Kelly is a wife, mother, and pursuer of Jesus who recently moved to Tampa, Florida to plant a new church. When she's not painting, she loves to spend time with her family and friends, go for a run, read a good novel, and drink a big ol' cup of coffee. Her home is her haven and loves to spend a Friday night with her husband, watching Jimmy Fallon coupled with a big bowl of Bluebell’s, Cookie Two Step. Kelly’s art is a creative expression that goes further than just colors on a canvas. She incorporates the fundamentals of design and especially loves to focus on textures, lines, and tone. More intimately, she desires for each piece to remind the admirer of God’s promises and character, which is represented in the story behind the intentional process of the creation. 

Hafsa Lewis trained for 10+ years in Undergraduate and Graduate studies to become a Clinical Psychologist. Several years ago, she became overwhelmed with the demands of the corporate world so she left it behind to pursue her dreams. 

Hafsa and Co. uses flowers to help businesses stand out by offering custom floral installations, workshops and pop-ups. It's this unique business model that has allowed Hafsa to truly hone her craft and focus on the parts of floral design she enjoys the most.

Hafsa and Co. has worked with reputable brands like Nantucket Wine Festival, Whispering Angel and Wildbird to many small businesses all over the world. Like her career in healthcare, she cares deeply about her clients and infuses her passion into everything she does.

Hafsa currently lives in Nantucket, MA an island 30 miles out to sea off the coast of Massachusetts with her two dogs, Amber and Dutch. Outside of her deep seated love for flowers she loves surfing, traveling the world, a good glass of vino and spending time with her family and friends every chance she gets.

Kaitlin Holland is a believer in Jesus, stylist, creative business mentor, and the Co-Owner of the McAlister-Leftwich House. She lives in North Carolina with her husband, Clay, and children Lucy & James. Kaitlin created The School of Styling in 2014 as a way to provide creative entrepreneurs with the education and inspiration they need to create beautiful work and build smart businesses. She is a cultivator of community and has a passion for making others feel welcomed, which is evident in the relationships built amongst students, staff, and collaborators through The School of Styling!

With a background in public relations and social media marketing, Lauren has always been a lover of telling great stories. For 6 years she worked alongside international brands including Nike, Airstream, the John Maxwell Company, and Chick-fil-A in defining unique elements of their stories and serving as their brand voice through digital, print, and in-person engagements. After launching a photography business in May 2014, Lauren began focusing on merging photography with brand messaging strategy by coaching creative and food-based businesses on aligning communications, marketing, & imagery. Now, as a Communications Strategist and Photographer she has the opportunity to pursue two elements of storytelling in business. When she's not in the office, she can be found cooking, hosting friends or exploring new cities with her husband, Chip, her son, Oliver, and their fur-baby, Sophie.

Meet the speakers

Positioning Your Pitch: Practical Ways to Set Yourself Up for Pitching Success and an Easy "Yes" & Curating Consistency: How to Curate a Consistent Content Strategy That Sells

Becca Atchison is the founder and creative director at nationally recognized boutique destination event planning, design, and production firm, Rebecca Rose Events. With over sixteen years of experience in the special events industry and seven years as a business owner, she is passionate about the intersection of fine art and entrepreneurship. Her editorial styling and event design work has been published in numerous print and online outlets such as Style Me Pretty, Charleston Weddings Magazine, The Knot New York Magazine, Southern Weddings Magazine, Magnolia Rouge, Brides.com, Southern Living, Martha Stewart Weddings, SMP Living, and many more. When not designing weddings and bespoke social events, arranging flowers, or styling editorial content, she can be found reveling in the beauty and joy of motherhood, and soaking up every spare minute with her daughters, Piper and Riley, as well as her husband Jarrod.

Sales for Creative Businesses &
Hands-On Tabletop Styling

Hands-On Elevate Your Brand Through Floral Installations

Cultivate an Inspiring Vision: Giving Yourself Permission to Dream and Rewrite the Narrative & Creating Your Simplified Business Strategy: Identifying and Taking the Next Right Step

The Greenhouse Picker Sisters, Holly and Amanda, are fifth generation pickers with a love for all things vintage and unique. Greenhouse Lane is their family’s street name and hosts some of their dearest memories: ones of love and southern tradition. Their love for genuine and classic finds led to the start of their specialty rental company. 

When they are not on the hunt for the next amazing find, Holly & Amanda are spending time with their wonderful husbands and five awesome kiddos.

Hands-On Flat Lay Styling

Breakout Session: How to Create Memorable Experiences: First Impressions Through Styling and Vignette Setups

Hands-On Creating & Styling Cocktails for Editorial

Breakout Session: Hands-On Challenging the Creative Eye Through Fine Art Abstract Painting

Shay Cochrane is a product stylist, a wife, a mom, and a teacher. She loves being a business owner and as such she loves helping other business owners create stunning brands around gorgeous imagery. Her former commercial clients include fabulous female owned brands like Emily Ley’s Simplified Planner, luxury candy boutique Sugarfina, international spa brand Pure Fiji, and covetable bag line Truffle.

I apply this same styling experience to the stock images that I create for the SC Stockshop and Social Squares.

Ellen Moore, the On Location Beverage and Events Manager, is a peripatetic soul who made it to Greensboro by way of Miami, Alaska, Slovakia and the Florida Keys. She arrived in the Gate City in 2013 and has been a part of the 1618 family since 2015. She has had every job in the restaurant business but has found a passion for handcrafting signature cocktails and working in special events. She finds that cocktails are an intimate detail at an event that can reflect personality, seasons, and themes and working with clients on finding their perfect drink is the favorite part of her job! When she's not experimenting with beverages, you can often find her still in the kitchen trying her hand at baking pies, cookies, and other homemade goods.

Since 2011, Randi has had the pleasure of taking people to their happy place through beautiful and delicious desserts. She loves creating unorthodox flavors combinations, tweaking family recipes, and designing elaborate cakes and dessert bars. She started Sugar Euphoria by specializing in cupcakes, and now the menu includes everything from traditional treats, to desserts inspired by her homeland, The Bahamas. Born and raised in Nassau, she now lives in Clayton, with her husband, Jeffery, and her daughters, Finley and Emrie. She is also a disciple of Jesus, a lover of sweet tea, and an aspiring yogi. 

Breakout Session: Hands-On Artful Cupcake Design

Ally and Bobby are fine art wedding photographers based in Raleigh, North Carolina. They are a husband and wife team who are passionate about marriage and traveling. We are so excited to have them join us to capture the workshop as it unfolds, as well as capture the student work in film. 

Fine Art Film Photographers

Rhiannon Bosse is a multifaceted wedding designer and florist with nearly a decade of experience in the luxury and destination planning sphere. With an effortless style that focuses on the intentionality behind her client's desires, her diverse work has been recognized by the likes of BRIDES, Martha Stewart Weddings, and Vogue Magazine. Professional accolades aside, and perhaps her most favorite accomplishments of all, is being a wife to her college sweetheart, mother to two little boys, and a passionate advocate for a healthy body, mind, and spirit. 

Hands-On Centerpiece Design

Breakout Session: Hands-On Floral Soak & Self Care

Erienne Jones is owner of Some Call Me Crunchy Essential Oil Creations where she creates all natural face and body care products. Through her products and blog she encourages women in self-care and provides practical tips for incorporating more natural, good-for-your-body products in your daily routine. As a former librarian turned stay-at-home mom/business owner, she thoroughly enjoys working from home in her yoga pants. When she’s not creating new products or chasing after her two kiddos, you can find her reading a good book, binging something on Netflix, or practicing yoga.