FLOURISH & THRIVE ACADEMY

2015 Live Event

9:00 AM

Registration, Coffee & Networking

10:00 AM

Kickoff

10:15 AM – 10:30 AM

Meditation

10:35 AM – 11:25 AM

Training

11:25 AM – 11:40 AM

15-minute Break

11:40 AM – 12:30 PM

Training

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

Lunch

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Special Guest Speaker Rebecca Moskal

2:30 PM – 2:45 PM

Dance Break

2:45 PM – 4:45 PM

Q&A Panel + Hot Seat

4:45 PM – 5:15 PM

Wrap Up

5:15 PM – 9:00 PM

Dinner (on your own for dinner)

9:00 PM

After Dinner Karaoke Open to All
The Karaoke Cave
11 E 13th Street
New York, NY 1000

Rebecca Moskal

Rebecca Moskal has over 15 years of experience in luxury and jewelry marketing. Having started her career at notable advertising agency, FCB, in New York, Rebecca honed her skills for developing strategic media campaigns for global brands. A yearning for a more diverse experience led her to begin her illustrious client-side career, which would eventually include Bulgari, David Yurman, Van Cleef & Arpels, and Beaudry. In 2009, Rebecca established Communiqué, a boutique marketing firm, specializing in fine jewelry and timepieces. She brings her knowledge and expertise assisting brands to realize their ultimate potential via brand strategy development, communication planning and public relations. A member of the Women’s Jewelry Association for more than a decade, Rebecca currently serves as Vice President of the Los Angeles chapter and is the 2015 recipient of the Award for Excellence in Marketing and Communications.

Meghan Patrice Riley

Contemporary work that straddles design, fashion, and art fields. Meghan experiments with quotidian materials like miniature bridge cabling, industrial ball chain, and electrical cable mixed with fine metals to reinterpret them to create collections that are industrial but feminine and wearable. She continues her experimentation to create beautiful and wearable, sculptural collections that find the extraordinary in the ordinary.

She has participated in solo art and juried group shows as well as winning the Raphael Founder Prize for innovation in small metals from the Society for Contemporary Craft. Additionally, she has been featured in several NYC runway shows, which resulted in a semi-finalist position for the Ecco Domani Fashion Fund. She is a self-taught metalsmith and artist with an academic background in community economic development work from UC Berkeley, which contributes to the interdisciplinary nature of her collections.

Sharon Hitchcock

Sharon has been a jewelry lover her entire life. From the time she was a little girl, she would go through her mother's jewelry box and try on her favorite pieces. (That still happens!). She loves to mix vintage and new and has a special fondness for anything with a bit of sparkle or a lovely message. Sharon has had over fifteen years of merchandising and sales experience. She bring a unique 360 degree viewpoint having worked as a buyer, business owner, wholesale sales director, and retailer. Her career started with working for retailers such as Urban Outfitters / Anthropologie and Smith and Hawken in store operations, training, and multi-store management. Currently, she is the jewelry buyer for uncommongoods.com

Megan Dolbee

Megan Dolbee started her career in fashion working for a company called Flax based in Upstate NY. She quickly gained a management position and was moved to Los Angeles to run their corporate showroom. A few years later, Megan ventured out of the corporate side of fashion and started working as an independent sales representative for the Kristi Harris Showroom in Los Angeles. After working at the showroom for almost 4 years, Megan approached Kristi with a business plan to expand to the East Coast and open a NY Showroom. Harris Dolbee opened its doors in December 2008; the economy was challenging, but Kristi’s 20-year reputation in the industry help to launch the new showroom. The Harris Dolbee Showroom is now in its sixth year of business and has flourished; becoming an industry leader in featuring a well curated assortment of contemporary fine and fashion jewelry lines, handbags and accessories.

Allyson Bainbridge Riccardi

Allyson is a brand, marketing and social media strategist focused on luxury brands and experiences, with deep understanding of the jewelry industry. She's worked as an independent consultant for the past 5 years, helping designers and retailers to build their brand persona and corresponding communications platforms.

Past and current clients include: Prestige (a collective of 60+ fine jewelry designers that exhibit together at the JCK show), Andrew Meyer, Babette Shennan, Donna Vock, EFFY, Gemfind, Hatch Jewelry, Jade Trau, Mavilo and Sequin.

Prior to creating her consulting business, Allyson spent 12+ years at The O Group, a boutique design and brand development firm. Working with a wide range of clients and budgets, she learned every aspect of how to successfully design and produce effective, engaging, beautifully designed marketing materials.

In addition to her consulting work, Allyson is an editor for The Jewelry Book, a fine jewelry industry quarterly magazine, and is an active board member on the Communications Committee for the Women's Jewelry Association – New York Metro Chapter.

Drew Riley

Drew Riley is the Co-Owner and Creative Director for Brooklyn lifestyle store, Hunting With Jake. His past experience includes heading operations for jewelry designer Nora Kogan and buying multiple categories, including jewelry, for several retailers including Collier West and ABC Home.