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In the age of the echo chamber Creative Mean is for those that want to break out of their artistic silos & hear something different. Creative Mean brings together artist, creatives & thinkers from different mediums & industries for a night of diverse talks & performances. By connecting with talented people from different backgrounds we hope to create a space to both challenge & clarify notions around your own creative practices.
In this month's installment, Creative Mean will co-produce the event with General Assembly celebrating creativity & technology. We have organized a group of artist, writers, designers, & technologists for a truly inspiring event.
Agenda:6:30pm-6:45pm - Check-in6:45pm-8:10pm - Lightening Talks (with breaks)8:10-8:30pm - Group Q&A
Featured Speakers
Margie Benford,Merchandising & Design Director,BetabrandAccomplished product strategist, brand leader, & cat-wrangler, Margie Benford has extensive tenure building & leading teams that consistently deliver growth. Margie has an immense passion for emerging brands & growing businesses, both of which are key motivators in her career. Under her leadership, brands like Tea Collection, Timbuk2, & Betabrand have realized & exceeded growth expectations.Currently, Margie leads the Merchandising & Design efforts at Betabrand, a San Francisco-based e-commerce retailer that utilizes its community of fans to crowdfund the future of fashion. She has found success growing businesses in dynamic, creative, & cross-functional environments. Her acumen crosses a wide range of businesses including Crowdfunding, ECommerce, Catalog, Women's, Men's, Kids, Bags & Luggage, Shoes, Outdoor, Home & Customization.
Bethany Meuleners,Head Designer,BetabrandOver the past 15 years, Bethany has gained extensive experience in design, strategy & education in the fashion industry. Following several years working as a designer for large companies on the East Coast she came out to San Francisco to pursue her MFA in Knitwear & Fashion Design from the Academy of Art University. Her degree led to exciting opportunities for presenting her debut collection at New York Fashion Week as well as researching & designing in Nepal on a prestigious Fulbright grant. Her experiences have included starting & running her own label, consulting & designing for up-and-coming brands, organizing fashion weeks, & teaching design at the Academy of Art. She currently is the Head Designer at Betabrand, a San Francisco-based online retailer focused on crowdsourced & crowdfunded designs. Her passions lie in the cross-sections of fashion, technology & sustainability to create innovative fashion for the future.
Summer Sewell,WriterSummer Sewell is a former editor at The California Sunday Magazine & a contributing writer at San Francisco magazine. She will discuss the feature story she wrote for San Francisco's December issue - their annual Power issue - about Oakland-based nonprofit Black Girls Code & the state of black women in the tech industry.
Matthew Ferry,Director of Design,HustleMatthew Ferry is Director of Design at Hustle, the first peer-to-peer texting tool designed to empower campaigns & advocacy groups. Hustle's tools help organizations build relationships, recruit volunteers, & raise money. Every day Matthew tackles how to design for impact.
Jeff Enlow,Founder,Creative MeanThe evening with be hosted & moderated by Jeff Enlow. Jeff is a photographer & curator in San Francisco, he started Creative Mean in 2016 as a way to connect the dots between the creative communities in the Bay Area & to encourage people to break out of their artistic silos.
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