NEW YORK, Oct. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- This fall, Martha
Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. (NYSE: MSO) will host its American
Made program for the fourth consecutive year. The nationally
recognized program celebrates the next generation of makers who
have turned their passions for handcrafted, well-designed goods
into small businesses and proudly make their products in America.
Martha Stewart and the editors of
Martha Stewart Living
magazine are pleased to announce this year's American Made Honorees
and Audience Choice Winner.
Martha and the panel of judges have carefully selected 10
companies from across the country as honorees in the fields of
Food, Crafts, Style and Design. From revolutionizing the urban food
landscape in New York City and
Chicago, to bringing new jobs to
Fort Payne, Ala. with a thriving
sustainable sock business, these honorees are not only dedicated to
creating beautiful, quality products and building successful
businesses, but also making a difference in their local
communities, ultimately changing the way Americans eat, shop, work
and live.
This year's honorees will be celebrated at the 2015 Martha
Stewart American Made Summit on Saturday,
November 7 – a day packed with educational, inspirational
panels and talks for creative entrepreneurs held at Martha Stewart
Living Omnimedia's headquarters in New
York City. Newly confirmed speakers, who will join an
impressive roster of industry leaders and innovators such as
Arianna Huffington, Dylan Lauren and Emeril Lagasse, include:
- Maxine Bedat, Co-Founder,
Zady
- Christian Birkey, Founder of
Lazlo
- Mika Brzezinski, co-host of
MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
- Avi Flombaum, Dean, Flatiron School
- Piera Gelardi, Co-Founder and
Creative Director of Refinery29
- Michelle Klein, Head of
Marketing for North America at
Facebook
- Chris Morris, Creative Director,
The Dirt Label
- Veronika Scott, Founder of the
Empowerment Plan
- Daniel Silverstein, Creative
Director and Founder, Design Star
- Tina Wells, CEO and Founder,
Buzz Marketing Group
The 2015 American Made Honorees, past winners, and VIP guests
will join Martha and the editors at an exclusive reception on
Friday, November 6, at the World
Trade Center Observatory.
2015 American Made Honorees (featured in the December
2015/January 2016 issue of Martha
Stewart Living magazine):
- Annie's Annuals and Perennials, Annie Hayes – Richmond, California
With her catalog
of rare and unusual annuals and perennials—including an extensive
selection of California natives
and old-fashioned cottage flowers—Hayes is helping to diversify the
gardening landscape of the U.S.
- Fruitscapes and Pine Island Tropicals, Steve Cucura and Jesse
Avolos and Donna and Gary
Schneider – Bokeelia, Florida
Since 1993 Pine Island Tropics,
has been selling tropical organic plants, fruits, and homemade food
products. Newcomer Fruitscapes specializes in new varieties of
mangoes and other unusual fruits and plants. Together these two
companies are building a successful market for unusual mangoes and
other rarities in Southwest Florida.
- Gotham Greens, Viraj Puri,
Eric Haley, and Jennifer Nelkin Frymark – New York City
Puri, Haley and Frymark
are trying to revolutionize the urban food landscape by converting
unused city rooftops into verdant greenhouses that grow fresh,
pesticide-free produce year-round in New
York City and Chicago.
- Leontine Linens, Jane Scott
Hodges – New Orleans,
Louisiana
For Hodges, "every piece of linen tells a
story." And so, inspired by her great-grandmother's own monogrammed
collection, she started a company that handcrafts heirloom-quality
linens featuring modern color and patterns.
- Little River Sock Mill, Gina
Locklear – Fort Payne,
Alabama
Growing up in a town formerly known as "the
world's sock capital," Locklear witnessed as much of the town's
manufacturing moved overseas. Determined to stem this tide, she set
out to revitalize her family's own sock business by producing
high-quality organic cotton socks sustainably, and, in doing so,
bring jobs back to the community.
- Portola, Jamie Davis
and Casey Davis – Los Angeles, California
The Davis
brothers are admittedly obsessed with color. Together they have
turned their father's small paint shop into a thriving
environmentally conscious business where each color is blended by
hand and each customer gets personalized treatment.
- Rainbow Iris Farm, Kelly
Norris – Bedford,
Iowa
Norris's childhood dream came true at age 15,
when he talked his parents into buying an iris farm. Thirteen years
later, the mail-order company specializing in unusual irises that
he owns and operates with his parents is still going strong. Today
Norris is focusing on breeding unique varieties.
- Sandback, Peter Sandback –
Harrisville, New
Hampshire
The forms may be simple, but Sandback's
tables are anything but. For his current collection, the artist and
inventor embellishes each handmade piece of furniture with inlaid
nails, inspired by old fabrics or Japanese stencils.
- Smith Family Farm, Margaret and
Lucian Smith – Bar Harbor,
Maine
At Mount Desert Island's only remaining dairy
farm, the Smith family raises Jersey cows and heritage pigs, and
grow heirloom apples and vegetables. They offer the fruits of their
labor—artisanal raw milk, yogurts, cheeses, butter, meats, fruits
and vegetables—to their local community.
In addition to being celebrated at the Summit, these
accomplished honorees will each be awarded a cash prize of
$10,000, a trip for two to
New York City for the Summit, and
the opportunity to be featured in Martha
Stewart Living magazine and on MarthaStewart.com, all to
help promote and grow their businesses.
The 2015 Audience Choice Winner, Baiser Beauty from Miami Beach, Florida, will also be celebrated
at the American Made Summit and attend the exclusive reception.
Baiser Beauty was chosen from over 500 finalists by popular vote
online and will also receive a cash prize of $10,000 and a trip for two to New York City for the Summit.
Martha Stewart's 2015 American
Made program is presented with support by sponsors including Intuit
QuickBooks, The UPS Store, Toyota and Triscuit. For additional
information about the 2015 American Made Program please visit the
American Made website.
About Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.
Martha
Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. (NYSE: MSO) is a diversified media
and merchandising company, inspiring and engaging consumers
with unique lifestyle content and distinctive products. The
Company reaches approximately 100 million consumers across all
media platforms each month and has a growing retail presence
in thousands of retail locations. MSLO's media brands,
available across multiple platforms, include Martha Stewart
Living, Martha Stewart Weddings, and Everyday Food; the
Company also offers books and utility Apps. MSLO's television
and video programming includes "Martha
Stewart's Cooking School" and "Martha Bakes" series on PBS, in addition to
made-for-the-web video and a vast library of how-to content
available online. MSLO also designs high-quality Martha Stewart products in a range
of lifestyle categories available through select retailers,
including The Home Depot, Macy's, JCPenney, Staples,
PetSmart, Michaels and Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft Stores. The
MSLO family of brands also includes Chef Emeril Lagasse's
media and merchandising properties. Additional information about
MSLO is at www.marthastewart.com.
About Intuit Inc.
Intuit Inc. creates business and
financial management solutions that simplify the business of life
for small businesses, consumers and accounting professionals. Its
flagship products and services include QuickBooks®, and TurboTax®
and Mint.com, which make it easier to manage small businesses and
payroll processing; tax preparation and filing; and personal
finance. ProSeries® and Lacerte® are Intuit's leading tax
preparation offerings for professional accountants.
Founded in 1983, Intuit had revenue of $4.2 billion in its fiscal year 2015, with
approximately 7,700 employees in major offices in the United States, Canada, the United
Kingdom, India,
Australia, and other locations.
More information can be found at www.intuit.com.
About The UPS Store
With more than 4,500 locations,
The UPS Store network comprises the nation's largest franchise
system of retail shipping, postal, print and business service
centers. The UPS Store locations in the U.S. are independently
owned and operated by licensed franchisees of The UPS Store, Inc.,
a subsidiary of UPS. Services, pricing and hours of operation may
vary by location. For additional information on The UPS Store,
including information on franchise opportunities for opening a The
UPS Store location, visit www.theupsstore.com. Follow The UPS Store
on Twitter at @TheUPSStore and like The UPS Store on Facebook at
facebook.com/theupsstore.
About Toyota
Toyota, the world's top automaker and
creator of the Prius and the Mirai fuel cell vehicle, is committed
to building vehicles for the way people live through our Toyota,
Lexus and Scion brands. Over the past 50 years, we've built more
than 25 million cars and trucks in North
America, where we operate 14 manufacturing plants (10 in the
U.S.) and directly employ more than 42,000 people (more than 33,000
in the U.S.). Our 1,800 North American dealerships (1,500 in the
U.S.) sold more than 2.67 million cars and trucks (more than 2.35
million in the U.S.) in 2014 – and about 80 percent of all Toyota
vehicles sold over the past 20 years are still on the road today.
Toyota partners with philanthropic organizations across the
country, with a focus on education, safety and the environment. As
part of this commitment, we share the company's extensive know-how
garnered from building great cars and trucks to help community
organizations and other nonprofits expand their ability to do good.
For more information about Toyota,
visit www.toyotanewsroom.com.
About Mondelez International
Mondelez International,
Inc. is a global snacking powerhouse, with 2014 revenue of
$34 billion. Creating delicious
moments of joy in 165 countries, Mondelez International is a world
leader in biscuits, chocolate, gum, candy, coffee and powdered
beverages, with billion-dollar brands such as Oreo,
LU and Nabisco biscuits; Cadbury, Cadbury Dairy
Milk and Milka chocolate; Trident gum;
Jacobs coffee and Tang powdered beverages.
Mondelēz International is a proud member of the Standard and Poor's
500, NASDAQ 100 and Dow Jones Sustainability Index. Visit
www.mondelezinternational.com or follow us on Twitter at
twitter.com/MDLZ.
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