NY NOW Podcast

BGS Founder Shontay Lundy’s main mission is to educate people of color about the importance of sun protection and skin wellness. Embarking upon her brand development journey, five years ago with the release of her brand champion moisturizing sunscreen lotion, which received a glowing review from a Reddit user that caused it to go viral in 2019.WEBSITEhttps://www.blackgirlsunscreen.com/ Thank you for podcasting with NY NOW! We look forward to connecting with you across all our platforms and seeing you in person! Website: nynow.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/ny_now Facebook: www.facebook.com/nynowmarket

This Paper Plane Cocktail Hour episode is fun one… and one with a twist!  Ever wonder how The Paper Nerd became a paper nerd?  Tune in as Amy turns the tables on Sarah and interviews her on all things paper! We will hear Sarah’s industry insights to her nostalgic descriptive accounts to today’s social messaging narratives. From how we express ourselves to what she sees the continued conversations to be.  She’s one smart nerdy cookie, join us!     Guest Websites:IG: www.instagram.com/ms_sarah_schwartz/Website: https://thepapernerd.com/ Thank you for podcasting with NY NOW! We look forward to connecting with you across all our platforms and seeing you in person! Website: nynow.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/ny_now Facebook: www.facebook.com/nynowmarket

Around the World Beauty, a boutique travel company, where Celebrity Makeup Artist and Founder Stephanie Flor guides women around the globe on exclusive beauty experiences to celebrate the cultural source for modern day beauty rituals. In this podcast episode, Stephanie also shares her brand, adventure, and insight on beauty & wellness trends for 2023, through a global lens for buyers and retailers. GUEST WEBSITEwww.aroundtheworldbeauty.com Thank you for podcasting with NY NOW! We look forward to connecting with you across all our platforms and seeing you in person! Website: nynow.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/ny_now Facebook: www.facebook.com/nynowmarket

Kate Murray of Quick Brown Fox Letterpress is adept at juggling several stationery hats simultaneously. She is renowned for her near-perfect registration on every letterpressed piece she prints. Also known as a Louie Awards chair and active Greeting Card Association member, Kate is a champion in assuring we are hearing all the voices of smaller makers loud and clear. This pun-a-rific 'presser chats up Amy and Sarah on building a truly engaging GCA community, all the latest on the Louie Awards and why the winter edition of NY NOW is her legit ride or die!     GUEST WEBSITES |https://www.quickbrownfoxletterpress.com/ Thank you for podcasting with NY NOW! We look forward to connecting with you across all our platforms and seeing you in person! Website: nynow.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/ny_now Facebook: www.facebook.com/nynowmarket

Miss the final Paper Planes Cocktail Hour of 2022 at your own risk, as Amy and Sarah hobnob with none other than industry powerhouse Dan Collier. Maintaining two thriving stationery and gift store retail brands — Archer and The Merchant — as well as the famed daniel*richards showrooms in Atlanta and Dallas, Dan's scope and eye is unparalleled in the stationery community. Tune in to hear Dan's thoughts on what sets product apart, regardless of which side of the aisle you are on!    Contact Information:Dan@danrichgroup.com    Showroom Phone #: 404.589.8200      Thank you for podcasting with NY NOW! We look forward to connecting with you across all our platforms and seeing you in person! Website: nynow.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/ny_now Facebook: www.facebook.com/nynowmarket

Retail can be a monster. Just ask Michael Schultz and Douglas Duncan of Cursive. For 15 years, their stores within ABC Carpet & Home and in Grand Central Station were essential New York City shops, that is until COVID-19 shut them all down. But like the proverbial phoenix, Cursive is back in business, with two award-winning West Village shops. This shop keeping dream team spills on how a practical, careful business approach can not only carry a brand into the next chapter but can also make it all look easy!   Guest Website:  https://cursivenewyork.com/      https://www.instagram.com/cursivenewyork/ Thank you for podcasting with NY NOW! We look forward to connecting with you across all our platforms and seeing you in person! Website: nynow.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/ny_now Facebook: www.facebook.com/nynowmarket

Miss this episode at your own risk! Amy & Sarah sit down with stationery legend Chandra Greer, who spills on everything from her hybrid retail model to what makes a range stand out to her and get precious shelf space in her domains. Whatever role you play in our community, Chandra’s mindful perspective and focus on civility and connection will infuse it with much-needed inspiration. Guest Website: https://greerchicago.com      Thank you for podcasting with NY NOW! We look forward to connecting with you across all our platforms and seeing you in person! Website: nynow.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/ny_now Facebook: www.facebook.com/nynowmarket

Jumping into the world of social media is so much easier for some people than others. But this simple school of thought holds true whether you are an interior designer, product creator, or a letterpress designer- our brand is our story, and our story is us. Some of the easiest things that we can do to promote our business and build a loyal community is right in front of us so here is a little push or maybe your reminder to do some easy actions to help build your community and comfort level in front of the camera! Listen in as Jalonda Hill and Amy talk about some of the fundamentals of building and promoting your brand… through your story telling. RESOURCES   Guest Websites: https://www.instagram.com/xojalonda/   | NY NOW:https://nynow.com     | NY NOW Podcast Page:https://nynow.com/podcast      Thank you for podcasting with NY NOW! We look forward to connecting with you across all our platforms and seeing you in person! Website: nynow.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/ny_now Facebook: www.facebook.com/nynowmarket

If you work in the gift industry, you’ve probably heard of Occasionette. You may have also noticed that in less than a decade, they have opened some wildly popular shopping destinations in the Philadelphia area. Identified as one of the region’s 100 fastest growing businesses in both 2019 and 2020, owner and creative director Sara Villari shares some of the secrets of her success with Amy and Sarah. Maybe it was her architecture degree, or maybe her dedication to open calls for vendors and integrating lines from makers of color that makes this woman-owned business most worthy of its City of Brotherly Love addresses.  Listen in and hear for yourself!  RESOURCES   | Guest Website: https://www.occasionette.com/       | NY NOW: https://nynow.com     | NY NOW Podcast Page: https://nynow.com/podcast      Thank you for podcasting with NY NOW! We look forward to connecting with you across all our platforms and seeing you in person! Website: nynow.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/ny_now Facebook: www.facebook.com/nynowmarket

Bebemoss designs beautiful handmade modern huggable toys using sustainable, slow process organic fibers, a collection of simply classic and playful toys. A social enterprise follows ethical and fair production Principles and is a social and impact-driven organization. Providing sustainable jobs and fair living wages for more than 120 women.RESOURCES   Guest Websites:https://bebemoss.com/| NY NOW:https://nynow.com     | NY NOW Podcast Page:https://nynow.com/podcast      Thank you for podcasting with NY NOW! We look forward to connecting with you across all our platforms and seeing you in person! Website: nynow.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/ny_now Facebook: www.facebook.com/nynowmarket

Sometimes what you see before you is only part of the picture. If you spy a Dahlia Press card for example, you are experiencing only one design dimension of the immensely talented and prolific creator behind it, Stephanie Clarke. Stephanie does not only maintain the Dahlia Press studio shop in Seattle, she has also founded a second brand, Chloe Clarke, The Art of Paper: Bespoke Invitations for Weddings & Events. She also uses her platform and with other likeminded designers, finds time to advance women’s rights however she can. Listen in as Stephanie shares with both Amy and Sarah her path, her passions, and her need for a bigger booth at the NY NOW market this August. This extra-special Summer Show episode is not to be missed!RESOURCES   Guest Websites:   https://www.dahliapress.com/| NY NOW:https://nynow.com     | NY NOW Podcast Page:https://nynow.com/podcast      Thank you for podcasting with NY NOW! We look forward to connecting with you across all our platforms and seeing you in person! Website: nynow.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/ny_now Facebook: www.facebook.com/nynowmarket

As the largest industry in the world, Retail can improve lives, help ecosystems, and impact economies. We are witnessing retailers shifting to a more sustainable future because our consumers are demanding it. Listen in as our own Amy Loewenberg and Tommy Brown, the St. Louis Zoo’s Retail manager and Conservation Buyer discuss the economic, social, and environmental keys of sustainability, while giving us some tools and resources to make sustainable buying decisions for better tomorrow. RESOURCES   Guest Websites:https://www.stlzoo.org/| NY NOW:https://nynow.com     | NY NOW Podcast Page:https://nynow.com/podcast      Thank you for podcasting with NY NOW! We look forward to connecting with you across all our platforms and seeing you in person! Website: nynow.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/ny_now Facebook: www.facebook.com/nynowmarket

 Sometimes a map does more than get you from point A to point B; it can define a destination, and by extension, our emotional connection to it. Just ask married couple Rachel Rheingold and Michael Berick, who were inspired by grocery totes sited on a trip abroad to launch Maptote in 2006. This Brooklyn-based house of design has been much imitated, but Rachel and Michael reveal how they keep their totes, pouches, and other vibrant offerings fresh year in and year out, garnering collabs with A-list clients like HBO, and keep their retail audience consistently coming back for more. RESOURCES   Guest Websites:   https://maptote.com/| NY NOW:https://nynow.com     | NY NOW Podcast Page:https://nynow.com/podcast      Thank you for podcasting with NY NOW! We look forward to connecting with you across all our platforms and seeing you in person! Website: nynow.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/ny_now Facebook: www.facebook.com/nynowmarket

Join Amy as she talks with Jennifer Cattaui, the Founder and CEO of Babesta, a very hip children’s store located online and in lower Manhattan. With the baby and child market radiating traditional pinks and blues, Babesta was born in 2004 to rebel against genderized styles that seemed to stray from Jenn’s aesthetic. As a new mom herself, she sought to give babies (and their families) some cooler options where they could show some attitude and have some fun. They introduced black onesies, band tees, slogan tees, and a range of fashion, with nods to art, design, and culture. Today Babesta is thriving and a valuable resource whether you have a little human or just want to purchase for one… Babesta will make you the cool parent, aunt or uncle, or friend.   RESOURCES   Guest Websites:https://www.babesta.com/| NY NOW:https://nynow.com      | NY NOW Podcast Page:https://nynow.com/podcast      Thank you for podcasting with NY NOW! We look forward to connecting with you across all our platforms and seeing you in person! Website: nynow.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/ny_now Facebook: www.facebook.com/nynowmarket

Sometimes all you need is a fresh perspective to achieve real progress. Just ask Victoria Venturi of Paper Epiphanies. The comedienne-turned-card creator turned the industry — to say nothing of modern stationery messaging — on its ear with her distinctive feminist voice, rife with vulnerability and authenticity, seasoned with copious humor and sass, all presented in meticulous letter pressed form. But Victoria was just getting started! Her award-winning Portland flagship, opened April Fool’s Day 2021, enables her vision to bloom into full flower with a tightly curated offering of books and other feminine pleasures. As a result, Victoria redefined not just the entire card shop concept, but has created a space in which her clientele can explore exactly what it means to be a 21st-century woman.     RESOURCES   Guest Websites:https://www.paperepiphanies.com/| NY NOW:https://nynow.com     | NY NOW Podcast Page:https://nynow.com/podcast      Thank you for podcasting with NY NOW! We look forward to connecting with you across all our platforms and seeing you in person! Website: nynow.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/ny_now Facebook: www.facebook.com/nynowmarket

NY NOW®’s Rising Artisans is the premier destination within the HANDMADE® Collection at NY NOW® presenting the newest sustainable designers and global artisans to market. Bringing together our signature incubator programs, into one destination for NY NOW buyers searching for the newest handmade designers and artisans to market. RESOURCES   Guest Websites:https://www.instagram.com/_helenjoffe_     Helen.joffe@emeraldx.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/helenjoffe/| NY NOW:https://nynow.com     | NY NOW Podcast Page:https://nynow.com/podcast      Thank you for podcasting with NY NOW! We look forward to connecting with you across all our platforms and seeing you in person! Website: nynow.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/ny_now Facebook: www.facebook.com/nynowmarket

To you, it’s just a knife, but to Elicia Castaldi, it’s the driving force behind her feminine, authentic and unapologetic Girl w/Knife range of stationery and gifts. She believes in a life lived glamorously, with reckless abandon, in six-inch stilettos — and although Elicia didn’t know it when she sat down to chat with Amy and Sarah, this cutting-edge maker just won three Noted@*Noted Awards as well as the hyper-coveted Artist of the Year Louie Award. Elicia dishes on her creative and artistic vision — as well as the next steps she is currently carving out for herself!    RESOURCES   Guest Websites: https://www.instagram.com/girlwknife/   | NY NOW:https://nynow.com     | NY NOW Podcast Page:https://nynow.com/podcast      Thank you for podcasting with NY NOW! We look forward to connecting with you across all our platforms and seeing you in person! Website: nynow.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/ny_now Facebook: www.facebook.com/nynowmarket

Today’s podcast is not just with a buyer, or merchandiser, or retail consultant, or even a podcaster… it is with all the above! Michelle Sherrier, founder of MC Design Collaboration and host of the Retail Whore podcast and Amy Loewenberg dive deep into Michelle’s 40 year plus career surrounding all things retail, wholesale, and merchandising. Hear about the industry strong people and places she worked for that cultivated her business acumen, aesthetic, and deep understanding of the intricacies of retail. She is a creative curator, and her goal is to help her clients grow their business and increase their sales. And she shares a lot of great merchandising tips along the way!   RESOURCES   Guest Websites:https://www.mcdesigncollaboration.com/https://www.instagram.com/mcdesigncollaboration/| NY NOW :https://nynow.com     | NY NOW Podcast Page:https://nynow.com/podcast      Thank you for podcasting with NY NOW! We look forward to connecting with you across all our platforms and seeing you in person! Website: nynow.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/ny_now Facebook: www.facebook.com/nynowmarket

From humble origins that began with long, late nights and just eight products, the Golden Gems sisters — AKA Susan Logsdon and Amanda Helman — created quite a lifestyle brand over the last five years. With lofty aims to inspire your inner badass, the duo creates bold, cheeky, and empowering merchandise that does just that. Listen in as Amy and Sarah chat up these bona fide Golden Gems to learn how they inspire us to unapologetically be who we are, take up space and live life on our own terms. That’s a hefty task for a coffee cup or notepad! Best of all, as vocal proponents for social justice in the St. Louis area, they are walking examples to us all of how to live your values with intention.  RESOURCES   Guest Websites:   https://shopgoldengems.com/| NY NOW:https://nynow.com     | NY NOW Podcast Page:https://nynow.com/podcast      Thank you for podcasting with NY NOW! We look forward to connecting with you across all our platforms and seeing you in person! Website: nynow.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/ny_now Facebook: www.facebook.com/nynowmarket

Harmony Designs Furniture & Interiors is a 2500 square foot retail store with a design studio and local art gallery/event space on its lower level.  Geared in helping customers and design clients experience harmony by catering to their unique/beautiful/divine selves. Harmony Designs features furniture, gifts, accessories, personal products, art and framing and interior design services. Aimed to inspire the idea of conscious consumerism which steers away from being "price" driven towards becoming "value" driven and providing a retail shopping experience like no other.     RESOURCES   Guest Websites:https://www.harmonydesignsfurniture.com| Instagram @ HarmonyDesigns| NY NOW:https://nynow.com     | NY NOW Podcast Page:https://nynow.com/podcast     | NY NOW Digital Market:https://nynowdigitalmarket.com     Thank you for podcasting with NY NOW! We look forward to connecting with you across all our platforms and seeing you in person! Website: nynow.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/ny_now Facebook: www.facebook.com/nynowmarket

Spinning Rights in Guatemala and The Struggle of Mayan Weavers, The National Movement of Weavers It was born in 2014 with more than 600 weavers and the support of AFEDES. With its creation, it began the legal battle to claim the recognition and protection of the copyright of designs, textiles, and clothing, counting along the way with the technical assistance of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights -OHCHR-, support that continues today.   RESOURCES   Guest Websites:https://www.mayanhands.org/| Instagram @ MayanHands| NY NOW:https://nynow.com     | NY NOW Podcast Page:https://nynow.com/podcast     | NY NOW Digital Market:https://nynowdigitalmarket.com     Thank you for podcasting with NY NOW! We look forward to connecting with you across all our platforms and seeing you in person! Website: nynow.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/ny_now Facebook: www.facebook.com/nynowmarket

We all have experienced it... an interruption in our business. We also know that we can expect them again when we are least ready for it.  Join us as former retail store owner, RETAILMavens founder Cathy Donovan Wagner and Amy Loewenberg talk about some fun out of the box in-store and out-of-store events as ways to build a community around your business, engage with customers, and generate revenue! Store experiences are an essential part of your retailer brand and it’s pretty easy to see why— they strengthen customer relationships while increasing sales. Listen as Cathy shares her expertise in coaching and providing guidance for retailers on how to increase their sales, find profit and improve cashflow to sleeping better and living a life they love!   RESOURCES   Guest Websites:https://retailmavens.com/| NY NOW :https://nynow.com     | NY NOW Podcast Page:https://nynow.com/podcast      Thank you for podcasting with NY NOW! We look forward to connecting with you across all our platforms and seeing you in person! Website: nynow.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/ny_now Facebook: www.facebook.com/nynowmarket

Just when we need to be reminded to take a moment and maybe a deep breath, Yuko Miki of Honeyberry Studios comes to the rescue with her menagerie of adorable animals and upbeat messaging. She defines loving yourself as an act of resistance, and her offbeat, life-affirming range of stationery and lifestyle merchandise accordingly makes that a reality. Listen in as Yuko shares her experiences that transported her to create Honeyberry and how she incorporates her anti-racism, sustainable values into her work.  All while helping others to embrace the same values in their own lives, one uplifting card at a time!    RESOURCES   Guest Websites:   https://www.instagram.com/honeyberrystudios/   https://honeyberrystudios.com/| NY NOW:https://nynow.com     | NY NOW Podcast Page:https://nynow.com/podcast      Thank you for podcasting with NY NOW! We look forward to connecting with you across all our platforms and seeing you in person! Website: nynow.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/ny_now Facebook: www.facebook.com/nynowmarket

Heritage weaves conducts hand loom textile tours for conscious travelers, who want to see how handmade clothes are made, buyers and textile enthusiast, gain the experience of seeing how Ikat is made and buy from the weavers directly. Each process of the Ikat weaving is explained in detail, based in Nalgonda district of Telangana state, India. Heritage Weaves has more than 50 women weavers working with the enterprise. Artisans weave traditional as well as contemporary ikat weaves, working with sustainable and 100 % natural yarns- cotton and silk.    RESOURCES   Guest Websites:Website: www.heritageweaves.com   IG: @heritageweaves   FB: @heritageweaves   www.linkedin.com/in/ujwalapasla   | NY NOW :https://nynow.com     | NY NOW Podcast Page:https://nynow.com/podcast     | NY NOW Digital Market:https://nynowdigitalmarket.com     Thank you for podcasting with NY NOW! We look forward to connecting with you across all our platforms and seeing you in person! Website: nynow.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/ny_now Facebook: www.facebook.com/nynowmarket

Take some time and listen as Beth Diana Smith engages us with stories of her past and her vision of the future. Get caught up on the Black Artists Designers Guild, hear about what Beth is up to these days and learn about the importance of creating your own Cultural Oasis.  RESOURCES| Websites:Beth Diana Smith https://www.bethdianasmith.com/Black Artists + Designers Guild https://www.badguild.info/ | NY NOW Podcast Page:https://nynow.com/podcast| NY NOW Email Subscription:https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/147c19d133dc472cbc83778bcaec0402  Thank you for podcasting with NY NOW! We look forward to connecting with you across all our platforms and seeing you in person! Website: nynow.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/ny_now Facebook: www.facebook.com/nynowmarket

Kinship Stories is a culture and art project featuring a piece’s line of precious tribal adornments. Yasmine  One-of-a-kind pieces include vintage and antique materials, often of museum quality. Experimenting with fusions of old and new, adding handmade work to the mix. Kinship Stories is committed to supporting local artisanship and fostering intercultural and understanding of otherness.       This episode has been sponsored by Letterpress PLAY, featuring beautifully curated craft goods from local artisans and unique makers from around the world. Learn more at https://letterpressplay.com     RESOURCES   Guest Websites: IG: @kinshipstories     www.kinshipstories.comIG: @Espace_Fann| NY NOW :https://nynow.com     | NY NOW Podcast Page:https://nynow.com/podcast     | NY NOW Digital Market:https://nynowdigitalmarket.com     Thank you for podcasting with NY NOW! We look forward to connecting with you across all our platforms and seeing you in person! Website: nynow.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/ny_now Facebook: www.facebook.com/nynowmarket

You should probably choose your words carefully with Krishna Chavda. She is the founder of NANU Studio in Hoboken, New Jersey, and this self-proclaimed Pun Queen has quite a bit to say about the stationery community and maker lifestyle. Connecting people is about much more than just a vibrant palette, engaging plant and animal imagery, and lots of clever word-play — but these provided the framework for Krishna to carve out a niche for a growing brand!RESOURCES   Guest Websites:   https://www.nanustudio.co/| NY NOW:https://nynow.com     | NY NOW Podcast Page:https://nynow.com/podcast      Thank you for podcasting with NY NOW! We look forward to connecting with you across all our platforms and seeing you in person! Website: nynow.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/ny_now Facebook: www.facebook.com/nynowmarket

An artisanal and holistic collection of handmade soaps and body butters. Aromatically infused and beautifully designed with organic, hydrating, and skin replenishing plant-based ingredients. Founder Kim Brown having grown up in family of artisan soap makers. Inspired forward, in truly evolving the art and technique into her own signature style, of modern abstract- fluffed, swirled and  luxuriously designed, and  sustainably driven in beauty and body wellness. RESOURCES   | Guest Websites:https://www.instagram.com/cocoxos1| NY NOW:https://nynow.com     | NY NOW Podcast Page:https://nynow.com/podcast     | NY NOW Digital Market:https://nynowdigitalmarket.com     Thank you for podcasting with NY NOW! We look forward to connecting with you across all our platforms and seeing you in person! Website: nynow.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/ny_now Facebook: www.facebook.com/nynowmarket

The world heard the news that Becky Tyre, a shop local advocate, merchandising enthusiast, past senior trends editor of Gift Shop Magazine and a contributing retail Editor for Gifts & Dec, noted authority on product trends and retail strategies and Podcaster extraordinaire has retired after 26 years! Whew! With a resume like that, it’s easy to say that to be recognized by Becky is like a getting that gold star to proudly show off. She has made friends with independent retailers and industry partners from east to west, and from north to south and every nook and cranny in between. Please listen as Amy Loewenberg and Becky Tyre talk about her technicolored history, her future aspirations and maybe share a giggle or two with us!    RESOURCES   | Guest Websites:  https://www.instagram.com/retaildetails/| NY NOW: https://nynow.com     | NY NOW Podcast Page:https://nynow.com/podcast     | NY NOW Digital Market:https://nynowdigitalmarket.com     Thank you for podcasting with NY NOW! We look forward to connecting with you across all our platforms and seeing you in person! Website: nynow.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/ny_now Facebook: www.facebook.com/nynowmarket

A Strategy Deviser, Marketing Professor and Brand Advocate.  Self-described as a solar powered big thinking entrepreneur with a passion for flip-flops and drinking bubbles. "For over 20 years I have been transforming businesses by giving them the tools to make a difference both in the communities in which they operate and around the world. My company Biz in Bloom specializes in Growing Brands with Purpose. I believe we can create the world we want to live in through the brands and services we build + support. As a Marketing Professor I get to empower the next generation of leaders to create the world they want to live in. Planting the seeds for success in both students and businesses is what I love to do, and I do what I love every day."RESOURCES   Guest Websites: https://bizinbloom.com/    | NY NOW:  https://nynow.com     | NY NOW Podcast Page:https://nynow.com/podcast     | NY NOW Digital Market:https://nynowdigitalmarket.com     Thank you for podcasting with NY NOW! We look forward to connecting with you across all our platforms and seeing you in person! Website: nynow.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/ny_now Facebook: www.facebook.com/nynowmarket