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<P CLASS="p1">For professional women, getting dressed in the morning can be unnecessarily stressful & uninspiring. Enter MM.LaFleur. With the brands Bento Box personal styling service & its Out of Office in-person styling experiences, MM.LaFleur has become the destination for professional women. Since its founding in 2013, the brand has grown 300% YOY & has resonated with its audience of busy women who have #BetterThingsToDo than shop. Learn how the company has built its brand, raised funding, & built a loyal following of professional women, all while defying stereotypes.</P>
<P CLASS="p1">Join the LMHQ Womens Community to kick off our fall programming season for a conversation with MM.LaFleurs Founder + CEO, <STRONG><A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-miyazawa-lafleur-530ab1a/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">Sarah LaFleur</A></STRONG>, & Chief Marketing Officer, <STRONG><A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/annie-day-thorp-a0066a53/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">Annie Thorp</A>.</STRONG></P>
<P><SPAN>This conversation will be moderated by<A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborahmillman/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow"><STRONG> Debbie Millman</STRONG></A>, </SPAN><SPAN>author, educator, strategist & host of the podcast Design Matters & named one of the most influential designers working today by Graphic Design USA & "one of the most creative people in business by Fast Company,</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN>Doors open at 8:30 AM for bagels & coffee & an opportunity for networking, & our panel kicks off at 9:00 AM sharp. We cant wait to see you!</SPAN></P>
<P><EM>This event is sponsored by Verizon.</EM></P>
<P><STRONG><BR>About MM.LaFleur</STRONG></P>
<DIV><SPAN>MM.<SPAN CLASS="lG">LaFleur</SPAN>is a vertically-integrated womenswear brand that provides a complete wardrobe & personal-styling services for the professional woman who has #BetterThingsToDo than shop. The brand's mission: to take the work out of dressing for work.</SPAN></DIV>
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<P><SPAN CLASS="lG"><STRONG><SPAN CLASS="lG">Sarah</SPAN>Miyazawa<SPAN CLASS="lG">LaFleur<BR></SPAN></STRONG><STRONG><SPAN CLASS="lG"><SPAN CLASS="lG">Founder & CEO</SPAN></SPAN></STRONG></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN CLASS="lG">Before founding MM.<SPAN CLASS="lG">LaFleur</SPAN>,<SPAN CLASS="lG">Sarah</SPAN>worked in the luxury goods group of Starwood Capital inNewYorkand Paris. Prior to that, she was a management consultant at Bain & Co. & TechnoServe, where she advised consumer packaged goods & financial services companies as well as agribusinesses. She graduated from Harvard & sits on the junior board of the International Rescue Committee.MM.<SPAN CLASS="lG">LaFleur</SPAN>is named after her mother, whom she calls her biggest inspiration.</SPAN></P>
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<P><STRONG><SPAN CLASS="lG">Annie Thorp<BR>Chief Marketing Officer</SPAN></STRONG></P>
<DIV><SPAN>AnnieDay Thorp is the Chief Marketing Officer & a founding member of online retailer MM.<SPAN CLASS="lG">LaFleur</SPAN>. She joined the company in 2013, & launched MM.<SPAN CLASS="lG">LaFleur</SPAN>'s marketing program along with their signature 'Bento Box' service & stylist-enabled shopping model. Prior to MM.<SPAN CLASS="lG">LaFleur</SPAN>, Annie worked in Online Sales & Operations at Google, & then as a Marketing Manager at Quidsi, an Amazon company. She graduated fromHarvardand lives in Manhattan with her husband & two small daughters, aged 4 & 2.</SPAN><BR></DIV>
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<P><STRONG>Debbie Millman<BR>Panel Moderator </STRONG></P>
<P>Named one of the most influential designers working today by Graphic Design USA & "one of the most creative people in business" by Fast Company, Debbie Millman is an author, educator, strategist & host of the podcast Design Matters. Design Matters is the first & longest running podcast about design & Debbie has interviewed 300 design luminaries & cultural commentators. The show has over 5 million downloads per year, a Cooper Hewitt National Design Award & iTunes designated it one of the best podcasts of 2015.<STRONG><BR></STRONG></P>
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