Women's Jewelry Association and Marie Claire Magazine Spring Fling!

When we heard the Women’s Jewelry Association metro chapter and Marie Claire magazine were partnering for a Spring Fling, you didn’t have to ask us twice to go. An excuse to don our sterling and stilettos, Cynthia and I bounced over to the Hearst building—running in heels! Sorry, I couldn’t resist. ;) Along the way we met some incredible women: Nina Garcia (Marie Claire/Project Runway), Joanna Coles (Marie Claire/Running In Heels), Taylor Tomasi-Hill (Accessories Editor, Marie Claire) and Alexis Maybank (Founder, Gilt Group). Their panel discussion covered everything from accessories trends, online business and the defense of print against the internet. We also had a chance to catch up with friends in the industry, such as Cindy Edelstein, founder of the Jeweler’s Resource Bureau…whom I caught tweeting mid-event! How awesome is that for good marketing? A beautiful setting for the event, the Hearst Tower provided spectacular views and we were delighted to have the opportunity to take an architectural tour of the building before cocktail hour. Check out the next Marie Claire mag! In honor of SATC2, our favorite ladies of the city are each being pictured on four collectible covers. I would love to get our jewelry on Carrie...

GrowNYC and GeoArt Party at the Water Taxi Beach!

On Tuesday, May 11th, Glenn, Olga, Erica and I headed down to South Street Seaport's Water Taxi Beach for a GrowNYC Benefit. Erica's shoe broke on the walk to the Seaport so Glenn and I were forced to do the Fireman's Seat Carry- good thing you're slim and trim, Miss Erica! The first photo above from left to right: David Saphire, Cynthia Gale, Marcel Van Ooyen, Olga Gonzalez, Erica Simon. The talented Executive Director of GrowNYC, Marcel Van Ooyen, posed for a quick snapshot in the sand with the lovely arches of the Brooklyn Bridge rising in the background. The GeoArt By Cynthia Gale team loves you, Marcel, and thinks the rebranding of GrowNYC will enable you to do bigger and better things going forward! I was asked by David Saphire, the Coordinator of GrowNYC's Learn It, Grow It, Eat It program if I would speak to the high school students involved in the program about Career Planning- I look forward to helping out in the near future. The girls are pictured in photo number two after far too many cocktails as we wrestled over Olga's GrowNYC goody bag that she won in the raffle. Everyone hates a winner! To learn more about this unique organization that GeoArt By Cynthia Gale supports, log onto http://www.grownyc.org/.

City That Never Sleeps Collection featured in the NY Times

Check out our full page feature in the Sunday New York Times! The City that Never Sleeps celebrates New York's distinctive skyline via one of Manhattan's gems, The New York Historical Society. Based on a series of nostalgic Robert Browning city photographs which reside in the Historical Society's permanent collection, this memorable sterling silver and brass jewelry makes a statement that is not to be missed...

GeoArt at the University of Delaware

There I was... hanging amongst the suits in my GeoArt jewels and slick little black dress-fashionistas unite!

On Friday, April 23, I was invited to participate in a panel discussion for The President's Forum on Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Delaware, my Alma Mater. I'm shown here with U of D's President, Pat Harker, a visionary on the subject of creating the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Delaware and beyond. Also pictured is Monica Taylor, VP for Development and Alumni Relations. Present were delegates from federal and state government, including John Fernandez, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development under Obama. Alfred Spector, the Vice President of Research and Special Initiatives for Google, was another distinguished panel speaker. Also attending were members of the local business community, University staff members and U of D students interested in entrepreneurship-a unique mix!

As both a business owner as well as the solo female speaker at the Forum, I found myself in a unique position. As women, we tend to become immediately personal with the audience and openly share our business and life experiences. Therefore, it was instinctual for me to include my husband and teenage children in the conversation. Glenn, Isabelle and Ian sat in the audience and blushed furiously as I referenced them throughout my talk! GeoArt's creative entrepreneurial niche which focuses on globally inspired sterling silver jewelry design, giving back to the community, engaging in international travel and developing close customer contact were all touched upon. I was honored to be quoted in an article that appeared on the front page of the next morning's Delaware News Journal.

Museums and More in Austin

This is Olga jumping in as a guest on Cynthia’s GeoArt blog. I just attended my very first Museum Store Association Show, which was held in Austin, TX this past weekend and I just HAD to write about it somewhere. First impressions: everyone in Texas is awesome, cowboy boots are the new black and museum buyers are the sweetest. It was great catching up with our accounts one-on-one and meeting new clients for product development. Our City That Never Sleeps collection was a hit, with many raving about the designs and we are in the process of adding cufflinks to the collection due to demand! Crazy how a concept can catch on. On the down side, we somehow managed to forget the line plan at the office, so it was a late night of printing from a slow VPN via the hotel room… college years flashback.

On Sunday evening, we had the amazing opportunity to be one of the vendor-hosts of two MSA after parties, one at the Blanton Museum of Art (great job organizing, Mary!) and one at the Ghost Room thanks to David Howell. An excellent opportunity for networking, we were able to follow up our conversations from the Museum with a display at the Blanton and a conga line on the dance floor. Now that everything is rock and rolling at the office, it is time to hold down the fort while Cynthia is off to the University of Delaware for her panel discussion on entrepreneurship this weekend. Never a dull moment!

Dinner Time!

The City That Never Sleeps has inspired GeoArt’s jewelry….as well as its Dinner menu! After we marveled on how beautifully our new NYC skyline jewelry turned out (created in conjunction with the New-York Historical Society) we decided to theme an entire evening around it. Once a year we enjoy putting on our party hats and thanking our clients and friends for their support of GeoArt by Cynthia Gale and th e evening of Monday, February 1st was no exception! Friends from the New York Times, National Geographic, The Council on the Environment, Town & Country Magazine, the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts among others, joined us for a three-course meal where we swapped tables and stories. Top it all off with a fabulous meal by Tinna Brenton, our talented Swedish chef, and we left the showroom/gallery with a smile and a renewed sense partnership with our treasured clients and industry friends.

Collective-E Holiday Party!

On Wednesday, December 9th, 2009, the GeoArt team skipped over to the Collective-E holiday party at the trendy Soho House, celebrating the official launch of Inner Rewards and one of the most exciting shopping seasons of the year! It was a fun event where entrepreneurs mixed and mingled and I reunited with some extraordinary women (hello Beth! pictured beside me here). Our Marketing Manager, Olga, sold GeoArt jewelry at the event, alongside other festive vendors. She and April, our newest LIM intern, dazzled the press and the made sure that party attendees got a closer look at GeoArt and its socially aware jewelry—our Eco Secret Garden Collection was a hit!