An Evening of Fine Food provides an informal networking setting for people from the Queens Business community to socialize as they sample the gourmet delicacies provided by Queens’ restaurants and chefs. The event benefits over 1,200 children and adults challenged by mild to severe developmental disabilities.
Each year we honor an individual whose dedication to making a difference in the community is exemplary.
This year’s Chefs of the Year:
Neil Levin , Vice President, Webline Designs
Charles Catalano, RPh & Brenda Catalano, C & S Pharmacy Consulting
The show kicked off with an introduction to The Carmelo Anthony Foundation, along with a high-powered performance by Carly Rose Sonenclar.
Sitting front row, Carmelo and LaLa Anthony, Devon Still, CC and Amber Sabathia, Victor Cruz, Prince Fielder, Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, Hoda Kotb and more as some of the athletes watched their kids hit the runway in looks from Nike, Levi’s, Converse, Hurley, Nike SB and Jordan. The show closed with an inspiring appearance by Devon Still’s daughter Leah Still who shined on the runway while bringing awareness to the fight against pediatric cancer.
Jeff Olson, Founder and CEO of Nerium International, A strong, rising force in the direct marketing industry, Nerium International reported $100 million in sales in its first year and is on pace to exceed $250 million in its second. Nerium recently received the Global 100 Bravo Award from Direct Selling News for record-breaking business growth in 2012. Nerium International is the only company to receive this award in their first full year of operation. Unlike many other direct marketing companies operating in the beauty industry, Nerium International has a “breakthrough product that is not only unique to the beauty space, but is also globally exclusive to us,” says Olson.
Nerium International focuses on real science and real results, and is a maverick among other direct marketing companies because of the transformative impact they have on the personal development and professional lives of Brand Partners. With innovative, rewarding incentive structures and a dedication to improving the quality of life for all Independent Brand Partners, the company generated 3900% growth in one year. Hear Olson’s vision for the expansion of Nerium’s product line and international footprint live on April 19, 2013.
Neriums Motto: “Nerium is not just about the company or the product; Nerium is about the people”.
See Nerium Products Reviewed in our World Liberty TV, Health and Beauty Channel .
Drawing 35,000 attendees from all 50 states and 80+ countries, NY NOW® is produced twice annually by Emerald Expositions and is open to the trade only. Held in January and August in New York City, the Market hosts 2,800 exhibiting companies showcasing the very best lines across the home, lifestyle and gift spectrum.
The market introduced four new comprehensive market collections and a dynamic new exhibit floor layout, positioning New York as the defining marketplace for fashion-forward, design-driven home, gift and lifestyle resources. The show’s transformation also includes new branding, as NYIGF becomes “NY NOW, the Market for Home + Lifestyle.”
The market’s reorganization into three collections – HOME, LIFESTYLE, and HANDMADE – and the repositioning of related resources not only reinforces the depth and breadth of resources in the New York market, but also better reflects the way retailers are shopping and sourcing today.
NY NOW HOME : presents a comprehensive collection of 1,200 home furnishings, home textiles, decorative accessories, tabletop and gourmet housewares on Level 3 of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. A juried cross-category collection of contemporary design resources will continue to be presented under the renowned Accent on Design banner and within NY NOW HOME.
NY NOW LIFESTYLE : will showcase a broad spectrum of merchandise categories, including giftware, personal care, stationery, fashion accessories and children’s products. NY NOW LIFESTYLE’s 1,100 exhibitors will be located on Level 1 of the Javits Center, with an exhibit floor layout engineered to maximize synergies and cross-category shopping opportunities.
NY NOW HANDMADE : offers nearly 500 handcrafted resources – representing all home and lifestyle categories and crafted in all types of media – with distinct groupings of designer-makers and global import resources. Handmade® Designer Maker will continue to be presented in the Javits Center North and Handmade Global Design will continue to be presented in the Javits Center’s Level 4 Galleria.
World Liberty TV, Team was on hand to interview the movers and shakers of this world, check them out in our World Liberty TV, Gift and Housewares Channel.
The House of Marley is built on the principles of superior quality, earth-friendliness and a commitment to global charitable causes. We are driven to enhance lives through great product experiences as well as using proceeds from product sales to support efforts to make lives better around the world.
The House of Marley is committed to delivering best in class products that will provide a lifetime of enjoyment and reliability. Every product is soulfully designed and engineered to perform at the highest level.
Our high-performance audio products are engineered to deliver the Marley “Signature Sound” and pour out all the energy, emotion and detail of every recording. Marley headphones and audio systems reproduce your favorite music with smooth, powerful bass, stunningly precise mids and an energized high-end. Each product undergoes custom tuning to deliver the most realistic and powerful performances possible.
Marley products are sustainably crafted from earth-friendly materials including our exclusive REWIND™ fabric, cotton and canvas textiles, recycled plastics, recyclable metals, bamboo and Forest Stewardship Council-certified woods. Making purposeful decisions allows us to have deeper, more meaningful experiences that ultimately result in amazingly positive change.
World Liberty TV , Team was on hand and visited the Marley Booth at CES 2015 in Las Vegas, and did reviews of the Get Together Speaker and Liberate XLBT Headphones ,right here in our World Liberty TV.
