Marlene P. Naicker, a serial fashion entrepreneur and the Founder/Creative Director of MULDOONEYS, epitomizes resilience and innovation. Born in apartheid-era South Africa in 1975, she draws inspiration from influential figures like Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela, embodying fearlessness and empathy.

Facing adversity head-on, Marlene battled cancer while simultaneously building MULDOONEYS in 2009, showcasing her strength and commitment. In 2022, she relaunched the brand with innovative solutions, disrupting the traditional luxury industry.

Marlene's singular vision led her to move from the Netherlands to France, demonstrating adaptability and a commitment to global expansion. Her impact extends beyond business success, influencing and reshaping the luxury sector. Her journey underscores a pattern of overcoming challenges, pursuing excellence, and contributing positively. Marlene's story is one of personal and professional growth, driven by courage, tenacity, and a relentless pursuit of passion and purpose.

https://www.muldooneys.com/

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Joanne is CEO of Turner Duckworth, a world-class branding agency with studios in San Francisco, London and New York. Turner Duckworth has designed some of the world’s most valuable brands, including Amazon, McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, Levi’s and Samsung.
Joanne’s first career was in the art world, having worked at prestigious art galleries in New York, Monaco and San Francisco, and the Guggenheim Museum. After deciding on a career shift, Joanne became employee #2 at Turner Duckworth San Francisco, establishing and growing its design business in the United States.
Over 24 years, Joanne went from managing brand identity and packaging projects, to focusing on new business, operations and finance, leading to the acquisition of Turner Duckworth by Publicis Groupe in 2014. Joanne was appointed global CEO in 2019.
Joanne was awarded the honor of AdAge Leading Women in 2021 and GDUSA People to Watch 2024. She lives in Marin County, where she, her husband and teenage daughter are outnumbered by their four cats.

https://turnerduckworth.com/

Joanne Chan is a special guest at The Lady Boss Retreat happening on April 26th, 2024 in Los Angeles. Register for the event here: https://www.revthink.com/retreat

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Stephen Price is the founder and creative director of Stash Media Inc. and executive editor of Stash Magazine and the Stash Permanent Collection – the world’s only video streaming platform dedicated to design, animation, and VFX.
Stephen has given dozens of talks on design at festivals/conferences from Los Angeles to Hamburg and Istanbul to Caracas and curated scores of film screenings in over 20 countries. He also oversaw the creation of The Style Frames Design Conference and the Collider Digital Production Conference (both in New York).
Prior to founding Stash Media, Stephen executive produced animation and visual effects for feature films, TV series, and advertising – winning multiple industry awards along the way. Stephen also created and executive produced five seasons of “Splat!” a TV series about design and animation broadcast in over 100 markets.

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Will Travis is an internationally respected brand builder and social connector. With a career leading respected branding / advertising agencies ATTIK, Dentsu and SidLee as CEO, he has worked with brands like Toyota, Facebook, Apple, Nike, Coca-Cola. After a 25-year career in elevating products and services, Will launched Elevation Barn (link below) to elevate people, future-proofing their self-belief through defined higher purpose ambitions. The Elevation Barn network now unites leaders in a kindred quest of higher purpose in 48 countries, celebrating diversity of thought across 168 professions. Sub-brands WELL and STABLE by EB elevate wellbeing and business consulting needs respectively. Will is a father of 4, avid explorer and resides between NY, UK and Bali.
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We’ve seen MassFX Media grow stronger every year, along with their remarkable client list and portfolio.

The 12-year evolution of this studio is nothing short of inspiring.

Join us behind-the-scenes as we dig into the creative process of Shawna and Matt, as well as the surprising role systems play in making a creative company successful.

https://www.massfxmedia.com/

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Those who know, know: Camp Mograph fosters inclusivity, promoting open dialogue among attendees and speakers without hierarchy.

Originally a passion project, the event has transformed into a business, posing challenges in balancing time commitment and preserving the initial vision. Today, a pivotal decision looms on whether to expand into a full-scale business or maintain a smaller scale.

Follow the work of Mark Cernosia and his team at Camp Mograph: ⁠https://www.campmograph.com/

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What happens when your studio fully exploits the untapped potential of sonic expertise? To answer that question, our guest Eric Singer shares a bit of the science – and a lot of his passion – from the forefront of audio awesomeness at Coupe Studios.

Follow the work of Eric Singer and his team at Coupe Studios: https://coupestudios.com/

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