And who are these 14 people that you should know ?
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• REZA CHOWDHURY ,
CEO and Founder of AlleyWatch
• JAKE BRONSTEIN ,
Founder of Flint and Tinder
• NATHAN STOBEZKI ,
Tweetologist and Founder of Experentia Media
• PAVAN BAHL ,
Founder of Open Source Fashion
• TADD SPERING ,
CEO and Founder of Stylinity
• JULIA JACOBSON
& IAN FOSBERY ,
Founder / CEO and CTO of NMRKT
• JILL SHERMAN
& ALAIN MIGUEL ,
CEO / Co-Founder and COO / Co-Founder
of Modalyst
• JACLYN SIU ,
Digital Marketing Coordinator at Roc Nation
• SOPHIA MACKS ,
CEO and Founder of Beyond the Mag
• KAREN MOON ,
CEO and Co-Founder of Trendalytics
• CYNDI RAMIREZ ,
Founder and Blogger of Taste the Style , Co-Founder and Creative Director of The Eclective , Co-Founder of DAILE ( And a Third Wave Alum !)
• NATASHA SAXBERG ,
CEO and Founder of Gignal , Anchor on Tech and the City , Author of Homo Digitalis
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Since conversation was already flowing so naturally around the room , we casually dropped in with each of our guests ; asking about the holes in the market that their companies fill , what they ’ re excited for in the future and what we should be on the lookout for in the coming year .
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So what is it that these companies , these brilliant minds , seek to accomplish ?
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As most of you know , there are plenty of holes throughout the industry , from sales to sustainability , and even just effectively communicating news about your brand . Luckily , though , the leaders that we talked to are addressing some of the issues that matter most to you ; targeting the barriers facing every constituent from the startup to the customer .
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Living and working in fashion , the question “ Where did you get that ?” is just a part of life . But for Spering and the team at Stylinity , it was a hole in the market they knew they could fill . Early on , Spering recognized the power and influence of the selfie . Like many great ideas though , he pursued the concept in anticipation of the “ selfie-craze ” that has led to the unfortunate creation of the selfie stick .
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