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Women's Week 2021 - Community Building in 2021
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Zoe Plotsky
Head of Community + Field Marketing
Sakara Life
Zoe is a community and brand marketing strategist who works with mission-driven companies and nonprofits to design community-first campaigns and experiences to transform customers into authentic brand advocates. As the Head of Community + Field Marketing at Sakara Life, she is obsessed with building a movement of people who are taking care of themselves by thinking, eating, and living a balanced life. Previously, she led local, community and college marketing at Rent the Runway, and developed community marketing and partnership strategy to scale OneTable nationally. In her spare time, she listens to podcasts, cooks for friends out of her (always changing) favorite cookbook, wanders grocery stores, or (re)watches the complete works of Nora Ephron, Nancy Meyers, and Richard Linklater. She is a proud alumna of Barnard College and holds an Executive Certificate in Social Impact Strategy from the University of Pennsylvania.
Ashley Sumner
CEO + Founder
Quilt
Ashley Sumner is the CEO & Founder of Quilt. Her startup career began 12 years ago in NYC at a matchmaking company where she designed a successful community building method, setting the stage for her future as a progressive social facilitator. With an intuitive ability to understand human nuances and bring different kinds of people together, she transformed this natural talent into a career as a community architect for brands and institutions such as NeueHouse, Wanderlust, Breakout and One Roof ultimately setting the foundation for the creation of Quilt. She now lives in Los Angeles, like every other New Yorker.
Jung Lee
Founder
Fête, Jung Lee NY, and Slowdance
Jung Lee is one of the most sought-after event designers in the world, having created spectacular celebrations for a discriminating roster of clients, corporate and private, since 2002. Always raising the bar, she’s marveled at by party guests and highly respected among her event world peers for her creativity and incredible work ethic.
Born in South Korea and raised in New York City, Jung comes from a humble background, citing her family’s strong work ethic as an elemental part of her personality. A New York University graduate, she spent years building and managing gourmet food shops, becoming involved in the design, architecture and construction process. She further honed her entrepreneurial and design skills as a residential real estate developer. Aware that the modern sensibilities driving architecture, interior design and hotels had not taken hold in the event world, Jung knew she could put a fresh, modern spin on the process. In the years since, her business acumen and passion have brought Fête to the forefront of the event industry.
She has been named best bridal planner by Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. Her home decor store, Jung Lee New York, is a place where she curates joy. Jung is a believer that you need to create joy in your home. Most recently, she launched Slowdance, a bridal registry. A devoted wife and mother of two, Jung loves the arts, style, traveling and—especially—great design. Just as top fashion designers will never repeat themselves from season to season, Jung works tirelessly to ensure no two Fête events are alike.
Born in South Korea and raised in New York City, Jung comes from a humble background, citing her family’s strong work ethic as an elemental part of her personality. A New York University graduate, she spent years building and managing gourmet food shops, becoming involved in the design, architecture and construction process. She further honed her entrepreneurial and design skills as a residential real estate developer. Aware that the modern sensibilities driving architecture, interior design and hotels had not taken hold in the event world, Jung knew she could put a fresh, modern spin on the process. In the years since, her business acumen and passion have brought Fête to the forefront of the event industry.
She has been named best bridal planner by Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. Her home decor store, Jung Lee New York, is a place where she curates joy. Jung is a believer that you need to create joy in your home. Most recently, she launched Slowdance, a bridal registry. A devoted wife and mother of two, Jung loves the arts, style, traveling and—especially—great design. Just as top fashion designers will never repeat themselves from season to season, Jung works tirelessly to ensure no two Fête events are alike.
Lucia Knell
VP
Upworthy
Lucia Knell is the vice president of Upworthy, a media platform dedicated to positive storytelling. She leads efforts across partnerships, editorial, brand and strategy to build lasting brand affinity with an audience of 100MM+ people. In her role she also works with Fortune 500 companies, foundations, and nonprofits to authentically communicate their values to a social-first audience. Lucia spearheads digital strategy for the company, helping to grow Upworthy's Instagram following by 500% between 2019 and 2020.