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A first generation American, born to English and Turkish parents, Dee Hilfiger grew up in Rhode Island. While still in high school, Dee was discovered by a modeling scout. She eventually signed with the iconic Ford Modeling Agency and moved to Paris. While there Dee discovered her passion for global travel, which would continue to inspire and influence all elements of her life. After years spent exploring the world, Dee focused inwards. Motherhood became her priority as she raised two sons in Monaco with her first husband. In 2006, Dee met Tommy Hilfiger. What started as a long-distance friendship grew and the two eventually married. In 2009, Dee and Tommy welcomed their son Sebastian, the youngest of their combined seven children.
Building upon her international aesthetic, Dee Hilfiger was soon ready to take the next step in her career. Combining her unique style with her husband’s innate business sensibility, Dee launched The Dee Ocleppo brand. Dee’s immersion in the world of fashion during her time as a model and her life with fashion icon and legend Tommy Hilfiger have served as significant influences throughout the brand’s launch and evolution. Dee is the creative and stylistic source for Dee Ocleppo and continues to draw inspiration from her family life and the places she has traveled. Along with her creativity and strong design aesthetic, Dee brings an inherent understanding of versatile luxury and how it translates to every part of a woman’s life.
Adam Glassman has been Creative Director of O, The Oprah Magazine since 2000, overseeing O’s fashion, beauty and style pages and is involved in all aspects of the magazine’s cover shoots. He pioneered the idea of using real women in O’s fashion pages and his column, “Adam Says,” has been fielding questions from O readers on a wide range of fashion topics since 2007. In 2013, Glassman debuted ‘Why It’s Worth It,’ a full page dedicated to featuring higher price point items, while teaching the reader “why it’s worth” the investment.
He has translated Oprah’s personal sensibility and world-famous brand into a strong and compelling visual statement by creating bold, lush, colorful, and exciting visual images that reflect Oprah’s style.
Adam has developed a strong network of relationships with A-List publicists, agents, and managers in order to secure a celebrity presence in the magazine and collaborates with the OWN network to create synergy between the magazine and the Oprah.com website.
Glassman is currently the resident style correspondent for ExtraTV, reporting on award show red carpets and sharing his expertise, style, and wit for millions of viewers. He can also be seen regularly on ABC’s Good Morning America and The View, as well as other national television shows.
He is an ASME award winner for O at Home magazine, and an Emmy award winner for his work on ExtraTV.
Prior to joining O, Glassman was a Contributing Editor to House & Garden and Style Director at SELF magazine. He has also worked as a freelance stylist and Art Director for clients including GAP, Ethan Allen, Spanish Vogue, Saks Fifth Avenue and London Fog to name a few. Glassman is a native New Yorker and currently lives in Manhattan.
Stephanie earned her M.S.W. from New York University and a B.A. in Early Childhood and Elementary Education from Adelphi University.
Helena works in educational consulting for Growing Minds Academic Achievement Centers. Previously on the board of Horizons, a Boston-based educational non-profit, for nearly a decade, she chaired both the Marketing and Development committees leading the organization to reach unprecedented fundraising levels. She also serves on the board of her family-owned business Life Alert Emergency Response, Inc. Before taking a decade off to raise her now college-aged daughters, she began her career as a newspaper reporter for The MetroWest Daily News in Boston. The daughter of two Middle Eastern immigrants, she is living the American dream and believes the U.S. should continue to afford every person an equal opportunity for success. When not championing GLAM4GOOD, Helena can be found flying airplanes, skiing, hiking, biking, gardening, and playing tennis. She has traveled to more than 50 countries, is fluent in four languages, but believes a high-five and a smile are universally understood.
Stacy London is one of America’s foremost fashion experts. She is best known as the co-host of TLC’s hugely popular show, What Not to Wear for 10 years, and most recently hosted 3 seasons of Love Lust or Run. She’s also a style contributor on Rachael Ray.
From 2005 – 2010, Stacy joined The Today Show on NBC as a style correspondent and has regularly appeared on Access Hollywood. Prior to her career in television, she worked at Vogue Magazine as a fashion assistant and later returned to Conde Nast as the senior fashion editor at Mademoiselle. Stacy has styled fashion photo-shoots and fashion shows, as well as dressing many celebrities over the years.
Her first book, which concentrates on style by body type, entitled Dress Your Best, was published to stellar reviews. Her second book, The Truth About Style, a New York Times bestseller, is both a memoir and a style guide. In The Truth About Style, Stacy shares her story and focuses on the healing power of personal style and using that expertise to overcome past problems.
Stacy has appeared on numerous national talk and news shows. In addition, she has been an expert contributor in countless magazines and newspapers. Stacy speaks at public events and has appeared at ones such as Starwood Hotels, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Oprah University (O You!), Harvard University, Mount Sinai and the 92nd Street Y.
As the creative force behind Stella & Dot, Blythe Harris has built a world class team of designers and merchants in both our New York and Sausalito based design studios. Recipient of FGI’s Rising Star Award for Accessories, the ACE (Accessories Council) Award for Retail Innovation, and the Drapers Accessories Designer of the Year Award in the UK, Blythe’s leadership has helped grow Stella & Dot into a global brand. Originally inspired by her grandmother Dot’s vintage jewelry box, Blythe’s creative vision mixes the beauty of vintage design and craftsmanship with the modern aesthetic and versatility of today’s stylish woman. Blythe’s design experience is truly global, ranging from working with local artisans in India and Ecuador to the fashion houses in Paris. As an artist in residence of the prestigious Parson’s School of Design/Paris, Blythe studied sculpture and accessories design. Upon returning to her native New York, she pocketed an MBA from Columbia and was identified as a rising star at LVMH. At Banana Republic, she led the dramatic growth of the jewelry department. Her entrepreneurial leanings arose at an early age. While many college grads were mastering the art of the interview, Blythe was launching Primordial Toys, makers of the award-winning Zoob. Above all, she is a fearless innovator and inspired collaborator who puts the style in Stella & Dot.
Nneya Richards is a style & travel expert, on-air talent and journalist beginning her career at 15 years old as a founding contributing editor of TeenVOGUE magazine, while at Trinity School in NYC. After matriculating at Amherst College, studying Women & Gender studies, Nneya worked at top fashion houses before starting Double N Rich Consulting. Through Double N Rich Consulting, Nneya offers brands a 360 degree experience from production to styling and press outreach for a variety of fields from fashion to family opera, philanthropy to travel destinations. In 2015 Nneya launched ’N A Perfect World: a curated intersection of travel, food, fashion & geopolitics inspired by the global-citizen lifestyle of the millennial. She has been featured in Forbes, on ABC and CBS News and a variety of media. Nneya, a twice published author’s editorial bylines include Condé Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure, Vogue, Popsugar and Duchess Meghan’s The Tig. Nneya has delivered speeches and served on panels at Women’s Travel Fests, White House Travel Bloggers Summits, Audacity Fest and others. After working with First Lady Michelle Obama Nneya was honored in a Celebration of Design at the White House alongside top people in the American fashion industry. Internationally, she was honored by the National Chamber of Italian Fashion as a Digital Creative of Color to know in 2020. She is the 2023 Silver winner of the Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Award from the Society of American Travel Writers. Nneya is a founding member of the American Influencer Council and serves on the board of Glam4Good, a non-profit organization that creates social impact through beauty and style. Living between NYC and Northern Italy with her husband and daughter, Nneya aims to empower people to travel, as she believes it is through exploring the world that we will bridge cultural gaps and misunderstandings. We are all ambassadors.
Erica Roseman has 20+ years of experience in brand development, public relations, event production, social media, and event marketing. Her expertise across multiple industries includes real estate and retail, fashion and beauty, lifestyle and media, and consumer products. She leads cross-functional teams working with start-ups to publicly traded companies and maximizes partnerships with her community engagement and relationship-building initiatives. Clients past and present include fashion, beauty, lifestyle, and media brands Aquatalia, City Point, DeKalb Market Hall, Diesel, Judith Lieber, L’Oreal, ShopShops, Palmer and Wallpaper magazines, and many others. Currently, she is collaborating with The Exoneration Initiative on their upcoming play, “The Exonerated,” directed by Bob Balaban. She was a contributing writer at the digital luxury fashion magazine The Impression and the co-author of the Clarkson Potter book, “Twinkle’s Big City Knits: Thirty-One Chunky-Chic Designs.” Additionally, Erica is President of the High School of Fashion Industries Advisory Board.
Ellen Maguire, Senior Vice President, International Beauty, has over 15 years’ experience creating high-impact strategic communications programs for leading international brands. Currently, Ellen leads the global beauty division of leading luxury communications firm Karla Otto having successfully established the division in the US, UK, France, Italy, Germany, HK and mainland China. Ellen previously served as Director, International Marketing and Communications for Tommy Hilfiger where she led the execution of fashion and corporate public relations efforts across Asia, Mexico, Latin America, India and Australia. Ellen served as Vice President, Global Communications at Aveda (The Estee Lauder Companies) where she oversaw 18+ markets. Ellen began her beauty PR career at Revlon, Inc., and her initial foray into communications was as Director, Corporate Communications and Special Projects for Ralph Lauren. Giving back is in Ellen’s DNA as she joined her parents and siblings in volunteering for environmental and social causes from a very young age. Her passions include Glam4Good, the Humane Society and a variety of community service opportunities in and around New York City. A global traveller Ellen also seeks out ways to bring joy to others while exploring new countries.
Rob is an investor and advisor to 40+ startups in the technology, marketing, organic food, beverage, fashion and lifestyle spaces. Rob is also an investor and mentor at Boomtown, an AdTech and HealthTech startup accelerator, as well as SecureSet, a startup accelerator and coding school focused on Cyber Security. He is also a mentor at Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network.
Rob is currently co-creating “17Solutions”, a radical new social impact business accelerator. 17Solutions, in partnership with multinational corporations, NGOs, non-profits, governments and universities, will help launch startups that capitalize on new marketplace opportunities that scale solutions solving the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
Rob also co-founded COMMON, a unique Social Venture launchpad and consultancy, which encourages start-ups and mid-stage companies to develop new enterprises addressing social issues and challenges, all under the aegis of a shared, collaborative brand.
He also co-founded FearLess, a strategic communications consultancy, that is igniting a movement for new capitalism among global enterprises. Later Fearless became Fearless Unlimited, the first social impact agency of its kind, in partnership with Disney and Univision.
From 2010 to 2015, Rob was also a Chief Advisor to Al Gore’s Climate Reality Project, which he helped name, brand and re-position, as a global thought leadership and climate action organization.
Rob Schuham was a Founding Partner of Undercurrent where he consulted with global, complex corporations and nonprofits on far-reaching digital strategy and organizational transformation, helping them become more agile and responsive to a new 21st century landscape. His clients included GE, American Express, Estee Lauder, Ford, AB InBev, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Communities-in-Schools and many others. Rob sold Undercurrent in 2015.
Rob was also a founder and CEO of Action Marketing, a 20-yr old award-winning experiential and digital agency, concepting and executing what’s never been done before for brands such as adidas, Nike, Ford, Nissan, McLaren, Clif Bar, PepsiCo, Progressive Insurance, Dole, the NBA, Heineken, Moet Hennessy and many others. Rob sold Action Marketing to Toronto-based Match Marketing Group in 2012.
Tracy Smith is the Founder and Owner of House of Lavande . A jewelry brand specializing in curated vintage costume pieces as well as original pieces designed by Smith. The Palm Beach-based brand was established in 2004 and continues to be worn by countless celebrities and featured in numerous editorial placements in the world’s top fashion magazines. Over the decade spanning the course of her career, Smith became active in organizations such as the New England Historical Genealogical Society and the Daughters of the American Revolution, each focusing on the remembrance of history and the preservation of documents and artifacts. And as a mother of two, Smith also feels compelled to support socially responsible causes and programs such as the Nest Foundation, Plan USA, and GLAM4GOOD.
