12/15/2024
It's an honor to have been invited to judge Design KC Magazine's 2025 Design KC Awards and I am looking forward to hearing who's won when they hold their awards ceremony in Kansas City on January 26th.
Thank you, Design KC Magazine, for inviting me to participate [alongside your 26 other judges! ] and thank you kindly for this beautiful share re: my background.
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๐๐๐ โ Nationally recognized digital marketing innovator ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฌ, principal of Savour Partnership, has 40 years of experience in the furniture and interior design industry including 22 years as a business owner. She has worked with major brands and designers on lead generation, digital PR, influencer marketing, community engagement and execution strategies.
Named one of the ๐ง๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ป๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ช๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ by ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ด ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐๐ข๐จ๐ข๐ป๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ, Leslie is celebrated for innovations digital marketing like the first multi-brand influencer campaign, groundbreaking projects in Second Life with Sligh Furniture in 2008, a virtual showhouse featuring augmented reality with Seasonal Living in 2020 and the Metaverse Lighting Trendhouse for Lightovation in 2024. She also designed the Thompson Traders AILA sink using AI, unveiled at the NKBA in 2024.
As a sought-after speaker, Leslie has keynoted major events like Lightovation at Dallas Market Center, High Point University's Social Media Symposium, Interior Design Society's National Conference, Furniture Today's Innovation Event and the Women's Leadership Conference at The International Surface Event. She has been a featured speaker at the Design Influencers Conference, High Point Market, the NKBA Industry Show, Universal Furniture's Learning Center and PaperCity Houston's Texas Design Week. Additionally, Leslie shares insights on multiple podcasts and in publications like ARCHITECT magazine, Forbes and Better Homes & Gardens.
Founder of the DesignWealth community, now in its ninth year, Leslie has helped thousands of designers thrive in a changing industry. She served eight years on the board of the Bienenstock Furniture Library, supporting fundraising, community engagement and digital marketing initiatives. Her company also sponsors the Bienenstock Future Designers Summit and Vacation Rental Designers Collective.
In her free time, Leslie enjoys photography, watercolor painting, traveling and spending time with her family.
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