, celebrations of the big and small wins, and possibly a podcast.

Pumpspotting

@avanharen

Amy is the CEO and founder of Pumpspotting, a mobile platform and employer benefit software helping parents feed both family and career. Amy faced deep isolation while working and breastfeeding and the experience led her on a quest to solve the pain points of feeding—at work and everywhere else in the world—and to unite nursing and pumping women. She has 24 years experience in marketing and digital community building and past work includes Patagonia, Amy’s Kitchen and Vistaprint.

Picture Perfect Kitchen Design

@pictureperfectkitchendesign

Amanda started Picture Perfect Kitchen Designs 9 years ago when she brainstormed an idea of what a showroom-less kitchen remodeling company could look like. What started off as a pilot idea has blossomed into a full fledged business where she designs and implements client’s dream kitchens. Picture Perfect Kitchen Designs has recently branched off into retailing online cabinetry for bathrooms and hope to expand their online and social presence more in 2021. Amanda currently lives in Tampa, FL with her husband and two beautiful children.

VANROOY Design + Hunt Academy

@vanrooydesign

Christine creates more than environments people love. She designs experiences that bring joy, discovery, and connection. Christine and her husband Jerry created VANROOY design in 2008, dedicated to the development and success of hospitality environments, specifically restaurants and hotels. They have completed over 115 projects in 2 countries. During “stay at home” orders in the summer of 2020, Christine and her husband Jerry created HUNT academy. An immersive game experience for families; bring joy, discovery and connection to families during a very isolating time.

The Huddle and Say Yes

@thehuddle_co and @sayyesblog

For the last 12 years Liz has worked in publishing and content creation at SayYes.com (@sayyesblog). But little known fact: She also has a MA in Counseling Psychology. Her desire to help and connect women has always been second nature.

Originally from a suburb of NYC, her husband and three children recently relocated from Oakland, CA to Bozeman, Montana and have been fully embracing their new outdoors-focused life there.

Freshly Picked

@susan.m.petersen

Susan Petersen is the founder and CEO of Freshly Picked. After becoming frustrated by the lack of well-designed baby shoes, Susan designed baby moccasins and put them on her blog in 2009. From there the company took off, with the rich and famous (or at least their kids) wearing the moccasins and Susan and her moccasins being featured on ABC’s Shark Tank. Susan lives and plays at the base of the Utah mountains, with her drone-pilot husband and her two adorable children.

Seven Pines Leadership

@moniquershields

Monique Shields, Founder of Seven Pines Leadership, is an executive coach committed to helping high-achieving, mid-career womxn in leadership overcome imposter syndrome and burnout to make career successful leaps or pivots on their own terms. She has a particular commitment to BIPOC moms and all womxn of color and has created a coaching program specifically designed to help high-achieving moms of color continue to build impressive careers without the self-sacrifice.

Juniper Print Shop

@jennykomenda

Jenny is founder and CEO of Juniper Print Shop. She is also contributor to Domino Magazine and named designer to watch by Elle Decor. Jenny brings top notch expertise in creating an empire on social media, and brilliance to product development, growing a team, interior design, and marketing.

Sara Urquhart is an organizer of chaos. She is the founding director of Shift Summit, Utah’s inclusive conference for working professionals. She founded Altitude Summit and The Utah Bee. She has a Master’s Degree in emergency management. Sara lives in downtown SLC with her husband and the last of her four grown children.